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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Room Where It Happens my two year tale of student governance, up until the bitter end

  

  have any say in how things were run. I didn’t have big plans to do ... MIT, I always think back to one song. There are a lot of songs in Hamilton that I can break down and relate to my life, but this one strikes me

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 13, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time

  

  [/annotation] how much writing I’ve done in just the past month for classes ... yesterday. In this paper, I analyzed how general relativity progress was both ... , I can always look back at my actions and make arguments for how

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  In eighth grade, I was Tessie in my school's production of Little ... , though, and there are very few people I'm willing to sing in front of. Late in the evening, I walk back to French House along the back of the dorm

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Video games I’ve played this semester trimps, mother 3, hades, and vampire survivors

  

  likes playing games that I can play over and over. When I made the Slay the Spire post two years ago, I had 67 hours in the game. Now I have 300 ... in my Steam library that I'm working through. The trouble is that I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  A Complicated Synthesis Question starting materials include hard decisions and uncertain paths

  

  . About how I can't put other things to the side to focus on my academics ... For most of the semester, I've lived and breathed in the ever ... again, I would spend hours locked away in a corner of the library staring

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 7, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 2 electric boogaloo

  

  declared a double major in CMS (Comparative Media Studies) so that I can get ... Pirate Certificate - 25% complete. Turns out that you can in fact get PE ... -shirts rained down on me much more abundantly in freshman year. I don’t think I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Harvard Square Photoblog Complete with funny captions. At least, I think they're funny. You be the judge.

  

  Mia. Oh well, how can I resist? ... Mass Ave, practically in view of home...and then I got distracted by the ... Right now, I am sitting and blogging live from Boston's amazing new

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  policy problems in general. I think what I’ve enjoyed most this month is ... in my mind even as I’m walking home from the classroom in Building 35. (I did it again – I said “home.”) I am continually impressed by how

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  the npc life office hours with lupe fiasco

  

  In middle school, I repeatedly listened to Lupe Fiasco's hit singles ... out of Arizona/the only one who can save me is Rona," I riffed ... check if Lupe was in his office. I went to the fourth floor of building 14

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 26, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  walking the marathon… part of a four-day weekend

  

  one foot in front of another, proving to myself that I can just keep, on ... about a month ago, in the sense that Petey and I penciled in a date, and ... itself. In the two days before the marathon, I made a Google Doc estimating

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 25, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  amazing mother repeated this to me almost every night as she tucked me in. I ... what, Mom?” I asked. “That the sky is the limit. That you can do anything ... in my life. After all, who really cares?   3. "I've met a lot of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  Full disclosure: Regarding the tagline: I have no idea how to write ... . I googled "how to write an ode" but then got distracted by one of my ... anymore), so now in an effort to get this post up, I'm just going to wing it

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Uncategorized

  ★★★★☆ Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023

  

  : Bedside Storage Caddy The beds in BC can be raised pretty high, but I ... distances, because when they arrived, I was appalled at how 16 feet was, in ... , and I feel like some of my overthinking actually paid off. Thus, in

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  Liminal Activities Period IAP is a mindset and you can keep it forever

  

  accessible in the liminal space between semesters. I remember starting every ... the fall semester, barely able to believe that I passed and do not in ... three movies a day. I remember wondering how long it could last. If the

  • by Joel G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus – mainly Manus! Hmm my hands feel itchy...

  

  … after all, that’s how I get sidetracked in the first place. But glow ... cycles – making rounds from “Hey…I can do this…” to “OMG. This is impossible!” and back again. But true to my procrastinatorial roots, I can

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 29, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  How much is the application fee?

  available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does the MIT admissions process work?

  the details can add a lot of stress to the waiting period, so we're happy to shed some light into that black hole. In fact, we outline our
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  swept up in the competition. But I can't tell you enough how much better ... weeks. If I can summarize this section in one sentence it would be the ... I struggled with the most. When you're in classes all day and doing

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in Burton-Conner! What you won't see in the i3 video!

  

  I found an old clip on YouTube that I uploaded a long time ago that I somehow never blogged. One day, Adelaide '09 and I realized that we both had pirate hats, lab coats, and light sabers (I know, right?). So, what

  • by Snively '11
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MITSO Gone Wild! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] MITSO performs with Aardvark Jazz Orchestra!

  

  originally accompanied a scene in Can Can where dancers were performing the ... Saint-Saens, Bernstein, and Weber for cryin' out loud, how can that not be ... excitement and keep music alive at MIT! I hope to see some of you in MITSO next

  • by ARTalk
  • March 15, 2010