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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Always Rooting for the Anti-Hero it's me! hi! i'm [the problem?], it's me

  

  old self couldn't. I can be loud and cringey in the dining hall, talk ... year, I've felt a decided shift in the air. I've mentioned it before, jokingly referring this period as my "nice era" to my friends. In this new

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 29, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why I stayed up until 6am on Thursday More nerdy cake-baking.

  

  called "hyperfine splitting", for the reason (as best as I can tell) that ... yet, somehow - in a few hours, I would be running around the kitchen in ... currently means that I faciliate our participation in the intramural badminton

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Robo-CJ writes a college app do neural nets dream of electric essays?

  

  crisis. "I don't have a choice in this; I can't seriously pursue a career ... major challenges? How confident are I about what I can do with my college ... . In fact, I had to look at my blog posts to check that I’ve never

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 28, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day of IAP 3 Classes and Soup

  

  complete internships or study abroad in some cases, I spent my first IAP here ... my breakfast in my pajamas. 9-ish - I start to head back upstairs to ... first classroom is in a decently sized lecture hall, so I spend that time

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring cleaning and miscellany The Brass Rat club, sending 4-inch heels to Goodwill, and picking a new food-providing graduate…

  

  're weird. And I can scan in writing assignments from fourth grade to prove ... , course 7, but they were excited to hear that I was doubling in course 9 ... in Baker... nobody from my home, though. Today I was home and doing

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MITblogs: The Next Generation Look ma, a hack!

  

  Courtesy of the prospective Class of 2013, I am amused and happy to present eight applicants' humble homage to the MIT admissions website ... our friend Randall Munroe. I like the last panel, personally.

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 11, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what the f*** am i doing this summer still don't know if i'm going abroad or not lol

  

  , and figure out how to get my passport, which was in New Hampshire, to ... 'm confused about how I'll be able to participate in MEET if I'm seven hours ... excellent contingency plan. in my sophomore fall semester, I haphazardly

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 12, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  environment in which my actors can make discoveries on their own. Finding new ... What does a number do when it wants to be a picture? I acted in my ... later, I am now pursuing a minor in Theatre Arts at MIT. I, like many

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  problem for me. I Iive in a triple. One of my roommates, Claire, is from ... .” Abby and I stand in awe. What is this “fall clothing,” and do we need it ... is great for now but once it gets unbearable (in the real winter) I

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  registration day! aka "registration day blues", but like, only in the good sense of blues

  

  . But now -- now I am an MIT student, and so I can enlighten any of you ... , whereas last semester Reg Day felt new and interesting and stressful, I was ... baby:   Going in order from above, let's see what I've got

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Never Mind The Score Insights from the National Poetry Slam - for both MIT students and hopefuls

  

  can tell these aren't my photos because of how awesome they look. Full ... from an airplane descending in free-fall, go connect with new friends. Do ... 've met a few people you can talk to, see how well you can get to know them

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Homecoming some musings on memory

  

  was walking in the basement below the Infinite Corridor and I briefly ... freshman fall! The feeling of being surrounded with everything new can only ... helps. The place really, really helps. It's not quite MIT until I can walk

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 13, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  summer scraps life updates

  

  where i am The downstairs door is open; I can feel it because ... I am sitting, alone on the second floor of a brand-new cafe, with ... to the liquor store across the street. I'm in Greenwich Village. I

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  any other Harvard building I’ve never been in. I sat with a dear friend ... the kids trudged past to their classes, and I wondered how I would have ... ), and I meet my beautiful friend for lunch, and on my way home in the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  My mom is here! ...and she's critiquing my cheerleading skills.

  

  stark contrast, I was in marching band and on the quiz team in high school ... elementary/middle school, I would take a book, sit in an unoccupied section ... . Basically, I think we're going to have to sit in the back in 5.60 tomorrow so

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Fears and Hopes how to move forward

  

  to make us hate each other. I hope that everyone in America can ... , and there's nothing I can do..." An email was sent out this morning ... don't know how to feel. We will be sitting quietly in Lobby 7 all day

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • November 9, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  when apocalypse strikes… on being preemptively torn from my home, living group, and nearly everything i love at…

  

  feel like I’ve lived so much in such a short span of time, which makes ... less than five days. I screamed in anguish with my friends on [annotation ... could change our lives. It’s crazy how quickly people can come together

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 16, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  SUMMER ROSES stop and smell 'em

  

  there, that is. My January looked a little differently. In fact, I’d say ... year, I wanted to spend my three months back in Texas. I looked forward ... worry came in not finding anything to do back home. I didn’t exactly want

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 25, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  summertime! and the livin's easy?

  

  've been in a bit of writing rut but, as I was reading through an email I ... , and domestic comfort in Austin   anyways   Things I ... morning is really fun. I’ve been so healthy, and have recognized how much

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 15, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Weekend From Craigslist searching to meat-MIT building, this certainly is an experience

  

  event, and "How Many Feet Can You Eat" Subway eating event.  But I still ... chaos, but IAP is almost over and I can't wait for a new awesome semester. ... past few weeks in preparation for this weekend's events.  You can see the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 27, 2013