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• Blog / MIT Life

  Non-Stop a completely stacked google calendar? in THIS economy?

  

  kicked off campus in March. With all the meetings that were scheduled, I ... :30-3:00 I had a biweekly check-in for my communications job with the MIT ... ="aka taking < 36 units"]light loading,[/annotation] but decided that I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 25, 2020
• Blog / Events

  In Prison Literally

  

  later find out I had headed in the wrong direction. An hour later, I would ... traumatizing,” I said in relief. “Just glad we found you,” Lee replied as we all ... MCI. Paraphrasing her, “I got in here and everything was focused on me

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 5, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yay for cheap stuff Inexpensive books make me happy.

  

  .60, 8.01 open-notes: everything in course 10, 7.06 Mitra said: "I can say ... usually in such good condition that you can't even really tell what's wrong ... says that now she doesn't have to buy it. See? April gives me food, I let

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  ’s pretty soft), I can’t fathom wearing it out in public MIT MakerLodge Shirt ... occasions regarding majors and struggling in classes. I probably can ... After a short burst of productivity in January, I proceeded to not

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Camp Kesem! It's magical.

  

  raising at least $400. In general, I'm not that great at fundraising because ... Exactly three weeks from today, I'll be done with my freshman year of ... day, when I shelve my textbooks and notes and give it up for three

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] Your Guide to Boston Cafes a letter from chomps

  

  Dear fellow chompers, A year ago, I was asked: … and in typical hosed ... introduced me to 30 cafes in the Greater Boston area, and since then, I ... caffeine companion in town” and deservedly so. I always mention this cafe

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  (beginnings in which I say hello, and explain that unclosed parenthesis.

  

  transform me in ways that I never expected, expose me to people I never would ... On December 17, 2011* at 12:17pm EST**, I was accepted to MIT. After ... generally alarming everyone within a half-mile radius, I promptly posted a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  here’s your reminder to follow @tinycarebot automated reminders to care for yourself

  

  timeline if I ever find myself sunk too deeply in a social media morass. I ... . From the panoptic point of view of our office, we can tell, almost feel ... . That's ~22.5k new cases, with an average response, from a human, in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 4, 2017
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  If you're admitted to MIT, you may defer enrollment for one or two years. After confirming your intent to enroll in MIT's first-year class ... at MIT to enroll in courses at another college or university.
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where is my mind? In Northern California, Munich, a tent in New Hampshire, and an oreo-flavored soft serve machine.

  

  once in a while. I've been feeling kind of floaty these past few weeks ... my current situation, but I can't remember it because I didn't end up ... . But seriously, guys, everything's really up in the air right now. I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Hall Rooms Six rooms and ten stuffed animals.

  

  back of a shelving unit I brought with me to MIT but never actually attached, despite everyone’s insistence that I had doomed the shelving unit ... in my closet until I got annoyed at the exposed screws; I’m not sure if

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Wisdom of Khan revealed the MIT secret

  

  little I can add to Khan's awesome address, so I will instead link you to ... about how hard they had to work, you will glance at the other MIT grad in ... happier. Replace the words “I have to” with “I get to” in your vocabulary

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

  

  autonomous subteam, I realized a lot of it was thinking about how in class we ... ://fsae.mit.edu/. Background and Introduction I’m Monica C., an M.Eng in Electrical Engineering ... are used day to day in the industry. I think the real point of MIT isn

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Dance at MIT!!! [Collab with Ben O. ’19] hip-hop? contemp? bhangra? lion dance? MIT's got it all

  

  ) How did you start dancing?  I honestly can’t remember a time in my life ... two amazing dance teams in Shanghai where I learned about how different ... DT, I’m learning dances off YouTube like how I did in the past. I don

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 30, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback A useless guide to MIT undergraduate housing.

  

  So, being an incoming frosh, there's really not much I can talk about. Unless you consider all of those 500 forms I needed to fill out and send in ... out some survey that came in one of the many folders and envelopes I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  amazing people, and remember that I wasn't alone in this very male ... 'm kinda old.  I graduated 1.5 years ago, and originally applied to MIT in ... in their workplace to stand up and be recognized. I was really

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Monteverdi to Mozart: 1600-1800 An organ, three harpsichords, and lots of learning

  

  go listen to concerts in Boston for free. In other words: I've had a ... contrast, the piano can sustain notes, and how hard you press is correlated ... playing the harpsichord; I've just seen harpsichords in museums. There are

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Experience FAQs from high school counselors

  

  , Year, Major, Place of Birth, Dorm Hi! I’m Yuliya, a senior majoring in ... in Course 9 - Brain and Cognitive Sciences. I was born in Donetsk ... the MIT Museum specifically to buy nerdy earrings (I recently pierced

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fresh Food! Here at last!

  

  . I'm sitting in my room facing the EC courtyard, tapping my feet ... couldn't carry more in my hands, because I hadn't thought to bring some ... student has got to eat. In fact, all college students need to eat (hopefully

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 31, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  Seen and Not Seen I wonder, twice, if I might have made a similar mistake.

  

  turkeys into oil and blogging, I actually don't have time to participate in ... . Also, I wasn't too interested in the prize of a VIP card to any of Boston ... , his first name is technically "the," right? How do I greet him? "Hey

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 24, 2006