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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebieasy Because "Freebie" is already an entry title.

  

  my classes. You can ask my mother - I was super mopey the day before I ... : Documenting Science Through New Media I'm learning how to do legitimate ... . And also, in case you missed it last time - I'm doing a Q&A video

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  train of thought on feeling deeply

  

  A lot of my time this summer has been spent in transit. I take the ... than meaningful, since I don’t believe in there being such a thing as ... hurt so bad and I realized how long it’s been since my heart felt

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 26, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Memory down résumé lane Serif or sans-serif?

  

  day off! Last year I went to the fair in between my morning and ... don't think I'll ever come close to grabbing more than 33 t-shirts in a ... back home in California. As you will see later, I no longer even include

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 20, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  GTL Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 [IAP 2025] A January I won't forget

  

  . While I didn’t enjoy the flavor, Colin drank his entire bowl in one gulp ... clapping when somebody dropped a plate in the dining hall. [annotation note="I ... shoqan[/caption] Something I really appreciated about Shoqan was how

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  deep talks , strange person

  

  games. I really, really love playing this game, in spite of how ... about staying in touch with my friends than I was when I was while I was ... wouldn't even come up in our organic discussions!! I've learned so much

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  very interested in hiring people like you. When I found out about the ... and my (moderately non-existent) network?? How could I not do this ... about GEL as opposed to other leadership improvement programs I’ve done in

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of school The first day of school

  

  deduced that the problem lies in the wireless internet, so now I just can ... one more class, which I am contemplating In other news, I moved into a ... and I can't complain about its proximity to campus. I will miss Next

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  again! I can't say I regret the intensity of the emotions I experienced in ... During quarantine, I enrolled in The Science of Well-Being, a free ... ! In this post, I briefly summarize each week of course material and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  It’s my 3rd year at MIT. I’ve lived in 3 different dorms. My current ... , but I’ve also spent a year each in Simmons and Baker, so if you have any ... . This wasn't something that I considered when moving in, but being able to

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Brief Retreat How a short trip to Block Island left me revitalized

  

  from the future. I got a crash course in not burning out - and my mentor ... away from where I live. We spent the first two or so hours in a car ... ocean (or just water in general) and I have had an interesting

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 31, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every class I’ve taken at MIT RANKED!

  

  inspiring to realize that you can make your own job. I also appreciate how ... , and I can see just how much I've grown since I was a freshman, staring ... ! (Also, I clearly couldn't bear to put anything in the F tier lol. That

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 26, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  COPENHELL a giant metal fest in Denmark 🤘🏽

  

  ’s shoulders throw up in the port-a-potty toilets get in the mosh pit I ... expected none of this and took it in with glee. I ran into the first shop I saw, pawed through band shirts that I’d usually find only in the back of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 28, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spectacle I was going to title this entry "Spectacle of Light," because I mention MIThenge. Then…

  

  . And they come with fries! How can you go wrong? I love all kinds of ... with me here, but I don't really count grilled sandwiches from Alpine in ... MIThenge. How did I know about MIThenge? My illustrious floor chair, Sam, of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Reporting from… Doha! 🐫🐫 ft: the first time I ever rode on a camel

  

  't socially acceptable to wear there, so I can only imagine how hard it would be ... various locations around the world"]GTL[/annotation] in Kazakhstan, I ... to be checked in, I watched the TV in the lobby. A woman reached into

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • January 18, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  , the underlying question is almost always some variation of “How do I ... variety of summer programs that I can suggest, first I would encourage you ... good list here: https://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/summer/ I can

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  ?” “What does MIT do as part of it?” and “How can it help me?” Well, the ... ’s been a big year. Check it out! STARS@MIT: A Year in ReviewWhen I was ... for advice in my small town. That’s why I’m so excited to share what

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Hint of fall A Sunday adventure

  

  and walking, I traveled through God-knows-where in Cambridge and Boston ... river, my favorite part of Boston. These are the trees I can see from my ... . More leaves spotted in a park along the river. I'd already seen some

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester’s shenanigans what i've been up to!

  

  AP Computer Science, i didn’t do any coding in high school ... this semester, in which we learn about what's taught at Sloan and how it ... dancing alone in my room in 30-second spurts whenever i wanted, but now i

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Black Lives Matter until they don't.

  

  week in this country, that word popped up a lot. In orientation, I ... “black” got more weight and I wasn’t quite sure how to deal with it. Mostly ... afloat in the comforting bubble of MIT, so it didn’t really matter. I had

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes from the Road: NorCal, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, and Nerd Camp where I've been, what I've been doing

  

  vigorous vacations. In fact, I'm nominally on vacation right this minute, but ... few days back in Boston, I flew to San Francisco to present about maker ... in the Bay Area, including Danny, Jess, and Rachel, who I got BBQ with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 22, 2016