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• Blog / MIT Life

  Seattle was gorgeous until the smoke came in

  

  , on the ferry to San Juan island.[/caption] I can't express how tragic ... college is how many opportunities you get to live in a new place for a month or a few at a time. I specifically sought out a summer internship in

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 22, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  . From Jinjin: I don't know how much you know about this, but can you ... website, and say that if you send me your contact info I can put you in ... a small, noncompetitive high school? I'm a little worried about how

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  in a future entry.) I’m ashamed to say that I had received an email ... in 5 and 7, with minors in 9 and 14”. Translation: “I’m crazy.” Well ... are all numbered (e.g. “I have 5.111 at 12:00 in 10-250”) wasn’t enough

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  my problem list weird brain things

  

  : during my last therapy session, i asked my therapist about how i can go ... the hours i've spent in bed recently have added up, pointing to one ... said. "i think it should be on your chart? maybe you just can't see it

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 8, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  - even easier - than before. With that in mind, I invite you to ... ; notice how your situation changed. Remember times in which you ran into ... here, at this moment in time. Do you know how hard you've worked up until

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  The truth I learned about Japan, as a Korean a translation

  

  when I look at my parents, I believe that Koreans in general can realize ... post.) I was born in America, but my parents and grandparents were born in Seoul. I've heard stories from my grandparents about their memories

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 17, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Night at da Opera A Jolly Splendid Time!!

  

  had no idea what it actually entailed. I just got in the uber and ended up somewhere in Boston with a ticket. When we sat down I asked someone how long this was supposed to be, and they told me FOUR HOURS. I signed

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  designation. In any case, it's pretty stinkin' cool, and I can't believe I ... I spent a while thinking about how to introduce this blog post, but ... 've wanted to do in college/MIT/Boston that I just haven't gotten around to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  You may! Understanding the complex, long-term changes in our land, air, and water requires breakthroughs in measurement, modeling, and ... global environmental changes that arise as a result of human causes. In
• Blog / Academics & Research

  love or lust

  

  recently, i have been having a lot of thoughts about the ways in ... enough to stay in the department, but i never felt totally sure about it. i ... multipliers in the same breath, where i get read and write (at various levels of

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  pizza so I’m going there instead. No interest in volunteering with the Red Cross? But oh, free food! Of course I’m terribly interested in getting ... wanted to get into it, too, but honestly wasn’t sure how much time I’d have

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• 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

  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 / MIT Life

  dear past me stay kind

  

  around in college. I guess I have to recognize that things can't always ... ="missa was the nickname i went by in middle and high school ... , which i participated in from eighth to tenth grade. it was a good program

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 26, 2021
• 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