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• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  scary? So what! Live a little, get over here (I live in EC, and I don ... that's not true, and I also know firsthand that even those 'jocks' can be ... . That $20 in tech cash they give you? Use it right away for non-food (buy

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  How to decide, when you’re deciding a pretext for productive procrastination

  

  figuring out an answer to “how hard can I work, and what am I working towards ... look back at how different i was as a freshman. a lot of the things that ... , but it completely changed how i understand the world, and now i'm doing

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week in the Life Hello, Google Calendar.

  

  run across the street to turn in homework, but I do appreciate how new ... semester, and I'm going to explain my classes and how I spent my first week ... , so I can't say too much about the course, but so far I've enjoyed the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Calm in Suburban Ohio sunsets, helicopters, and fruit

  

  playground. And it felt pretty darn cool because I was no longer in a rush to ... freshest MIT admits, and over the summer, if I can make it, it’s time to ... events. Before junior year, I spent the whole summer in the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 16, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  week and next. I remember this week in late March as a very scary time ... . Now, I could go on and on about how “well, you’ll be happy wherever you ... , you’ll do amazing things anyway.” I can show you all the world

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Intense Procrastination There's a difference between procrastination and INTENSE PROCRASTINATION!

  

  ? Instead I listened to the new Muse album (go buy it now) and found a solo in ... in a nice piece of sheet music. I looked around on YouTube to see if ... Today I had a ton of work to do. To be fair, I did accomplish some of

  • by Snively '11
  • September 19, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  changed my major to 2A and decided to concentrate in product design. I was ... though of how everything around us was “designed.” I took 2 ... out all my classes I can see that design is literally around us all

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16

  

  for MIT. I had never rowed before college, but I fell in love with the sport and can’t imagine my MIT years without it. I am sharing my story ... : Growing up, I never thought I’d become a college rower. I was a swimmer in

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 26, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In which I “get a life” again reclaiming my childhood hobbies

  

  plushies. Then, when I was in fourth grade, my best friend and I learned how ... ’m finally back in a place where I need scarves and hats, and now I can make ... plenty of things I did in high school that brought me joy, fulfillment, and

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 12, 2024
• Blog / Personal Projects

  [Guest Post] How to Write a Chess Variant Website in Six Months protochess.com: the chess website that lets you make custom pieces and boards

  

  git history: As you can see, I started this project in early March ... , but in the end I'm happy with how it came out. I rewrote the chess ... boards. Play on it here. You can play against the chess engine I wrote as

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  In which I show no restraint whatsoever But don't worry, you'll all probably benefit from it (unless, you know, you don't).

  

  On Sunday, I moved out of Senior Haus for the first time in two years ... at home ever since. I've been in my house for what I think is going on ... comfortable, is really not necessary for your bed. In fact, I fear that it may

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 11, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Re-halloween Reuse, reduce, recycle, remember not to leave junk outside your door.

  

  machine in Random Hall's basement, so I couldn't wear it. Thus, my intent ... episode in which I spotted a motorcycle rearview mirror lying by a parking ... during orientation, I staunchly refused to buy any edible matter, to the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

  coffee table. And then I remembered the bulletin boards in the Infinite Corridor. I can't seem to make it to my office in the morning without ... director and I had to email Chris, who was in the middle of committee still

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  ignorance is a virtue

  

  make it yet. i can ignore the deadline and process my feelings in the ... until i can listen to it. in practice, no news is urgent enough that i ... , when i'm on edge and i'm worrying and things are on my mind, i can keep

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2022
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  I do not know if I have mentioned this on the blogs or in public, ever, but I am actually majoring in mechanical engineering. I went on a ... Potter earrings,” said my little sister.  In truth, I’d thought of zero of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Case You Were Wondering… Here's what I do when I don't do anything

  

  because I've accidentally included my foot in this photo. What you can ... minutes before lifting, I sit in a corner and nibble on a breakfast cracker ... robot as thanks" in return for 15 minutes of my day, and because I am a

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A word about the humanities It's sort of a long, multi-section word.

  

  is that the problem set solutions can look like this. Keep in mind, I ... humanities at MIT is non-trivial. In fact, I have just proved this fact in such ... that the humanities don't unfriend me on Facebook. In my endeavors, I am

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  to dedicate. But simultaneously I think how much effort you put in ... humanities major at MIT. So I thought I'd wrap it all in a neat little blogpost in an attempt to talk about it. What is 21E? I am not the first

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  ’s Women’s Soccer team! I was the first in my family of four kids (who all ... . I’m a senior in college now, meaning I did my recruiting process ... outdated. This is how I went about the college recruiting process for soccer

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Writer’s Bloc

  

  (and I know you're out there) can buy it here. Dylan is currently hard ... story. Wow! I also have a friend who wrote a one-act play that was ... acquaintances from MIT who are also writers of various sorts. Before I came to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 20, 2005