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• 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 / How to Human

  you can run but you can't hide

  

  loved the running water. I loved how I could sit in here, sit in all of ... can't stop the dread that pools in your stomach. And inevitably, I fall ... can be a fresh start. in fact, mit is anything you want it to be. i am

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 24, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  suit. And my toothbrush. Ugh. Well today I spend the second night in my ... sure to bring to MIT or to buy as soon as you get here. I conducted a ... You need a surge protector. In fact, you probably need two, so buy three

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  Six Recent Life-Changing Thoughts on Food There's six lessons (and a recipe) somewhere in there.

  

  I. Emergency Dinner Sunday afternoon catches me cooking for 30+ in a ... seven bowls of cereal in one day. I've also eaten cereal that my roommate ... average stuck-in-grad-school grad student, as it so happens. I've come to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 21, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  do sit-ups in the mornings. About a month ago, I got the crazy idea to ... "Running Store" category for the past 5 years. I'm not sure how much ... just walk around in them, so I thought, "Okay, whatever." The guy

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The One Where I’m in Russia a brain/photo dump of me running away from school

  

  within it, in the hopes that I can one day make a difference in it, and ... company past the program. Exhibit D: So proud of them :') While in Peru, I ... be a tourist. It seemed like a wonderful idea at the time. How I looked

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 28, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Cassava Connection Part 1 of a series, starring a man, a plan, and a root vegetable.

  

  likely to stay in place, with major policy changes. When I ask how my ... ...” or “but their real motivation was...” I realize that the attitude, in ... capital ‘F’, is very different in places like Ethiopia. Instead, I am seeing

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas

  

  communities that we can help convene how to be a rock in the stream, a place ... the new website and what we do -- but as we think about how we help our ... more in common than that alone, and help them figure out how to continue

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  , this can be seen like a trick question. In a conversation I had with a ... families we were leaving behind: “How can I help out with the bills this year if I am not there to contribute? How can mom and dad help me with my

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  Stu, Matt, Nance, Daniel and I are all down in NYC for the College ... York - you can find every single kind of person here, even Red Sox fans ... bar that Matt discovered which is so pro-red-sox that it's almost like

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wolfram Alpha Tonight!

  

  I don't know how familiar you are with "Wolfram," but I'll assume you ... 't search for websites, in fact it's all a closed system, but what it does ... the history of that country's GDP. It can tell you about scales in music

  • by Snively '11
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  , come on in, the water is just fine. In my first piece I addressed ... this piece I want to address specifics - in particular, down and dirty ... . Here are a few myths/traps. How do you know that you can't afford MIT

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Making friends by learning languages Welcome to the Language Conversation Exchange

  

  place for that. I took a lot of language classes in high school, but it wasn't really something I expected to continue in earnest in college ... methodic math and CS problems I get in my psets. It's also incredibly useful

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 6, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Summer in Boston what happens outside MIT

  

  activities this summer (and let me know what I missed in the comments below ... can also buy souvenirs, including hot sauce from the world's #1 hot shop ... -renowned performers, and sometimes, you can watch four at a time in various locations

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 3, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i (kinda) studied for finals brought to you by "a PNR mindset"

  

  certain point I can't stand to sit at my desk chair in my dorm anymore, so I ... haven't really locked in with the full PNR mindset. I did every pset for ... grades in classes and decide what I would need to NR a class. The

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 22, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  I Can Save You Possibly.

  

  concluded week one of EMT training, I can honestly claim that I know how to ... of being in the class. Imagine how excited I was to have made the cut ... . But anyway - Now that I'm in the IAP EMT class, I get to experience the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Students Are Cool: Brian Chan edition These are the kind of people that you will go to school with.

  

  modest person so I don't want to embarass him by saying how FREAKING ... can teach generations of MIT students how to create anything they ... As an alum, people often ask me what I liked the most about being at

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 15, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Untitled Pigeon Post 🐦💕

  

  magnetite in their bodies that they use as compasses."]And how can they always ... tried holding out, but I was young and wanted to fit in, so peer pressure eventually made me cave in. “Okay, fine! … but just one page.” I closed my

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and ends and Canada A study break, plus some other highlights of the week

  

  . Remember this post in which I facetiously asked for a space heater? Turns out ... tossed in at no extra charge. Unfortunately, I will combust if I ever turn ... desk, I spied a whiteboard in the hallway with a suspicious bag of candy

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Your credit history is too short and other adult things

  

  they might be in a few days, or weeks, or months. I can delay apartment ... A credit card is something I, in theory, knew I needed eventually ... landlords care about. I knew all this, in theory. I've known for a few months

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2023