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• Blog / Personal Projects

  Fixing a trapeze! then hanging upside-down on it

  

  how to fix it. Anyway, that tire swing inspired me to get back to ... didn't know then how to train myself to get stronger -- honestly, I feel ... how the process went.   I went to a hippie middle school with

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!! and also my major and also indecision

  

  everyone that I was going to major in (astro)physics, which I don ... wanted to major in physics--I've always loved math, and space has been my ... what I wanted to do. I felt like it would allow me to doing something in

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 20, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  and how to raise better children. In other academic news: for the first ... , and D&D sword and throne room in another building. I got to stay in ... order to not to hurt my eyes so, in a way, the new hobby is a rebellion

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  new york without i*stagram who are you performing for?

  

  too early for a flight has its benefits: you get to sit in an airport ... tense and hurried, and you have to watch your step to avoid stepping in ... placed with care and intention, it would take me years to get through and

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  second just reminded me how it's never too late to be in charge of what you ... be engulfed in the so-called MIT bubble. Which basically means, getting ... get too-focused inside bubble. People who come to MIT are usually

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Summer

  my summer! a belated blog

  

  ’t struggling to hold my water pitcher when it was full. The thought of getting up ... pressing desire to learn how to drive. The one time I used public transportation by myself was to get to a local university for my summer internship

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 18, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choosing a Major I hope this is helpful to you at some point

  

  get really good marks in Physics (Maj.) Depends on how smart you are ... to maybe 20-25% of the students in each year. But it's big enough that ... this is too many 8-classes. Hi Lulu.I have a small question to ask.In

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  SUMMER ROSES stop and smell 'em

  

  ’s this tendency at MIT to start making summer plans all the way back in ... getting ready to send off their MISTI applications. And it made sense too ... year, I wanted to spend my three months back in Texas. I looked forward

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 25, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  What does a number do when it wants to be a picture? I acted in my first class play in 2nd grade. Science was a way to explore the universe ... motivations? How many hours are we going to rehearse each week? What is the

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Kid on the Blogs Claim your place. Make your mark. Live your dreams.

  

  juggling act feels. I also remember wondering how on earth I was going to get ... was going to end up at MIT for college, I probably would have laughed in ... simply happens to attend one of the craziest universities in the world. I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  many thoughts head full

  

  getting paid to sit in a place that generated so much joy. I love my UROP ... somehow will myself to trudge over to Stud5 to try and get some semblance of ... , getting an internship represents a lot more than just something to do over

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  disorienting, and refreshing in an absurd way. Now, back to normal playback: I ... manner, by which I mean that I had probably forgotten how to add properly ... at MIT happens more often than some people do laundry. Best to get it

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  World Suicide Prevention Day Write love on your arms to show support

  

  you need to get any medicine!! 4) Anyone at MIT In all honestly, if I ... work gets to be overwhelming at times, and it's important to know that we ... to help students in need of support, but I think it's important to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snow On working in a winter wonderland.

  

  winter. You have to know how to dress for the cold. A few simple rules ... . I can't wait to get back up north and start skiing with my family at ... find yourself here next winter, and in need of some ways to stay warm or

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  🎶Jauntily Sauntering Ambling Shambler🎶 Yes, those are actual lyrics from the musical I was just in

  

  , which scared the hell out of me when I didn’t get admitted to other ... -dimensional than most media gives us credit for. It makes me sad to think how many ... ’t get a section of the tap dance for THE LIFE OF ME, and I wanted to just

  • by Powers '23
  • December 20, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  Write about Tea (with tea (with Paige))

  

  MIT Blogger now etc. I literally get paid to contribute to my own ... digression here. In any case, I also used to hate tea. I thought it tasted ... tired (which MIT is prone to make you feel). There's a character in

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 24, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  yo-yos, comics, and other adventures my junior spring schedule!

  

  about the research process in MechE. I'm planning to design an experiment ... II This class is a 6-unit follow-up to 2.678, a core class in MechE. I ... mostly lab-based, which has proven to be quite fun given how many people I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 24, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Simple Harmonic Motivation a time progression through the semester

  

  now have to rely on catching myself in the right moment to get into the ... invited to go eat at Maseeh dining, I wanted to tap myself in so I could ... grandfather clock is going to keep ticking in non-Newtonian time, and the simple

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 8, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Video games I’ve played this semester trimps, mother 3, hades, and vampire survivors

  

  added. If you get into it, expect to leave it running in the background ... yourself in, while trying to discover what caused your laser-guided amnesia ... is just how Nintendo RPGs tend to play out. (I remember playing Dragon

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  , you want to know the skinny on how to get into MIT. The more I try to ... you want to "keep it real" get an "A" in Calculus. That's hot! Never ... :       Don't refer to yourself in the 3rd person. It

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005