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• Blog / How to Human

  greta gerwig’s barbie and insecurity aka moving to college

  

  myself I was starring in. And for the most part, I would argue these ... high school, I would make jokes with friends that once in college I could ... and unavoidable reflections on how I’ve been feeling once again. So

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  didn’t take me very long to figure out what my project would be. When I ... pepper them with questions – I take about 18 laps around the room in an ... , and I am blown away by how deeply they know about their projects. Also

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  yet i maintain composure manu tenere “i hold by hand”

  

  , lifting my left, as my partner nudges me in front of him. i shuffle my feet ... happen. by the time i’m back in my room, i have twenty unread emails, all ... felt, at least, to me. i’ve seen members of the esp team put in hours

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 9, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  My Application Story Modified (but mostly plagiarized) from my personal blog. Enjoy the copy pasta.

  

  get in. I was almost certain that I would get rejected from MIT, and I ... until very, very late in the game. I first started researching colleges ... weird. I liked it a lot because it stood out in its rejection of the

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  how I felt when my plane first landed in Boston - when I walked onto ... clarify a point or answer a question I had. I remember turning in my first ... I had three tests in a row, plus a problem set due that same Thursday

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I O Europe Help me, blog stalkers, you're my only hope.

  

  this week, but I was just never really in the state of mind to finish them. So, someday in August, just remind me that I owe you two entries ... for two hours. I misread my major in haste and accidentally went to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 16, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Rats ! Foiled Again !

  

  .s966, Symmetry for ML) means nothing, in the end. I’ve finished my major requirements; I’m taking classes for my MEng early, so, in theory, I ... … couldn’t deliver. The day after the exam, I laid in my bed for a while

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Alaska, part I There...

  

  , have decided that today I will operate under the assumption that I am in ... pace. Your thoughts on Alaska are welcomed. - I actually was in Alaska ... neck muslces later I was boarding a plane to Seattle in a neck brace. I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  I had not the greatest week, but tune in tomorrow for my ... me to thinking about quiz bowl. I was thinking about how much fun I had doing quiz bowl in high school, even though I'm not on the MIT College

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 2 Hold on, this is a long one. Tons of pictures though!

  

  bus stopped it was 6 AM and nothing was in English. I took this to mean ... over 18 in order to attend Toy Fair. Apparently Maddie and I don't look ... at us but before she can say anything I chime in. "We're over 18

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Don’t Waste Daylight; Don’t Lose Sleep I've almost survived a whole semester.

  

  gulped down the wetness in the air like I imagine a fish would if it, and not I, were in that spot on the sidewalk of dorm row. I shuffled into my ... knew they would be. I came to MIT completely unprepared. My background in

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Sophomore Fall this time, with more zoom u!

  

  :05 PM. I was really nervous that I would really struggle in the class, but ... , meaning I dropped that immediately because there was no way my grade would ... and I actually dropped it a week after being in it. Real nervous to take

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 5, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  6.5 Years Post-Graduation, I’m a Beading Artist a twisty path

  

  Chicagoland Gallery[/caption] Beading in particular is how I honor my Ukrainian ... recap of what I did between graduating and becoming a full-time artist (in the most non-linear path I could find on Canva): Somewhere in there

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life etc “fine,” “nice,” “good," "quiet"

  

  how many unread emails I had in my inbox, decide to skip my HASS class ... in the email. I decided that if I hadn’t already sent it I would have ... ’s “bad” in a vague or general sense but I guess I trust whomever is

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 2, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right

  

  enough challenges in life or in academics and would cave the first time I ... for the last four years. I came in as a premed, somewhat intimidated by the idea of an engineering school, and unsure what I wanted to major in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 7 Days

  

  research on what the VR trends would be in 2017 and found out that a lot VR ... to spend the money. I didn't realize how big of a deal CES was. Then I ... January 5th, I was in Vegas.     Vegas was like a dream

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 14, 2017
• Blog / How to Food

  Write about Tea (with tea (with Paige))

  

  history book in the form of blogposts). And when I first started out ... point: I've started drinking less coffee(?!?!) truly wild. Who would ... I haven't! Yay! Insert digression here:   When I was in my

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 24, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  second spiel about how I’m majoring in math and really interested in ... education. But in truth, I can talk to anyone. Well, mostly. Some people want to purely engage in small talk– and that’s okay! If I introduce myself

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  Total immersion An MIT-Italy student finds her way around Rome

  

  has officially been two months since I arrived in Italy, and I must say ... month or so in Rome, I was in my “tentative” phase where I ... people rode the bus, partially because the bus I would take was usually

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  yeeting classes bye

  

  ! fanfic. in other words, I was incredibly unpopular in middle school ... and confusing, a deadly combination. in fact, I was so stressed about ... : the two psets stashed in my purse :([/caption] the next day, I dropped

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 12, 2019