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• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  So I'm sick right now. Again. It's some lovely combination of fever, nausea, and other TMI that I'll spare you the details of, but basically, I was sick when classes first started, got better, and now I've been sick

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  , but I really like how StuffFest takes advantage of the end-of-term rush ... As of noon today, I am officially done with my first year at MIT. I ... problem set is due and why I'm not stressing out about it. The other part of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Excitement I'll take things that cause it for 800.

  

  organic chemistry. (Did you see that transition? How smooth am I?) There ... in their underwear. Who isn't a fan of that? Seeing as I fall into neither of these categories, I put off of grading 5.112 problem sets (which

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Of Dancing and T-Shirts (Guest Entry) Who had fun at CPW? I did!

  

  for me everything I thought MIT would be, and more. The academics were ... coming late! I had a great time at CPW, really. But my SD card corrupted, dumping the gajillions of photos I shot before 3:30pm on Saturday. I can

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint liveblog] finding the BALANCE with 2.009 watching the 2.009 annual showcase (with Kayode D. '27)

  

  anyways you're fully sutck with me now ! i would be like "damn missing ... audience POV. In some lucky turn of events, Kayode D. '27 and I managed to ... completely sleeping through ticket launch, I'm here to liveblog our reaction to

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 9, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  A Day in the Life (of IAP)

  

  .370 Robocraft competition); I think he wanted to find out how he could join the ... sadly I missed most of it! Determined to not completely miss out on IAP this year (aside from Mystery Hunt), I took a couple breaks from reading

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 29, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  in Black Valley Hostel journal of my third day in Ireland

  

  , so I’m not complaining.   I’m in Black Valley Hostel, a ... with beds below $70. Tomorrow I'll hike as much of the Way as I can, then ... ="alignnone" width="226"] my hefty yellow bag[/caption] I only caught the late train

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  What We Did In High School pls don't be as stressed as we were

  

  come to this forum where we met. We thought it would be fun, so we went ... any one of them that asked this to answer as sufficiently as we would ... coming, we would cover our mouths instinctually with our hands. This phase

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  I have heard the term “Shoulder Season” to characterize the time ... vice versa). I am, however, going to co-op the term to also apply to the ... get a start on the college exploration process. For that later group I

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stitch n Bitch: Quarantine Edition a tight-knit community scattered across the globe

  

  This blog post unfolds in three parts: (1) a story about how I got ... in 2019, I met someone very special. Her name is Kidist. You might have ... , in our freshman year at MIT, but I think our story really starts on a

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 21, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  the time and effort you have put in to letting us know how much you love ... . Last week, I mentioned I had been a transfer student. Well, I also was a wait list student, so I've been there too. I ended up deciding to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 14, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to my home Feel free to chill in here

  

  's exam season, so I have been up late studying/youtubing for the past week. I had an 18.023 (Calc w/ Applications) and 8.02 (Physics II) exam last ... subject at a time. After taking tests, I normally go back to my room to

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Schedule Is Awesome & it's better than Snively's / Sometimes completely unrelated entries are posted in pairs.

  

  because I forgot to adjust for the President's Day holiday, oh well) 21W ... little seminar where we're presumably taught how to design spaces while ... both undergrad and grad like 4.440. I learn Rhinoscript so I can code

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  activities and still maintain As in their coursework, and I wonder how the heck ... I was looking at the calendar a few days ago and thought to myself, "Wow, I've been in America for three months." To be honest, these three

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January Blues living alone, daily grind, angsty music

  

  how I feel about the pace--I like that it is demanding (particularly for ... was playing as it occurred to me that i have no friends in this city. a fragment: narratives as mnemonic devices a story: i spent last

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the lying lives of adults by elena ferrante

  

  A few weeks ago, I was reading Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney and someone asked me what it was about. I said that I wasn't sure, but if I had to guess, it seemed to be about an affair but not the usual

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ruminations and room-inations Written on the anniversary of one year ago.

  

  ahead like infinite corridors. A year ago: I tried/ditched required ... would tomorrow lose the ability to put food between slices of bread. “Year ... and now, where I sit in my cardboard box-strewn dorm room typing in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 30, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Around the world in 30 days ...ok, maybe more like I'm Traveling a Lot this IAP

  

  Jose, California. I brought with me all that I would need for the next 9 ... , and after the short program, the first segment, wasn't even sure I would ... 2018 is turning out to be quite the adventurous year. I kicked off

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  . And, huh, leaves are falling as I speak... type? I would go take some ... East Campus courtyard and I am left to decide what happened to my weekend ... from the beds of fallen foliage. Funny, I don't remember this scene

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

  

  classes. As Facebook would say, here's the status update: -Waves and ... , but four physics problem sets per week hurts even more. Perhaps I ... .07): Having spent 6+ hours on the problem set already, I'm reluctant to drop

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 13, 2009