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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  in spurts and spasms, and it can hurt. The transition is not a straight ... , which covers the same material as 8.01 but at a slower pace. And then ... it: MIT is hard. And the transition can be difficult. But that's part

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  latter. It turns out that this is a lesson you will have to live and learn ... privilege, to remember that there but for the grace of god (and an admissions ... prospects of a better one, and that the biggest reason for that is everyone

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Well, you just cost me money.” Best. Desk Call. EVER.

  

  : can you connect me to the science department? me: this is a dorm, I don ... 're an MIT student, and that there are people outside of MIT who ... forwarded me this in the meantime and I had to share. ---------- Forwarded

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  from me to you burn it all down

  

  contents. There was a space on the envelope for me to write an address. I stared at it. And then I wrote this. FROM: ME TO: YOU The YOU here is ... , but that’s the problem. I feel like I’m on a rollercoaster, or some

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  writing and faeries reflections on my classes at Harvard

  

  classes at Harvard in the semesters to come; I learned a lot, and there’s ... , and the sum of parts is always greater than the whole. I gained a much ... of the Fae was used to grieve loved ones, ie a mother that died in

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 3, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A White Christmas Escaping Boston to go to more snow

  

  me that the world is a beautiful place. It's easy to forget that when ... packed up our winter clothing and headed to Colorado to spend a week in the ... if there are that many sensations in the world that can compare to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 25, 2014
• Blog / Blog Projects

  For the next two weeks we will all use fewer words here

  

  It is a New Year now and I hope it is good for you. Ten years ago this time we had a thing where the students who write for us, and also students who went to this school in the past and used to write for us, could

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 15, 2024
• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  thanks to our sponsors and to the wellspring of resources that is MIT Aero ... and loiter in the airfield for a day or two. Let's be clear--wind is bad ... designed to fly at 20 mph and the wind is 30 mph, your plane will take off

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  My new job @ admissions like nick saban, but for nerds

  

  role and responsibilities in the office. This is a problem, but unlike ... update in five years - to reflect my new role and responsibilities in the ... achievements. I'm new to the position, but the role it plays in our office is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s in a name? Is “geek” now chic? Are we happy with the word “nerd”?

  

  . Franco? The technical awards go to engineers and scientists that make most ... love the word nerd, I was quick to post a reply that said something about ... raising his own son to be a nerd. And Ann Hoevel trying to sort out the

  • by Kris Guay
  • July 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  year ago. It was a beauteous midsummer morn, and I was filled to the brim ... orientation winds to a close and the impending doom of endless torrents of work ... that to begin with. The experience and community last much longer than

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! 🦃 Yara has a peath sign on her head!

  

  lot. My friends, both old and new. The fact that I get to attend a ... , and she wanted a cute video to send to the family group chat. So, I put ... exams pile up so high that I don’t find a minute to call home. And those

  • by Hala K. '29
  • November 27, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students FAQs for students deferred from Early Action.

  

  before, 295 the year before that, 267 the year before that, and 326 the ... schools. You should still put the same energy and thought you put into your ... materials? The only thing we ask that you send in is the midyear grade report

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Good Morning or Good Night? seven am adventures where people say good morning and good night

  

  proceed to say that 14 is Economics for all the [annotation note="cj: course ... [/annotation] since coming to MIT. A game is incredibly long – I have only played the ... , but that’s a different story, a different time). The most I can do is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  Dunks? Without a question, the only place the Stud has left to its name is ... growling stomach, and make a beeline to the gates of heaven - also known as ... between Subway’s parent company and the franchisee that ran this location

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  biomedical engineering, join a fraternity, and try to engineer the human body ... years and here I am a senior at MIT. Interesting how that happens ... deserves a description. Back in AP Chem, me and my friends all sat in the

  • by Bryan
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What’s cool about Nick’s room artsy people, walls, and East Side living

  

  quickly evolving as he adds more layers (and invites friends to do the same ... and relevant quotes. The result is something that is uniquely her own ... interview. He suggested that we meet up during his short stay in the area, and

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  the children yearn for the snow quarry 120 bricks, 80 man hours, 3 tons of snow, 2 forts, and a partridge in…

  

  done, remember that the igloo is hemispherical, and you have to curve the ... , there’s the snow gatherers. Take the trash bags to fill with snow and ... them in the box, and compact it into a brick shape (this is more

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 13, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  expectations were pretty low. The food is alright, and there are generally a ... that for me, my attachment is to my pod first, and only then to my dorm ... weird. That's a function of the pandemic, though, and of opening a new

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, La Vita Nuova a selection of dishes, part 3

  

  there a while, it seemed that he awakened the sleeping lady, and he was ... inspirations, and allowing me to focus on what’s for dinner. At the same time, I ... understand a person and to craft meals specifically tailored for them is, in my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 7, 2022