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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  we are twins … but ARE OUR AGENDAS?!? (not clickbait)

  

  stress in the form of a sticky note! I had to put it over an already ... a canvas for a beautifully illustrated stress sketch in the bottom ... programming and data science) in preparation for our final. We actually only

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 23, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  an all-nighter every now and then can be good for the soul. Just not ... in a coffee shop.  For menial tasks, I've found heavily ... Let's face it: none of us are getting younger. In fact, I'm getting

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... , activities, awards) - we will use your QuestBridge application for that. In the ... am taking my tests in November or December. Am I still eligible for the

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  bursting the MIT Bubble when 🅱️ig 🅱️ome Energy gets too real

  

  ?? feels like i’ve been here for an eternity"]two-ish months ... undergrads can attempt to be functional human beings an environment conducive to trial and error. we can turn in our psets barefoot and then binge

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 17, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  oh no the future obligatory “i am old” post with pretentious morbing

  

  noises will be like looking for a needle in a haystack. I’ve never been ... I did for the past three years in college because living costs don ... , so I have to keep it plugged in to work while I wait for the

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • October 23, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Hate Superman. (I Love Superman.)

  

  's superhero, where they needed an underdog in someone like Superman, but now he ... ’s hard to create a coherent thought for an entire blog post. Especially ... improve myself so I wouldn’t look so pale in comparison to him. At first I

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 16, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  in. I barely wrote during the spring, save for my intensive writing ... bettering my wardrobe with an exorbitant amount of MIT merch. If one were, for ... dropped UPOP in the spring semester. UPOP is a career accelerator for

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!

  

  IAP for short. It's an excellent chance to do whatever you want! If you ... for externships. Back in September, the MIT Externship Program opened ... . However it was impossible to bake in the kitchenette – to use an oven, I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring cleaning and miscellany The Brass Rat club, sending 4-inch heels to Goodwill, and picking a new food-providing graduate…

  

  nothing on a weekend for the first time in 2006 (this is when you know you ... else... my entry is looking for a new GRT (graduate resident tutor ... a hard question for me to answer, because I tend to have an internal

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A suite surprise My suitemates find out I'm a blogger

  

  Yesterday afternoon, I walked back to my suite in Burton-Conner after ... , and found my roommate at his desk. After seeing my puzzled look, he said ... tell me that they had waited for me to leave for class, printed and taped

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 19, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Course 18 thoughts on being a (pure) math major

  

  wrestling with many new abstract concepts in my head for long periods of time ... , please do keep an open mind about college math classes! My math classes in ... looks like. Also, there's less emphasis on memorizing material for exams

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  I will graduate tomorrow how I feel about the past five years, and the years ahead of me

  

  before coming to MIT was the for loop. When it got covered in the first ... art, it was difficult for me to stay patient with myself while I was in ... . College life MIT was a good fit for me. College life in general was not. I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 27, 2026
• Blog / How to Human

  and i try to find my place

  

  and I told him that for once in my time at MIT, I want to be good at ... I look in the mirror I can only see a pity accept. The AOs threw a ... for not being good enough, for not being smart enough and putting in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2020
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  -traditional pathways. You should choose an institution that will offer rigorous academic coursework, as well as co- and extra-curricular opportunities in your areas of interest. In other words, you should choose a college that will be a good fit
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  thought I'd take a look back at MIT athletes who have participated in the ... of the 1896 Olympics in a column he wrote for MIT's alumni magazine ... likely to be in the Science Olympiad or the International Math Olympiad

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

  hours in Kendall Square. "Don't you still have that gift certificate for two nights at the Marriott in Cambridge?" asked my partner now peering ... something together for dinner for the teenagers who live in my basement (mine

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  . recently, there's been an ominous cast on everything in my surroundings that ... final projects, or cram for finals in classes I haven't attended in weeks ... my best friends, one of whom will be in Italy/Denmark/Taiwan for the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  1 Fish, 2 Fish, a Lot of Fish, and a Snail Putting a Big Box of Water on my Dresser

  

  to make it look appealing. So I eventually settled for a 16 gallon ... the tank started to actually look like an aquarium. So then it was time ... little nicer before screwing in some light panels that I repurposed from an

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 30, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  More Milk Please And a cookie too. If by cookie you mean an awesome metaphor.

  

  sample sentences). Maybe overwhelmed isn’t even the word I’m looking for ... around in bowls of milk. One day I too shall be an old, one eyed cat who ... . The truth is, like perhaps many of the 1,116 freshmen in the class of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday on 16th Street A Day in the Life

  

  where you're going in the first place. I must look either homeless or ... thought up the idea of an HOA? In Denver, some people keep sheep or chickens ... content for the first time in a long time. Not exhilarated, not ecstatic

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 11, 2015