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• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  , save for the mechanical whirring that plague every dorm basement, we got ... painstakingly climbed stairs one by one for the next two days. I was essentially ... . Whenever I get ready for a set, I steel myself and think about the after—the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Siete Ciudades de España A very busy IAP

  

  Lily Terry, the amazing photographer of our travel group :) For me, IAP ... in the world. Plus, more and more summers are being reserved for ... year, I ended up applying for the IAP Madrid program offered by the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Events

  V Storms the Senate One hack is not enough.

  

  already know, a little over a month ago, I decided to run for a seat in the ... Association (or the UA for short, because MIT students love acronyms) aims to ... happening across campus. Dressed as V, the enigmatic anti-hero of V for

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?

  difference in the review process or criteria used for admission in EA (non-binding) vs. RA, and thus no advantage or disadvantage to applying for either ... meet the same standards and go through the same very difficult admission
• Blog / Uncategorized

  an infinite nine year old and the infinite nineteen year old he became

  

  little world. I remember walking through the grass and looking at the trees ... seeing a million posters for everything under the sun covering every square ... that looked like a Target logo with red and blue rings further down the

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  because it looks cool or because the boston outdoors are cold for most of ... ground when you take a step. not just for the purposes of walking faster ... bone or muscle is convenient for us now is not the same as a statement

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 3 (Finals) You may begin at the sound of my voice. You have an hour to answer…

  

  endless, and the ability to make friends heightened. You merely had to look ... President Reif's convocation. MIT had an awesome birthday gift for me: The ... birthday wishes, and, in the case of my youngest brother, request for a

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 26, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life during IAP i dump my brain a little

  

  enjoyed the class and think it was well worth it for getting my feet wet ... . shinmun), and many more. This is because both the readings for these words ... Japanese textbook for beginners. My goal is to finish Genki II by the end of

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Senior Gift Kickoff Make your mark, without (grade?) inflation

  

  Tonight was the kickoff event for the Class of 2007 Senior Gift ... as the theme for the Class of 2000 through the Class of 2005: The ... donor. Below is the "grading scale" for how well our class will do on

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer on the West Coast A visit to the west coast to see what life is like on the other…

  

  . '15, who is working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the second ... showed us pictures of space things, a look at the space museum, and an ... little blue monkey holding a banana for myself. After visiting the pier

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Residential Life

  1.1 miles as the crow flies and it takes me forever to run there

  

  colored pen, looking out the window at a Cambridge street below. Ambulances ... shops, shingle houses and cars that stop for you when you walk into the ... start five minutes past the hour."]late[/annotation]anymore, and I know it

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  FUN Form FAQs U is for Ukelele

  

  —Auntie E has got your back. Pleeeease look through the FAQs I’ve assembled ... don’t have any updates for us. There’s an option on the form where you ... ? Ya still gotta submit the form, even if you don’t have any updates for

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Class of 2009 note #2

  

  funding for the very first i3 project, and several of my very close friends ... Many of you have already received it, but for those of you anxiously awaiting your Interactive Introduction to the Institute (i3) video

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  another year around the sun I guess I'm 19 now

  

  resolutions for this semester is to blog more so I figure it’s as good an occasion as any to get something out into the world. As I started writing this post, I was sitting in my room in New Vassar, waiting for the sushi

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  cookies life lessons through six scrumptious sayings

  

  not the most of any dessert. I count six for cookies, [annotation note="The ... school backpack, slipping them under the desk to friends during class. So the other night, on another casual thought spiral about the innumerable

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 13, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  yeeting classes bye

  

  ='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3C5L-EfR28']drop-kicked[/annotation] the class and didn't look back ... be doing instead of this class: reading The New Yorker talking about reading The New Yorker so everybody knows I'm an intellectual

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 12, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  624 Hours: Columbia, MO or, Things I Made While I Was Home

  

  the Show-Me State, Columbia is a lively college town, except for the ... Airport Looks Like...The Entire Time...) Teeming with basketball fans ... The last time I wrote a post as I was flying at some undetermined

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  All the food in my cabinet Like an unboxing, but an uncabineting

  

  there. This post, just for fun, is the unboxing of my cabinet! I'll go ... look good right out of the gate.) We'll start with level 1: Almond ... post (but I'll just say that the TJ's sourdough really comes through for

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 24, 2023
• Blog / Residential Life

  rush wilg bunnies inside this blog post

  

  ="attachment_79209" align="alignnone" width="239"] the theme for this dinner was ... in the house. (For any potential employers reading this, I personally ... for a year and a half spent elsewhere due to the pandemic. For a long

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 13, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  As we hurtle towards Pi Day… A post of posts.

  

  've already had a lot of "bleary eyed" moments in the last few weeks (my eyes are actually pretty sore as I type this), which reminded me of the post ... -pi-day" posts with various thoughts, comments, and advice before the decisions go

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 12, 2013