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• Blog / Challenges

  Being Sick at the Institute the firth law of therbodydabics *sniff*

  

  ...fun) Unfortunately, not only am/was I sick. I was really, really sick. I’m still not ... ’s a midterm next week in that class. I’m incredibly thankful, though ... sleeping had led to the situation I was in that night. I remember thinking, I’m

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the (New) Bloggers! CONTENT COMING IN HOT

  

  .  Kevin S. '19 Dorm: Burton Conner Course: 15 About: Sup? I’m ... 6, I’ve spent the majority of my life in frigid ice rinks. I’m a figure skater on Team USA, which means I’m often out and about

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2015
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  to be A TON OF WORK (ie, I'm working on the weekends) which can be ... be because I'm feeling my days here are numbered. That all being said ... times during my time at MIT. When I'm just stuck beyond all belief on a

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Junior Year: The First Week (Originally titled "Junior Year: The First Day" but I procrastinated too much)

  

  years of this and I'm gonna run the w-OH MY GOD WHAT IS HAPPENING THINGS ... 't get me wrong: I'm fascinated by aspects of all of the sciences with which I've been acquainted, but now, I'm starting to take the classes that

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art is Everywhere! [by Emma Frank '15] Public Art at MIT

  

  freshman advising seminar 21M.A12 (Arts at MIT), I’m flabbergasted at ... ;closer.” You’re welcome. Next up is a piece that I’m quite ... landscape of East Campus. I’m ashamed to say that I hadn’t really

  • by ARTalk
  • October 17, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  impacted you though, and following a recent trip (we'll get to that) I'm ... , and I'm buying shoes, filling my amazon wishlist with gear, and climbing ... doesn't really matter. I am. At least in part because I'm amazed at the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  to exercise. Hooray! Hooray for bicycles! I'm also very risk averse ... ; Usually, I'm biking home in the sweet spot of post-rush hour and pre ... front of me, and I'm going to hit it.     I tried to brake

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Historic Boston This entry may be a little long . . .

  

  my life. I'm kind of like a less creepy version of the subservient ... . "Cross suchandsuch a bridge for .25 miles." Yessir Google Maps, I'm at ... , guess what country I'm in: Looks like Europe, doesn't it! For a second

  • by Snively '11
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An old man’s thought of school Whitman. X-men. Youth. Zymurgy.

  

  " was not a good name for a train. Yo, I'm in grad school. How's that ... could never understand any of that math stuff!" (that's okay, I'm bad at ... when I buy alcohol anymore. I mean, I'm guessing that I wouldn

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  I'm going to be honest - The first five academic weeks here were not ... it. But actually, the transition can be pretty painful. I'm here to ... devote an entire entry to a class I'm not even in anymore: Physics

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  I'm going through my in-box today, taking care of some long ... their MIT experiences. I'm sure some of you will be able to relate to the ... ... and I'm a bit worried that I'm not as bright and shiny as the others

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  passionless had a crisis, got a tattoo

  

  I'm not typically one for year-end reflections or goals, mostly ... year" but in reality it's just where I'm at right now, which may or may ... because I lack this internal drive for anything I could fill my day with. I'm

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 7, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  Hi everyone! I’m Callie T, and Ellie invited me to share what my day ... while watching the turtles at the pond where I’m working. I am jealous of ... . I’m nearly halfway through! 5:24 — I take another caffeine pill when

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  in a funk and salvaging hope

  

  't felt like myself normally, I'm pretty jolly and steady but, there have ... barely keeping it together   I'm proud I made it through relatively ... know who you are   3   anyways fast-forward to now: I'm

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  are resolved (except my car, which is fixed; I’m picking it up from the shop right after break). I’m looking forward to visiting my family during ... . Hi everybody, I’m Warren! I moved to Cambridge from Hawaii, one of the

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  I Don’t Know where am i going to be a year from now?

  

  I don’t know where I’m going to be a year from now. That’s never ... time that would be comparable to what I’m feeling now would be when I was ... statement saying that I do not know yet. I’m optimistic about this

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 27, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  things that made me happy lately from the first week of classes

  

  structurally alarming sometimes,” our GRA admitted. It was early—8 a.m.—so only a ... . A few words about my classes, which are also making me happy. I’m ... motivates me to read my very good complex analysis textbook, so I’m happy with

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 20, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  the mortifying ordeal of being known embrace the care that lies within you (my attempt to soothe pre-decisions anxiety)

  

  MIT’s early action round. And today, I’m [annotation note="it's due ... moment in many ways. For one, I’m once again sitting in front of my ... , I’m scrutinizing every other phrase in my SoP and wondering how my

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  twenty bucks I’m not getting in.” “I’ll bet you twenty that you are.” “You know what? I’m so confident I’m gonna get rejected, I’ll bet you my ... in your wallet?” “I’m not telling you.” For some reason, I didn’t want

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  most is fun. – At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used to Be), which is ... Downtown. I'm surprised this is the only Coldplay song I've referenced. The ... and Everglow also form part of my favorites. Then again, I'm not sure

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023