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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Chris inspired me to do dumb things I went to Disney World. It was fun, I guess.

  

  increased my distances until I was ready to run my first half marathon.  In ... BUT ultimately led to a lot of frustration because that's when I got a ... (I had submitted my 2 weeks notice 2 weeks prior).  I had a few days to

  • by Snively '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Leavetaking and homecoming

  

  to a river pathway where I could bike to the mall with my sisters, or ... ” neighborhood, closer to a grocery store, and with a greater density of coffee ... until I was eighteen. Then I moved around a lot, from southern Arizona to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  an average of 22 hours per week. Quite a variety (acording to Subject ... been known to tackle 72+ (and maintain a social existence). Additionally ... , letting my semi-consciousness take over to draw me back into a peaceful

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  choking hazard to young children. Blahaj is a meter long, nearly body pillow ... to perform what’s called a holy trinity, a move usually done with a ... you a Blahaj enjoyer? Do you have a baby who wants to meet new shork

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Heartbreaking Lunch of Staggering Genius I'll write about campus dining some other day.

  

  waited for the bus from NYC to Boston in a cramped doorway whose grimy ... to black polished submarines, I suffered a J.D. Salinger moment. A sigh ... to nudge my chair back at a glacial pace, I would imperceptibly bend my

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  Today is the fifth annual Save The Frogs Day, a day to spread ... to their home ponds, streams, or lakes until they're ready to lay their ... a state similar to stem cells, prefatory cells that can develop into

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The Holy Grail of Hacks Returns and everything it took to get there

  

  start to hear gasps and delighted laughter.  But Bad Apple is just a ... , a perfect place to admire Tetris from. The Dot never did reopen ... software, which included heat sinks to prevent modules from overheating and a

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 3, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  dress shirt, tie, slacks, and a coat to class. But that's certainly not ... can send in a picture of your invention, the place to send it would be ... takes place in a mirror, then who knows. Ceiling Cat will have to sort it

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Desk and the Things That Live There The things and fish on and around my desk and the stories behind them.

  

  Random to MacGregor and back. Cory and I shared a single in the highrise ... thumbtacks, bought the summer before I came to MIT, probably during a 2 am trip to buy college things with my dad, possibly the trip when I forgot what

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Winter Sports at MIT a sneak peek of: swim and dive, squash, and men's basketball

  

  -athlete: “Being a student athlete at MIT is definitely worthwhile. It’s nice to be able to take a break from academics and train with my friends. Outside of ... can talk to for help.” Squash student-athlete: “Being a student athlete

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it’s been thirteen days since the Eras Tour began

  

  songs. Ready for It will never not be a banger opening song. I also ... thought about it like that before.  New Year’s Day is such a mellow end to ... has an overall happy, soft, purple-pink (but in a good way) feel to it

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 30, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  F=-kx spring break in nova scotia, nyc, and dc

  

  become manageable. I was allowed to bring a few guests, so spring break ... public walkway Tagged along with Isaac to B&H, a film store, because ... , we settled into our new home for a few days, and drifted off to bed

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  checked off 101 things to do before you graduate...

  

  were a bit harder. The main campus buildings are easy to remember because ... grad dorms are pretty easy for me to forget. Participate in a UROP… or ... the C League (Leagues go from A to C, in decreasing difficulty), so for

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tchau! Labs vai para a praia! And the King of the Internet returns.

  

  arrive to MIT ready for a full sip of the firehose. If anything, they need ... compared to a farm kid in North Dakota? They have nothing in common.  I think ... having a compelling reason to admit. Some fish made themselves compelling

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • June 26, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  GTL Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 [IAP 2025] A January I won't forget

  

  into the principal’s office to find a table filled with different Kazakh desserts, [annotation note="a fried dough pastry I would soon come to love ... milk. The fermented horse milk seemed to be a hit or miss among travelers

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 2) 12 hours of coastal biking and other Spanish adventures

  

  part came out awhile ago, and this second part got very delayed due to a ... translates to "Market of Charms," a bustling flea market. It was an outdoor ... that I met a woman that I still think about to this day. Llibreria del

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 11, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  . So, I decided to make a blogpost of things-I've-had-to-explain-to-non-MIT-people-a ... inconvenient and it takes a while to memorize. However, it really, really isn ... ~ maybe once or twice. It's a really convenient way to navigate campus and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  New Semester From caving adventures to amazing classes, MIT is awesome.

  

  , and I hope you enjoy reading about them :) Thus, I decided to write a ... have such great concentration skills. We used to be a varsity sport at ... ! This really meant a lot to me, and I can’t wait to spend the next year on

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 13, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  old east campus working through feelings caused by news

  

  that helps explain a lot of why i love east campus. i don't want to ... -renovation. so two years is a lot relative to how undergraduate culture propagates ... , communities can exist over the internet. but without a physical place to anchor

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  promise to the rational, logic-based region of my brain: a promise that I ... to sing a lot?" Boyfriend: "Not really...but she has a really big ... I will those three sunrises. Rewind a bit to music rehearsals, back

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012