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• Blog / Life after MIT

  what i talk about when i talk about running with apologies to murakami

  

  college was I going to land at in the US? I had a girlfriend then. We would ... to a 650-square foot 1-bedroom apartment, 8 blocks south, 3 blocks east ... . Out of nowhere about a mile to the finish, I hear the strains of a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Up To Snow Good PSA: IT'S SNOWING

  

  a storm is coming, are you listening in killian, the snow is glistening a wonderful fight our snowman's a sight walking in a winter wonderland

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 10, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms see Gloria's post

  

  https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/joint-post-a-guide-to-dorm-gyms/

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  We All Need A Little Encouragement

  

  From a bottle of Honest Tea, purchased from MIT's Student Center

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 1, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I take a gap year?

  We encourage students to take a gap year to explore and grow. Every year we have a number of students apply to MIT after a gap year and more students who request a gap year after being admitted to MIT. Taking a gap
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to back to back maybe i am doing too much

  

  The last post I made was kind of a lot. Even beginning to write this ... classes, I’m a lab assistant for 6.036 Introduction to Machine Learning, and ... , went to a wrapup meeting on Saturday evening, hanged out with friends on

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  for a flimsy reason of short-term convenience like it being easier to move your stuff within a dorm than between dorms. Thanks to a lot of ... In response to my last entry, Drew asked: "So, how important is it

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Reason to Celebrate My advisor is a genius.

  

  people refer to the recipients as a Genius because they are awarded a ... everyone else I know does keep up. Friend: Your UROP advisor is a genius. Me: Yea, I know that. She's an MIT professor. Friend: No, she's a GENIUS. Me

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Time to Enroll You have doubts, I have gifs

  

  to college in the fall and can sleep soundly. But making a choice is a little harder for your situation. You may be overwhelmed thinking about prices, distance from home, community, and/or ability to perform

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • May 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To BE or not to BE Bioengineering, it's so hot right now.

  

  When I was in kindergarten, I wanted to be a doctor. The summer before my senior year of college, I wanted to be a doctor. Are these two ... was a Doogie Howser fan. I used to want to save lives by performing

  • by Bryan
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Movie A Day… the only way to spend your PNR

  

  to take this midterm? I pass with a 40% in this class." PNR ... , stupid frosh to make bad decisions. I've been sticking to a relatively ... instead of giving up extra hours of sleep to finish up a pset. I go into

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to Life, Back to Reality Did you know that you can make an equation out of anything?

  

  " Needless to say with all those tests and psets, I'm having a math overload ... 'm sure to have a lot to blog about, but until then, I leave you with this ... Name the song I stole the lyrics from and win a cookie. So this week

  • by Bryan
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to UROP because you basically ARE einstein

  

  get no important results!! If this sounds fun to you, you should do a ... . What I like to do is just google something I’m interested in and find a ... you be willing to find a time to meet and talk about what you

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 26, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  a hackathon, a marathon I went to MIT EnergyHack!

  

  A few weekends back, I went to EnergyHack, ran a half-marathon, and ... hours? We listened to the keynotes — one by a startup making smart ... was to craft an advertising schema for a company which was in the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To D or not to D? MIT's Design Lab is tempting me.

  

  related to MIT. Going to Honduras was a sort of Grand Finale to a class I ... plastic bags to do this? 2) A Bicycle Trailer -- A previous D-Lab student ... market or bricks to a building site? 3) Bamboo Matchsticks -- Bamboo

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  soldiers, barroom regulars—to be a part of a scene, anonymous, listening ... is often misconstrued as a desire to seduce them, or as an invitation ... I spent the morning in a café, working. I planned to get things done

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline-time Questions Omnibus Answering all of your questions. See you in 2007!

  

  questions as I can. It's a long entry! Before we get to that, though, I have ... essay has to be something to do with engineering or could I send in a ... just forgo the optional essay since I plan to send in a CD containing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  , bureaucracy, and litigation. A trip to the department of medical records proved ... forth some serious thought, and decided to give it a genuine try. The ... live in the dorm assigned to you, a permanent room will be assigned once

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  youself to some of the machines I mentioned, you should take a look at the ... Shop training, they actually teach you how to make a neat little flash ... machine that you can use to make some precise cuts into a piece by using xyz

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012
• Blog / Events

  A Trip to AfroTech My Recap of the AfroTech Conference in Houston

  

  About a month ago, I left campus to take a little trip to Houston for ... the first time as we were driving was actually a shock to me. Once we got to the hotel we actually had to wait a bit into the afternoon to

  • by Richard O. '28
  • November 30, 2025