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• Blog / MIT Life

  Onto the next world! a stupidly long metaphor

  

  describe how much happier I've been since I've come to college. I learned so ... so much...only to return to a house that does not feel like a home. Perhaps it's a bit of an overexaggeration, but it seems that this is a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  everything, if only for a moment? That's how clicking that button felt for me ... , is a beautiful, beautiful phrase (and as I said earlier, I really wish ... really is awesome). Sorry guys, but I tried. I never got a Tube and I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  contributions for their families). How can a student of extremely limited ... the ROTC program - for many students, this is a great way to make MIT ... person. Christine asked: Hey Jessie, I have a question for you. How was

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  This is a short appreciation post for fun., one of my favorite bands ... everything’s wrong It just gets so hard sometimes Be calm This is rather a mood ... few days in contrast to how much free time I had over IAP. I feel like I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  that there is such a thing as a stupid question (the answer was right ... entirely by undergrads). At any school, teaching is a difficult profession ... their lectures. Or much worse, you'll get people who have pioneered a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Take Me *Home* to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25

  

  that’s a conversation for another time). But whatever it is that connects ... become the antidote to my homesickness. I’ve always been a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals—it was practically a requirement to live in the small town

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  Cooking with Cami learning to adult part 1

  

  really good and I was really pleased with how it turned out. I'm a big fan ... 've learned is self discipline, as well. I still need to treat myself a bit ... really fulfilled it, relying on my friends and my boyfriend, as well as a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  are, because first semester freshman year is a ball. My awesome pre ... the obvious fact that MIT is a tough place- the reputation exists for a ... all; I learned the subjects much better and 18.03 is so super, super

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  regrets about college and the pandemic

  

  than gratitude” is a refrain commonly attributed to anne frank, but ... unknown origin aside, this observation about regret is ubiquitous. it’s a ... days or weeks or months on end. it is okay that i haven’t visited much of

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 30, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Pageant and pomp and parade The whippoorwill of freedom zapped me right between the eyes.

  

  before) and gave Megan a call at around 5:15 AM. Much of what Megan says ... after crossing the threshhold. How did we get these tickets? Arup '08 is ... foreground is Arup's hair and a little bit above him you can see smoke from the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  On keeping on keeping on It's pretty much the only option.

  

  with certainty is that about two and a half months from now, our nation ... irrevocably, but don’t yet understand how, there is no other sensible approach ... learned how to keep going. That doesn’t sound like much (and frankly it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 30, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  , now, strangely, that this is how I feel about physics. Through it all ... research, progress at a standstill-- that is still what I love about it ... essay I had lying around. I want to assure you, this is how I felt best to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Video games I’ve played this semester trimps, mother 3, hades, and vampire survivors

  

  incremental game I've played, is how well-designed the core mechanics are ... main gripe is how slow it is, especially at the beginning. It always ... unlocked, I felt like I should've gotten it a few days earlier. This is the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  Pluto, much crisper than the 1996 Hubble photo. Right now the probe is ... Binzel, a New Horizons mission co-investigator, is also professor in MIT ... Pluto. In measuring how much the light dims during an eclipse, Leslie

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Premed and Me (frankly speaking) MIT is hard, but MIT premed doesn't have to suck. Here's why.

  

  fastest guy when a bear is chasing you, but only faster than whoever's in ... of a premed when you're doing X, but someone you know is (probably ... knuckle down and when to kick your feet up is a big help. Most importantly

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 29, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m supergirl and I’m here to save the world My day, being thought of as superhuman, and answering several questions.

  

  UROP supervisor and sent along their greetings. (Science is kind of a ... Tech about a year ago: "MIT is the kind of place you love to hate, but ... . Things that will make you pretty much a shoo-in, even at top programs

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The [REDACTED] Family Dinner 🥟 family matters. very tasty family matters.

  

  swimmingly. The food is delicious. We talk about a variety of things: our different stations at MIT, summer plans, how much Chinese we each know. At the ... One email. Over forty recipients. Scraped from [annotation note="a

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  sunshine, crackling fireplaces, and pie. Mmm, pie. Here is a picture of ... landscape. Look! Rita is a sloth! There’s no doubt that we are firmly ... remember is how to lace up my skates and how to fall. I’m probably an expert

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentation Recap Flashing lights, a live horse, social robots, great music, clouds of steam and lots of…

  

  a horse’s lower leg signifies that it is sufficiently warmed up. Equi ... team demonstrated how to strap the boots onto a horse—which of course ... is Pinkie, stares at us knowingly through beady black eyes   A

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No. How ... here. How does the waitlist work? We are aiming for a class of about ... . Submit a whole new application. Bombard our office with way too much stuff

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014