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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dreams How MIT has helped me keep a life long promise

  

  . As time goes on, it is no longer just a question of what you want to be, but also how much money will such a career much, does this career ... a question that is easily answered when we are five or six (princess

  • by Ben O. '19
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  : dyed hair is a stereotype of my dorm, East Campus (among other dorms ... a reflection of some common “culture”-- a culture that really is made ... form of peer pressure is not at all bad. Everyone at MIT has a passion of

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Uh-oh Spaghetti-O

  

  numbers is a little odd [27% acceptance rate females, 12% males], and I find ... . This is not an accusation or an excuse for myself, but merely a curious ... point I'm getting to here is that this argument is clearly a far cry from

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  tryharding but still not enough

  

  , which is a bummer considering how when I got into MIT, I texted my friend ... I wanted to be a little more prepared, because 5.12 is also very ... same time. How is that even possible? And that's not even considering all

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  transferring student culture online virtual rush? it's more likely than you'd think

  

  bit of time working on Burton Conner's website, which is a true work of ... conner...my god, is she a beauty. from b to shining c, burton conner offers ... 't realized how much I blog about BC. Helping with the website made me really

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Events

  I’m only happy when it rains. You can't take pictures in Boston. Don't even try.

  

  was pretty much the first delicious meal I've had from a restaurant ... freakish giant eyes. Jon '06 is a quiet serial killer. Brian '06 is a ... , especially during the DNC, but seriously, this is not exactly a government

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  readmission what'd i miss?

  

  actively cultivating a social life (so much harder when you don't live in a ... , and my friendships. It's remarkable how much you discover about yourself ... does not encourage this, much--you can't put "I think about my feelings a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 19, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time Because that really is what we are here for

  

  to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving)- This is a required class ... ’m enjoying it so far, and I have to admit that it is a good feeling when your ... course is to do a case study of the evaluation process of a major

  • by Becca H. '12
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Second Semester Senior What you should do after submitting your application to colleges

  

  -related activities. Academically speaking, sophomore year is definitely a step up from ... , becoming a founder of a new FSILG, and playing with robots but that is all ... things are wrapping up, and (hopefully) calming down. This is also a time

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 22, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  strongly underestimated how fun it is to work hard and then have an interesting project to show for it, compared to how unfulfilling it is to work ... ? Summarize some of the material you are studying in a way that is

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Chapter Closes To open another

  

  this is likely the last night my roommate and I will share a room. He ... means a lot. What strikes out is the lack of…fanfare per se. No rolling ... think through them is like trying to find a needle in a…um…place with lots

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  IAP trip to the natural history museum! turns out nature's history is pretty cool

  

  friends is pretty much always fun, but I distinctly recall saying, "I ... had added a display that showed how the glass flowers were constructed ... the stunning variation in rock color and shape -- this is only a tiny

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  went to Veggie Galaxy for brunch. Veggie Galaxy is a traditional American ... [/annotation]), but it is actually very decent on the inside. My order: A vegan ... (Brunch) Cicada is a Vietnamese fusion cafe near the H Mart on Mass Ave. I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  CP* restored my faith in the universe i read...My Immortal...with prefrosh

  

  ! These couple of days have been a testament to how amazing the MIT ... has been able to get a taste of what the CPW experience is and that they ... [annotation note="called as such because it's no longer a weekend

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 18, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  positive and negative energy revisiting midnight gospel

  

  dialogue for each episode is taken from a series of real-life podcast ... lie when something is bad. You know, if you have a cold and someone says ... . sickness is a particularly relevant example because it’s one where your

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Case of the Disappearing Admissions Officers Where have the Admissions Officers been lately?

  

  Laptop per Child (OLPC) is a non-profit humanitarian project to put ... How long has it been since I last blogged? So long that it took me 9 ... applications. It's been hard to find time for much else (like blogging and email

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering some questions The entry on commencement was just getting unwieldly.

  

  inconvinient, how do you think? A MacGregor room is eight feet by fifteen feet. I ... Questions 1. Sevi asked, here is a question for you about Mac ... for many dorms was just put in last summer. There is a website with

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  making things a blog about being a meche major

  

  Maybe my favorite part of course 2A is sitting next to my friend in 2 ... in this major is a trip. I struggle with the concept of having one’s major be one’s identity; my major is a fun thing I like to do, a way to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  , writing a humorous essay in and of itself is not bad. If that's how you feel ... , and soak up all the trivial goodness that is: Q&A Are MIT students very stylish or are jeans and a sweatshirt a common outfit? There is a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  djent is not a djenre or is it?

  

  ’s not apparent, this is a joke (well this whole blog is a joke) and music ... , constantly changing time signatures like 11/8 and 7/4. This is a less ... surrounding djent.  Wikipedia says that djent is in fact a genre, specifically

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 22, 2023