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• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in My Summer Life Starts at 5 AM, ends at 10:30 PM, and go-go-go in between.

  

  as a general overview, I'm working in Merck's vaccine division this ... a lot of things I haven't had as much time for during college, including reading for fun, dancing as much as I used to in high school, and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Real, live MIT students * IN HD* A look inside the world of MIT Admissions Interns

  

  , check out the page. They work on a lot of great projects in the office ... Hey you! Yes, you, the one reading this sentence right now! How would you like to have a glimpse into the life of current, MIT students and

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Friendly Neighborhood Dream-Destroyer "How Could You Work There?"

  to when I was in high school (a much simpler time when Tyra Banks was ... for a living. And yes, turning down applications is a huge part of the ... of as. So, I thought it'd be helpful to tell you all a bit about how I

  • by DJ Rock
  • May 30, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  gone was any trace of you i think i am finally clean

  

  that was difficult and confusing. I remember staring in a mirror and ... school's courtyard together, like there was a sense of pride in being with ... searching in the realm of my school was far too limiting and I ended up in a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  , which had a population of 544 in the 2010 census. This is about the size ... seeing. 40 people in a town of 544 in Montana, running a fashion show and having a total blast. I tried to estimate how many towns like it there were

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  world is facing some future unknowable crisis (Aliens? A rip in the fabric ... with certainty is that about two and a half months from now, our nation ... make some big changes in 2020: find a new job/switch careers, move

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

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  send in a resume listing my community service? Because I've done so much ... has had me in junior or senior year. Is this true, or can I submit a ... room in the budget to add a 'match'; it is already contained in the MIT

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  yourself with, because right now in your life SO MUCH is going to change SO ... kind of situation) is to make lots of plans, so I had ’em ready in spades ... /or fun resources. below is our list, composed collaboratively and in no

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Uncanny Valley im gonna make you shit your pants

  

  Uncanny valley is a phenomenon where an eerie and unsettling feeling ... ="aligncenter" width="600"] a graphical representation[/caption] What I’ve noticed is that uncanny valley happens when there is a mismatch between human and

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 14, 2024
• Blog / Community Projects

  MINECRAFT MIT!!! our most remarkable feat of engineering since...mit

  

  maintenance is required for something of such a huge scale, so the ways in which ... together is hard. Oomi Pammit '23 is building pika in a different Minecraft ... of MIT in the game Minecraft. And given how dedicated, ambitious, and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  last first day (take 3) there are so many other blogposts with this title

  

  . Every minute that passes by feels crucial, like not a second is even to be ... month of this year in Europe, studying abroad in Madrid before going on a ... back to Boston, because my time there really made me appreciate how much

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 8, 2023
• Blog / Events

  What’s on your mind? As for me, my hair feels normal again.

  

  RUSH RUSH RUSH RUSH So much is about to happen!  Electrical ... surprise that I plan on spending most of rush hanging out at Random, with a ... .  My question is for YOU. Prospective students, curious parents, excited

  • by Piper '13
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  , Sheesha: And this is proof positive why I would rather have a cat than a ... for the record that this is the first time in my four years I’ve been ... free ($2.40 saved!). Estimates for the crowd attending were at nearly a

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  When MIT Gets Tough, CAAAATTTT Everything was terrible, and then I cat

  

  I was feeling particularly stressed out and at a loss for how to deal with MIT. I was stressed, I was upset, and I made a completely rational ... about a test that I ended up not being in the right state of mind (let

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 7, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Here Comes the Sun @ MIT A Photographic Journey

  

  Sailing Pavilion is the oldest university sailing facility in the country. Membership is free for all MIT students who have taken an appropriate class ... ! :) Messages in the Sky over Kresge Auditorium: The Light between Building 18

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 27, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 1 MITWE (+ FJE and VJE) go to Brazil

  

  in kerosene. (I could probably write an entire blog post about how much ... ="attachment_88380" align="aligncenter" width="768"] How it went down in my head ... comprehend how it was all orchestrated (pun intended). It all started in my

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  —I mean, these tips certainly make a lot of sense in hindsight, but they ... score is high and you are a good writer so you will probably be fine.” Man ... remains under your control is your essays. What’s important in an essay

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Staying in Touch Family back home or here in Boston!

  

  back inside for a home-cooked meal, seems so long ago. In reality, it has ... completely until you’re here in a dorm, in a town you’ve only been to during ... not alone in feeling this. It never truly hit my until just a few weeks

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  [Guest Post] The Alleyway by Isabella Y. '24

  

  everything that is usually in shadow; I once saw an old man holding a bouquet ... there is so much to be explored. Can we truly model that moth flitting in ... back side over and over again in a routine that might resemble love. i

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 11, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Virtual Fall, Real Performances coming soon to a zoom very near you!

  

  performing groups we have, and how big of a performing arts scene there is on ... fun together again! One of my friends is in the Shakespeare ensemble ... further ado, here is just a sampling of the events happening this fall on

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 4, 2020