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• Blog / MIT Life

  Things you might have wanted to know

  

  There are a few questions that I've often wondered if people were ... say that MIT's campus isn't beautiful! Where did you get it? Well, I ... shat by a raven. It is the body of a fallen father, whose bones are

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Double Edged Sword On Time Magazine's article titled: "Are We Losing Our Edge?"

  

  scientific development. Other countries are becoming equally competititive in this new era where communication occurs rapidly and information is only a keystroke away. There was one part of the article that made me feel a bit

  • by Bryan
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  Nov 8th at 7:30 pm in Kresge Little Theatre! Tickets are free!   I have ... , facial expressions, these are skills drilled into you in every theatre ... —communication, collaboration, vision, decision-making, advocacy, trust, leadership—are applicable

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  growing over time continuing to become myself

  

  Sometimes I worry I have too many blog posts that are just paragraphs ... blogs to see what fun stuff the bloggers are doing; maybe they don't want ... struggling through a viscous fluid. Or like those dreams (maybe these are just

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 31, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  “the worst they can say is no” the costs of trying

  

  , and you took action and got rejected so you are not dating them and being made ... -risk. The potential outcomes weren't you took no action so you are not dating them, you took action and are now dating them, and you took action and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 10, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Parliamo Italiano! And some other languages too.

  

  reassure you that MIT does have humanities classes, and a lot of them are ... 's selection is pretty limited, but the classes are still great. (We only offer ... it a lot. Knowing Spanish has made learning Italian both easier and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Someone saved my life tonight Survived my squalor, like a butterfly.

  

  cleaning them. Frozen grapes are really delicious, and keep basically ... seven favorite words in the English language. In order, they are: 1 ... assume they are laughing at me, so I asked them what the heck Second Degree

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Venturing to far living groups

  

  cats and which floors are smoking floors in EC (EC's webpage doesn't seem ... are pretty polite about it. Cats, Smoking 4th West 5th East Cats, No ... concern I hear a lot from people who are not MIT students is "Oh no, if they

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do i have unsolicited tips for you

  

  training program, made specifically for first year students. By completing it, you get a free Arduino, toolbox filled with tools, MakerLodge T ... activities included in the program, but they just wouldn’t receive the free

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  ... The MIT admissions blogs are, as a whole, supposed to convey a diverse ... 't. Maybe they don't watch "Lost" or "24" (seriously, are those TV shows?), and maybe they aren't first or even last in line at the free finals

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  reviewing my classes this semester but unthoroughly

  

  ="aligncenter" width="768"] i made this meme are you proud :D[/caption] 6 ... , here are my thoughts on each of them :-).   (1) incredible ... , Amira, Ari, and I made this unfolding zine that summarized some of the

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 17, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  What Your Campus Wheels Say About You skrt skrt

  

  campus is deceivingly large. Freshman year, I made the unfortunate decision ... . That brings us to our topic today! There are many different modes of ... . Bikes You are down-to-earth. You are very diligent, and everyone wants to

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  for work, and made dinner with my roommates almost daily. I burnt the ... of that misfortune made [annotation note="and consequently, me ... Tuesdays, where we ate (you guessed it!) Thai food, at the same restaurant in

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / Residential Life

  Siblings, Scrabble, and Boredom we're bored in the house, and we're in the house bored

  

  made peace with that, except that I still think about the paper towels ... where it would be kept and for how long) or a storage facility in Boston ... seems like it just made senioritis a few orders of magnitude more intense

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  bell. Announcements are made while we eat, and I think about my Google ... 10 am physics lecture. All my sets are terrifying, and I’ve been ... while watching the turtles at the pond where I’m working. I am jealous of

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2026 is now live

  

  are still dealing with delays and disruptions from the ongoing pandemic ... last year who made the recommendation. We've always encouraged students ... 've made it more explicit."]modified[/annotation] our "challenge essay" to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  rethinking perfectionism god i just want to get things done

  

  my perfectionist tendencies are probably more pronounced than average ... too high, and then being disappointed in the result. These are all ... work on. I’ve been paying attention to where I direct my productive

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Play Labs yay an accelerator for VR startups

  

  , simulations, manufacturing, etc. They are choosing 5-10 startups for their ... well as a $20K initial investment. Afterwards, they are potentially able ... first cohort, and many of their startups are tackling some interesting

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 18, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Travelogue: Part Une Trip to Bath and meeting an MIT professor thousands of miles away from MIT

  

  my super warm electric blanket (hooray to Mommy who made me bring it to ... was kinda surrounded by friends who are future bankers, economists and ... could try on panniers, which are undergarments worn in the 18th century

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  (sorry Boston) 3. Why are strawberries $3.50 per box at Shaw's (supermarket ... . The original church (made out of adobe! it's super cool inside since ... know what these flowers are called? I'm really curious!! They're in full

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009