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• 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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
• Blog / Events

  Ben’s Farewell The conclusion to the Ben tribute entries, and a little advice.

  

  bit, it'll just take a second- really, I'm serious, where are you going ... inches straight off their foreheads and went, "And what are YOU going to do ... you've pre-written your life story or are like me and have very little

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 28, 2008
• 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 / Academics & Research

  Interphase This entry has nothing to do with cell division

  

  you can get to MIT significantly before September. Well, the choices are ... prefrosh are trying to figure out the best way to spend that last summer ... ) getting an early start. And that’s where the OME comes in! The Office of

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  World’s Best Rib Recipe as advertised

  

  made: First, heat your barbecue so it will be ready when you are (or ask ... line for the ribs. Where, like a beacon in the darkness, stands Snively ... aplomb. We began discussing different things he's made, and then I pointed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  butterfly season the very tired caterpillar

  

  something more modern, more suited to whatever homeowners are looking for ... grounds, where I had my most formative experiences. Eating Sweet Martha ... it to me, I shrugged and thought, Sure, why not. There are certain

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • July 31, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why I stayed up until 6am on Thursday More nerdy cake-baking.

  

  actually was, except that there were latkes and they were SOOOO good. I made ... spins do matter to the hydrogen atom. If the particles are spinning in the ... "flip" direction - and if it flips, then tiny packets of energy are

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  drinking from a firehose; rest assured, there are times when life at MIT gets ... made the pasta. Yes, I made it, wondering Why haven’t I made pasta before?! It’s so fun! A group of us in the Tech Catholic Community made plates

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Montreal a.k.a my awesome birthday blog a.k.a the end of IAP Photo's! Adventure! It's like a comic book, but real!

  

  thankfully had made a suggestion for where to eat, and we were off. Now ... Caffeine is in the air my friends, pencils are writing, printers are ... like "Guys we should go to Montreal". It happens. What follows are the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  camp is where a college (or colleges) hosts a soccer training session ... , which made my humanities heart glow). My interest in MIT had been piqued ... MIT coach a lot, which made my connection to MIT feel stronger. I kept

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Events

  science bowl we ran! a competition! virtually!

  

  competition where two teams try to answer science trivia before the other team ... answer. The rules are a bit more complicated than that, and are best ... decided that it would use a format where teams answered questions in their

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • November 16, 2020