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• Blog / How to Human

  well, well look who's inside again

  

  cw: suicide ment in lyrics if you'd had told me a year ago that i ... a waste of my time" or "Yeah I really should've gap yeared but oh well ... , Call me and I’ll tell you a joke Oh shit... Should I be joking at a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 11, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advanced Standing Exams: know your stuff, get out of a semester-long class! You should really consider taking them.

  

  interested in a subject I thought I had no interest in—might be worth checking ... school, I spent 4-5 irritating weeks working problems over the summer in a ... these graduation requirements was “But I’ve got a ton of AP credit…won’t I

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 24, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Work, friends, sleep – pick three In which I manage time effectively.

  

  'd want something more than the above.) I'm blogging because in a true show ... hours on a MONDAY. And I got to sleep by 1AM, and then I woke up in time ... that in a later post. Also, I didn't want my experience this week to be

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Living Meaningfully and all the things that has entailed

  

  idea over in my head. A PhD was a lot of commitment, what if I just did a ... , but am definitely crashing out a bit in my second. Before moving here, I ... ride[/annotation] away.  It took me a while to feel like I lived in

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  i became british for a summer featuring an internship at bristol robotics lab

  

  before I get hosed) after the internship ended. Over the summer, we made a ... a literal grain of sand. I still believe every EE should have to ... , which I didn’t spin too much of before the summer, and learned a ton of

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • September 18, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Benzene Back Take it to the lab!

  

  have time to do laundry before finals. I mean, what? Here's a lovely ... benzene back Make me a Grignard so I'll attack Epoxides turn me on in no ... (What is it with me blogging about Justin Timberlake? Seriously.) I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 24, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Are you ready for some FOOBAW? the one and only time I talk about football

  

  of college football was so potent in my upbringing, I assumed as a kid ... . Although it was as addicting as sitting in front of a slot machine, I ... Super Bowl tomorrow. I've been born and raised in America, I've lived

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 7, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  The One and Only Melis

  

  decided to let her "write" this entry in some sense -- I asked her a few ... , so I grew up in their studio and developed a passion for designing ... sister moved up to Boston with me and I did a project in microfluidics

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  't, however, what I would call 'pretty uneventful.' Before I begin my little ... me up in the MIT ambulance. We proceeded to the ambulance bay, where I spent at least an hour going through a massive checklist of everything in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  in a puffy jacket minding her own business. Anyway, I was in high ... week seems benign. But I’m only a freshman, so I’ll take my Hell Weeks in ... , but that’s beside the point) I found myself sitting in front of my desk

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I was out of bullets. Living free or dying hard in Germany.

  

  in Berkeley next year, I thought it might be better to be a little more ... still smokes! Heck, in Italy they're even more direct. I saw a pack of ... all time, primarily because I was in New Hampshire this month on a bike

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  sunset/sunrise swiftly flow the days

  

  bed before I had finished at least a good portion of my work, I sat down ... AM an all-nighter? What if I get up from a nap at 10 PM and stay up ... [annotation note='I actually first encountered this phrase in a debate case in high

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  in me being asked to take a year off. If I came back, I had no idea how ... , excelling. It was a lot of work, but it felt right. I graduated in 2011, and ... blast doing it. I've always been a performer and wanted to end up in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  you'll be happiest. 2.In one year, a lot will be different I can pretty ... wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in view, and which should be ... high school as much as you can, a ton of stuff is going to happen in the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  SUCH a fruity guy in which I prevent scurvy

  

  some reason that person was me. Now, about once a week, I put fruit in a ... of renovations, the current population is a mix of seniors who lived in ... : "fruitbowl", in which everyone puts fruit in a bowl and eats it together

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 20, 2026
• Blog / How to Food

  IAP Cooking a journey of uncooked pasta and cold pho

  

  I live in Burton-Conner, which is a cook-for-yourself dorms, but I ... back Southern Illinois cookies for us to try. I wasn't sure what makes a ... together. In the fall, college felt very rush rush rush to me. I had a

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • March 10, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  A Q&A for Deferred Students

  

  deferred applicants, I thought I should post a quick Q&A about what to do ... . What should I do now? Should I send in extra materials? The only thing ... preferred, and a lot faster than mailed updates. Should I send in a whole

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  . What are you doing in 21E? Like Danny and Allan, I am a 21E major with ... income. What are your thoughts on 21E? I noticed a complete change in my ... humanities major at MIT. So I thought I'd wrap it all in a neat little

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  -Conner's newly painted spacious TV room...there's a TV in there, I swear. On the ... in them. But I assure you they exist. Now, a little geography. All of ... your questions in this entry as I get them. Here we go. Dima said: A few

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Extended to January 3 We have extended the RA deadline. Happy Holidays!

  

  are not in a American-style school or you will not have any midyear ... means that you should you should click the final "submit" button of your online application on or before January 3. If you are applying on paper

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 3, 2009