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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  on mit’s mailing list culture update: tetazoo glounge

  

  a nice, comforting constant, that i can rest in the knowledge that ... i think i have achieved a state where i feel like i should be ... 've already squeezed out so much free time out of my week. i am in class 3 hours

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 17, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  Science: You may remember 5.111 as the class where I threw ping pong balls ... Calculus: I can't mention 18.02 without describing Professor Poonen, an ... internships, and did I mention sleeping? Anyway, on to semester two, where the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  matter. I can now fall asleep in ten minutes with the lights on, people ... can change. At home, the closest I came to checking the weather was ... Schedule In high school I went to sleep around 10:30 pm, and woke up at

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  We understand that everyone has a unique story and that we can’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows ... feel may be helpful to us in evaluating your application. Every
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus: Building a Camera at the Hobby Shop [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] If you have an idea, you can build it.

  

  in my head. I was experimenting with large format for the first time ... thought of buying my own 8x10 view camera burst as soon as I looked up the ... IAP, I walked into the MIT Hobby Shop, design in hand, and absolutely no

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Out of Context Quoteboard SFW for the blogs, unfortunately

  

  in which these quotes were said (and I am the genesis of at least a few ... shoes." "I'm going to be really annoyed if I have to buy a dominatrix ... many quotes about lesbians" Academic Life "i can do my midterm

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 25, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes and Casting and Birthdays, oh my! What are "Things That Wake Me Up at 9am"?

  

  early on in High School it's been an interesting experience that I have ... I talk about (Casting) is about a module from this seminar where we ... development in third world countries. While I've currently dropped the seminar

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 29, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  2024 in Review the things and stuff of 2024

  

  culture, and the process vs the outcome and where I fit in with all of this ... challenging. In 2024 I developed strength and self reliance. Obviously it ... that I am beyond grateful for. But in some of these lows, I grappled with

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  senior house / pilot 2021 / senior house facts, and a thought

  

  overcrowding. But I can resonate with the last sentence in that email. ... decision, I hope you will understand it is firmly rooted in our care for you ... help you right now and can be reached at [email]. Dean Nelson and I are

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Saturday Night in Simmons it's so busy here tonight [i really need to study or go to sleep]

  

  enough space to run around. And some good shoes you can hard brake in. I ... all night again.] said that she has NEVER ONCE seen me locked in. And I ... sleeping or studying. I do actually need to lock in for my two finals next

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 15, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  scary? So what! Live a little, get over here (I live in EC, and I don ... that's not true, and I also know firsthand that even those 'jocks' can be ... . That $20 in tech cash they give you? Use it right away for non-food (buy

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The middle of the semester I'm kinda over this workload

  

  student—where I feel like I’m in the groove of things but I’ve passed the ... to be spending the summer in Seattle, where I plan on sewing and ... like I’m on top of my work and can keep everything under control. This

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 28, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 2) I better get this up before I forget.

  

  I saw. 60. Want to know how to say "Yes, We Can" in Japanese? It has ... on the Subway no matter where I am in Tokyo within 10 minutes of ... Sooo, I'm back in Boston. And, to be really honest, I miss Japan a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 5, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Some Time in New York City I'm not much of a man by the light of day, but by night I'm…

  

  demolished, monkey skeletons were found in the rafters. I got this info from ... head down for about 24 hours of total domination. In the past, when I ... place that I don't like very much, or we could go to Rosa, where they have

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  Hi, readers. Congrats to those of you who got in. I remember when I got in. It was my first college decision, and I was so excited, and so ... many opportunities in life to not get in to someplace where you wanted to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  spring break in San Juan journeying to none other than the most popular MIT spreak destination

  

  for everything we'd done in the past three days. I'm pretty sure I got ... of the prettiest I've ever seen. we spent a while being idiots in the ... my ears could handle it, I saw a bunch of people buy earplugs so they

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 11, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Intense Procrastination There's a difference between procrastination and INTENSE PROCRASTINATION!

  

  ? Instead I listened to the new Muse album (go buy it now) and found a solo in ... in a nice piece of sheet music. I looked around on YouTube to see if ... Today I had a ton of work to do. To be fair, I did accomplish some of

  • by Snively '11
  • September 19, 2009
• Blog / People & Identities

  first time in cdmx and first time out of the US, but not the first time having an ethnicity…

  

  's here where I got my first chilaquiles (my favorite food?) in Mexico and ... --a storm, tornado, [annotation note="In 8th grade I was supposed to go to ... inside of the house, but it was definitely pretty. I always get weird in

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • August 15, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2008 MIT will even help you find a date

  

  irrational when I am around you. --How can I know so many hundreds of digits of ... special transcription factor to help me unwind. --Hey baby, can I be your DNA helicase? 'Cause I can unzip your genes (note: I don’t think anyone

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Your MIT ID PLASTIC! Shiny plastic, at that!

  

  could have a contest, how much cultural enrichment can you get for free in ... buys food (Which is what you need in order to live. You’ll find that ... dinner in Boston but mostly I’m a TechCash guy. I wonder if that has

  • by Snively '11
  • March 26, 2008