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• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  knows a Simon). But I can relate to him in the moment that he sings "We ... pick where they lived, more or less. I thought that was cool. But I didn ... ethnicities, none of which has a prominent role in my psyche. I enjoyed or didn

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  ’s been a big year. Check it out! STARS@MIT: A Year in ReviewWhen I was ... for advice in my small town. That’s why I’m so excited to share what ... students. As a STARS Ambassador myself, I can confirm that we’ve been really

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• Blog / Personal Projects

  things i’ve made and/or consumed art, movies, shows, and more

  

  amazing in so many ways, and I’m envious of everyone that can call ATLA a childhood show. You can read how much I really like Avatar in my other blog ... I started this blog post in the summer with the intention of posting

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 28, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Nerd’s Paradise Phi is a "h" of a lot cooler than pi.

  

  variations, almost anywhere on earth. But MIT is the only place where I can ... Ever since I first visited MIT in the summer of 2007, I knew that the ... first classes, turning in my first p-set, the clubs I've become part of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales From The Nance Effect Road Show My travel to the land of Boomer--Sooners, Miners. Wild Cats, Sun Devils and Rattlesnakes

  

  beads in an empty soda can. I wish I could tell you what he/she/it looked ... , TX to Boston, MA. As the old joke goes: "I just flew in from El Paso ... like Tiger on the links in Tucson. I now understand desert rules for golf

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  every class i went to during the first week of fall all *checks notes* twelve of them

  

  I went to a lot of classes in the first week of the fall semester. According to my iCal, I have spent nineteen hours in class in the last three ... happening in the background so I was slightly losing my mind. It was very

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 11, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  making art for fun what a crazy concept!

  

  this statement can be true when i rarely blog in the first place... oops ... When I was applying to be a blogger in September, one of the first questions was about why I wanted to be a blogger in the first place. Amidst

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  this... I'd just like to remind folks that blogging is not in my job ... . That makes me sad, but I can live with it, thanks to the rest of you ... of my friends died in a car accident. I remember how my class came

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / Advice

  No Snow, and on singing badly me? singing? and posting it online?!

  

  : calligraphy. I talked about this in an earlier post, where you can read me ... to forget. It feels all the more easy in places like MIT, where ... wrangle with six different tracks in Audacity to make this. But so what? I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2017! highlight reels from the new year

  

  I still can’t process that I’ve turned in my final work for the ... much warmth from it as I can. In that position, I finally drift off to ... , and I have to go shopping for microwavable popcorn. Still, I can

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  week and didn't even have to wait in line. If you asked me about how I ... participated (and there's 500-600 people enrolled in 3.091). 15 bucks! I could ... -derivates you! By which I mean that it snaps back with a second derivative in time

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Welcome back into my life, crutches The universe's way of telling me to sit my butt down and study

  

  very strange looks. Whatever. Let the world judge. Also, I can't resist ... towels this week, or 2) suck it up and put them in the laundry. I picked ... of my chest instead of where my heart is, so I survived. I hobbled into

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  i’ve joined a sorority and what that means to me

  

  a) get a doctor's note saying I can't live in the house by some ... You'll recall in this blogpost I talk about joining Greek life and ... love the sorority a lot and I love the people in it. I often go back and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 21, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  bachelor's degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field ... departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department has its own
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  board, waves chalk in the air.) "See? Blue." "And now I'm reminded of an ... have a normal, stable relationship, and down here in the third... oh, I ... As it's been nearly a month since I posted (yeah. I've been hosed. I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  job opportunity that I had always been looking for (a job in an entrepreneurial environment, a job in a consumer electronics company, a job where I ... side, I had the option to work at a startup in Cambridge called Geo

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC’s Q&A with Dean Kelley of Pixar’s Coco (he also worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Monsters University, and The Incredibles 2)

  

  built, it’s a virtual space where the layout artists can come in from our ... . But I would say scenes where you can get a lot of emotion from animated ... epiphany are they going to come onto in the third act?” I think that’s where

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  #scretious and bunnies!

  

  , I will put off other topics for later blog posts, where I can properly ... friends, in the order they asked. Scretious Scretious is… I guess the best ... this: Bunnies can be found on Killian Court at midnight, and in front of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  everything, all at once thoughts on science, ambition, and obsession

  

  that make sense with where I am now. i. ambition Now, in high school ... even broader. If I can get into some of the top schools in the nation ... Earlier this summer, sitting at a bar in Berlin, a friend and I made

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  Time Machine and jump back 9 years to when I was in 6th grade, every weekend, I ... today. Charm School is an annual IAP event in it's 14th year where ... you have a library card? 'Cause I'm checking you out." "Baby, can I be

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006