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• Blog / Advice

  Advice I give others that I don’t follow myself (yet)

  

  the person you were, or who you think you were. You can admire things that your past self did, without having to do them again. You can admire ... chances, in the long run, that you’ll write something good. (As a corollary

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  I saw it.     Can you see it?     zoom ... . This is the first rat I've seen in a commercial, though. And it leaves me ... Early this morning I got a text from my friend and former student

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  I Hate Change but at least, I'm creating it

  

  impossible. So now, I get to start of my days writing in bed as opposed to ... the seasons-- that I'm okay with. I can anticipate it. But sometimes, a ... than 6 months ago, I thought I'd stay in my old room until the day I died

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 17, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  , etc. I agree that it is easier said than done, but I'm in the same boat ... means as much as I'm afraid to press the submit button, in order to have ... bit of faith and optimism can go a long way. 4. I've tried my hardest

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  the sun sets on another summer only one left yikes

  

  flight to boston. this summer went by weirdly fast but in a way that i can't quite describe. i feel like i've been in LA forever, but i also feel like ... and it's like you're caught in a time loop. i don't know if i like that

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 17, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  thing that have changed not my class year...pls god i want to be a freshman forever

  

  physical classes. now, i'm living in a house with some friends, taking ... things down when i've had enough. this tuesday, every person in my house ... like this, so i'm glad i can be more present now i have more time — i

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

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

  

  "   We've added a question to the activities section where you can indicate ... depend on your email provider; in GMail, for example, you can write a ... I’m writing to announce that the application for first

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  In my first month at MIT, I: Caught COVID, then a cold, then strep ... ="aligncenter" width="346"] I was late for class that day 🙁[/caption] After 12 years in the service, I got out of the Navy in August and started at MIT in

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  An Interview about the Interview Remember: questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart.

  

  interview required? No, it's not required, but I highly suggest having one ... would fit at MIT - something the paper application alone can never match ... , otherwise known as an Educational Counselor (EC). 2. Where do you interview

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Song Remains The Same But sometimes my blog entry is a little different.

  

  I am very curious." Kallie: "Ok, since you seem to be rather in ... ) If you don't have any info, I'm sure I can wait until fall. :) Thanks ... shocking... guess I'll have to wait until I get there to see. Now, I can

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Experiencing Psycho in Full G(l)ory Sharon L. '21 joins the blogs to talk about movies and art by and large

  

  stuffy.   Somewhere in high school, I decided that I needed to ... project in silent films, or where the camera focuses in a frame) have their ... in Boston. There tends to be a mentality on campus where you feel

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  i’ve learned that people here rely on each other. in a greuling ... said and done, i feel better. but i don’t know how to do it in ... , not today” or lean their head towards me so i can ruffle their hair a

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things That Happened! Since I've been gone~

  

  time. The best way I can describe it is like speed-walking when you ... somewhat similar to junior year of high school, in that I feel I’ve somewhat established myself somewhat now. In my UROP, which I’ve had for 5 semesters now

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  when I found out I’d been selected. I thought “Wow, I can share my experiences with untold numbers of people. Maybe I can even give them some ... doing well at MIT is figuring out what costs you can bear. I had a lot of

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  mit: it’s complicated confliCTING FEELINGS

  

  i've been drafting and drafting this blog post over and over again in ... old, i live in random hall, and i. am. exhausted. these past two weeks ... 'd probably be under "it's complicated." i first visited mit back in my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 6, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Odds and Ends It's what's left

  

  either constantly or frighteningly never. I've been up in long enough ... 's when I graduate!I've been, in a word, miserable. This sort of misery is ... produce in a given time. In fact, I've summarized the quality of being hosed

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 3, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Coming Full Circle C’mon & zoom, c’mon & zoom, c’mon & zooma zooma zooma zoom.

  

  . Back in April, when I was still anxiously waiting to hear back from the ... : what if I took the risky route and just stayed in Boston - writing and ... more than two-thirds of the programming on PBS. In other words, I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  why i chose mit the paths not traveled

  

  these events were all stepping stones to an inevitable destiny where I ... honestly, does the distinction even matter? When I was in my late teens ... at my interests in mathematics. But I'm not a teenager anymore, and I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What do you see now? they say genius likes to alternate between the soil and the sky

  

  , scientific discovery, humanism, etc... When I discovered this dichotomy in ... and put down this stroke for all that you will do! But I have noticed in ... In his most famous book, James Carse categorizes human activity into

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • May 23, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Imbibing the Nostalgia Punch More akin to jumping on the bandwagon than drinking the kool-aid in that it is…

  

  . I haven't revisited these blogs in some time; the public ramblings of ... as a magical rainbow wonderland where all dreams come true, which as I ... relocated to 10am-6pm and careening in the direction of 'hand-wavy'. The day I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 9, 2014