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• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  similar or different from my own. I can't emphasize this enough: you are ... Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic ... a bit absent from the blogs lately. It's not from a lack of ideas of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / Events

  some food around boston plus a random ski pic!

  

  serving. I haven't been yet, but I'm going to save a trip there for a ... as I can before I guaduate. So far, I have been doing okay but could ... so I hear: I've yet to go) but it's good in a pinch and when you

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Ah, TV… A super-sized value meal for the mind, not the body.

  

  one of the chosen 5? Does anyone know where I can get a used Viper ... about admissions and instead transform into a cozy place where we can ... Action Applications. Can I be frank with you? (As apposed to Bob? I'm so

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  “crusty’ seniors, my classmates and I are at a point where we have to make a ... ’m happy to report that this can also be a very exciting time for college ... rough, and can sometimes leave you feeling as if you’re trapped in a sick

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds like home Quarantine songs, from my home to yours

  

  name it, I know this feeling. It’s the same strengthlessness from a ... . Whether you need a break from cramming for finals or need to force yourself ... music and sound help me build a sense a place. If you’re up for it, I

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  Well, I'm back in Boston, slowly recovering from jet lag, and am (supposed to be) studying for a 9.24 (Diseases of the Nervous System) test tomorrow. I already had a test today, in 7.28 (Molecular Biology), so I'm not

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  rethinking perfectionism god i just want to get things done

  

  again. There has to be a middle ground, though. I'm still looking for it. ... I have long been a fan of the corner of the internet known as ... that’s kind of the appeal, if I’m honest – I can have other people read

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 8, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art is Everywhere! [by Emma Frank '15] Public Art at MIT

  

  where I’d be bombarded with art from the most unlikely of places ... closely, you can see the actual brush strokes. For a piece that so massive ... ’s always a lot of light coming in, and if I want to space out for a little

  • by ARTalk
  • October 17, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  here i go again i have watched Mamma Mia! seven times this year

  

  I: Just One Look and I Can Hear a Bell Ring I live on a fairly ... watched it during a phase in my life where I truly believed that all art had ... film so amazing? Well, I can give you a basic pitch. Mamma Mia! is a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 9, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Row, row, row your boat aka varsity sports at MIT

  

  alarm go off at 6am. A lot of people seem to think I’m crazy for waking up ... of my life for as long as I can remember. My first team sport was pee ... sport at all), there can be a place for you. For some more well

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  1 day in the life of an MIT student

  

  Office)  where you can apply to be interviewed for a lot of different ... essay for a Russian class she's taking at Harvard. And I have to get to ... a gift card for the first time at a TGIF! :) 5:30pm-By this time, I

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 12, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  nascent bulosan center for filipinx studies, where i hang out a lot & am ... drove in sacramento? tracy, where i grew up, is known as a cow town. a ... deep level...I can say with certainty that you are a spectacular young

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  major uncertainty switch 2 A 6-2?

  

  was a solid period of time where I felt pretty set on my major. I ... .001. For classes, I don’t generally get too much from lectures, so I spend ... concentration. Think of it as a flexible version of MechE. I was hoping to do 2A

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 2, 2022
• Blog / Personal Projects

  reflecting on 2020 goals and planning for 2021

  

  effort of reaching out to different people, and I was successful for a ... % Completion  Journaling: I kept a weekly journal of 2020 where I basically ... surprised that I managed to keep a thorough journal for a year, especially the

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Sophomore Stupid It’s morbin’ time

  

  extensions in a row because the work kept piling up and days where I skipped ... a bit more, and promised myself not to pset when I was on shift for a ... classes too. I want to learn as much as I can in as little a time frame as

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • December 30, 2023
• 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 ... my things into a suitcase and head for New Hampshire with my friends ... cooked ribs and baked beans and coleslaw as a birthday dinner! At first I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  hold me (but not too close) on writing the full-length play

  

  , where I suddenly had an infinite amount of time to respond in a way that ... ?” The problem is: I’ve always been a bad fiction writer. For starters, I ... , and, every once in a while, I’d be hit by a bolt from the blue with some

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 7, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  regression and imposter syndrome let's talk about computer science!!

  

  yes, I'm still doing really well for where I'm at. But I can't help but ... . Hurts a little more. And that's where the rage and anger comes from. Not ... walk me through a hint, I sometimes can't understand it. And I fall into

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 11, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  to build a (taste of) home ft. some topologically challenged zongzi

  

  supplies from the prior year — or I could probably go ask a neighbor for some ... meat counter for a pound of it. I walk away with five pounds of it. He ... than can be said for a lot of papers out there.”"]Dylan also can

  • by Alice L. '24
  • June 24, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  a postcard from GTL Spain finding myself or something like that

  

  "][/annotation] last year. It’s why I’ll always be a big advocate for programs like ... from one crowded platform to the next— the amount of times I had dropped ... was sweetly setting the table for a proper Spanish meal when they

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • January 9, 2025