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• Blog / MIT Life

  dear past me stay kind

  

  , which i participated in from eighth to tenth grade. it was a good program ... next year, where I found out that my high school offered fencing as a ... sign from the universe that fencing just wasn't for me. I emailed my

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story of the most epic pset ever If you correct my problem set in the comments, I will get angry. And you…

  

  library" (fancy name for a bookcase in the floor lounge where people stash ... This semester I'm taking a class called "Sustainable Energy," and so far, it's pretty awesome. It's one of the few classes where I really

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m taking this semester! senior fall

  

  excited for this class. Plus, I could end up becoming a cool super villain ... students, and there was a period in elementary school where I thought I ... can be a time sink. Archery I put off my last PE requirement to senior

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility

  

  intimidating-looking cafe I saw in the neighborhood of my hotel, asked for a ... . We watched the sun set while eating from a charcuterie board. I felt ... few talks from invited speakers and a casual poster session where you

  • by Kai V. '25
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  you can also use CopyTech to get papers bound such as for making a ... (-cough- google), I have discovered that you can also go to CopyTech for ... used the tunnels for this purpose, but I imagine if there is ever a day

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Things I Miss About MIT that i didn't think i would

  

  difficult to remember, but i'm the type of person who can't not prepare for ... [/caption] being swiped into Next Dining i lived in Burton Conner, a Cook-For ... any of the time i dedicated to it and can't wait for our next chance to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  substance abuse, where I learned that one can earn $30 for a 1.5-hour ... not for anyone who participated. That hurt for a couple of days—"If I can't get into an FPOP, what can I get into an MIT?” I figured DEW was

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  a month. I was barely reading the blogs, just trying to get two ... ). Only two kids from my school applied to MIT early action - Curtis, a good friend since fourth grade (and a freaking genius) and myself, so I only

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor Ernesto Blanco: A Lesson in Creative Engineering "Science and engineering are like two sides of a coin, where the value of the…

  

  to this area, though you can die instantly from such an injury. On a ... inventions, since I came to MIT to learn from creative engineering gurus like ... Corp, making textile inventions like a faulty needle sensor for knitting

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 28, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Downtown if you could see it then you’d understand

  

  -down and slacks; I’m wearing a t-shirt and shorts. “Couldn’t be wearing ... . You can read Chinese. I can, he says, but only simplified. He explains that ... people who live here moved from a long time ago, before simplified Chinese

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2019
• Blog / Events

  The middle days of the week

  

  't remember it - I had to think for several seconds) bought a soda and several ... never seen a braille printing press before. I seem to have been unable to ... . Seuss book Mr. Brown Can Moo, for NBP's braille literacy program for blind

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Social Engineering no no wait not like that–

  

  good fit for yourself can feel high-stakes. I was super nervous about ... , person B has a funny story from class, and person C wants to know where ... 've had a rough day of classes, I know for sure that at least one person

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 24, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  this strange new place home. I feel lucky to be living in a place where ... California for ten years now, but unlike other sun-loving transplants, I ... pie I found on the internet for all you visual learners out there. Two

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Books write our life stories Philosophy, astronomy, religion, neurology - and my plans for the future.

  

  will live in my new apartment for a year while I commute to and from the ... begin. I started with my bookshelf, since that seems to be where clutter ultimately accumulates. I unfolded a cardboard box, switched on my desk lamp

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 30, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One new blog, three post-college thoughts just popping by to say hello

  

  carve out time for that activity. I finally read a gift from sophomore ... Hello from Barcelona! I'm here for an astronomy conference. (You may ... from The Other Side of college: one on where I live, one on what I do on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  I'm in the process of writing a post about my own summer, but in the meantime, I've got a guest post from my friend Elaine L. '18, who also wrote ... , pull out your device, and ask Google. We’re in a day and age where you

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Events

  MIT is in Boston!!!!111!!!1! It's something to be excited about!!!!!

  

  I don’t even really have words for (there was this thing with a ... a smaller one. For me, I’d never really lived in a big city like ... “Greater Boston Area”) While at MIT, I’ve been able to hang out with a lot

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snow On working in a winter wonderland.

  

  Vermont and New Hampshire. In Vermont, for instance, I lived in the ... furthest south I've ever lived (except for one year I spent as an undergrad ... winter. You have to know how to dress for the cold. A few simple rules

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.

  

  , we split up, I towards Harvard to buy a Christmas present for the ... from studying that I can't help but share with all of you - the first ... found stress. Lots of stress. As I mentioned, this is a season for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  available to me? Does work study mean that I'll get a hair-net & spoon for ... earnest to think about where to apply for college. For some of you it means ... gracious to send you. I know that most of you will put it all in a big box

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006