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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A suite surprise My suitemates find out I'm a blogger

  

  dorm. And if that wasn’t enough of a surprise, the next evening, I ... surreptitious smile. He walked out, almost for no reason. I ignored him and began ... —this time with even more hearts and a “I love pizza” speech bubble. I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 19, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry) A Parent's Perspective of MIT

  

  … I did snag a hot dog at Theta Delt (thank you for your kindness to a ... pipes hanging from the ceiling, when my son looked over with a smile and ... supportive of my children’s right to choose, so I bought him a “

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  a salmonella saga weekend outing tingz

  

  've prepared for, so I read extensive festival survival guides and bought a lot ... Governor's Ball, so it was a dope collective experience for us. I ... , however, I spent a good chunk of my free time exploring Boston, and made a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Tale of 8 Instagrams Low resolution, high flavor

  

  can change from pleasant to ominous in a matter of minutes. And that ... Once upon a time, I developed an Instagramming problem and started to ... retreated, and I woke up to sunshine and a gentle old man painting the Boston

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  , why can't I manage a few meals? Or maybe next time I'll just go for the ... big in advance for my birthday - no one's ever around to celebrate, so I ... seemed like it was just downhill from there. Except I forgot about 07

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  stories and decision paralysis

  

  were a lot of people whom i recognized from classes or activities a few ... so up until the very end. i know this is a foolish endeavor from a ... life doing stem, but it’s not so different from the realization i had a

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 8, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rejoicing A few things worth celebrating.

  

  Center for Biomedical Research. So I'm a) alleviating boredom, b) avoiding ... hopefully no one is looking for a grand unified theme. First, I would like to ... test can sometimes be a very good thing at the end of term. Second, I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  can be a difficult decision to receive. Take a deep breath, shake it off ... decisions. We recognize it's a lot of effort for all of you to apply to MIT. It's an honor and a privilege for us to read your applications. Thank

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  in the prospect of leaving are you proud of the work you've done?

  

  . And from there I wiped off the grime and stood up again, this time a ... As CPW comes to a close and I watch eager beaver high schoolers drag their far too clunky suitcases onto the airport shuttle, I feel a pang of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Touching grass scenes of spring

  

  /ApplyingToCollege. I'm flattered for something I've written to get 211 upvotes, and I'm sad that I can't keep the karma for my main. I'd have loved to comment ... wrong was when I woke up and saw light streaming in from my window

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 18, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  And it’s all beginning…

  

  versions of a lot from new frosh, is "I love my temp living group and am ... , I come from a pretty conservative region of the country (the South ... times of the year. This will, of course, be my third - I've had one from

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  A lively Dead Week what i've been up to

  

  annoying because I have to get out of bed for a morning meeting >< The ... being clutter / stuff you got for free from a loading dock or reuse pile ... , but we still call it Dead Week, and I'd say we manage to cram about a

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Alum FAQs I'm baaaaaaaaack

  

  really, I’ve spent the last two days working on a script for an episode on ... different to me. For all that’s different, a lot hasn’t changed. I’ve found ... without many flaws. But - and I can only speak from an Admissions and

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  World Suicide Prevention Day Write love on your arms to show support

  

  week ago, and I already have four problem sets due and a quiz this week.  Still, I love it here.  This weekend, I played with cats, took a trip to ... .  Like I said, MIT is a really stressful place filled with really stressed

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Melancholia [by Faye '11] A beautiful movie about the end of the world.

  

  , Antichrist) based the idea for his newest movie from a depressive episode he ... that I would have had to wait half an hour to get in. Seeing a smaller ... from the International Film Festival (IFF, a series of film events of

  • by ARTalk
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  class on Tuesday (a math recitation at 1 o'clock for an hour). I ... actually allowed to declare yet, but I can take this class. From what I ... and I, pose for a "I have paint on my nose" picture After 10 minutes

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For love of Baxter A story of love, loss, and catnapping on Burton 1, as documented by my cell…

  

  they want) (it's pretty much the most amazing cake i've ever seen) From ... losing your best friend, someone who's always there for you. A part of me ... From: rich Subject: LOST CAT Date: January 22, 2008 1:22:26 AM EST To

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 27, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  2 classes for credit. I took 8.01L, which is a version of physics you ... ’s definitely not because I’ve decided to relax too much and lead a quiet ... awesome desktop image. 9. I was working on this:   It’s a wind

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  from a viral video that has become a classic First East lounge cry). I ... promised much excitement. Someone rolled a large TV from their room. We ... a capella group and promptly proceeded preparing material for our

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  The burning question in my in-box is "Can you tell me why I didn ... this question from someone with a 2.0 GPA, or some similar blatant app-destroyer, so I could just say "you have C's and D's, what more can I tell you

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005