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• Blog / How to Human

  school break thoughts

  

  I wake up with a jolt. In middle school, I used to have a recurring nightmare where I’d feel completely conscious, going about a perfectly average day at school only to realize I forgot to do a major assignment. I

  • by Victor D. '27
  • June 21, 2026
• Blog / Athletics

  An Adventure on the Charles In which Kate fails spectacularly, except at storytelling.

  

  their stories, almost to the point of using it as a conversational crutch ... happens to me which makes a good story, I end up telling it to just about ... ’m taking a sailing class! So this morning at 11am I reported to the sailing

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  a telling laugh my first introduction to psets, and realized that I ... I had a WEEK to do, only had 5 problems. This was going to be a piece ... they have way more time to finish a task then they need does, and I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  Don’t Stop Believing you can take the east camper out of east campus but...

  

  was a little room for sadness to creep in around the edges: as my room ... having a chance to say goodbye, another person I would never again bump ... nearby. As "MIT's newest alumni" (a term I did not want to contemplate too

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 6, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Fall Semester random happenings, senior year edition

  

  .091 = “three-oh-nine-one" There is no apparent logic to this. But when a group ... very close to classes. Anecdotal proof: --- For five years, I'd had a ... , sophomore year at MIT, my phone started talking to me in the middle of a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 30, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  great place to work and be a student. 1. MIT is very diverse -with no ... choose to self-identify with any of a number of questions, they would like ... comes to resources on campus, MIT has the rainbow lounge, where I will be

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  Maine to get to know each other, where I also first learned to use a ... It's been a while since I introduced you to MIT (my way, of course ... of a blogger's life, having so much to blog but not enough time to

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT

  

  kind of place where I want to be: a place where you take your talents and ... attempt to personify a big, philosophical theme into a “smell” ... was a ridiculous amount to see and take in. I could sample any color or

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Shall We Dance? having two left feet is a thing of the past.

  

  parties where we can show off our new moves. Hopefully, I can make it to one ... my head all Monday night. As part of my summer of fun, a few friends of mine and I decided to take advantage of free dance lessons offered at MIT

  • by Bryan
  • July 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  have a propensity to spit upon all popped collars and finals clubs, but I ... popped, it's been feeling pretty starchy as of late. Going to Harvard as a ... home to many a transgenic fruit fly and is slightly remniscent of Amy

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road

  we started a Black Student Union in our school to build community, but ... that was a 15-minute drive from the house I grew up in (where I was ... several moments during my travels, including that one, where after I left a

  • by DJ Rock
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Taking at MIT The beauty of The Cheat Sheet

  

  with finding what you need when you need it. Images can be difficult to ... everything I want into a cheat sheet, I have to get my handwriting down to ... a learning instrument in classes are there to encourage students to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  contemplated going back to sleep and worked on my urop instead. then i took a ... cream with toons. it was a rare occasion where i didn't feel drained by ... positive thing to people's lives. this is a good feeling and i'd like it to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 More MIT Students Become Rhodes Scholars ...but no bloggers this year.

  

  underprivileged students. He eventually plans to pursue a doctorate in biological ... treatment of diseases. This past summer, Gethers sought a way to continue ... clearly dedicated to public service." Gethers has engaged in a variety of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  a dozen people. Their brains probably went "NOOOO! Snively's going to ... ! He doesn't possess the self-control to write honestly about a sensitive ... everybody mad at me. If, while reading this, you find yourself a) Upset b

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  go alone or you may never go at all

  

  glow. I’m sitting on a cold concrete slab, where the tides would normally ... for the ride, whether it be to try a new cafe or jam at a concert. Those ... own worlds. 3 More than all of this, solo adventures are a way to

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • January 6, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  watched Pitch Perfect, a film in which freshmen know what they want to do ... day, I was pleased to note that it was 6 am, and a whole day lay ahead ... and a strong resolve to “must wake up early and do work so we can do

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

  So we’re actually *identical* twins which is surprising to absolutely ... no one

  

  to a study: They found that 191 couples — 14.7 percent — were ... told they were identical. Here is a diagram to sum up the relationship ... identical, and the only way to know for certain is with a DNA test. If the DNA

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Think Pink 2011 [By Cory Hernandez, '14] G@MIT, the SAO, and Residential Life present a guide to living…

  

  , trying to remember experiences from CPW. There was a lot of information ... LGBTQ students who have a lot of difficulty finding a place that is both ... straight allies who have difficulty finding a place that is in line with

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 3, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  one particularly chilly eve, I decided to put my money where my mouth ... So I'm writing from the end of a well-needed break back in San Francisco, just about to fly back to Boston to prepare for FAP (Freshman Arts

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008