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• Blog / Class Projects

  Avatar and Desserts Exploring Food Art

  

  . I thought this was just a laughing matter, but I was shocked to find ... childhood shows like SpongeBob or Dora. A lot of channels I had access to in ... make a total of [annotation note="to be fair, they do taste really good

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • December 10, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  school is just a place; it's what you choose to do that matters, not where ... matter where you end up, you are going to find an environment that you ... support can go a long way. I've been very lucky to have the amazing support

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  e) Other Some pretty important stuff, and then just some pretty stuff.

  

  have to go through. e) Other (please specify)." It took me a while to respond to this question - it's taken me a while to answer a lot of ... around to this topic. I'm loath to write about it because I feel choosing a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  A Mischievous Anniversary Tonight Four score and ten years ago...

  

  were strained to see what was about to happen. In a few moments the ... their aspirations. [The editors] would not be surprised to find the gilt ... find themselves in places where they don't normally go. You've

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • June 1, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  How To Make Mediocre Furniture well, maybe i'll let you be the quality judge

  

  the Before Times. We got a U-haul to get all of our stuff back from EC ... , you choose to live with a[annotation note="One person who lives on Putz ... get around to this coffee table that I'd first dreamed of more than a

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 17, 2021
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  to MIT for the hacks?” *Yes, I'm on a train again, and will probably ... while at MIT If and when you are accepted to MIT there may be a day when ... mile! (while hard to see, there's a banner that says "Go Sox" suspended

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  research and find schools where you'll be happy than just applying to a ... often receive applications where its obvious a student has only applied to ... that applying to college is a time where you need to focus on yourself

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  graduation requirements or trying to find a major that clicks. But you will ... 'm introspective to a fault and end up writing overly pedantic spiels. On my 6-hour ... freshman-Ceri three years ago. What started as a fun thought experiment to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Institute of Smashing What do you think MIT and a garbage compactor have in common?

  

  here and quadruple-major, put your nose to grindstone, and crank out a ... , being able to just switch your brain on for a few minutes and crank out ... academic workflow to pieces. It's a tough blow to absorb to not be able to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2010
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Subtle Black MIT Traits A few things I have experienced as a black person at MIT

  

  Black Engineers is a great place to find internships and make connections ... . For those of you that don’t know S.A.T is a page for Asian people to ... that got a lot of attention, and I thought it might be a good idea to go

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  tyrannosaurus REX the prefrosh are coming, the prefrosh are coming!

  

  like a freshman, i.e., to be naïve and excitable. And there ain't nuthin ... about ten percent of freshmen change their minds; they have a chance to ... maybe (it happened to me) all three at the same time. A lot of the basic

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 20, 2019
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  applicant pool — to the point where MIT obtains a critical mass sufficient to ... attention to the class of 2028 and beyond, I want to take a moment —  alongside President Kornbluth — to reaffirm our commitment to diversity in a

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Be yourself or create yourself? The biggest question in freshman year.

  

  Great Gatsby, “the Great American Novel”, is a book most of us have to go through to graduate high school. It’s also a book that has left me with a ... common of a name and coming to MIT confirmed those suspicions; there are at

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms big brains, big gains 😤

  

  close to Maseeh, where I live (it’s literally a straight line across the ... Center[/annotation] have limited hours, those looking to squeeze in a quick ... be confused with the homonymous dorm. this is instead referring to a

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  responsibility when I mess up. I've found a community to lean on for support and ... conversation, but a badly lit selfie and a quick hug would have to do. One day we ... last time. I was dreading Tuesday night, where I'd have to fall asleep

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Bring your stuffed toys to class reflections on liminality

  

  . Come up with two very different ways to get from point A to point B ... 're here, now, carrying a Nerf gun looking for people to shoot. Worry ... . Learn where all the ramps and elevators are. Grumble when there's no

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know a firehose of advice from upperclassmen: tips and tricks for freshman year

  

  club, or a mind here that can teach you, but it’s often hard to find them ... what makes you happy. Find a time and a place every day where you can be ... chances of remembering them later. Take selfies with people as a way to get

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Figuring out what I want to do with my life personal essay time :)

  

  astrodynamics for the first time. I remember doing a 16.07 lab where we had to ... two to find a better guess, converging over time. As I worked on the EKF ... maneuver. Finding these trajectories continues to be a challenge, but my

  • by Alex M. '21
  • March 5, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  , celebrations, and sometimes songs. They are also a natural point to look back and ... to cook, or contract histoplasmosis while exploring a cave. Looking ... to be a part of, and I have never regretted the decision. 2. Freshman

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  tenets or, my only piece of advice for incoming first-years

  

  -years. It may take a while to adapt to life at MIT—indeed, it took me three ... ="I am not trying to wander into a philosophical discussion here. the point ... overall morality of a decision, but rather that it matters to your personal

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021