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• Blog / MIT Life

  all time ever does is pass and all i ever do is remember

  

  my life. because the reality is, there's not a lot of new and exciting ... ?" "oh, you know," i say. "the usual." every week is a cycle: lectures ... to a time in sophomore year of high school when it made me so happy i

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 14, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A World of Pure Curation an interview with holly h. 18'

  

  ; it’s a big thing. So now, what I’m interested in within CMS is more ... Student Center. Holly is a Comparative Media Studies major, skilled ... together? One multimedia experience that is both a deeper look into her

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 5, 2017
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who was the first woman graduate?

  In 1873, shortly after MIT's opening in 1865, Ellen Swallow Richards became MIT's first woman graduate (and later its first woman instructor ... her a pre-eminent water scientist before her graduation.
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  're at the beach in the evening and the sky is a very pretty red, you might ... IAP, as you might have heard, is a fun and exciting time to be at MIT ... 's Anonymous," which listed the following description in the IAP guide: "A

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living Like A Native Or living like a boss. Your choice.

  

  (read: I got buried in p-sets for about a month), let me take a few ... in Cambridge. Since hitching a ride on a pachyderm isn't always a ... 's post or Cam's post, you've probably gotten the idea that driving is a bad

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  ’t know about you, but I like to eat. I grew up in a family where food is ... eating in my dorm, this usually is enough food to last a week. I typically ... on making yummy food, and making a lot of it. Cooking is a social event

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / Personal Projects

  [liveblog] presenting at the Open Sauce maker expo! built a funky microscope with my friends

  

  , which is impossible with glass. At Open Sauce, the maker expo in San ... broke my leg. (don’t worry, I’ll walk again in a few months and be fully recovered in a year) More on this later, maybe. If you want to sign my cast

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 20, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Springtime I actually had no time to write this entry, which is why I cannot explain…

  

  titled Linear Algebra, is a critically acclaimed, bestselling landmark in ... nudges you to think about math in a new way, whereas Diff. Eq. is ... hemisphere like a pool of microwaved butter. Spring, wrapped in connotations of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes a whale is just a whale Humanities classes make me roll my eyes sometimes.

  

  of discrimination I have ever received as a woman in science is that ... other side of the steps was also wet. Yes, he is in fact a rocket ... -cultural medicine and issues of embodiment in post-traumatic stress disorder, is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  ; Free Buds” [Q: What education level have you achieved?] “I read a ... '?] “Whatever -- anywhere the wind blows is cool” In other news: one of the ... . That is definitely a taste I’ve never had before but I really liked it

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week It's the final countdown.

  

  week so far is a bittersweet concoction of wonderfully free food and ... milk from a straw, in which my cup is my head and the milk is my brain ... . But it may be the MIT students who have it toughest of all: it is finals

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus is quiet summer thoughts and happenings

  

  ’s a Friday night, but campus is quiet in the summer. My door is open. It’s pretty hot in here, but I’m pretty used to it. There are a few ... hadn’t been working on my UROP. I say this in a sort of half

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  seniors who have made it through MIT, participated in a good number of ... of you admits (and soon-to-be admits!) might be wondering if MIT is a ... that I knew I wanted to go into neuroscience (which is still a relatively

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  as a freshman in high school. She is me at the core. She is enough to ... being waitlisted, and a whole spectrum of feelings in between. I remember ... essentially, she is why I am right here, right now. In the voice of your mind

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An OME Welcome to the Institute I took Tsegball, and I have no regrets.

  

  last carefree summer in Cape Coma. After a week of I-95 mayhem, I walked ... are like me in that sense. It is intimidating coming into this place not ... (which is amazing by the way). Anyway, the program itself is a two

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  The Introduction This is only part of a comprehensive guide I hope ... ” award – Walking around is, in my opinion, the most enjoyable method of transportation. Every day, after finishing up a long afternoon in my UROP lab, I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know All your wishes have been magically granted.

  

  in an AP class is better than an A in a normal class.” It shows that ... would discourage those who have a “weaker” profile, but still have a ... . Describe the manifestations of the impact, not the impact itself. This is a

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  material well in a class, will they help others who are struggling? Do they ... it is a very strong report that will help prospective students and ... engage with their community in their pursuits. And, we want students who

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  !) meals in 30 minutes despite sounding like "a sensual goose who smokes ... immediate attention. Yes, there was a point in my life where 75% of the e ... , really. Really. How many e-mails does Mitra send me in a typical day? Let

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After (and During) MIT Greetings from beautiful adulthood

  

  cross! For those of you who don't know me, I'm Elizabeth. My hair is a ... like it's going to explode more so than in my avatar. I graduated a year ... . But let me tell you - working at MIT is a suh-weet deal. All the awesome

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 28, 2014