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• Blog / MIT Life

  Fun things I’ve done lately! life isn't all being hosed

  

  In my last blog post, I mentioned that one nice benefit of becoming a Master's student instead of an undergrad is that I have a bit more free ... . Trying out new places in my neighbourhood Now that I Live In A Place TM

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 8, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  [JOINT POST] Travelling as a black female "Alexa, play Brown Skin Girl..."

  

  Andrea Orji, '21 There is a common phrase in Hindi: ठीके (“teek-hey”) meaning “all is well”. Many times in my discussions with people at work, at ... getting followed by one man who would sprint after me, daughter in tow, then

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 3, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Valentine’s Day Eve Day. What? Also. BEN FOLDS.

  

  of a big deal- last I checked, 50% of men are in frats, and a little ... entirely different topic. What's most important, is that right there in the ... for Logarhythms), who are our all-male a cappella group and kind of the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Events

  How do you convince MIT students to dress nicely? as with most things in life, the secret involves free food

  

  're stereotyped as awkward nerds with grody neckbeards who shower once a month ... popular, in fact, that I'm told there was a 50-person waitlist, and my ... me got photographed, so I'm crossing my fingers that I might be in a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 30, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  I am lethally bored in the airport boooooo

  

  possible (boo) For the first time, get excited that security is taking a ... , though, I realized I had a very unfortunate amount of time between move ... [annotation note="I realize this is so ick but after I put it I have to commit

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • May 22, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  ,[/annotation] that there is a limit to that is rough. But it's also important. In my ... Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic ... things to blog about: my "blog backlog" in Trello is stacked deep with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  how hard is it to land a research position in the first place? All of ... we can assume is a constant, akin to death and taxes. Naturally, almost ... -lovable Elizabeth, '13, by snapping a picture of one of these people in uncomfortably

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why didn’t MIT have a logo until 2003? tracing the history of MIT's logo and graphic identity

  

  means that it ended some time in the 90s. But this is not a post about ... ="aligncenter" width="833"] the font is apex new, which is the closest to a font used in ... new MIT logo is a squarish configuration of the letters "MIT" in an

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Question me an answer. I try to help somebody, for the first time ever.

  

  while I was growing up. All I remember is a guy in a paisley suit dancing ... to do an entry introducing myself in a survey-type format. If you have any personal questions you'd like me to answer, just leave them in a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  Early Action deadline. We've been getting a lot of questions here in ... individual circumstances. November 1 is a postmark/submit-button deadline. We ... submission. If something is missing in mid-late November, then the fax will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  .org to register. There is a randomized lottery to get in, but if you want ... undergraduate hackathons in the nation, is opening up its internet doors for ... Technique If you need more convincing as to why HackMIT is a must

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  ’s office is leading a Dear Colleague letter in the Senate that closely ... Part 1 here. *     *     * Rush Holt is in the room, but most ... him by name when I passed by in the hallway. Now, I’m in a big room

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  's debate at MIT is worth a blog post in itself. Or six. The best thing to do ... self-control. View Dining around MIT in a larger map Let's start with ... -flavors-of-Triscuits supermarket. The fruit is an order of magnitude cheaper than at LaVerde's in the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing documents! FAQ: What happens if part of my application isn't showing up yet?

  

  The most popular question in all modes of communication -- blog ... questions. First: no, you're not in trouble if your materials haven' ... . Why is it taking so long? We are processing documents from more than 10

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  For Newtown

  

  are also in your lives - that you love them. Every day is a gift, and ... undoubtedly heading to the library to cram for finals - people who in any other ... innocent and beautiful people who passed away. I am in awe of the grace

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Chapter Closes To open another

  

  think through them is like trying to find a needle in a…um…place with lots ... outside, a cup held to his chest. In response to my jumping in fright and ... this is likely the last night my roommate and I will share a room. He

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48 Take under four classes, they said. You'll have free time, they said.

  

  ) Space is, for lack of a better word, neat[3]. Last semester, in 8 ... taught this term by Professor Robert Simcoe, who spends a lot of his time ... age, and is flying away from our own galaxy as a whole at X kilometers

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  Today, I'm back in the office (but only for a day) after doing three college fairs in New York City this past week. It was a fun week! First was ... /interviewer Mark, who graduated from Bronx Science back in the day, joined me in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

  they're whining about is that in 2006, the writer of Doonesbury put up a ... super hero group is a bit easier than getting in. Bullwinkle Moose Yes ... "likes". Cornell is super jealous, and they started trash talking a bit

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogging My Way to a Passionate Life On writing, during and after MIT.

  

  can do in a long period of time. Here, he reminds us that a career is ... distilling my thoughts over the last 4-5 years. That is, in addition to no ... have a blog where you can write about whatever you want?” (TNC himself is

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 11, 2014