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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sewing minus the machine Costume Design: Featuring the best non-stick-figures I've ever drawn!

  

  deciding to make some crazy pants. The first play we looked as a class was a ... willing to fail, and predictably, my first attempt was sort of pathetic ... , so I decided to compensate by only taking two technicals and two HASSes

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 21, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  You gotta have stuff Places to get different kinds of stuff around campus. And rudimentary directions, too!

  

  the first floor of MacGregor. If you like to order food (and really ... required to take a communication-intensive subject your first year as part of ... downloaded from iTunes and buying furniture for the new apartment to do a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Junior Year Sticky Notes mainly thoughts on post-grad life & friendship

  

  . This year was the first time I applied to official internship postings ... lot of time to think about all the things that weren’t deemed time-sensitive enough to focus on during midterm season. I’ve also recently gotten into

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • April 3, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello, Seattle i am a mountaineer...

  

  first week here. People are in general really nice and the food, so far ... 's like San Francisco, but not as cold--not to mention more hipster and ... , here are some pictures from my first day here instead:      Seattle's so

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 14, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  explaining his experience leading to his first few exam review sessions while ... , Peter explained how coming to MIT for the first time can make it really ... answered by telling us that he had first come to MIT wanting to be a film

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  -your-rain-jacket-everywhere weather). What better way to enjoy this good weather than by going on a little adventure? I’ve been wanting to do a blog showcasing MIT’s many athletics facilities for a while now, so I think this is the perfect time to

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  'm just being dramatic. I didn't have to change my habits for the first ... started to get shin splints, which, scientifically speaking, is when your ... then I moved to Boston, where it wasn't 100 degrees from 8 am til dusk

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  freshman year with our first-year advisors; once you declare your major, you ... that at MIT, unlike some other schools, you're required to meet with your ... (where you and your advisor meet one-on-one occasionally to chat) or an

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking Forward and Backward 10 Memories and 8 Resolutions

  

  complete: 1. Going to office hours. I didn’t go to office hours first ... far, been the most exciting year of my life to say the least. Last year ... page changed from the normal message to one that read something along the

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 2, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  abolitionist and suffragist and the first Massachusetts woman to get a college ... which stretches seven miles from the Boston Common all the way down to Franklin Park Zoo. Before this semester, I'd only been to the Public Garden

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  is the one opportunity applicants have to experience that first hand ... you can add some context and details to your application. It’s a chance to tell your story and for us to get to know you as a three

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  plastic knives spraypainted silver and other poems from 21W.762

  

  I appreciated having a non-judgemental environment to experiment with ... suggested forms for each week, but it was completely up to us if we wanted to actually follow the form or modify the form to our liking.  1. i did not

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Burton-Conner Floor Rush and Rooming How does it work?

  

  works. In some respects that's tricky to answer, but I can give it a shot ... getting your big packet in March you come to CPW and get to explore all the different dorms. After visiting and getting a feel for the dorms you get to

  • by Snively '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Filling an Empty Nest my parents tried to replace me with literal birds

  

  weekend. My parents and my [annotation note="She's now about to be a first ... [/caption] As the first four chickens grew into hens, my parents went back to the ... In April of 2018, I left home for a few days to attend [annotation

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 10, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  day in my life except it’s a live blog

  

  similar vein to my first post which used Onlooking as a springboard. added ... myself coming to boston for the first time by myself during sin limite (actually maybe it was the first time traveling by myself too). when i got to

  • by Victor D. '27
  • December 7, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  last concert

  

  . then i built my first sound system, connecting the 5 av mics to the av ... external sound companies to blackbox away all the details for the first three ... around two weeks ago usually we hire a sound company to handle sound on

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Engineering Digital Communities reflecting on the start of the zoomester and the months prior

  

  like 1+1 is starting to seem like a challenge. Day 1 of September rang in a new milestone for me. It was the first day of[annotation note ... bit, as we all get ready for the day. … After my first class, I meet up

  • by Waly N. '24
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything what i did this IAP!

  

  ="50386,50387,50388" caption="L to R: my favorite chickpea dish; my first ... My freshman winter break and IAP were very nice, nothing to complain about. I got to fly home and spend two weeks with my family; I came back

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the applicant. This form serves two purposes: to share your newest grades, and give you an opportunity to mention other updates since you submitted your

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  second-year GEL student (hereafter referred to as a “GEL 2”) is that the ... ; Urgency to Deliver, Initiative, and Decision Making   It’s safe to say that the GEL 2s devote at least ten hours a week to help plan each

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011