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• Blog / Blog Projects

  where is south dakota again? and other fun questions for your south dakotan friends

  

  first. She said something like, “Hey, you’ve got to apply. You’ve just got to.” I was more on the side of “uhhhhhhhhh.” Scary. Matt: The first ... place for me, so I decided to apply. Henry: I first learned about MIT

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 3, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  you enjoy. Too many high schoolers think that the key to college ... seems to have become a thing of the past, even though site traffic hasn ... : you're likely to get a response more quickly, because current MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  "the people" of mit, they are only referring to undergrad students, and ... insincere not to say this is somewhat true. I think what is meant by most ... tribe." I think it's dishonest to say that everyone at MIT likes everyone

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  My First Few Weeks at MIT … one year ago

  

  Every freshman’s first few weeks at MIT tend to follow a predictable ... . Now, the important stuff: When I first got my acceptance to the program ... to Newbury, creating long notes lists of all the restaurants you want

  • by Hala K. '29
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Events

  eclipse chasing, undergrad edition compilation post by Kano '25, Allison '27, Amber '24, Ali '26, & Audrey '24

  

  drive to Vermont. And then the first repair shop said they couldn’t fix it ... first available place to park, piled out of Carlos, and looked up at the ... first, it felt like nothing was happening but, then, the entire landscape

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 22, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  How does one write a first post? This probably isn't the way...

  

  was tasked with writing an introductory blog. He spent months trying to come up with the perfect thing to write. Something that would garner ... —drafts that never made it past the first sentence and exist in a folder on his

  • by kellen manning
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Spirited Away Guest Post By Freshly Alum'ed Wasay A. '19

  

  *to set the mood* [playlist ids="44803"] The floor of my room is a ... completely. There’s enough space to leave me trying to figure out the things ... behind? And so I begin to list things out: I’m taking all the knowledge and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 13, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Black Lives Matter until they don't.

  

  only way I could bring words to my feelings.  ** I moved to the United ... infinite. I was filled with boyish wonder, and I was ready for my grand ... invariably leads to them finding out I’m from Nigeria, they ask variations of

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  only does he admit us to MIT, he actually really cares about us after we're admitted, as well. His office is almost always open to us (assuming he's around! He's a busy guy, after all), whether it's to chat, to get advice or

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  GET A BIKE very important psa

  

  return to/arrive on campus, you should consider getting a bike. it's so ... never thought i needed to bike anywhere, but y'all, i was wrong. SO wrong. it normally takes me ~8-10 minutes to walk to [annotation note

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Small Things I Like About Autumn A short reflection on a colorful season

  

  in Cambridge. As someone who loves scenic views to take pictures, the ... that I've come to fall in love with.  And recently, I've been trying to take more time to acknowledge all the small things around me that I enjoy

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 31, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  freshman class starting school tomorrow, it's strange to think that I won't be returning to my beloved 254 suite in Burton-Conner, hanging out with the SuMmErFuN folks, and trekking up and down the Infinite multiple

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who is the Class of 2028?

  Check out our First-year class profile page to find out more about the members of the Class of 2028.  
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT IS … reflections of a bright sunday afternoon

  

  brushless motor. I’ve finally learned how to properly breathe in Yoga. I ... ’ve gone to office hours in my best pair of pajamas. I’ve turned 30 minute naps into 2 hr naps. I’ve repetitively failed at responding to free food

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  " has come to a close. And of course, it wouldn't be blogworthy unless ... to study right? So what I've learned is that you can only read a book ... my brain went to mush when I think I'd attempted my fourth read of the

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  year, Chris Peterson summoned me back from my alumna grave to apply my treasury of comedic novelty photoshoot experience to pieing the bloggers in ... the tense scene. In slow motion, Tim waddles over to a table full of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  to the contrary, I'm the only guy out of four children. That's right: I have three sisters. And while I love all of them dearly (am I allowed to ... always wanted to have a brother. Last Saturday, that dream came true

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  work thoughts on productivity and a post-mortem of my spring semester

  

  : [/annotation] 6.036 (Intro to Machine Learning, 12 units): One of the first ... of term. I learn how to pronounce “yacht” correctly for the first time ... avoid thinking about the other things I need to do but have not done and

  • by Alice L. '24
  • July 5, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  ? Confession: no. At first, MIT was my #1. When I first moved to the U.S., the ... Thursday, 10/26, 7-9pm EDT. That's over now, but you're welcome to email me ... 't promise to get to them soon, but I'll try my best. For reference, I've done

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  design for first-years. Triples, on the other hand,  “have a tendency to ... There is so much to say about residential life at MIT.  On campus ... traditions that motivate a significant population of students to stay in their

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022