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• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  passed since that blog post and I’d like to give you an update. When I last checked in, I was just settling into my new life in Cambridge, MA ... : Tortillas. These round slices of heaven are revered in Mexican cuisine; for

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  the mortifying ordeal of being known embrace the care that lies within you (my attempt to soothe pre-decisions anxiety)

  

  shape the research questions you’ll investigate in grad school. Once again ... with the hope that the odds will be in your favor. You’ve already taken ... have written better than I can about how proud you should be of

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Desk and the Things That Live There The things and fish on and around my desk and the stories behind them.

  

  .UAT last semester. The first article is “Stuff You Didn’t Learn In ... . It’s doubling as more space for wet laundry. You can see more laundry ... , was that our memories can be more accessible when we write around the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  how to adult spoiler alert: no one knows

  

  phases of my life. a while back, i was waiting in atlas to get my ID card ... knows what they're doing in [annotation note="and if you are one of those people who does and has known since they were five, i am in awe of you

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: an interdisciplinary collaboration A day in the life of MIT research... on the Internet. A story of how…

  

  away from computers in favor of travel and college life. And I guess you ... , but no way to develop it; the other with no background in that idea, but the technical ability to make it happen -- can meet by chance, attract

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ambulance! Ambulance! So I'm in this serious long-term relationship.

  

  itself in the New England area. And (here comes the cheesy - are you ready ... It is four days into IAP and I have yet to sleep in my own bed. In fact, today was the first time I've been back in my dorm for more than

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, Now A Goldwater Scholar finding her way four years later

  

  few years trying to make wherever you are as amazing as you can (as you ... yours -- "You have grit - the single most important factor to succeed in college and life - and you have it in spades" -- really stuck with me

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 18, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  that in the wake of the pandemic, you can hang out wherever you want ... freshman year. that person can only staple in groups of up to four people ... you. i hear "online order for Ankita!" the barista puts my drink on the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Few Words

  

  I realize that some of you have been counting down to this day since ... it this far :) I can't wait to meet some of you at CPW! To those of you who don't get in: Take a deep breath. It's okay. In my psychology

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  interested in Course 15, you should try the Fish Sticks too. ... , so before PetCo we stopped in at Borders for smoothies. They had Magic ... what they were getting ready for) Now I've had pets in the past, but

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This is it. the last "what classes I'm taking" blog

  

  Hi friends, My final semester at MIT is well underway and spring break is in 4 weeks and graduation is looming on the horizon and real life ... student in graduate school, but more on that in another post). In any case

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 20, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  first real snow!! wow so magical

  

  : "where are you right now?" me: "i'm in the green building! what's up ... i woke up this morning and it was COLD. i checked the weather. lo ... [annotation note="grocery store in the student center"]laverde's[/annotation] to

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • December 11, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion

  

  made of aluminium cans (thanks to my friends in fraternities) paint ... reduction and sustainability. Student designers from MIT and other schools in ... , which are then modeled on our runway. Trashion was founded in 2011, is an

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  showing how you can build your very own Tamagotchi. (Also check out the end ... . "Until then, the best thing you can do for yourself is to take a walk ... II comes in! I took this class for one main reason: the final project

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  i am overwhelmed. what happens when a pandemic, recession, racial reckoning and recruitment season join forces?

  

  when I walk in (it’s the same every time). Thank you, India Pavilion, for ... even in normal times, from anecdotal accounts. In these 'unprecedented ... -or-break moment- the last chance you have to make use of your CPT before you

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CP* restored my faith in the universe i read...My Immortal...with prefrosh

  

  [annotation note="in online gym one time, i was bullshitting an exercise sheet ... involved when you're clicking between Zoom meetings, but students are able to ... the most fun I've had in literal weeks. I'm so grateful that I've had

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 18, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Derailment My Gap Year

  

  - Adventure Outfitters. “Can you start tomorrow?” “Yes! Yes, I can!” I was ... people. There isn’t just one right track. Many can lead in interesting and ... everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 18, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  *Independent* Activities Period Part 2 our second IAP apart!

  

  interested in, but are not sure if you want to pursue. Or, it’s also great for getting industry experience in a field that you know you want to pursue, but ... We spent our IAPs in two different states, for the second time. We

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  Turtles Can Get You Into MIT". At the EECS post-graduation reception ... The night before graduation, I was about to turn in for a good night ... and used to let my cat in and out when I was away, tumbled all these

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Well, you just cost me money.” Best. Desk Call. EVER.

  

  automatically assume that you're some crazy child genius and an expert in anything ... : can you connect me to the science department? me: this is a dorm, I don ... On any given day, you'll totally forget how awesome it is that you

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 23, 2010