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• Blog / Challenges

  When I used to run A reflection on sitting still for a semester

  

  Note: So, you may or may not have noticed that my name is ~different ... get what she’s saying, but what? What does that even mean?!? I’m not ... right: pain does have utility, just not the type of pain we create for

  • by Powers '23
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview (the EC edition!) in which you receive advice and an alum surreptitiously gets to blog again

  

  is really not bad at all), just over a quarter done with my third year ... , but honestly I've felt there's not that much of a difference between ... ! 1. It is not a test. I'll tell you how much we ECs know about you as

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  , courageous students need not apply. Last night, after the requisite parties ... not making this up. Glowing orange. There was no doubt that they were ... not of the MIT admissions office. Please take it with several moles of

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sleepless Nights And how I've been spending them

  

  before the week was over. Even though work was bad that week, and even ... presentation due the next day, and a bunch of work still left to complete for it. And I wasn’t quite sure where in my evening the hours for that work were

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 26, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  Call Me Yankee, that I was spending my summer in Houston, Texas working for a tubular products company, TMK IPSCO. What I did not mention is ... to South Korea for two weeks to work on a project. In the words of one

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  [Joint Post] THE WORLD’S gREATEsT CROSSOVER EPISODE Jebby '25 is my flatmate

  

  . After too many days of not eating real food, I was craving meat, so our ... supplies. You could probably peel faster with a seashell. We made it work ... -sized and not the 1cm-long horse ants found further in the UK. I love bugs

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 4, 2025
• Blog / Community Projects

  Mystery Hunt mile markers portrait of the blogger as a young puzzler

  

  Not only the blogs' birthday—in trying to decide what to write, I ... of people (MIT-affiliated and not!) descend onto MIT's campus over the ... arcane things in spreadsheets, and not sleeping very much. There are other

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  The Craziest 3 Days of Soccer Ever broken records, halloween practice, and senior day!

  

  against Wellesley. We had set a goal this year to not only win the regular ... step closer to that goal.  But that was not the most eventful thing of ... the team did not disappoint. It sure was a spooky sight as equestrians

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In the Music Cubes, no one can hear you scream…

  

  already has a concert scheduled there). Though I'm not entirely sure how that would work because there are no chairs inside, and you must remove ... , two musicians can play in adjacent rehearsal rooms and not hear each

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 25, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  packing for the road looking back on nights that last forever

  

  say goodbye, but not this week. Not yet. I went running today, bleary ... chosen this if not for EC renovations? Would that choice have been easier ... , and rally for floor parties on weekends. At one point, I regretted not

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  about my post-grad situation that it's not something I'm looking forward ... significance. I get stressed out if I'm not taking every opportunity to see my ... me want to postpone getting my diploma. I worked hard to make it

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Above Ground now breathe

  

  catch my breath. Now that I finally have, I'm not quite certain what to do ... class which is never not cool to me. This year, lectures are officially ... blog on these outfits"]outfits for presenting,[/annotation] not that this

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 10, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  novelty the closest thing to time travel

  

  brains do not really “lose” or “forget” memories, and that forgetfulness ... really important. Not only does doing new things seem to slow down the ... had the option to sprout wings and soar through the world. why work the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • August 5, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  a season of secondhand joy on mudita and vicarious delight

  

  watch other friends sing nice songs. you're not really interacting with ... not even go to all the ones i wanted to, like next sing or the ... antidepressants are working and that i don't feel as sad anymore, but that's the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 12, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Parting Remarks Part II: The Blogger Bio That Was I just graduated!

  

  they unaware or do they just not care? All things considered, this is a ... insufficient change. It is not easy to look at this world and smile and listen to ... does not need my [annotation note="and I see the irony here

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 30, 2020
• Blog / Events

  To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Love You THANK YOU LSC

  

  movie on Netflix at least 14 times over, if not more, and read the first ... the second row of the theatre, but honestly not complaining, I could ... off my 6.009, 6.08, and CMS.100 work JUST TO TALK ABOUT THIS MOVIE

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  the Institute writ-large, ought to work: [visually_hidden]We are awake ... broad-ening the educational base, let us not stifle individuality by seeking uni-formity; let us not fail to discern the gifted mind, to foster

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  What is weather? ...and what is rain?

  

  weather works when you’re not in California? Every morning I've resorted to ... degrees Fahrenheit. Not too bad, but warmer and more humid that I’d prefer ... . Here's the thing: One does not simply experience heat and/or humidity in

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 9, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  ^ how not to do it.   "Help! I'm from [Los Angeles ... 's really not that hard.  As the saying goes, "there's no such thing as bad ... staying warm on a budget is that it's all about layering. Not only does this

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  %, it does not mean that the chances of a given applicant who scores ... stuff that's left behind. Or think of it like a shadow. A shadow is not ... 't. That's how our admissions data work. It shows you where the decision wasn

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013