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• Blog / Challenges

  A Physics Metaphor Featuring destruction! and sledding! Oh, and some serious stuff too.

  

  8.03 (Waves and Vibrations) with high expectations. I was not ... difficult the curriculum at MIT really is (not to mention how much I need to ... smashing all over the institute? No, that can't be right... Well, it's not a

  • by Kate R. '14
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  college, not knowing what to do after graduation, realizing that your ... laugh, or at least mutter a perplexed "...what?" Turns out, I'm not the ... judges were thinking when they made me a winner. Did they not get enough

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  am i doing this all wrong? thinking thoughts and feeling feelings

  

  feeling bad is circular[/annotation]and probably not a good way to move ... social media, but not quite reduced to only direct text messaging. I like ... they are sharp and capable of cutting things. A knife does not exist

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 4, 2024
• Blog / Residential Life

  Don’t Stop Believing you can take the east camper out of east campus but...

  

  before moving out, finals week rolled into[annotation note="I'm not sure if ... nearby. As "MIT's newest alumni" (a term I did not want to contemplate too ... . Despite not having registered in advance like we were supposed to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 6, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  in wonderland hello from the number side

  

  “Who are you?” said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging ... ?"]I'm almost certain that I have two.[/annotation] Unfortunately, I'm not nearly ... that I go here. Not even in a "I belong here!" sense, but that I am a) no

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 16, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  i’ve joined a sorority and what that means to me

  

  not like the one I joined, and dropped. I have been constantly wondering ... major shift. I'm not living in Random this incoming fall, which is ... medical reason b) find someone else to take my place c) pay dues while not

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 21, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Blogger Pets some serotonin for your noggin

  

  /笨蛋 (idiot/"stupid egg"), stinky girl Notes: these days since i'm not home she ... very therapeutic although she's not good at handling tears because ... belongs to my roommate Dominik, though we call him Dom (the person, not the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 13, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  long day❤️ (I am not, in fact, being paid to advertise, but maybe I should be!) Everyone says that this is not a normal time, that we are ... life isn’t cutting me any slack. Pandemic or not, there is simply too

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 29, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  GET A BIKE very important psa

  

  not an issue; U-Locks are quite cheap, [annotation note="i got a good ... , and if you lock your bike correctly, you should not have any problems. i ... ...you're chilling! biking in the city is Scary it's really not that bad lol. Boston

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving Self-Quarantine 101 tldr; memes (haha jk...unless)

  

  1000 extracurriculars to students who haven't been this not busy since ... friends, which i am not. so, now that i'm in the midst of social distancing ... -janky chat box (looking at you, Zoom...) please, god, do not Zoom call to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 19, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Nisha’s Restaurant Review: February this is extra but i'm doing it anyways

  

  ="and not just Le's in Harvard Square or The Friendly Toast in Kendall, which ... added bonus of getting to watch the SuperBowl on the bar TV. Not that it ... ="attachment_50882" align="aligncenter" width="225"] i was not kidding[/caption] The

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  've learned to call home. There's this subtle (or maybe not that subtle ... ’ve always secretly taken a lot of pride in not damaging myself. When people ... one not, we were caught between the two boulders of metal. All I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  Food We Made! a photo dump of non-aesthetic pictures

  

  are not particularly aesthetic or instagramable, since we've been out of ... already! Its SO good omg. The dough is flaky and buttery, but not in a gross ... 't enjoy the flavor/smell/anything of butter). The filling is sweet, but not

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 29, 2019
• Blog / Events

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  You know, it’s not every day that a person chooses to move to a ... stories. “Not every day” for me was a few weeks ago when I landed in this ... sound body and sound mind. Mens et manus, guys. *Alpaca not included

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  does not provide midyear grades or progress reports. Do I still need to ... 250 words. I know that’s not a lot, but do your best to be concise ... that does not provide midyear grades." Report your grades just

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  MIT is not about the challenges of problem sets. It’s about a ... exhilarates because it means forward action, and not just in classes, but in ... either. I still have not unearthed a pattern in the numbering of its

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  . Good enough view? Not for me either. So I got a closer one. Its a robot arm. A robot arm! As in, not a human arm, but a robot arm. Like ... needs and then re-liquefy it to use again later. Not shaken nor stirred

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  form with your latest grades. My school does not provide midyear grades ... . I know that’s not a lot, but do your best to be concise ... ;I attend a school that does not provide midyear grades."
 Report

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  any given flight)       Case 1- Middle Seat (Not EER ... resting place as they sleep. Not only that, but getting out of your seat is ... :  F-       Case 2/3 - Aisle Seat/Window Seat (Not EER

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home is Where the Heart is In which I speak only in trite cliches.

  

  perfect, considering it's that time of year again. No, I'm not talking about ... what it's like to worry that you're not going to belong, or you'll have ... --you're not alone. And though this is not the most timely advice, I think this

  • by Tom R. '14
  • December 13, 2011