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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  setting things on fire and playing with flames

  

  I had a funny realization. I found myself setting something on fire 3 different times in the same week—twice for classes, once for a club—and each ignition taught me something…

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 18, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  all the notes i took in a week riveting stuff, i know

  

  Not too long ago, my desk was covered in every variety of stationary imaginable- brush pens, washi tape, wax stamps, glitter pens, you get the gist…  Today, my collection of…

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • November 8, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  day one welcome back

  

  as interesting. I did graph theory research this past summer and I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  20 Things I Learned In 2020 from a course 20 who is in her 20s

  

  *full disclosure: this post was mainly written for the title* We are so freaking capable of adapting to drastic life changes. It might not feel like it all the time,…

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 1, 2021
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at the Media Lab

  

  research during the pandemic. I saw a blog post about the undergrad ... interest in research and human-computer interaction. 4 years later, I was

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 24, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  the abstract studies and researches of the philosopher are often the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  8,726,400 SOS: The Conscious Subconscious guest post by a fellow '21

  

  *written by a ’21 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest post series* After finishing my freshmen year, I followed the common path of UROPing on campus…

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 13, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lambda Tea Two words: BOBA MACHINE

  

  There are times when I feel incredibly lucky to exist in close proximity to so many creative and amazing individuals, and right now is one of them. I present to…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i’m doing typing in a comfort style for a change

  

  tired, mostly there aren’t too many psets there aren’t too many extracurricular committments there aren’t too many midterms there aren’t too many other, miscellaneous things to worry about but combine them…

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT IS … reflections of a bright sunday afternoon

  

  As I look outside the long windows of McCormick Hall’s penthouse, soaking in the last few glimpses of blue sky (oh no, winter is coming), it hits me: I’ve almost…

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

  Reaffirming our support for transgender students in light of the military ban and our ROTC program(s)

  

  defense and security research. On campus and at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, MIT’s research enterprise, including at our Institute for Soldier

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How To Make (almost) Anything

  

  I switch between saying I study “computer science” or “math” but neither one can hide that I usually live my life lost in abstract-land without anything to tether me down…

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Swing of Things I've been getting into it.

  

  If you had asked me what I thought college life would be like back when I was in high school, I would have said something like “prolly pretty busy right?”…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 18, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Done (this summer) or Why I Haven't Blogged in a Month

  

  School research team that investigates the reproductive health of sexual ... research. -- Why this UROP? → This spring, I took a course on epidemiology and public health, taught by the research team’s leader, and wanted to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017: Friends ❤, Food, and Flying Deloreans (Guest Post) Or maybe not quite that last one

  

  I took part in HackMIT last year, and it was a great deal of fun! I had the chance to learn some web dev with my friends, meet industry mentors,…

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Using Fireflies.ai to Write a Post About Fireflies.ai behind the scenes: it's pretty meta

  

  The writing process is different for every one of your favorite bloggers. I usually have to wait for inspiration to hit before I’m able to sit at a computer for…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Post: Started From the Dorm Room Now We Here starting a startup while at MIT

  

  The following is a guest post by Sam U. ’16   When I applied to MIT, I wanted to be the first man on Mars–or even one of the nerdy…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 13, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  anatomy of a hell week do not try at home

  

  let me take a second to talk about the week i’ve had: last thursday, i went to not one but two P.E. classes because it was the last day of…

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 27, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  I live in Massachusetts. I am a freshman. I am in college. I go to MIT. Even though I have been repeating these phrases over and over in my head…

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  Ambitious Adventures, a reality TV show following innovative cities around the U.S. and it’s entrepreneurs, will be premiering next year. I always liked the idea of reality TV – capturing…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016