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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hodge-Podge Random things from a random guy.

  

  of these girls are, but let's just say that high school was definitely ... five hours of sleep last night, but for some reason I'm awake and feeling ... this before, but my summer is very routine and kind of boring. I have

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Happier Than Ever on quitting and long-ish distance biking

  

  ’s final projects hell month, my stack of moving boxes are begging me to fill them, I am running on the delightful concoction of sleeplessness, instant coffee, and anxiety. Suddenly, the faint siren song of summer beckons me

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Events

  “Freshman Musical Dorms” A question inspires an entire entry about housing. But I threw in some other stuff…

  

  people, but happy for me, because I'll actually be attending FEWER hours of class once the semester starts. Of course, there will be those pesky ... means I finally finished my EMT training! Yay! Of course, I still have to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  mmmm wikipedia i ramble about my favorite wikipedia articles

  

  . Yes, the website that your middle school English teacher probably rained ... source. But can you use Wikipedia as a source of entertainment? If you ... a source of academic knowledge that might help me with my courses and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  academic opportunities at school when you're, well, at school; it's decidedly ... 'm reminded about the discovery of an entirely unacademic (and some would argue ... , in my home town of Pearland TX, the highest point of elevation is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Congratulations! You got the job. You start in 6 months.

  

  weekend before, and I'm missing 3 days of school because of that, so if I ... . Of course, the school you're actually in now is pretty important too ... engineering that was based off of my initial comment that I've never experienced

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  Close up shot of Pluto. (Image Credit: NASA) On Jan 19, 2006, the New ... made its closest approach to Pluto. It sent back a preliminary photo of ... 's Central Park.   Photos of Pluto in 1930, 1996, and 2015 pic

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.

  

  to campus on my way there. And thus began the second of the dreariest, grayest, rainiest first two days of school I can remember. Fortunately, I ... breakfast was tasty, so it all works out in the end. Anyway! Enough of that

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 7, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  , during a pandemic, during the first week of school? Surely it could not ... ... Like most MIT students, at the start of every semester I make my trip ... weeks if they left Canada to drive me to Boston. Fact 3: the school

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Events

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  introduced myself as a freshman one too many times. Now, I take on the task of ... beloved members of my living group who have now [annotation note="I miss you Annie:((("]graduated.[/annotation] This and the influx of new faces have

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: What do those ROTC kids do during summer…? guest post by Karen C. '20

  

  a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest post series* Everyone knows the deal - MIT is a constant whirlwind of PSETs, exams, lectures, and the occasional puppy labs. For several of us, there’s so much more

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 23, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  Why I’m Baking Cookies Tonight. IAP is a beautiful time to do lots of something or lots of nothing. Or…

  

  I am the type of person that occasionally gets carried away with what ... . Among other things.” “Sure, I’ll help you eat that whole pan of brownies ... hometown friends are back at school and already a week into their second

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 15, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  High Stakes Because it’s you who makes you.

  

  missed over fifty days of school each year since fourth grade, and I ... winter around here. I'm done with yet another MIT Wednesday, consisting of ... mid-afternoon. It's been a busier than usual couple of weeks though

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Trail Notes

  

  elementary school and worked my way through a beautiful collection of nature ... triumph of nature. For just a few months, the landscape alters dramatically ... reaching the heavy heat of Kentucky summers, summer in Alaska feels more

  • by Sara N. '28
  • October 6, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking 3 math classes this semester as someone who isn't a fan of math

  

  I call it by instead of 6.3700. Back in elementary school ... amount of logic and reasoning. It's satisfying to see things line up with a clear line of logic, y'know? But on the other hand, my feelings towards

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 3, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello deferred applicants, i, again, don’t know what to say, but i can try

  

  it feels hypocritical of me to write words to you, because even if i ... nature of writing in the admissions blogs. it's been two years, so the ... fine, but of course, it's one thing to know and another thing to believe

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waiting Game hit submit time to quit

  

  . Congratulations to everyone who submitted an application, regardless of the school ... -clack of my fingers, as they smacked against the keys. The glare of the TV ... of me. I'm sure my mom said some encouraging words, like she always

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A bear encounter and a wild cow-milking contest Summer adventures

  

  I'm currently in Missoula, Montana: hometown of ze boyfriend. When I ... control of the bike and threw myself off before it fell into a rock pit) and once in Albuquerque the summer after I graduated from high school (I lost

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 24, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stories from Uganda [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Installing an exhibit in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery.

  

  the second floor of the Student Center (W20) and is the only permanent ... brings computers to secondary and primary schools in Uganda. I have been a part of this organization since 2004, and this was my 4th visit to Uganda

  • by ARTalk
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  blink of the eye really in the scheme of things, back across the years ... , depending on how you look at it. I was 8 and lived on the outskirts of one of ... building to connect the major cities of Sichuan, but I couldn't have been

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009