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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Simulating Catastrophe and learning to speak up

  

  did something similar in GEL last year: At the end of the fall semester ... for me: speak up! At least half of the comments said something like ... brand-new ELL. It’s fun because we get to think outside of the box and try

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Joint Post] DesignPlus A super cool and awesome first-year learning community ft. Gloria and Teresa (we're not biased)

  

  making and trying new things. Instead of being scared to ask for help, I ... DesignPlus’ founding, and the basis of the new structure. It’s because ... You can now read this blog on the Morningside Academy of Design (MAD

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  classes im taking this semester! the classic

  

  this class, and it’s been fun to learn and adopt a new way of thinking ... looking to learn something new to check it out at ocw.mit.edu! the 18 ... from this course. The most popular questions are discussed at the end of

  • by Angie F. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stitch n Bitch: Quarantine Edition a tight-knit community scattered across the globe

  

  was able to talk to and learn from a whole new group of people. To my ... chat is super supportive. Anytime someone sends a new picture of their ... into embroidery, (2) a magnificent social discovery, and (3) a gallery of

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  . At the start, you might not know a lot of things but I guarantee after ... nightmare of most pre-meds. Well.. at the beginning, it was somewhat enjoyable ... tired by the end of the day! But I am really happy though since I am doing

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  cruel summer ok it's actually, like, fine i guess

  

  at the end of all this, I'll write them up and post them somewhere (on ... . I've been listening to a lot of Lover lately 😛 There is also a ... , and I've left behind my past self but haven't yet entered a new one

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  of indecisive. you're really good at focusing your energy on your work ... . you're a charcuterie board devotee and have at least one weird niche ... . you might procrastinate at times, but you definitely know how to get

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  . Thank you for saying that. At the end of my junior year of high school one ... , I am here until 5PM M/T/W of this week (although not always at my desk ... at mit dot edu. I trust you can rearrange the anti-spam wording of that

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  part of the tradition however was starting a puzzle on New Year's Eve and ... So, it's the middle of January and although it was an unseasonably ... take breaks from reading so I used one of them to take a quick walk

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  [at] mit [dot] edu). The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is closed ... (RA). I've had a number of deferred students write in with questions so I wanted to post a quick entry that answered some of them publicly

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  updates i'm still here.

  

  means for me; trying to get seven hours of sleep, eat at least two healthy ... precise. There are all sorts of random reasons I could give for my disappearance, drawn from the same set of valid reasons I give to my friends or

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • January 20, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Julia’s Day Out Almost 10 things I've learned since living in Boston

  

  to campus these past two weekends. Many of you have explored our campus before, but for some of you, this was your first time. I also know that many of you got the chance to explore the Cambridge area. So, I figured

  • by Julia Potts
  • April 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come Together What do you believe in?

  

  Part One: Getting people together. Abstract. In our investigation of ... entirely relatable. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the webcomic here at MIT, he was extended an invitation to speak on campus, which he

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An IAP in Texas, chapter two Week two of school away from school as I learn about and work on transportation…

  

  One week down! One of you asked about what I'm doing down here -- I ... , so basically, applying technology to the analysis and optimization of ... , eight hours in an office sort of fly by if you're enjoying what you

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  here’s everything i thought about in 25 minutes an uncurated and somewhat meta discussion on anything and everything

  

  stint and i think i was capped at like 23 which is kind of sad) and doing ... ’ll be able to generate new ideas to play off of. i’m pretty sure we weren ... , or at least i’m good at using big fancy words and writing an excess of

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • July 16, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  The World Has Many Trees climb all of them!!

  

  intended to major in here at MIT. [annotation note="Of course, it makes sense ... gotten too used to flying. In order to try your hand at completely new ... . Almost every summer, my sister and I tackle a new ropes course. Although I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • March 17, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Steve and Me remembering steve jobs

  

  Rotten.com's biography of Woz: When Steve Jobs worked at Atari, the company ... was stored on top of a tall cabinet out of harm's way. The very first ... . I've always been a Mac guy. I don't fall into the stereotype of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  . Part of the experience is making new friends and finding a way to call ... /no record will be a distant memory. At the orchards, three of us wandered ... fabled season of fall has arrived in all of its deciduous glory and is

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Blizzard Barbecuing A few feet of snow never hurt anyone

  

  Yesterday Spanish House celebrated Boston's record breaking snow fall with the WTF(Winter Time Fun) Barbecue! Who says a few feet of snow signals the end of outdoor activites. Photo Credit to Hollie O. '15

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  On Friday, I went to the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University for ... spent a couple of blissful hours there. The area is HUGE—281 acres, to be ... of order if you'd like. My friends and I mostly wandered through random

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020