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• Blog / How to Human

  many thoughts head full

  

  I've been hesitant to write things since my mind has been a bit of a ... 's a feeling of too much and not enough going on. During the days where I ... of it and the power rests in my hands. On days where I had my 10am 8

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  CPW Advice 2k19 come party wildly and/or play wii and/or perceive wonders and/or...

  

  all of campus puts on a bazillion fun events for them!) I wanted to write to all of you who will be coming to visit very soon. You might be super excited, or kind of nervous, or maybe you've already comMITted and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Moms We stand on the shoulders of giants....!!

  

  importance in my life and at MIT. We all talk about a lot of stuff happening around campus, but for many students, family is still a huge part of their ... , nuances, and vibrant culture of MIT life through my phone calls. My mom has

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Guide to Farmer’s Markets We found lychee in a hopeless place.

  

  cook every other week. I enjoy competing in the unofficial game of try ... good for that sort of thing. I've expanded my skills (I'm faster at ... shiitake mushrooms and mixed vegetables (I was very proud of that one) and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-Guide to CPW KAPOW! GET EXCITED!!!

  

  thrilled to meet and host you, Class of 2020! Get excited!!! For the past ... . The excitement of the new Class exploring MIT is extremely contagious ... , many of you may be plagued with logistical travel and planning issues

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  For Those Weeks When You Just Cannot We all have those weeks, sometimes you need a break

  

  We all have those weeks. Some sort of tragedy happens - a death in the family, the death of a friend, the sadness of a friend, an angry anonymous email, the hospitalization of a friend or cat - these all are very

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why I stayed up until 6am on Thursday More nerdy cake-baking.

  

  Spoilers: there's a picture of an awesome cake at the end of this ... , because I'm super hosed...so lots of fast typing and zero editing ... a mental list of all the things that had to be accomplished between 7

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  first drafts of just such a book. Now that the admissions season is fully ... post of completely unsolicited application advice! Before I dive into ... , and open as possible. That's why I tend to believe that most of the so

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nonlinearity My conjecture on finding my way through four years at MIT.

  

  small island of paper known as problem sets, tests, term papers, etc I ... of success in achieving said goals, this probably would have been a ... look back at my four years as a continuous system rather than a bunch of

  • by Bryan
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  I was reading one of Laura's recent entries with a response to a commenter asking about cats. East Campus is one of the dorms with "cat floors" -- floors which allow residents to have a cat -- and Third East is one of them

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…

  

  .112, the next level of chemistry, which meant in order to keep the 18 ... half-week of classes, and my first problem set, which was intense. I ... now, which is probably better for me since I've taken a lot of chemistry

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  , the current state of my life and psyche, and the existence of God ... all of your concerns about MIT and thus help me become a better blogger ... something. One of them, Bryan '06 was so crazy about biking that he took his

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  , my date of birth, and the words 'supplemental materials.' " Fabrice ... of the items in MyMIT means that someone has alredy read that part of ... plenty of vegetarians on campus, and plenty of vegetarian options on campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Summer

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  ="although nothing is possible with the heart of the cards 😏 jk please don’t do this ... get back at it. So among a bunch of other goals, I told [annotation note ... half marathon by the end of the summer.  But that didn’t end up

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  I Miss College Application Season The Good, The Bad, and the Casey Jones

  

  [The following is a collection of ramblings and memory unloadings ... titled each document “I miss application season,” but over the course of ... research. I miss going to college websites and reading through all of their

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  there is no time left musings on death and the future

  

  tw: mentions of substance abuse, various diseases, death i have been much more productive over the past few weeks than i usually am. of course ... and eventual death by overdose. it’s probably one of the saddest things

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 22, 2022
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  UROPing research, science, and throwing big funnels in lakes

  

  down to write this blog.  UROP, one of MIT’s umpteen acronyms, stands ... has been one of my most treasured experiences at MIT thus far, and I am ... in a place with such a plethora of opportunities. In the fall of my

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Lived, I Learned, I Got Burnt not necessarily in that order

  

  couple of months. The Afeefah that sprinted across campus in March 2020 is ... writing this post in the middle of the night - vitamin string quartet ... putting things into words seemed insurmountable. Part of the fear comes from

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  New Things I’ve Tried mostly experimenting with some looks:)

  

  I’ve been breaking the monotony of quarantine and wearing pajamas all day by doing new things! I’ve wanted to try many of the things listed ... showed as purple. The downside was that there was a lot of transfer; my

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 9, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  finding good what i look forward to

  

  events of the past week. But to sum it up I thought I'd put it in short ... suicidal thoughts. I felt very impulsive and wasn't really sure of what I ... " from the police the next morning, who had caught wind of my suicidal

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 4, 2020