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• Blog / Challenges

  new information about my life just dropped [ from the archive ] roses, thorns, and buds

  

  for my dad), spanning… idk, whatever states are between Missouri and ... , 2024, hoping to post it for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving slipped away, and ... , and now two Valentine's days have passed. I've decided I'm just going

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • February 21, 2026
• Blog / IAP

  Bad Ideas Month word of the day is oops!!

  

  a Video Game Orchestra Tetris performance, and explored the Institute ... has been devoted to “psets” and “midterms” and not Silly Girl Time, but when the Bad Ideas Weekend email (and subsequent reminder email) hit my

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 3, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  I’m Still Standing after all this time at MIT

  

  living room, sipping homemade sangria that was filled with fresh fruit and was much, much stronger than any of us anticipated, and watched as a ... known much about Elton John, except that he was old, he was gay, and that

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 31, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  all added up to a lot of expectations—both conscious and subconscious ... ! There’s been a lot of the ways my life has changed, both expected and ... exciting and confusing and most definitely different. Most people who know I

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  MIT-ish on being MIT enough

  

  MIT, and whether or not I made the right decision in coming to this ... ." I've found solace in my writing classes and creative outlets: writing ... primarily a HASS major. When I look at the classes and the work being done by

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  Institute unique, and often define students’ MIT experiences, so prioritize ... one floor or lounge of a dorm, and it will be your family. Here are some ... their experience with the dorm during REX and CPW. Watch the dorm i3

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  . You’re putting yourself on paper. Recognize the things you did and fell in love ... , 36. The Captain, President, Leader. The one dedicated to excellence and service. Decorated with medals and ribbons on graduation. You've heard of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Lectures I had two ideas for good blog posts, and both were stolen by other bloggers!

  

  have multiple courses. Well, the soup was yummy and the fish was good, and then they brought out dessert. And it was gorgeous. A beautiful ... sugar or something, but I never found out. It was too pretty and

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Blogger’s Block a hiatus from writing (but not memeing)

  

  "Confusion, by the Numbers" – I stated that finding balance between school and ... I took a long break from blogging. I [annotation note="and will be ... and Cognition, also known as Course 6-9. I feel accomplished

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  in Computing -- which is basically an 8,000-attendee-and ... amazing people, and remember that I wasn't alone in this very male-dominated field. It was also a chance to get a selfie with CTO of the United States

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  August, Airplanes, and why not throw in Spring Break, too? My traveling styles. And, I don't even know, maybe a catch-up thing?

  

  're going to see mines and things related to Mission 2016, which was focused ... want to see awesome pictures of the American Southwest and read about ... the awesome '16s.) If you want more pictures and gems from her travels

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  classes im taking! strictly

  

  about digital systems. So far we've covered basic circuit design and ... and rigorous proofs. 11.367:  Land Use Law and Politics: Race, Place, and Law After several semesters, I finally have a chance to take a

  • by Victor D. '27
  • February 16, 2026
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  , cofounder of Lingt and inventor of the iDoor, which I lived behind one summer and used to let my cat in and out when I was away, tumbled all these ... realized I didn't have to reminisce just yet, and pranced off to a machine

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I do too much stuff at MIT 1)My mom doesn't have a problem with it.

  

  the latest issue of Blender magazine (Bright Eyes and Rilo Kiley in the ... , you will hate this place. And when you do, you'll really hate it. Trying to get through MIT is hard, and you'll often wonder whether or not the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bored at work My weekend, a favor to all of you, and some questions to answer

  

  'm basically going to be out of the state every weekend between now and mid ... It is currently 10:53 AM. I have been at work for three hours and fifty-three minutes, and I want to take a nap. Since that is not really an

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Blockchain and the Niger Delta Creating a system for accountability

  

  African Leadership University for a program in the fall and then return to ... Hassan, Sela, and the Niger Delta Hassan K. ‘17 is my friend and ... and African communities on campus, and would also be a big part of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  SHE CAMPUS ON MY PREVIEW TIL I WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my freshman cpw post turned east campus love letter

  

  prefrosh who were being led to believe that Boston was always 70 degrees and ... masse in Cambridge, and the prefrosh excitement around me was so palpable ... MIT living. My dorm for next semester (and probably all the ones that

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 6, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  , students look at the ivy-covered university down the road and marvel at the ... I was looking at the calendar a few days ago and thought to myself ... , and partying, the months of August, September, October, and now

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  products and can be ordered! Clocky, the alarm clock that runs away ... America, the Today Show, Jay Leno, and even on Jeopardy. What is Clocky ... off the bedside table, tumbles to the floor and, thanks to shock

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Everything’s coming up Milhouse! This one goes out to the Class of 2010. Fire!

  

  and as long as it's not something really popular like Pistol or Yoga, they'll probably find room for you. But my universe tends toward disorder, and usually the entropy of activation required for that process is just

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 28, 2006