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• Blog / Advice

  letter to my 2023 self from: 2024 janet

  

  graduated and did a semester at Auckland by then – I'd experienced university ... also observe that this is supposed to be a letter from 2024 janet and it ... in 2024 and wrote most of it then; but then i had to work on a bunch of

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 2, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eyes Wide a scandalous, unintentionally-devoid-of-meaning recent history

  

  ’s circumference and its diameter. I automatically said, “Heh… $3.14. Like pi.” The ... her the receipt, and watched as she slowly, cautiously, um, ran away ... type. The door is at the optimal angle between slightly ajar and fully

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 8, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  degree and the latter was a prominent historian.[annotation note="I would ... and the Boston Common, which are two adjacent parks right in the middle ... tough though, and that I would struggle to get myself out of my room if I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Why It’s Special all the things that make CPW amazing

  

  CPW 2014 was the reason I chose MIT. At the time, the Institute wasn ... spontaneously planning my life here on walks around the neighborhood and during ... could work with. MIT is a unique place, and it can’t be home for everyone

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Once upon a time Who I was in high school.

  

  later experience. So I'm going to try and cite from primary sources (that ... to get a driver's permit a few weeks ago, and the lady said, "You have ... -TWO AND FIVE-TWELFTHS." My high school was a decent suburban Ohio public

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  How To Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay Step 1: Fumble. Step 2: Turn out pretty okay.

  

  Sometime in the last four years, between graduation and, oh, a week ... introduction for the uninitiated: My name is Keri, I used to write here, and as a ... , compassionate human being who plays well in the sandbox with others and is

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Too Good To Go fighting food waste with good bargains

  

  hall hours can be restrictive, and the food is… mediocre at best. An ... , get your fiber. constipation sucks."]nutritious[/annotation] dishes and ... seems daunting, i promise you that it's very doable and upperclassmen are

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2022
• Blog / Class Projects

  What I made in my documentary class three videos and many, many lessons

  

  for 2022. I love photography and writing, and video is a nice marriage of visuals and storytelling. But, once the summer came along, and I was ... [annotation note= "deadlines and grades"]external motivation,[/annotation] so I

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / People & Identities

  someday fate of friends

  

  ’m a lot better adjusted now than I was in high school, and I might have ... some core part of myself they could still easily reach out and touch ... things I’d forgotten and felt a warm surge of familiarity upon recognizing

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 10, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024 looking backwards and looking forward

  

  into different states and colleges. I traveled to West Virginia for a ... In the rush of finals and the end of the semester, I've been losing ... December 22 after my last final, drove home from the airport, and fell asleep

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 1, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  around 4:00pm and eating will commence. $500 in prize money will be ... , and their families. Plan your strategy and test your recipes while you ... for an entire weekend, flooded the field, and won most of the prize

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  The Classes I’m Taking This Semester [in order from least-to-most edible] 🪀🚑🔥📚♟️

  

  University of Pretoria in South Africa. I was just there, so I hung out and ... five-minute chunks, and if you ever stop, EVERYTHING gets DELETED. :o But don't worry, I'm cool and awesome and never stop writing ッexcept for

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 8, 2026
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in China through MIT’s China Development Initiative A week-long mentorship program in Xiamen, Fujian

  

  IAP 2013 was a logistical (and medical) nightmare but a fantastic ... London for winter break, then flew back to Boston and got an x-ray at MIT ... for over twenty minutes...) so the doctor left and I wasn't able to get

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prizes in your pocket Computers are so cool omg this is why I’m a course 6

  

  brain of your computer, each engineered and manufactured to near ... )! And don’t even get me started on other things like displays, memory, and ... everyone’s mind and today being National Nanotechnology Day, I wanted to take

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 9, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Applying While Transgender #InHonorOfMarshaP

  until every transgender student can apply to our institution and not face ... World Pride in New York City and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ... reminded of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera – Black and Puerto Rican

  • by DJ Rock
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Hello, Ma Sheng Li Gong A journey of four years begins with a single blog.

  

  ), and we decided to stay in Boston for a couple of nights before heading ... with knew a grad student from MIT and asked us whether we would like to stay over for a night at the Institute. Having heard so many amazing

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2007
• Blog / Residential Life

  whimsically signed, yfnhmc (your friendly neighborhood house meeting chair)

  

  a hickey from the universe. And everyone wants to get with the ... ...school. After all, Boston is full of treats, and how could I not indulge in ... artwork, a tight-knit community with traditions, and a meal plan full of new

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 19, 2026
• Blog / Uncategorized

  journey to the end of the world visions

  

  caves, and got a few diamonds. diamonds! i won—and that’s where the story ... underground, mining a good amount of gold and lapus lazuli and a couple more ... , vines, grass, flowers, glow squids and glow berries, and the occasional

  • by Ali C. '26
  • November 16, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  background, and your interests (e.g. where are you from, your interests and ... things: where you come from, and what your interests are. So, where am I from? That’s easy, and maybe moderately interesting. I’m from Hawaii

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  40 Hours in Cape Cod Take note, I typed this entire post with a broken shift key. Please appreciate the…

  

  -perforated silence of Cape Cod two full months before the season of tourists and ... . Overhead, a countable infinity of little stars twinkled, and I pondered their ... child to the pika alumni trust fund and spending one fine weekend in early

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 27, 2010