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• Blog / IAP

  Jill Biden waved at me D.C. during inauguration

  

  other things."]IAP[/annotation] I only took one class and it already ... [/annotation] of the weekend: inauguration. Here's a cluster of weird and very ... shops and randomly decided to eat at a fancy restaurant (Brasserie Liberte

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  Things I did instead of thinking (about decisions)

  

  teeth that need to chew on something or you’ll grow wild and mad, and so ... i right"]brain and hands[/annotation] or just doing the equivalent of ... ="specifically the Google one it’s so bright and happy!"]Minesweeper[/annotation] in

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Summer

  bay area parties well, two of them

  

  title of the event was "sf party" and the description of the event said it ... experience with parties were mostly parties in east campus and small gatherings ... , and the one i attended was, somehow, yet another new experience. on the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 15, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I went to a motorcycle festival don’t worry, parents, I didn't see other MIT kids there

  

  The other day, I skivved off studying for thermodynamics and instead ... , and planned that it would take about a third of the hours it did, so I ... the alleyway between Mass Ave and Windsor Street. Engines revved

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 23, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2021 Reflections & 2022 Resolutions

  

  View my 2020 resolutions and 2021 resolutions. There were some 2020 ... great connecting and networking with so many different companies and ... the PearlHacks hackathon with Crista F. '23 and Caroline B. '23 and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  later, in an ironic (and quite sad) twist of fate, I broke the November ... freshman year[/annotation] and with a senior in my direct social circle ... fucking idea" and to enter a relationship with someone almost done with

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  socializing over zoom it's been rough

  

  dorms was an experience in and of itself. In trying to figure out who ... "]staple[/annotation] with was a whole process in itself. Thinking about the spring and pods ... like, socially. And no matter how I try to frame it in my mind, making

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] Those Kids in Uniform Everything you didn't ask to know about ROTC

  

  (Course 6-3) and I’m a sophomore cadet in Air Force ROTC.  ROTC is an amazing program and a huge part of my life. However, it’s hard to understand ... wanted to answer some of the questions I get the most, and provide specific

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Year of the HASS thoughts on single-tasking, cheese slicers, and the tyranny of the mind

  

  (Humanities, Arts, and Social Science) courses at a rigorous technical school, you might ask? Well, firstly, I need to graduate, and since I began ... relaxed, and I was actually extremely confused. My body was confused too. It

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day of IAP 3 Classes and Soup

  

  , which is a month of courses, events, and other activities around campus between the fall and spring semester. While some people go off campus to ... overshot the :35 that I was going for, and I was too impatient to go back and

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Moment with A Minister kevin rustagi '11 on MIT and entrepreneurship

  

  Kevin Rustagi '11 is a designer, entrepreneur, and musician whom I ... began, how he spent his time here, and now what he is continuing to do ... a recent alum, I’d like to explore that a little further – and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  Six Recent Life-Changing Thoughts on Food There's six lessons (and a recipe) somewhere in there.

  

  , wheat buns, six chipotle peppers, pita bread, and yuppieish bottles of marinades, agave syrup, organic molasses, and cider vinegar messily cluttered ... , serve. Stage 1: chopped onions mutiny and leap overboard. Stage 2: an

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  Alright, you and I both have some big decisions to make in the next ... (COUGHMITCOUGH), which, I mean, is a kind of a big deal and will in fact influence ... other day going through high school pictures and was like, “wow, that was

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Neil Gaiman! The uncensored version =P

  

  today. Oh man - oh man - it was - just - wow. What a great speaker (and ... accidentally reviewed a book someone sent him. The book was about porn - and to ... are genres, and both have certain elements that the plot is built around

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  Emilienne, a sophomore studying Biological Engineering and French, has had a UROP in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences department since ... , stain and mount the tissue, and take images using a fluorescent microscope

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  ;grad students” worked long hours and seemed to get cool results ... into a friend, George Zaidan, and he told me about his “big idea ... teachers, students, and researchers understand how research is done at MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time in a bottle. A Newbery-medal-winning collection of short stories.

  

  of it like a box full of memories. ...and the Trumpet of Coffee On Wednesday I had marching band practice and no time in between class and work to go home and get my instrument, so I had to take it to class with me

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am a hapless klutz Stories about Nobel laureates.

  

  straggling onto campus, and I could not be more psyched. Rush/orientation is my favorite time of year, and even though I'm not the Macgregor rush chair this ... activities and especially in-house rush (when Macgregor freshmen pick entries

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to ... Action to the MIT Class of 2030, and as of *checks watch* right now, we ... philosophy, they all pursue their own unique interests and aptitudes —  coders

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  ! And—more importantly—celebrate with your community and loved ones. It ... or at CPW, and we’ll have some additional, cylindrical information for ... Filled with mystery and people I can loveI know out there on the road of life, I

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2025