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• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  subjects like UROP and Arts. I am SO excited to roll out the new layout and ... identity (including mailing address and activities) just to match the profile that "colleges are looking for." Absurd. And supposedly the girl is a

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  in search of lost time a cruft joint post with CJ Q. '23

  

  )[/caption] So, in spite of it all, we’re still alive, and we're still writing ... sweet and eventual embrace of death that comes for us all. But, at least ... principle."]or something like that.[/annotation] Some things have not. CJ and

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In which I “get a life” again reclaiming my childhood hobbies

  

  “get to know you” forms for roommates and advisors and whatever other MIT ... question, as if I’d never snapped out of the trance of college apps, and one ... plenty of things I did in high school that brought me joy, fulfillment, and

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 12, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  Waiting… and a more serious note about pre-decisions at the end

  

  finals and retake these quizzes..."]most recent two quizzes I took:[/annotation] 16 Personalities: A classic quiz! It's slightly longer than most, and ... 're answering the same questions over and over again, BUT, I feel like it's a

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • December 15, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  walked to campus today and let the mid-fall breeze bite at my face. i could ... and white and blue era, but i’m shuttled back to red every time. i tried ... dyed over it with red and of course, that’s refused to wash out for the

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  how to move carts not an athletics post

  

  to stand behind the cart and push it in the direction you want to go: the second is to stand in front of the cart and pull it such that it ... ones involved in pulling, it’s easier to maintain good posture, and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  carly SLAY jepsen concerts > psets

  

  , and being the number one Carly Rae Jepsen fan in most of my social ... start blaring from the speakers and suddenly there was a dance number ... song that the sixth graders decided to do a flash mob to. And then

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 28, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  everything i cooked this summer it wasn't gourmet but it (mostly) tasted good

  

  fire while trying to [annotation note="it was in the pot with water and ... and would instead on myself and learning how to be a functional human being. A big part of this was learning how to cook and bake. I tried a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  bumpers a revelation i had while bowling

  

  is for sleeping and one is for jumping.) Being an intern and feeling ... the D.C. area. In retrospect, I should have just flown in last night and ... two beds and spend one night sleeping on each of them, so neither of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Super Sketchy Background Activity the experiment, part 3

  

  Alison ’23, Emily ’22, and Felix ’23. It was cool. We drew some things, wrote some things, designed some things, and gave away a bunch of playlists. You know, vibes and all that. A year ago we expanded on the idea

  • by kellen manning
  • June 5, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  A Running Journey ft. running 13 miles in the middle of nowhere with petey

  

  , and that I needed some form of exercise that wasn't just long walks with ... first rodeo with running. I was slightly above average at it and generally ... season race and just seeing piles of puke spotted everywhere. Mood. After

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 19, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  and back into my dorm room. Moving-in day is my second ... friend and it takes around 3 hours). I think it's because there are so many steps to the process, and all of them are inconvenient and involve lots of

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  throughout elementary, middle and even high school. I am now one of them. The past two years have been great, and I anticipate that the next two will ... needing to eventually find a real job and about knowing what I want to do. I

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Dark Side of the Moon Mi vida. Nada m√°s.

  

  any pictures so I'll wait a little bit...and then... BOOM 5.12 exam BOOM 7.03 exam BOOM getting the results back BOOM sadness and depression ... pleasure, and FIFTY PERCENT PAIN...") ok. I'll stop being random now

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  off, sprouted leaves and thorns and eventually grew legs and started ... that statement, it made me cringe, and I decided I don't want that ... . More than not there's some aspect of selfishness and self-validation to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Days My traditional end-of-summer recap post, in technicolor.

  

  citizen, but something definitely happened. Friends, I grew this summer, and ... , began exercising on a daily basis, and even quit pulling the pigtails of that girl who sits in front of me in class. I also took out the trash and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  jockeying for social status and acceptance in teenage hormone land, otherwise ... classes you took was something that defined you and dictated what your day ... allow me to tell you something exciting and maybe a little concerning. As

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life… [Biochemistry] Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

  

  , at MIT and Cambridge." I think the best way to illustrate the ... scientist and an engaging lecturer, sprays dozing students with water from a squirt bottle, and has a dog named McEnzyme) and the amazing Prof. Ting

  • by Cambridge
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How hard is it, really? Let down

  

  test by studying the test format and past questions, not the material. I took a physics class in high school but it was more hands on and not AP ... day of 8.01 was quite fun, I enjoyed it, but we took a pretest and I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 9, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pottermania hits MIT Excitement for the release of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

  

  The campus -- and, indeed, the world -- is abuzz with excitement for the release of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. I don't know what will happen this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2007