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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [joint post] unsubscribe a post about fortune cookies

  

  seven times in this calendar year, and, also, spoilers for a future blog ... phrases in the English language. CJ: Business, then. It was a dark and ... stormy. I was visiting Shuli in East Campus one night, and, afterwards

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 7, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  there is no time left musings on death and the future

  

  no classes on tuesdays and thursdays, i’m trying to make progress on 2 research projects so i have no choice but to work a lot, and so on. but i ... and eventual death by overdose. it’s probably one of the saddest things

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  stretches for your hamstrings and calves, and then climb to the top of the stairs (and feel thankful that you aren’t dragging an enormous suitcase or ... Mario Kart, or Rock Band. They're preoccupied, so keep walking, and enter

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eleven "And the award for 'least creative entry title ever' goes to..."

  

  I know, I know, I haven't written in forever and a week. Um, yeah ... people who you always think of by both first and last name all the time ... a novel and I decided a list would be the best way. I keep lists of

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Building a Robot in 3 Days FIRST X MIT Edition

  

  global nonprofit organization that runs after-school STEM programs and ... LEGO League (FLL), FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), and FIRST Robotics ... regions), and FRC targets high school students. Each program has an annual

  • by Hala K. '29
  • January 25, 2026
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Memories I know this feelin', yes I know it very well (Thutmose)

  

  of my students heard about finding their puzzle piece and the magic ... CPWs past on the walls, and a picture of the quad near room 3-108 rested ... spring, I vocalized the whisper to my friends and was met with blank looks

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  IAP Cooking a journey of uncooked pasta and cold pho

  

  purchased a meal plan last semester for convenience. I didn't cook often and pretty much lived off of avocado toast in the morning and Maseeh dining for lunch and dinner. I got slightly sick of dining hall food after a while

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • March 10, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ripping shirts and other clothing mods

  

  shape the world around me, and clothing mods are a great part of that. So ... and dirty little bursts of creativity as the mood strikes and party ... Metropolis for the use of their sewing machine, and for the friends who showed

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  from prospective students.  Interestingly, and perhaps not surprisingly ... select the right summer and enrichment opportunities to best position my ... the programs will allow your child to learn some things about MIT and

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Events

  dtyd weekend all party, no planning (for once)

  

  for our current members and alumni. the chaos started on Thursday, where ... [/annotation] and then headed straight to Bhangra practice. since Bhangra was the ... , and then went back to my dorm for my floor's first CPW event, "Deep

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  about interviews, especially as an admissions officer on the EC team and someone who has experienced the EC interview both as an applicant and an EC ... you can add some context and details to your application. It’s a chance

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Summer

  five things I love about New York welcome to New York, everybody walks in New York

  

  (The subtitle is from my unpatented and unholy mix of the songs “Walking in LA” by the Missing Persons and “Welcome to New York” by Taylor ... alone and spent a lot of time with myself, and as others have mentioned

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 28, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Caring for the body health, am i right?

  

  many people involved with the production. I cried, I froze, and I ... , being not-a-cis-man. The production's still going, and I recommend ... that people didn't talk about. This is a post about health, and my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  culture within culture i moved to east campus

  

  wanted to meet new people; i was deprived of doing so in a pandemic and ... -for-yourself, and i'd frankly rather drop out than live in a meal plan dorm. i have ... and (mostly) unhealthy and the dining halls are open at strange hours

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 15, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello applicants, i don’t know what to say but i can try

  

  posts about waiting for decisions and that kind of stuff. personally, i ... have things settled for at least the next week, and i know i’ll spend a ... confirmed cases and are worried. maybe some of you have loved ones who are

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another one! The return to campus, round III

  

  airport security and suitcase-wrangling, I just couldn’t help but feel a bit ... pledges, the sidewalks were a maze of storage boxes and moving carts, and my ... for attendance at various talks, orientations, and club meetings. After

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • September 11, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  that time of year… ...when every day feels like 48 hours instead of 24. When's summer?

  

  things that have kept me going. And a big one is listening to this video ... noisier and quieter than the city. Here, the sounds of birds and insects ... again, thousands of miles away from where you normally live and go to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  ;    You can log in using the same username and password that you use ... in to decisions.mit.edu.   Between Early and Regular Action ... includes artists and architects, bakers and baritones, from Boston to Bhutan

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who needs Black Friday anyway? a slightly different take.

  

  instant rush of novelty that consumerism thrives on. And hey, I’m not ... already have. It becomes part of you. My favorite (and well-used) fleece or ... memories and stories, the same way that a certain song can conjure up

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  I Suppose It Was Inevitable That We Have An Office Instagram a list of some other places you can find the blogs (and the bloggers)

  

  . It's strange to think that was so long ago, and also strange to think ... , it's also strange to think I once had a full head of hair and wasn't exhausted by 10 PM every night. And this too shall pass. TLDR: we on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2014