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• Blog / Challenges

  at a distance staying in contact with friends from home

  

  balloon spelling "21." Her birthday was about a month ago and I completely ... senior in high school applying to college. After 17 years (and soon to be 18) in my hometown, I was growing anxious, antsy, and impatient. I

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 20, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  does not have an Elon Musk-sized inheritance from my parents and who has ... adjusting to prices and scrounging for the best deals, I've found a way to ... those who are and aren't on meal plans--and non-essentials ("unnecessary

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Personal Projects

  ms paint sidequest by kayode and caleb on a monday night

  

  Hallo!  My friend, Caleb M. ‘27 and I are currently in the MIT Student Center, and we need to be working.  I’m currently working on an ... grip and switch a lever back and forth. It’s attached to a beam I’ll call

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  job without a lot of clear constraints or boundaries, and it also varies ... ."]executive board[/annotation] and how people choose to divvy up the work from year to ... someone for, "thanks" is a good option. Otherwise, "best" is pretty good and

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  rating classes from this semester the good, the bad & the underrated

  

  The semester is over and I didn't go home for winter break because I ... instead to meet my deadlines and work on projects I've been dreaming about ... Charles River, and even after so many years here, the beauty of Cambridge in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  what happened yesterday? "what's the name of the mushroom shop?"

  

  internship work early and spending the rest of my day wandering around Boston ... to finish moving my stuff and see some familiar faces.  [annotation ... market in Boston that’s open every Friday and Saturday until sunset. Also

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  trust how do you decide who to trust when there are lots of untrustworthy people?

  

  would drop me off at the gym and i would run laps around the track, and every time an adult passed me i’d tense up and brace for the possibility ... every stranger i encountered, and it took me a long time to realize that

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  Slay the Spire as metaphor i didn't waste 60 hours playing for nothing

  

  of video game where you control a character and fight monsters in ... decisions; and having permadeath, meaning once your character dies, you have to start over from the beginning. The archetypical example, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  We have extended the Regular Action deadline to January 6th, 2021 in order to give our applicants (and our staff) some extra time around the holidays

  

  their teachers, parents, mentors, coaches, and other supporters."]our applicants[/annotation]more time to manage the stress and uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that there are ongoing and rolling

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Targets shooting things and hitting them

  

  first day of class, we talk about the goals for the class, safety, and ... , and the air pistol is pretty much made for that. The trigger is light, there's virtually no recoil or vibration, the lock time is quick, and it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  renewal season so I’ve been thinking a lot about where I want to live, and b ... checking them out and maybe even staying in one (yay!). Full disclaimer ... , but I’ve also spent a year each in Simmons and Baker, so if you have any

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Inside vs. Outside How MIT changed for me after being admited

  

  "Yes I said etc...... Just don't think about it to much (oh and I ... tripped over your foot and successfully landed a perfect front flip recovery, your girlfriend exists (lol), and you walked into your AP Physics test

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  Board schedule and realized that unfortunately you’re all almost done with AP exams ... still a thing?) or your school is like my high school and has finals the ... , because it reminds me that I have strategies, and makes me feel less like I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  One of the academic differences between MIT and Cambridge is that ... consists of 1-3 students and a supervisor that is either a graduate student ... future blog) and are where a significant portion of learning happens at

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  around for summer UROPs.  I'm Course 6-2 (Electrical Engineering and ... (Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites) in the International Space Station.  They were originally inspired by Star Wars and

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  questions and plenty resources on campus to help you figure out the details of ...  Public Service Center, and the MISTI Program. My summer internship was secured ... MISTI and my buddy Chandler is doing a missions trip through Breaker of

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Survive a Nor’easter New England hath no flurries like a winter storm

  

  West Coast-ers and international students take note: when it snows in ... negligible amount of snow - to be a shocking amount. And that's understandable ... 'easter: So called because of the storm's trajectory and wind patterns, a Nor

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Remember? A Blast from the Past

  

  Second semester is just two weeks old, and I've already decided that ... .00 (Psych) is filled with cool videos, neat facts, and references to one of ... Hat. But my favorite class right now is definitely 21W.755 (Reading and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals Week, from my perspective My finals.

  

  thought MIT was tough, and it was. But that's all it was, it was tough. It required some extra work, some time management, and it was different than I ... say that MIT is hard and that bad test scores will happen, but having to

  • by Snively '11
  • December 20, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hodge-Podge Random things from a random guy.

  

  five hours of sleep last night, but for some reason I'm awake and feeling ... this before, but my summer is very routine and kind of boring. I have very little awake time during the week and there isn't a whole lot to

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2008