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• Blog / People & Identities

  on the atlanta shootings from an asian american woman

  

  it more room and confidence to gnash its teeth loudly and openly. In a ... our own safety when someone could storm into our lives and open fire at any given moment? I didn’t cry. Mostly, I felt bone-deep exhaustion and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 26, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Out of Context Quoteboard SFW for the blogs, unfortunately

  

  Some of you may recall Shuli's whiteboard post, and upon this ... emails in my inbox that were sent to this mailing list and pick out some of the really funny and also SFW ones - which, as you might have guessed

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 25, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  SOFT HOUSE five college students doing burpees on gravel at 1 am vibes

  

  experience and it's absolutely wild. Me and six other friends from my living ... amounts dedicated to working and having fun, so we grind out psets on weekends and then party after. It's great to be surrounded by hardworking

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 28, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  A Year at MIT, by the Numbers quantifying my MIT experience

  

  note="we meet 3 times a week for 2 hours during the semester and like 20 ... community's first event on a whim, I wouldn't have joined the floor and met ... Commonwealth Ave"]Cafe 472[/annotation] calzones and ate them all in one sitting

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  end of semester reflections in conclusion, online school Ain't It

  

  honestly welcomed the onslaught of final projects and exams since it made me feel like I was nearing the end of my coursework and deserving of feeling ... hated the aimlessness and procrastination that comprised the majority of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What I’m Up To distractions

  

  . And hopefully, these things can help you get through these quarantine ... really appreciate how so many from the community talked to me and reached ... draw and the rest of the people must guess what it is; fastest to get it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 28, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Introducing the New 2017 Bloggers Let's get ready to ruuummmmble!

  

  A couple months ago, Petey posted the blogger application, and a few ... shop in Seattle), and I gathered to select the bloggers who will join our ... and permutations of our cohort, duking it out (I mean, as close to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Updated MIT Groceries Guide (guest post) A requiem for Stata.

  

  of Stata would fill with rows of fresh, affordable produce, and I would ... started another in the Atrium (between 100 and 200 Technology Square ... has worse location, hours, prices, and selection. As a result, my

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 4, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  in my rush out the door, making a nice dent in my computer and almost ... . Looking back on that day, I don't think it was worth all that anxiety and ... 'm taking that as a lesson that I need to worry a little less and just enjoy

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  and Notes form. You'll use the FUN form to tell us your midyear grades and anything new that has happened or will happen. As always, you can ... recipient and we'll add them to your application. You may not rewrite your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  for Early Action, and up to January test scores for Regular Action. Q ... your application is complete by then and you did not match. We can ... complete and you did not match to a binding school. If you take MIT off your

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  laptop case and charger but forgot my laptop. When I came back, I forgot my suit. And my toothbrush. Ugh. Well today I spend the second night in my ... , a secret base, an HQ. Personalize it and make it unique to you. Also

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  fun in the fall and I’m grateful for the stress relief you provided. The ... now****** and next fall, you’ll meet the wonderful class of 2018******* and welcome them to MIT with open arms. It was nice knowing you

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 0: from DC to Quito A rough morning, a long nap, and a kindly neighbor

  

  asleep until 3am (you know that post-essay adrenaline rush?) and couldn ... out to dry were still SOAKED, and applied the hairdryer treatment with ... so, we went to the lobby to check out and get a cab to the airport. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer begins And I get a brief vacation.

  

  you could teach people to swim if you wanted to. TSA Agent: Oh. Huh. and ... stuff going on nowadays. Great time. Me: Uh...yeaaaah! TSA Agent: And you ... bags. TSA Agent: Have a good flight. Me: Thanks! TSA Agent: And welcome

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 25, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Jellyfishing and other ways to recruit people to your organizations

  

  Innovation and Design, a class that all GEL1s take). This week was pretty long ... .390 (Introduction to Computational Biology), and 20.330 (Fields, Forces, and Flows in ... fraternity/sorority and don’t have big productions to put on for your

  • by Stanley G.
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: It’s Amazing Pterodactyl I'm not good at acronyms

  

  beloved green covered in snow, and those from equatorial climates suffer at ... bit different. There's no snow to be seen, and temps are relatively ... and trips designed to help introduce people to the fun they can have in

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  , an academic scholar with good SAT scores and solid grades, and an individual with spunk and character. As a result, I strived for A's, worked hard to become really involved in different clubs, and tried to establish

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Blogger’s Cut, Year One Some other first year memories captured in photos

  

  sort out and clean, but you'd never know that by looking at my dorm room ... too long.That morning was long and filled with a lot of hard work. It ... and I teamed up with MIT's Aspire. Aspire, a graduate student-led group

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  doorway and enter a room that has been engineered to optimize the room ... of the room and find a seat, you hear a hushed anticipation that swells and grows increasingly palpable. You may have heard about the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010