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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Railroad reading A Thursday evening book review that nobody really asked for.

  

  's house and played Guess Who with the extra rule that you couldn't ask about ... think it would be viewed as strange if your person and Maria dated ... ?" It rocked. Today Sam's Mom and I went for cheesesteak at my favorite

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  Never Have I Ever…reflected on my identity "too indian" or "not indian enough"?

  

  native to the Indian state where my family is from, and [annotation note ... , this show did not meet my expectations. It did many things well and is ... issues that have prompted me to think about my culture and where I fit into

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 4, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Non-Blinding my junior year(s)

  

  It's my junior year, and I am busy working on graduation requirements ... upcoming fall. And this is true: most of the classes I am taking are just ... . This is high school. --- Four years later at MIT, and here I am, in the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 22, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Around the world in 30 days ...ok, maybe more like I'm Traveling a Lot this IAP

  

  (read: winter gear, air conditioner unit, mini-fridge, comforter and mattress pad, cooking utensils, etc.), and the rest to bring with me on a ... limit and carry-on backpack, I was ready to embark on my first stop -- San

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  did absolutely nothing productive, and I wouldn't have it any other way ... ashamed to say that I adore that place), and picked April up at the bus stop ... world works out here in NJ. We spent Wednesday with my mom and aunt at the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  things that went well reflections on my first semester

  

  It’s almost the end of 2020, which is terrifying. And hopeful, of ... know that. Lots of things happened, and particularly this fall (what with, you know, starting at MIT). But time just keeps going, and I’ve more or

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 25, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  avatar a weird metaphor for careers

  

  they feel the need to work on impactful research, and after a while they ... ingredients to the restaurant, and you didn’t cook any of them yourself. you ... ’, whenever aang enters the avatar state we see all the past avatars? that

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In A brilliantly exciting recap of the last month.

  

  . What an amazing state you have! (And I honestly didn't mind how hard it ... our senior bloggers Bryan, Sam, Mitra and Jessie. They've been a huge part of building this community, and I'm really, really going to miss

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Friday liveblog Let's see how long I can keep this up...

  

  , offering performances and games for prospective students. Desiree Amadeo, a ... : "Living and learning at MIT is not a spectator sport." 9:24am: President ... ." They talk back and forth about Sam's dream of becoming an astronaut and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  let’s talk about financial aid a different kind of holiday miracle

  

  about being at a top university, there are plenty of middle- and lower ... of smart, kind, and lucky to be granted early admission to MIT, congrats!!!! I'm sure you're off somewhere floating between denial and pride

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT part 3 the people who make it all possible

  

  Program to Chroma to Rune, that we have pursued and practiced visual arts at ... various artistic/technical aspects of animation, and how we have been able to learn and practice these things at MIT. Now, in this post we want

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 17, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  to the 2019s in anticipation of pi day with love

  

  have offered some serious and/or fun resources. below is our list ... Dear Applicant, it’s 3:14 am, and i'm sitting in a smoky kitchen with friends. there’s coffee and crepes with nutella and romantic spanish

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meeting our new president! my very brief foray into professional journalism

  

  morning I had the incredible opportunity to attend the announcement and ... begged another TA to switch recitation spots with me and confirmed my ... , avoiding all pronouns and listing the "who" as "18th president, MIT." I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  that "no one" at the Institute appreciates, let alone participates, in ... students have quite a bit of respect for drama, music, poetry, and all the ... involved with. In fact, there are over 50 different music, theater, and dance

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  SNOW SNOW SNOW! And other festivities.

  

  SAT class of the semester, and I suddenly saw specks of white fall from the sky. I asked myself...is that SNOW? And then I felt some white flurry specks of coldness brush my cheeks, and I'm like, "WOW IT REALLY IS

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  Ketterle, Prof. Phil Sharp and their brethren. Maybe you think of students ... and Senior House. Big Jimmy was a legendary figure, someone I only met briefly but who many of my friends counted as a confidant and friend. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  High Schoolers), and have noticed that many of them have similar themes ... scrolling and scanning, here's a table of contents: 1. Calculus and APs aren't offered at my school. Does that eliminate my chances of being accepted to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Flow: Writing Like Yourself *insert prospective 2021 clickbait tagline*

  

  frantically typing up essays fueled by caffeine and a tinge of desperation. Each ... , highlighting my accomplishments, challenges I'd overcome, my individuality, and my impressive vocabulary. Being word-limit averse and untrained in the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 19, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Third times the charm or so I hope

  

  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, and took part in the ... The past few weeks have been quite the welcome-back-to-MIT-and ... , Detroit for a competition, Chicago to visit my cousin at residency, and NYC

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Imbibing the Nostalgia Punch More akin to jumping on the bandwagon than drinking the kool-aid in that it is…

  

  into the present and, lest MIT spontaneously implode, many more strange and distant future presents. Her energy is unfamiliar (if I got only ... relocated to 10am-6pm and careening in the direction of 'hand-wavy'. The day I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 9, 2014