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• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  ’s definitely not because I’ve decided to relax too much and lead a quiet, uneventful life, let me assure you. IAP came and went and all throughout it, my writing voice remained as silent as the sudden, somber, and “I’m so old

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  World of Wires [by Emily '15] Are you living in a computer simulation?

  

  ’s early precursor to films like The Matrix and Tron, World of Wires offers ... designer, and I ended up being in the cast myself, so I couldn’t resist ... when I got here. Sara had mentioned the play in class our first week, and

  • by ARTalk
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Day Eve Making your decision by May 1.

  

  you're declining our offer of admission (it's okay, we know you ... complete and contemplate financial aid. Please contact Joanne Cummings in the Admissions Office to request the extension, and be sure to also be in touch

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  wrong with asking a counselor to review your essay(s) and offer feedback ... department at MIT interests you and why?'" First, I should note that it has no ... : "Should I have my November scores rushed to MIT?" And Sarah Bana followed

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  . Well, Sang’s Canadian now. But he grew up and went to university in South ... that they chose me – the inexperienced and very young intern – to travel ... opportunity to go on that trip, and to help make connections and friendships

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  train of thought on feeling deeply

  

  subway to and from work. I spend most of my free time wandering around the streets of NYC. I’ve made two weekend trips to and from Boston via the Amtrak train, and more recently a day trip to Providence, RI also via

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 26, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

  

  is loosely stated as such: “For every student sitting in a library hacking away at a problem set or studying, there exists an equal and ... couple weeks second semester has really got going quick, and I now

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Junior Year: The First Week (Originally titled "Junior Year: The First Day" but I procrastinated too much)

  

  years of this and I'm gonna run the w-OH MY GOD WHAT IS HAPPENING THINGS ARE HARD Sophomore year: What? Classes start tomorrow and there ... through the majority of my GIRs and my premed requirements - and while all

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 9, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Congratulations! You got the job. You start in 6 months.

  

  *Sigh* So I went and wrote this whole entry about women in ... anyone directly saying that women were inferior to men and immediately got a comment stating just that. Are you guys just out to get me or what

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

  

  since starting college. I've made a ton of art for my clubs at MIT and for Admissions, but when was the last time I sat down and let myself draw or paint without expectations? My high school friend Deelia is an art and

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 28, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  in cities and ambition, paul graham writes: “Great cities attract ... in and day out. extremely smart? again, i wouldn’t object, but i ... now i mostly just want to learn a lot and work on meaningful technical

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  All the Blogs I Didn’t Blog A memorial

  

  had a commute and a “9-5” job and an apartment to myself, and had to make time to cook and workout and sleep. Through it all I had many a ... revelations and possible blog beginnings and half-baked stories into one mess of

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • August 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last Five Days aka How I Spent My Summer

  

  ?” Which means I have two homes now, and although I should feel lucky, I am ... lights, and academic pursuits. In my parents' home, I have my sister, the ... directions, and if I go out at sunset, I get dizzy from spinning under all the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 11, 2015
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [guest post] The Random Hall Milk: Gone But Not Forgotten an obitu-dairy for Pecker's oldest resident

  

  housing over the summer, trickling in from EC and MacGregor on August 13th ... desk workers, the government, and the like. Last but not least of the ... -blasting and food-producing chaotic swing of things. We were - we are - so happy

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Springtime I actually had no time to write this entry, which is why I cannot explain…

  

  sunshine and picnics and flowers and laundry detergent commercials (you know ... literature classes and insists that spring is a time for regeneration and renewal and other synonyms for “change” that I don't have time to look up in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  Internet is Gonna Get Me In lieu of studying, I finally get around to answering your questions.

  

  , and I'm happy to say that I suffer from this painful disease that seems ... this point, there's no cure except fervent studying and the occasional ... asymptomatic again and the cycle repeats). So I'm in the reading room. It's a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 29, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day at the Forge blacksmithing!

  

  important task in my life, such as a semester, ends, and I am adrift, searching the empty cavities of my skull for words.  I was busy and not ... and experiences to weave into stories later on. Blacksmithing, as a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  parent event offerings based on feedback, requests, and questions. Some of ... ... this entry is for you, and is specifically about CPW (regardless of ... . He's great, you'll love him. Financial Aid and Student Financial

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• 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 / 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