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• 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 / Academics & Research

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

  

  necesary. This offer also extents to participating McDonalds and local Cafe ... 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

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 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 / Events

  Livin’ La Vida PRoCa I take my clothes off and go dancing in the rain... with Clay Aiken.

  

  entering, sitting down, then standing up again and screaming for two and a ... your own risk. And, believe me, this is gonna be a long one. Still, I ... may not post offered to make a Clay-themed nametag for me, featuring

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 30, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  6.115 Microcomputer Lab! literally the coolest class i've taken so far

  

  graduate, and I know for sure that [annotation note="or 6.2060 according to ... .115[/annotation] Microcomputer Lab, taught by Prof. Steve Leeb, will sit high and ... laborious and difficult yet so so worth it. I signed up for 6.115 because I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 16, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion

  

  Venkataraman, who directs global policy initiatives for the Broad Institute and ... reduction and sustainability. Student designers from MIT and other schools in the Boston area create pieces made of trash and recycled materials

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  (home of the OLPC) and its description states that it is Intended for ... day of real classes. That's because I got uber lucky and only have one ... , but the professor seems to know what he's doing and the material so far

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Black Lives Matter until they don't.

  

  States of America three years ago. Packed all my belongings into four luggage bags, rolled into a car with my five siblings and my mom and my dad ... plane, my country shrinking beneath me, until the cars were ants and the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  the implications of the affordable care act and universal health care in ... with the actual work I am doing. Nervous and excited on the first day, I ... given, is at least common enough. I hoped my intellect and my abilities

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  in the universe?" pointed to it, and asked "can science answer this ... IAP, as you might have heard, is a fun and exciting time to be at MIT ... discussion group about hard questions regarding faith and Christianity

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Blogs Turn 10: Looking Back, Looking Ahead data and narrative, past and present

  

  centralized around and faciliated by a given institution, they are facilited by ... asking a bunch of former bloggers to come back and blog for us. In case you ... Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay by Keri G. '10

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Recap of the 2.009 Final Presentations rough, tough, messy!

  

  Hello! The 2.009 final presentations were two weeks ago, and it was ... students were divided into 8 teams. Each team had three months and $7000 to ... everywhere, and there was confetti. Lots and lots of confetti. I could

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • December 26, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  unemployed college freshman."  And the best part of being a prufesssional riter - besides the multi-dozen dollar salary, and the luxurious corner office dorm room, and the stubborn ExpressionEngine blogging platform with which I am

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  Friday night I slept for 10 hours and 8 glorious minutes. If you ... eyelids before I drifted off, it was actually only 10 hours and 4 minutes ... tired. Tired. Exhausted. Bushed. Ready to curl up into a ball and sleep

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If you give a girl an assignment… ...she's going to ask if she can blog about it.

  

  in Across the Universe). And when Romeo and Juliet finally do meet and ... -with-Leonardo-DiCaprio-and-that-other-actress-whose-name-I-don’t-remember”). And what you’re reading is an assignment for 21L.004 (Reading Poetry

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Off six months of things being just a little weird

  

  blah blah"]big ol' biotech company,[/annotation] and I've somewhat adjusted to the lack of actionable emails. My new thing is going to work and ... and shapeable. Fence cannot stop her; Fence can only extrude her. My Cat

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 23, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  thank you notes before i go

  

  that offers up so much wisdom and perspective to all of us. I can't wait ... , especially this last semester, memorable and good. Here are just a few of them ... CPW. And that I made the decision to walk up to Bryan despite not having

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  ’t worry so much! You’ll be happy wherever you end up!”, and so on. Okay ... extremely stressed out by cutthroat competition and judgment from high ... interests, a strong work ethic, and a busy life (kind of like now, ha). When I

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  for athletes and their families. The soccer recruiting process, while definitely intimidating and tiring at times, ended up being a great decision ... between 2018 and 2021, so keep in mind that some of my experience may be

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  excerpts

  

  reflecting as I usually do), and so many things have happened in life that I ... -person graduation got canceled, 10 friends and I instead went on a road trip to ... , a lot of miles driven, and a lot of food. Our itinerary was: One

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 27, 2021