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• Blog / How to Human

  An MIT survival guide

  

  's just a nice place to sit and think. So here's my list of Things I ... and cram. Really. 3. Shopping is therapy. 4. Naps: they're not just for ... than the stuff out of microwave boxes. 6. Videos and pizza with friends

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  The long view days, months, years

  

  And then I asked him, "What's the most unexpected thing about ... you mean?" "Well," he said, "in college, I always thought of hours and days. There's hour, hour, hour, and sometimes, day, day, day." "But now

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 27, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  [Guest Post] One Year Later Some things changed, some things didn’t

  

  came out to my mom and my dad. Since then, things have settled into a new ... fine clay particles of my life, and suspended them into a cloudy mess. It ... affirmation. And on the other end, I’ve heard so many scary stories about coming

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 11, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tour of Phonology, Part 1 fənɛtɪks ɪz fʌn!

  

  and move on to the next section about phonology. Consonants There are ... , manner of articulation, and their voicing. A consonant is voiced if the ... what these mean later. Labiodental: Your upper teeth and your lower lip

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 12, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An old man’s thought of school Whitman. X-men. Youth. Zymurgy.

  

  professors. During the first week of my product design and development class ... rock star and MIT professor Bob Langer. The professor asked if anybody in ... , and a bunch of awestruck students breathlessly explained, "OH, he came

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  *THE* double, doubled + b1ner cribs!!! ROOM TOURS! GET YOUR ROOM TOURS!

  

  While some of you may be familiar with my roommate and I's sophomore ... brought back the infamous b1ner cribs, and Layla and I (although in a triple ... 'Tangela') and a TV (purchased from facebook marketplace!). Oh, and I guess

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • April 16, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  my first year, in slices ft. ruminations on the freshmen friend group

  

  “The muscles of my soul, longing for the opportunity to feel and fear and push, know they would otherwise atrophy.”  I wrote this line ... challenges, quintessentially adolescent intensity, and, ultimately, growth

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 18, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Concert / The View

  

  LOT. Just as you would wait at Disneyland for two and a half hours to ... known as "pit tickets." These tickets are usually all standing room and ... you will get. I'm writing a separate blogpost on my tips and tricks to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  forbidden gatorade cell media looks tasty...

  

  anecdotal evidence. I haven’t tried many of these, and you should try none of these, and you should definitely not take this as an endorsement to chug cell media. Naturally, I conducted some research and am going to rank

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 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

  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 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 / 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