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• Blog / Life after MIT

  in search of lost time a cruft joint post with CJ Q. '23

  

  )[/caption] So, in spite of it all, we’re still alive, and we're still writing ... changed. CJ lives in New York, where they work for Stainless, a company that helps people who build web applications talk to each other in different

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Case You Were Wondering… Here's what I do when I don't do anything

  

  tiny window (this one) and one larger window facing east, which let in a ... student center (the light brown building in the distance), and extremely close to the chapel (currently under construction). In fact, Maseeh is

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  back in 2017. In early March, Janelle messaged me asking if she could ... stayed in drafts. However, I thought it was still relevant, both for those ... drove in sacramento? tracy, where i grew up, is known as a cow town. a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  In Memory of Sean Collier a memorial, to a member of our family

  

  killed in the line of duty by the Tsarnaev brothers on April 18th, 2013 ... last Monday for Team MR8 in memory of my friend Martin Richard, who was killed in the bombing two years ago, I also ran it for Sean.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2015
• Blog / Class Projects

  in which i blog again four-ish blogs in one

  

  personal though sometimes hints of my life find their way in. And if the past ... ’m still unclear about my path ahead, I have peace in my confidence that I ... perfectionist in me wants to abandon it all. Why write about something that

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 29, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  coaster of editing, getting feedback, and editing some more. In the midst of ... Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing at the University of ... committee knows you are applying to their MFA program because everyone in the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  line roughly a month before move-in, in an effort to capture just what it ... , with my hometown chapter tied neatly in a bow, I felt- quite honestly ... formed.  Even for those bonds that didn’t last, I’m a firm believer in the

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

  Things in My MIT Household that just make sense

  

  that my friends and I are in a sitcom. We refer to every school term as ... summer season 3."]Season 3[/annotation] house in Virginia to the Season 4 house in the Boston Cambridge area. Here, I'm renting a 2 bedroom/2

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in Review: Week One IAP should stand for Independent Awesome Period.

  

  a day, Monday through Friday, I'm taking 6.189 - a crash course in ... game of nims, and a Pig Latin converter (in addition other, less ... Athens (and what live-action roleplaying is) more in-depth later on. And

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  In last week's blog entry Diversity or Merit? I included the ... socialization. And so we have to take a great deal of care in constituting the ... air-quoting so hard I might sprain a knuckle) in their admissions

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 2 Hold on, this is a long one. Tons of pictures though!

  

  that in less than 24 hours you'll be in New York and playing with toys ... the two o'clock bus and settled in for the ride. The Chinatown bus has ... issues. It was hard to sleep on (bumpy) but we got some naps in. When the

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  Try to find me in this picture! Just kidding, that’s a trick ... putting on the Tim costume. And an application. And a video. In fact, there ... walking in those furry two-foot-long shoes, you have to complete the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life A play-by-play of my day, along with some pictures.

  

  opportunity to blog! I’ve wanted to write a “Day in the Life” entry for quite a ... could be in three places at once!) 7:45 AM: Woke up and immediately ... for (several) pictures. By the way, in their free time they model for AT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  spring break in San Juan journeying to none other than the most popular MIT spreak destination

  

  's status as one of the oldest colonies, definitely more than could fit in a ... not fw blithely gallivanting in PR without educating yourself and being ... reserved tickets for rainforest entry a month in advance (they sell out fast

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 11, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Shot in the Life I now realize that this is probably a misleading title.

  

  is cross section of my semester in screen shots. 1) I hit exactly $0 ... actually using up all the change in your wallet before you can accumulate any ... integrating it has saved me in 10.213 (that's Chemical and Biological

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music in Springtime and MIT [by Ken Haggerty '11] Music at MIT can be both beautifully melodic and destructive, and…

  

  Jordan, and Tal Gamlieli perform jazz in Killian Hall on April 24th. Not ... comfortable performing in front of a group [kind of to be expected] but more ... nd Street in Manhattan and spent her days with Jazz greats like Fats

  • by ARTalk
  • April 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 1 Never be afraid to go straight to the top.

  

  Every once in a while something so noteworthy comes along that it ... take a trip to Hasbro's world headquarters, conveniently located in ... comfortably in a bus designed for twice as many people as we had) and chatted

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s in My Bag? My everyday carry!

  

  They say you can tell a lot about a person by what’s in their bag. Or ... true that most people have a degree of choice in what they purchase or ... personalities. This is in part why one of my favorite websites this year has been

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  A Monday in the Life So many to-do’s, so little time.

  

  many of the original bullets were written in the acronym-filled gibberish

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Independence Day Fireworks in Boston Hobbits watch beautiful fireworks from comfort of dorm lounge.

  

  fireworks from outside, so we were almost alone in the lounge—quiet, not ... of the fireworks. I apologize in advance for our witty banter. I’m much

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 5, 2013