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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  couldn't because of my class schedule. MIT has a reserved block of time for ... your questions for the last 9 months as MITAdmin, but I am grateful to ... -lovers). Since I've become a member of the MIT community, I've found the

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  forward to another great one. Tune in next time for a post about IAP, all of ... categories "for classes" or "in the spirit of having fun". While the two aren ... semester is a time to make that daily fire hose drinking session a little bit

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  California, Here I Come… I begin my Fall Travel by heading to the West Coast

  

  days in Seattle, WA at a national conference for admissions officers and ... (Written while on a Boeing 737 somewhere between Seattle, WA and Sacramento, CA) I left Boston on Wednesday last week to head for the West

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer & the Coming Commencement stuff and things.

  

  I'm living at Bexley for the summer and working just a short distance ... I'm happy to be here again for the summer. So I did this once my ... landscaped NW buildings that no one really ever visits on a whim. Living in EC

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So done Midterm week = loss of Mollie's mind

  

  So depending on a) what major you are, b) what classes you choose to ... . I am never savvy about picking classes. Adam is disdainful, for ... what I had due this week: Monday -- nothing Tuesday -- 21A.260 paper on

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 3, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Colin Webb’s Commencement Speech "We learned, as graduating MIT engineers, that our job is to build bridges."

  

  with you all. Here's a video of the speech, and below is the text. For ... —operates a factory, Trey—launches rockets, Renae—finds cures for diseases ... A few weeks ago, when I blogged about the commencement of the Class

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  did you miss the EA deadline? why i applied and admissions anxiety

  

  urban environment for college, especially one where a lot of walking and ... also a draw for me while applying especially since MIT students can take ... For all of you that missed the Early Action deadline (November 1st

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 5, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  ! How does a computer work? I like to think of a computer as a big house with many doors, and cats walking through the open doors. Each door has a ... " align="aligncenter" width="768"] It's like a cat door, except other cats

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  head above the water (intro post) an inner dialogue about my first month of classes

  

  being suspended in this void for a few seconds, my legs swaying back and ... onto a lane divider, gasping for breath as chlorine stung the back of my ... assignments, have to keep moving and doing things. Relax for a day, and you

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  i love this f*cking place "say this to my face when you're a junior." ~an upperclassman

  

  okay, it’s a bit early to proclaim my love for this place, especially ... latte with almond milk, being vaguely productive for a couple of hours ... Friends™! and wow it was a lot to handle. and for someone like me, who was

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Another FAPtatsic Start we're juniors?!

  

   again as counselors for a week-long, arts-focused, pre-orientation program for incoming ... sheets making door signs for the freshman  getting a LOT of cardboard and wood scraps for...reasons making a, well, some may call it, an

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 20, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  why mit

  

  there is still deciding where to go for college. happy decision day ... approaches. for those of you who've already decided to come to MIT, yay! welcome! for those of you who are still on the fence, i thought i might

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 1, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Delivery! "Ring delivery" is more like "ring takeout," actually, since they don't bring a brass rat…

  

  , curiosity, and persistence for it. I'd be remiss if I didn't give them a ... met a few of the friends, my entourage for the night, in front of the ... Last weekend was crazy. Crazy good. So good, in fact, that I needed a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  : non-studio) life for a while…and she said something like, Why don’t you ... suitemates have joked about, for instance, saying hi/bye to me for a week. At ... building. (Fun fact: we have a food fund for this class – yay healthy snacks

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  + Roller Blades = awesome. Rumor has it that I can get a fine for skating ... . This morning I woke up at 5:30 and went skating for a couple of hours. I ... This entry is going to be a completely random collection of things

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Circle of Life Nance starts waxing about some deep stuff.

  

  grounded and relevant. On those days when I wonder why I do this for a living ... Cornell 10 months ago I made a promise to return in each of the next three ... weekend to be exact - I sat in a dining room table in the East Flatbush

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part three) junior trinkets

  

  ) Freshman Arts Program trinkets: a puppet we made for our fiber arts group ... event there was a dinner that spaces opened up for, and we volunteered to ... ) Regardless the trip was really fun! 17) A Totoro mug Danny got for our floor

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Lectures I had two ideas for good blog posts, and both were stolen by other bloggers!

  

  switching back ends. I get to learn a whole new process for bringing my words ... for RSI/MITES/WTP college night. I mention the college night in a blog ... find any similar swag for the MIT table. Matt had a printout of a paper

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  on success, meaning, and time existential musings about big questions with no answers

  

  post can guide your own thoughts, the beginnings of a framework for you ... he is as a person (see NPR, TIME, and his own website, for starters ... wasn’t a natural “clear goal” anymore. I was a poster child for the

  • by Phi A. '21
  • December 15, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  revision history. For those of you who don’t use Google Docs, a. Start using ... ’ve written a fire essay. For a bit of background, here’s a quick rundown of ... it was next to Massachusetts. That seemed to ring a bell for them. Now

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018