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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bursting the MIT Bubble 1.0 things to do in Downtown Boston

  

  exploration. Armed with an all-powerful MBTA Pass (with unlimited trips for a ... a coffee at the Thinking Cup, an adorable coffee shop for the tired ... ,” Faneuil Hall (with Quincy Market), Downtown Boston’s prime location for a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Life is like a Game Elaborate metaphors from an amateur comic artist

  

  It's been a pretty rough week, so I took a break and drew out my struggles. For some reason (mostly the fact that I'm a media dork at heart), a ... artists I like, and hoping for the best. So I might try to include a mini

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 7, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Esse quam videri To be, rather than to seem

  

  good for their admission chances. WARNING: You are about to encounter a ... fishing for an interesting bit of information that might make a good story ... also represented the discovery of a formula for success in the admissions

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 10, 2011
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Subtle Black MIT Traits A few things I have experienced as a black person at MIT

  

  . For those of you that don’t know S.A.T is a page for Asian people to ... are for a lot of people. Sadly, a lot of the high schools that are known ... an area with a very large black population. However, for some

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Gee, my life’s a funny thing Remembering the bills I have to pay, or even yesterday.

  

  the Thalys in first class (yay for Thalys summer offer!) I picked up a ... , which means heading to Copytech for 10 minutes a week and as a result ... , or some guy raised his hand in recitation and asked for a note

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  some warmth on a cold decisiony day "there have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long / but now…

  

  was waiting on... but that's a story for another time."]EA decisions ... eight hours, and while that's not a great plan for every day, it can be ... -hour days? Cut yourself some slack and drop a class (three cheers for

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The end of a chapter

  

  most beautiful places to visit in England for a reason! The charming town ... Europe, I was still amazed every time I reached a new destination! For ... participate in a research project during term time. For me, such direct

  • by Linh V. '13
  • July 8, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A (Belated) Letter to July In which I start blogging again with an angsty video

  

  transcript of the video for those who might want it (I may have changed a word ... 't see you again for some time, but I thought I'd send a note anyway. It ... new ones. I mean, I have a job. A job where I'm paying to work for them

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  about 5 hours for work, or about 1 pset worth of time. Not much for a 4 ... in East Campus waiting for me. In 30 days, I will fill it as a wide ... I came to MIT a wide-eyed froshling. The sun shone brighter through

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 29, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  A Day in the Life Liveblog of my Thursday complete with (not so great) pictures

  

  following Alaska Gold on Tumblr for a while because she writes lovely poetry ... I really enjoyed Ana's recent post about a single day in her life, so I decided to share a day of mine too! Quick disclaimer: I thought it

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 15, 2014
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Decade in Online Posting looking back: from the forums to the blogs

  

  result—I’d get into the habit of it for a few days, and then I’d stop, more ... for favoriting their work or following their account. A user named Epic ... was an attempt at what one might call a “character study” for a

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 3, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Underwater Dreams (from a distance) A reflection on immigration, student activism, and civic engagement at MIT.

  

  arrest somebody, hold them in a detention center or a jail for an ... are a lot more people who want to reach for that vision with me, because ... A month and a half ago, a 450-seat lecture hall at MIT filled with

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2014
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Blogural Inaugural I just wanted to use this title.

  

  telling you about a steel fork? Well, at Lame-vard University, studying for ... sense) At MIT, all freshmen have the option to apply for a "freshman ... building 4. There, I work for two and a half hours with my two awesome

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  There's something I've been mulling over in my head for a long time ... looking for a batch of identical perfect climbers; we are looking for a ... Context and Anna's Being "Qualified" For MIT, as well as conversations (good

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an Easter vigil alive at east campus

  

  . The reason for the concert is Easter. The lunar eclipse is a convenient ... , for a burning revolution in campus spiritualism, for people to know God ... three floors above me sings a song she wrote for Matthew and for Christina

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  experience that may or may not suit your nutritional needs. For me, having a ... (there’s a historical reason for this!), but I would never forego the ... talked to for this post mentioned location as a not-so-good reason as well

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  . My parents gave me my MacBook Pro as a gift before I left for MIT. It ... dignity. A waterproof laptop sleeve for your laptop to hide in when you ... not as safe. It’s a good idea to lock your laptop for bathroom or lunch

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  November 1st is my January 1st each november is a new direction

  

  heartbreaking. Takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there for a school with ... failed a test I studied two days for. Then I slept for three hours a night ... begged the TA's for a regrade and they finally gave me a 60, subtracting

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 3, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty people later ✈✈✈ (pronounced whoosh) ✈✈✈ (pronounced nyeowww)

  

  't belabor the explanation here. A puzzlehunt isn't just about puzzles. For me ... for a reason, and each team carries its own traditions, culture, and in ... heart for that. The community There's a notion, becoming stronger in the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 22, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On The Essay The rules are simple: write your own.

  

  perfect essay... for a price, of course. (Anywhere from a few bucks for basic proofreading to three figures for a full-blown rewrite - the irony ... applicant." The email included a bunch of questions. Seemed harmless

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 25, 2007