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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  a significant amount of sitting in coffee shops (rip) and studying for ... , and it still does. Getting results for my 16.831 paper 6 hours before ... did you handle the waiting period between hitting submit and March (or

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  notes on hope despite despite despite

  

  wreckage. It commands our attention, and for good reason. We have to survive ... time at MIT ticks closer and closer to an end (for real this time, for my ... only ask. it's amazing how much people look out for each other, and how

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 25, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  breathing in and out

  

  writing problems for our national olympiad and hanging out with friends and ... , for my first onsite puzzlehunt, and it’ll be great, it’ll be great, it ... made slides for pitching our idea to the web.lab staff the next day, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 12, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  pretty easy, set an alarm for 24 hours before your flight and make sure you know what it's for.   Step 2 - Understanding Your Options and ... Entering college has meant I fly at least 6-7 times a year and I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Steam Ahead Leaving Boston for the final time

  

  away at problem sets, preparing for exams, and pulling all-nighters had finally moved from the present to the past. But, for some reason, this wasn ... was literally and – perhaps more importantly – figuratively a one

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • June 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  reading the blogs for years and visiting campus during CPW, I thought I had ... [Guest Entry from Kelsey Kennedy '12] When I sat down late last April in front of my computer and went through the process of telling MIT

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2007 A final report from this year's awesome IAP puzzling solving funfest.

  

  . It's worth watching the Quicktime video for the puzzle and the ... think for rookie and veteran Hunters alike. I hope that many of you will ... hunt would contain 270--no, 271--no 271 1/2 puzzles, all in keeping with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

  

  over 50 applications for just a few available spots. The vast majority ... upperclassmen as well. Over the last week and a half the blogger committee - comprised of the communications team and our Class of 2012 senior bloggers

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Senior Haus "find where you thrive"

  

  former residents and friends of the Haus (Paula C. '12, Tara E.'14, Ru M. '17, Sabrina M. '19, and Anna B.), which was officially closed to ... , Sabrina, Allan). Residents and alumni were concerned about the future of the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  6.5 Years Post-Graduation, I’m a Beading Artist a twisty path

  

  recap of what I did between graduating and becoming a full-time artist (in ... [/caption] Living with chronic illness sucks, and I can’t wait for the new medication ... About 6.5 years ago, I graduated with a Philosophy degree and a minor

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  things im doing during break things im looking forward to doing

  

  the airport and we immediately went for some tacos before heading to my ... Morrison, as this is pre-reading requirement for Race, Place, and Modernity ... the first real snow we've seen this year, which made for a spectacularly

  • by Victor D. '27
  • December 28, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Talent is everywhere. Opportunity should be, too A conversation with LIVE by Po-Shen Loh

  

  possibility of working together and creating meaningful opportunities for ... -Shen Loh, on expanding access to rigorous STEM learning for students in rural areas. Access to curriculum in rural and small-town communities is

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • August 3, 2026
• Blog / Classes

  9.00 with no context are you a cool rat?

  

  . And thank you to Ken for linking it again and contributing to it! "When ... the relation between light and vision." "Although most cat lovers just ... raps the dopest and your memory the mostest." "For example, if you see a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m Back!

  

  , which currently owns my life. And I apologize for that. But I'm back, and ... hours in between. It makes for a nice lunch/blog update time.) Today is ... we can drive you back to your dorm with them. Oh, and we'll pay for it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  Well, I spent my 4th of July in Plymouth with Adam's family and my family, and we had a lovely time. I made snickerdoodle cookies and blueberry pie for the family's annual gathering, and Adam and I made our

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Friday morning potpourri in lab How MIT's campus makes me happy to be alive. Also stuff from Adam.

  

  grad school, so working really hard on it between now and the end of ... Hayden (the major campus library) is also good for sitting and taking deep ... inscription around the dome -- "Established for Advancement and Development of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  My winter break so far take a break

  

  at our respective colleges. For the 24th and 25th, I spent time at the ... schedule with dying, and searching endlessly for an ounce of motivation to do ... New Year's Resolutions and prep my bullet journal for 2020 and January

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 29, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  , activities, and essays section of the application, I needed more room for a few ... ). Laura wrote, "I'm applying for MIT 2006, and was wondering if I should ... . This past year, 259 students applied for transfer admission, and 17 were

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m taking this semester! senior fall

  

  Classes start tomorrow! today! I started writing this at 11:55PM and now it's 12:45AM. I haven't done a "what am I taking this semester ... .3700.[/annotation] Although [annotation note="Mathematics for Computer Science"]6

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two New Kittens hundreds of pictures.

  

  to use the litter box, been to the vet and had their sex determined for ... their 2 shots for distemper, and grown at least several inches as well ... 'll like it there w/ all the space and all the other cats for company

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 12, 2008