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• Blog / How to Human

  had i known how to save a life on self-care

  

  go wrong? i lost a friend somewhere along in the bitterness and i would ... , which i planned to go to, because i was too tired. i spent the time in bed instead. i spent eighteen hours that day in bed, not all asleep, listening

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  the umpteenth post about balancing art and tech version: slightly jaded

  

  ’ll be happy in the moments where I feel like I’ve learned something. If I ... for a time in my life when my novel would have space to breathe. In ... relationships. And a sense that I have not worked on anything deeply fulfilling in

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FWACC! and some small thoughts about kindness

  

  happened, I was still a freshman, desperately trying to get on my feet. In ... first concert. I auditioned for a solo in [annotation note='"Sucker", by ... [/annotation] and didn't get it. I auditioned for a solo in one of the Asymptones

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  When Friends Become Family How MIT has become my home (with some beautiful pics to accompany)

  

  ’t that close to that many people. In all honesty, I thought things would be ... acquaintances. However, I do have a very small amount of special people in my life I can consider true friends. There are those people in your life that

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Been Up To No, not back around finals week - still not thinking about it... DURING IAP! When…

  

  Hey all! I haven't been around this site in months, and rather than ... , I'm going to go right in and cover everything interesting I've seen ... class called the "Nuts and Bolts of Engineering" in case I, y'know, decide

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • February 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  can’t stop smiling a time capsule for freshman fall

  

  I started writing a blog about freshman fall four months ago, in ... —one hour til nearby dining halls would close. I put my work away. I pulled on ... entrance to Baker. I couldn’t stop smiling as I waited in line for food. I

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  ... In hindsight, my decision-making process was flawed, though I know I ... neuroscience!" I would respond (I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to study at ... in the Infinite,Тƒщ where people would write down random clips of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  My IAP All the snow has melted since I took these pictures.

  

  lab I most wanted to work in and least expected to take me, the lab ... always empty except for me). I’m hoping to buy prints of some of my ... drawer and my headphones and pens live in the top left drawer). I have a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 19, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  train of thought on feeling deeply

  

  A lot of my time this summer has been spent in transit. I take the ... harbors, all I’d be able to see would be the hazy blur of frustration, panic ... than meaningful, since I don’t believe in there being such a thing as

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 26, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Monologuing a mock-up for the MITMonologues

  

  -taken-shower. I hated this sign. Because in what world would there be a “Young ... number of reasons, I really like how this turned out. In this piece, I talk ... resulted in "weird" conflicting feelings I think are interesting to hear

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  On Mens et Manus The realizations one has whilst building improvised flotation devices.

  

  “hands-on”. Before I got here I would've listed, off the top of my head ... that in mind, credit for the revelation that I maybe was that sort of ... build a treehouse.” Or, in normal-person-speak: hey, I kind of like this

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Sixth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 12/22/05.

  

  can send in our January scores, I would like to take the SAT again. I ... considered A+) so should I send in my class 10 marksheet....would it provide ... be taken" date. Who do I need to contact in order to change it so my

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  love or lust

  

  recently, i have been having a lot of thoughts about the ways in ... there was nothing i would rather be doing than economics research. it ... enough to stay in the department, but i never felt totally sure about it. i

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  3-D Blog!! ...I decided to wear a pair of real life 3-D GLASSES!!!

  

  !!! I like to call this one “Cyd in 3-D” So without further ado, I will ... what I’m called as long as it’s in some way related to me. This is ... jumble of sounds that only I would have any reason for using or even dare

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  the last month or two. I apologize in advance to the folks who have ... back. Any ideas?" You asked this awhile ago and I'm late in responding ... admission officer when i send in my application?" Please see this page. It

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  In 4 weeks, you will leave home for an academic journey of 4 years ... things I’ve found helpful. Pack: -- a memento for your shelf or wall ... sockets appear in the oddest places. -- a Twin XL sheet set, a towel, and a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  would be interested in working with after I graduate. This is my last ... points. I’m taking this class because I figured it would be useful in the ... It’s hard to believe that I am now in the latter half of my college

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tomorrow is MacVicar day! Tomorrow is MacVicar day. See poster presentations by MIT students who have made an impact…

  

  I got an email today about the MacVicar Day event this week that showcases student research in our labs here on campus and in the field worldwide. It should be an exciting celebration of student achievements in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  make any progress. In those moments, I would forget that sometimes the ... When I introduce myself in new groups, a lot of times I bring that up how I inline skate, or rollerblade. Even after three years of being in

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fifth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to blog comments from the last month.

  

  friends on which I can write on in my essays. I would be so grateful if you ... . Apologies. ------------------------------------- Aziz wrote: "If i'm living in ... long time. I cant exactly remember the number of hours as the'd go in

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005