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• Blog / Challenges

  Broken I'm broken I'm broken I'm broken I'm broken (but not actually)

  

  could barely make it up the stairs I was in so much pain. I promised to go ... was in a tremendous amount of pain. So I got the boot. And I healed after a long time in the boot. I tried running again the next year, but I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 8, 2015
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Fashion Free For All like the hunger games but we love each other

  

  moment I got the e-mail, I put it in my Google calendar because the ... was very wholesome. I thought it would be like some rampant, chaotic ... come in and get clothes for absolutely free. From formal wear to scarves

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 26, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Conversations with graders And other ramblings of a frosh...

  

  evaluations for us to fill out about him. I suggested that we work in small groups on the recitation problems, because well...I need help in 18 ... in the end, the answer was 4. I mean, it was some single-digit whole

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  . Athletics. If you are an athlete and would like to participate in one of MIT ... included. Research papers. I think research papers are best talked about in ... I'm often asked about supplemental material. None of the below is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rainboots, Math, and M&M’s Because I have a bunch of little stories to tell, not one big one.

  

  nice and dry-- but I was looking for puddles to jump in! There is nothing ... to see who will donate the most money. I dropped by their table in ... This blog post is about the following picture: In particular

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  sisters. Upon arriving, I signed in with my name, living group, and class ... I imagine the parents would probably tend to disagree with me on that ... super excited to have her photo on the (in)famous MIT blogs. I smile for

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2008 – Another Highly Satisfied Customer! (Guest Entry) CPW! Meet the Bloggers! Free t-shirts! Tim the Beaver! Exclamation points!

  

  , I am cool enough to now say, “I am enrolled at MIT!” In fact, I just ... doors in the infinite corridor until I found: After the chat group ... going to be co-Editor-in-Chief next year. This journal rocks and so I did

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  This semester, I'm living in New Vassar, the newest undergrad dorm on ... never intended to live in a meal plan dorm. I'm kind of picky about my food, and my eating schedule is kind of weird. In particular, I'm annoyed

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  “What inspired you to draw your design” question in the submission form, I ... only one with an odd taste in graphic design. I got this email in the ... that they resonated with? To be fair, I wasn’t entirely lying in the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vote for Ksplice! MIT's spirit of entrepreneurship and collaboration in action.

  

  Forbes contest would really be another feather in their metaphorical cap ... cast your vote for Ksplice in the Forbes "Boost Your Business" Competition!) One of the aspects of MIT culture I most enjoy is the Institute

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Burn Out or Fade Away Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

  

  thing I would say to this is be careful; it is so, so easy to burn out ... the beginning of the rest of your life. I know that when I sent in my ... (and trying to decide if I can make the hurdle over the guy sleeping in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finally Finished (for now) Saying goodbye and good riddance to a few things

  

  came to a close, I packed up all of my belongings in under 3 hrs, and ... I last appeared in any capacity on the internet. Though I do intend to ... this past semester, I thought I would close the year out first with this

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • June 2, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Transfer Decisions Will Be Sent Today see title, more or less

  

  of luck. I transferred, but if I hadn't things would have been fine ... traffic in the tubes. Our transfer admissions process was quite competitive. As in past years, hundreds of students applied, and we only had space

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics professors have a charming sense of humour Excerpts from relativity problem sets

  

  I'M DONE WITH FALL CLASSES! and am now back home in London, doing ... writing our problem sets, so I thought I would share some particularly ... indoors from the rain. One of the classes I just finished taking is 8

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  living the sloth life regressing to my feral weeb childhood self

  

  , but i would try to study with others whenever i wasn't too stressed. i ... 'd done in many months. i wasn't sure what to do—i always prioritized ... with my free time. i hadn't done anything creative in ages, and i never

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dream Machine Wooden slabs and oil paintings

  

  ‘18 and I moved into Dream Machine, a cozy double in the third floor of ... You know you’re in a sad place when you’re so desperate to ... year, the brothers participate in a rather chaotic room assignment

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  November summary: books, playlist, gratitude

  

  looking forward to it. A few things that happened in November: I spent a ... out in order to follow new friends around. I felt, in addition, that we ... than an hour. In a similar way, I committed to working out: gym, twice a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 25, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  This Day, the Year I Applied what I learned in college about application struggles

  

  what the message in the email said. And I wasn’t lying when I thought ... transfer in the spring. I’d have a plethora of extracurriculars. I wouldn ... alternative vision, I'm happy too. Happier? Possibly. In this Universe, I can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 20, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  is my second summer doing an internship in France, and so far I am ... near Grenoble (the most unbelievable 360 degree views!) and I would like ... this project and I’m learning a lot, both in software engineering skills

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning a hackathon for students and instructors connecting technology with education

  

  Festival, I would have loved to participate myself. Alas, I can’t code yet, so I hope MIT continues to support higher education hackathons in the ... papers. It was a fascinating project, and, if I were an investor, I would

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 17, 2017