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• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  from Diane, and decided that as long as I was in Harrisburg, I would get ... 8th grade, I had the (probably misguided) idea that I would look just ... policeman in Guys and Dolls, I was able to disguise the anachronism of my hair

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  A Tribute to the people of South Africa

  

  journal. I anticipated that the next ten days in the epicenter of AIDs would be filled with all kinds of sights and experiences that I would want to ... During a layover in the London Heathrow Airport I yanked Mariam (my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 17, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  the classes among us reflections and too many flashbacks on classes ft. ESG

  

  knew for certain that I would be taking my math and physics GIRs in ESG ... imagined college in high school, I imagined being in one of these huge halls ... premonition I swear"]a future in these big lecture halls felt odd and foreign

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Just Run With It Never waste inspiration, even if you're running with it for the first time (in years)

  

  2012 As I read the remarks, I reflected on the truth that I found in his address, and the truth that I found in those specific words that I quoted. See, I used to run. (Used to.) It was back in my freshman year of high

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trouble staying focused Finals. And about a zillion questions.

  

  taking catnaps and eating cookies. I've managed to get a few experiments in ... Ohhhh, finals week. This year, I have the distinct pleasure to only ... , since I had one on Friday afternoon and the other is Thursday morning

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  In eighth grade, I was Tessie in my school's production of Little ... , though, and there are very few people I'm willing to sing in front of. Late in the evening, I walk back to French House along the back of the dorm

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  While reading Whitney Zhang's article in the Tech on the history of the first-year experience, I stumbled across the following graf quoting ... of MIT page, was the most fundamental restructuring of MIT in its

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on fitness, health, and food a couple of moments over the years

  

  's something that my family members would poke fun at and point out and I think ... out, I was aware of my flesh body and form. In elementary school, I ... that has lasted until now. In middle school, I developed crushes on

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 24, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Upside-down and Reversed: Photography at MIT [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I came to MIT thinking I’d put art aside for the…

  

  the sodium-lit image appear in the bath of developer, I pretty much left ... Association. In addition to photography classes (I usually take one a term), the ... closet). Since I spend most of my time in the SAA darkroom (I practically

  • by ARTalk
  • March 23, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  why do you do what you do do androids dream of electric self-awareness

  

  . For example, I would probably reject anyone who asked me out if they ... most everything I do. Taking an example from when I was younger, in the ... I couldn't justify the reasoning to myself. What difference would it

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meeting our new president! my very brief foray into professional journalism

  

  to attend in person." I was now press! I straightened my coat and tried ... would be as honoured as me to be compared to an iPhone. 😳) Next, the ... ; I told her that MIT students will express their concerns in any avenue

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a freshman Getting a P+ isn't just for frosh anymore.

  

  the tenths place)! But if I got a B in any one of them it would stay the ... all day, while I was sitting in my classes slowly passing out from sleep ... calculating last year that if I got an A in every one of my six classes this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Ode to the New, Part 3 "Your calendar looks like a clown threw up on it!" -my friend Jordan

  

  things I would have loved to take part in this semester that I was simply ... finding a balance between activities I did in High School, and new ones. The ... with the decision-making process. In High School, I did a lot with FIRST

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/14); new blog posts below 👇🏼

  

  updates from us! April 3rd, 2020 Prospective students In our last update, I ... As I wrote above in the section for admitted students, based on these ... answer is no, you are not required to take AP exams for classes in which

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 6, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  newborn.  In the 3,000 days, I moved to Washington, D.C. (for a fellowship ... heat pumps.  In the three weeks, I have mostly just snuggled and fed and ... -plus years since I last blogged in a format inspired by A Pattern Language. A

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  on knowing what I’m doing in which I decide to go to grad school

  

  I went to that other school, I would end up in academia forever. If I ... used operationally, or would be in the foreseeable future. I could feel ... environment, the ability to take classes in [annotation note="where would I be

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 3, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  a peek in a week of my summer trying to enjoy it while it lasts

  

  ’t feel rested at all, and I’m not ready to be trapped in the [annotation ... nontrivial, but at least I will die happy. 8:00 - 11:00 pm At some point in ... In-Betweens In between the times listed above and below, I

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Managing a Full Plate Both Food and Life

  

  of the times in high school when I would stay after school ranting to ... refreshing in these last few weeks. In my last post, I uploaded a picture of my ... semester in differential equations. I walked out of the exam room confident

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 26, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  needed to be alone in that moment. i wish they would tell me what they ... i’ve learned that people here rely on each other. in a greuling ... said and done, i feel better. but i don’t know how to do it in

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  I posted a version of this as a comment in the last thread, but decided to blog it here as a real entry so that more folks would see it. I ... /she doesn't make it. In no way am I comparing my feelings to those of a

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005