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• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  The beginning of a new term is always accompanied by a mix of anxiety ... time because I’ve become involved in a lot of activities that are a huge ... only has space for 5 activities! This is not a coincidence… I’ve known so

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Art Imitating Art well, at least blogs.

  

  situations, risk-taking is essential. David plugged in his axe, amp, and mic ... youngest brother - who just yesterday began as a freshman in video game ... drums to destroy the undead is so strongly swimming in the zeitgeist that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 5, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Pre-Sophomore Year in anticipation of the sophomore slump

  

  Policy for Washington Interns, which is a small class in coordination with ... room. We had a fire alarm go off in[annotation note ... leaves in a few hours. Instead, though, I've spent the past few hours

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 1, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Flipping Failure an IAP update

  

  This IAP, I took part in a writing workshop at MIT known as Flipping Failure. In this workshop, I and other participants worked on developing a ... MIT. After debating between a couple of topics, I chose to tell a story

  • by Paige B. '24
  • April 28, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat! Retreat! 24 wonderful hours of sister-time in the MIT mansion!

  

  I just returned from a retreat for my sorority, Alpha Chi Omega. We spent the past 24 hours at the Endicott House , an MIT owned mansion in a ... sisters in such a beautiful setting, surrounded by antiques and eating meals

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  This Post Has a Happy Ending dealing with obstacles @ MIT

  

  available (as in trying to drink from a firehose). (context: MIT)” I drank from the firehose this month. This post is about that, and it has a happy ending. The past is a lesson learned. I share it with you... I can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Breathless Why it's so hard to tell college students to ease up a bit.

  

  On a weekday, I meet my friend Alberto H. ‘17, who I haven’t seen in ... year, and we’re all always busy, so this is, surprisingly, a rare chance ... have. I like my work a lot. Coding in 6.005 has become really interesting

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  in the next 6 weeks. You can see if there is a session near you and ... other universities? How might you know whether or not MIT is a good match ... . This is also a good chance for students to meet their interviewer face

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  what does the end of high school mean, for you? the days pass so slow; the months pass so fast

  

  in a fence that led to a parking lot. you stumble a bit stepping down ... open a metal gate in a fence. once you’re done tying your shoes, you ... bench. it is a nice bench, after all, even if you’ve never had lunch there

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • June 10, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  decisions. We are just people who once went to MIT (maybe in a time when it ... , yes, there is a disappointingly low admit rate. Believe me, meeting all ... "be yourself" is not a trick just to lower your guard, uncover your

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  on body image me in my head, me in the mirror

  

  to grow fat is a privilege afforded to people who had food in the first ... pictures and going "That's me. That's me in the picture. This is a picture of ... taken as a comment made in bad faith, especially among older Filipinos. An

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Guest Post: Being Trans at MIT

  

  their peers, which to me is indicative of a community I have never been a ... it." At times like these, it is really helpful to have a place to go ... 's Rainbow Lounge is great for that. There are a lot of events at the Rainbow

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 16, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT XC, looking sharp In which Maggie unveils the most awesome flowchart ever!

  

  before going out to dinner. Running is a great sport, but no one ever chose ... a hard day in the dust and sun (August) or mud and rain (November) or ... sleep soundly the night before a race, knowing you will always be in style

  • by Alina G. '11
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Toy Design Update How couldn't you enjoy building toys?

  

  concentration in product development. Toy design was a huge factor in this, I ... !), and an interview I got package in the mail. I opened it up and found a ... a typical day in Toy Lab looks like. Step 1: Melt Green Gummy Bears

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Igs Where Science meets Silly. Hello Silly!

  

  , now how about the Ig Nobels? The Ig Nobels are a humorous offshoot of ... Nobel!" More power to you, but here's what you're up against: In the category of ... tell the difference between a person speaking Japanese backwards and a

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Cleaning A psychoanalysis of the recently deleted folder in my notes app

  

  It's been a little while since I've blogged, which is partially ... symbols, and then something I likely used in a python assignment? Hm. I have ... 't Have Shazam  This one's a real classic. I refuse to download Shazam (in

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • January 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Are We Dating? Till blogging do us part

  

  ! You ask a fair question, though. After all, Sam does lean uncomfortably close to me in pictures. Plus we do a lot of fun things together Sam is an excellent running partner CPW 5K: Boston Marathon: Susan G

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  First read

  

  of Chicago. This is a school serious about its academics. Check out the ... applications. One exercise is that we will discuss the same three folders that we ... makes a good summary of an application. I just finished reading and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  is a snapshot of a week in February 2009, when I was at MIT, while the bottom is a snapshot of the same week in February 2010, when I was at the ... disparity is my own doing – I didn't have a job during the year (although few

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Undercover Admissions Officer ...or how I saw the campus through "fresh eyes".

  

  me...I had never been on a campus tour...before yesterday, that is. It ... orientation and jumped right in, learning the campus as a student. What did I ... would I willingly slog around the campus in a large group in the pouring

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 5, 2010