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• Blog / Advice

  it is okay to not know a note for hs seniors (and others, too <3)

  

  -college-application mindset. But it really, really, is okay to relax a little bit. Have trust in ... a fulfilling life is often to just live in the moment and do the ... does hold :P) I find giving advice exceptionally hard. There is a simple

  • by Phi A. '21
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  my semester in a word: oof or perhaps "oof: the party, the lifestyle"

  

  is [annotation note="unclear why they can't just have the lecture in a ... [annotation note="t.l. is a very respected scholar in the game studies field and ... 't have much to show for it, except notably a fat C in 6.006, MIT's intro to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Sleep is Overrated (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ann '14!

  

  guide and decided to (try to) build a human pyramid in the middle of Lobby ... what they were building in the courtyard before we took a detour on the ... ’t quite know what to expect when I arrived in Cambridge on Thursday. In fact

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2010
• Blog / People & Identities

  what is and isn’t me (rush, part 1) and the somewhat methodical unraveling of self

  

  this is a refrain I’ve heard many times from many people at many ... came to MIT, I really didn’t think frat life was for me. And there is a ... had little to no interest in joining a frat here at MIT. It was a

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • October 7, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Iron Man is a 15-year-old MIT Student and lives in my freshman year dorm

  

  Meet Riri Williams.   Riri is a fictional 15-year-old black ... more artsy, and a lot are somewhere in between. But everyone does ... as Iron Man in the new Iron Man comic series. Jeff Dekal / Marvel

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Living in the Past The one where people drive up just to visit me.

  

  , the Green Building is the tallest building that will ever be built in cambridge." "The Landau building is in the shape of a 30-60-90 right triangle ... weekend in Foxboro. Well, I guess they're a little more dedicated to the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is the Sloan School of Management for undergrads, too?

  expand their analytical and quantitative skills and apply a business ... lead a team, manage a complex organization, or found your own company. Fueled by the groundbreaking work of our faculty in such critical areas as
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted in EA

  

  , which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of ... category, this is an open forum for you to talk. We understand that this may be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  A Continuing Experiment in Cooperative Eating or, every food picture I have ever posted from pika

  

  , strange instrument concerts, and sitting in a dark room listening to music ... pika.) In honor of this especially pika week, here is every pika food ... The streets are paved with slush, everything is cold, and my pajamas

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the middle of the Charles ... much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right in front of MIT ... July celebrations is that the Boston pops do a special, less crowded

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’m studying poetry to be a better engineer, and this is why

  

  is destructive because that force is concentrated in a very small area ... hours in class analyzing those poems, and written 5000 words on a few ... , em-dashes and alliteration. Why? There is a good argument to be made

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 14, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Adventures in Italy, Part 1 Chi, chi, chinotto

  

  Rome So my spring break trip began in a sudden blur of things. My day ... barrier. I get thirsty very easily, so in the airport, I wanted to get a soda. At a little place in the airport, I saw a brown colored Fanta

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  staying in touch people are great <3

  

  with a stranger in any physical location at this point in time, i decided ... meet a lot of people in classes/at random events that you can lose touch ... talk to in quarantine, it is nice to at least feel like i'm connecting

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  Try to find me in this picture! Just kidding, that’s a trick ... putting on the Tim costume. And an application. And a video. In fact, there ... out of the freezer and arranging them in a vest that the performer wears

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  taught “Don't give in to peer pressure!”--an oversimplification of a ... : dyed hair is a stereotype of my dorm, East Campus (among other dorms ... freshmen to cook with them, or to be in a food co-op with them. (yes, I

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (3)… [Biochemistry] Another biochemist sharing his experience as an exchange student.

  

  , Biology as conceived by Cambridge is about knowing a vast set of facts ... that tools will appear if the idea is planted in you. Learn about poetry ... equiped to look pretty in the lab. For example, I can pour a gel, then set

  • by Cambridge
  • May 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life… [Biochemistry] Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

  

  difference is to give you a portrayal of what a typical day is like in both ... lecture is thermo & kinetics (5.60). This's actually a really interesting ... -taught by the amazing Prof. Stubbe (who, in addition to being a brilliant

  • by Cambridge
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  totally lost in that class for weeks. The current plan is to work on it with ... doesn’t get stolen. In the darkness, I hear whispering sounds. Is it just ... me and Carlos gently informs me that problem seven is supposed to be a

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i am taking in spring 26 because i'm stuck at the airport right now. NOT ranked in terms of edibility (sorry)

  

  a major's coursework is supposed to be completable in 3 years with 3 ... HASS requirement, but my decision in taking this class is a lot more pre ... ="as in, i drank a matcha this morning that i'm somehow reacting to right

  • by Janet G. '27
  • February 8, 2026
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  , ever, but I am actually majoring in mechanical engineering. I went on a ... building project is like a sidequest: fully unnecessary and a lot of work ... these things. I simply had some copper plate and a bandsaw in front of me

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022