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• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  could the past eight weeks have gone by so quickly? I can still remember how I felt when my plane first landed in Boston - when I walked onto ... my classes for the coming semester. I remember that first day of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Working With WashLava Time management in low places

  

  's technicalities. Okay, can I perform in the class? Honestly, I'm grossly unprepared ... room, that's 30 minutes. What are some MIT things I can do in 30 minutes ... It's Sunday. I've had a particularly draining week. For the sake of

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 7, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Post-MIT Trajectory College is not a destination.

  

  . In fact, the thinking has already been brewing. As I'm talking to my peers, it seems like "post-college plans" are a dreaded can of worms that ... on some kind of maturation pedestal - and it is worthy of the hype I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  ’ve found myself in amongst my MIT group of friends: Namely, I am the “dumb ... being the “dumb” friend. In fact, I kind of love it, because there’s a ... that concept at all. In this case, though, I think it’s a question of

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  You know, that intro stuff

  

  rundown of what I considered to be the essential statistics in my life: "My ... a senior in a very short period of time. Given that this means I will ... beginning of my sophomore year... I'm currently involved in two ridiculously

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  This will default to miscellaneous Finishing this blog entry was my biggest accomplishment today

  

  not be in charge of my own destiny #5: LOL. my gums are showing and I ... . Then I took a nap. After my nap I fixed a rip in my pants, hooked up some ... , I can relate less and less and then I know it's time for me to go. And

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Poetry from 5 AM This Morning Don't worry, I drank an entire MUG of espresso

  

  This girl is tired. Verrryyyyyyy tired. I had a lot of ideas for what I wanted to post this weekend. A month into my time at MIT I can ... home! All of this amazing and terrible chaos culminated in me sitting in

  • by Powers '23
  • September 30, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  now made it's way into my blog, like several other songs I can think of ... MIT. I think the blogs may have played a bit of a role in this ... all the (hopefully) awesome entries I'll be putting up in the next few

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Flavor of Love As a wise woman once said, "Free is my favorite flavor."

  

  OF KETCHUP PACKETS, 33-541!) I'm going to be getting free food five ... opportunities. Career Fair If I'm being honest, not a lot of undergrads seem to ... stuff, in which you can carry all your other free stuff. In a related

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The return of Questions Omnibus It's time to answer your questions...

  

  in terms of balancing time b/w them and with my host at CPW? I know ... ... ------------------------------------- Jasmine wrote, "how do you register for CPW? I can't find any information ... registration form for CPW?" You can register for CPW in your MyMIT Portal. Just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  ASK US (the MIT Bloggers) ANYTHING! YES

  

  person or group of people based on a specific topic. You can go down in the ... . Outside of school I like to write, and I’m involved in musical theater. I ... MIT programs. I love the feeling of being small in big nature, which

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 18, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  This year, Jeremy, Nikki, and I were in charge of the Admitted ... rendition of this spiel to the incoming class of 2028… still can’t believe I ... throughout high school, so after a few months of settling in, I realized that

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  ,” and I suspect that I will share some of them in due time.  However, as I ... ’s chances of thriving.  There are settings in which I did really excellent ... I have been absent from the blogs for the better part of eight years

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Dean Marilee Jones in the news Articles in the press about MIT's Dean of Admissions.

  

  admissions? Jones: It can be a big driver. Many of us in college admissions ... MIT's Dean of Admissions Marilee Jones (our rockin' leader) is in the ... : Easing Stress of Getting In Looking at colleges with her daughter was often

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  World of Wires [by Emily '15] Are you living in a computer simulation?

  

  fair amount of theater in high school, but I had no idea what to expect ... [by Emily LaVerriere '15] First of all, I need to second Miren ... talked about a play called World of Wires by MIT Associate Professor in

  • by ARTalk
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / CPW

  From First Visit to First Week A Reflection on Independence and Making Decisions

  

  I truly had a sense of autonomy in my life decisions. Neither of my ... ) and were amazing in their own way - some of which were people I had met ... would’ve meant the world to freshman me back in high school. But as I

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Food

  “I’m vegetarian now!” Two months, twenty-four days, and goin’ strong

  

  think the key, for me, is to trick myself. I can’t think of sushi and then reconcile myself to the idea of never eating it again, ever. But I can say ... This semester I’ve lived in an apartment with three roommates: one

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  afraid to do in my freshman year. One of the bigger things I wanted to do ... 's so exciting to know that some of the people I'm talking to in these ... love checking in with all of council and I think we all mesh really well

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Unlike any other. [by Nathan Kipniss '14] "Welcome to the Gardner"

  

  One of the things I love about the Boston area is that being a ... attending MIT, you can even get into events for free. Last weekend, I took ... the empty frames of artwork that was stolen in a heist during the 1990s

  • by ARTalk
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  of multicolored lights, in dorms that let you do that, is beautiful. I ... Correction from my previous entry: I'm told that you can paint your ... and paint it back at the end of the year. Just so my readers know, I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005