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• Blog / MIT Life

  Leaves, Strawberries, Doors Pictures of campus, faculty dinner, another door. (7 pictures)

  

  , and more. One of the dinner tables at ZBT; in this picture, you can ... ). I'm not a very good photographer, but here are a few images of campus ... . While I'm not technically "faculty," many cool faculty members were in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  必须好 – pt. 1 just keep swimming

  

  . But when I felt a bubbling feeling of frustration build in my chest, I ... life compared to other students. For as long as I can remember, one of ... myself I have other skills I can bring, and I’m at college to learn.   In

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 23, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  1st Year at MIT Everything there is to know about my first year here

  

  (Hopefully I can write a blog about it sometime soon). Either way, in joining ... what I did in my free time there was a ton of things to do. I was on TV ... is something you want some more of I can definitely try to add it, and

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 28, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  My “Normal” High School What it was like going to an ordinary high school

  

  faculty in the world, I felt there was an overall lack of this drive in ... middle class, and in my opinion I feel this creates a feeling of ... getting into MIT, but I think having a little faith in yourself can

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Rats ! Foiled Again !

  

  small changes in my choice of classes, rearranging the order in which I ... friends I chose as a freshman.  I wish I had spent more of my time in ... into the essays. I worried I was in for a lifetime of regret if I

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  : Resume consumption of knowledge. 3:30 PM: Study break! I decide that I can ... viscosity of eggs. I drink soup from a can, except that this is semantically ... . Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• FAQ / Transfer

  Are there other classes I should take beyond the recommended coursework?

  courses offered in each department. You may receive credit for subjects of ... While we can't recommend specific classes, you may want to compare ... Bulletin (course and degree catalog). You'll find descriptions of MIT
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  out in my sophomore year. This way, I know I and my friends can ... hear about and have the chance to particupate in. And that's how I ... novels. When I was younger, I put some of these to music. It was just a

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  lot of my friends back home thought to themselves when I told them my ... in high school, I was a pretty shy person. I was very quiet, went to ... much top secret). - You can't live in your fraternity during your

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What do you do for fun around here? What,this isn't fun to you?

  

  I can spend 16 hours straight in the shop soldering my PCB boards* and ... A friend of mine ended up studying lit at a nearby college here in ... . As I walked her around the myriad of different labs that serve host to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dreams How MIT has helped me keep a life long promise

  

  For many people, the idea of "what do I want to be when I grow up" is ... in this field, etc. It is no longer a question that can be easily ... unfortunate series of events, what I want to be has always been pretty clear

  • by Ben O. '19
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  socializing over zoom it's been rough

  

  forced me to take stock of what relationships I’ve been able to form in ... constant source of stress, and I don't think I'm alone in this experience ... in the lounge with, or [annotation note="I know a lot of people who

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Slay the Spire as metaphor i didn't waste 60 hours playing for nothing

  

  amount of block you have. One of the biggest lessons I learned in ESP is the importance of a program's logistics. Back in high school, I used to ... Spire gave me lots of practice with thinking in probabilities, which I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: And That’s A Wrap! tracing back three months

  

  students. So if I send out an email to all of the dorm mailing lists, I (in ... can also access the posts here). I can’t thank all of the people that ... feeling). Approximately three months ago, I stepped out of a six hour

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 7, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  committee. That night I edit 50 pages of copy for the new viewbook in ... 're almost there. At the end of the day we count. I can't give you details (so ... over Route 2 on my way in to MIT. On the way I pick up Nance Nance

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Unless, of course, you've decided to do something with all that free time.

  

  I was in 10th grade (and since that was only three years ago, you can ... last year and loved it. Of course, I can't forget MIT's own summer ... I said I'd do it, no? Many of these websites won't have information

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Roller Coasters and Dance Parties Sunday was the East Side party! Lots of loud music and prefrosh!! Still, no fun.

  

  ! I also did a lot of hair dyeing over the past few days, here are some ... I think she did a great job! All in all, this has been a really ... about, including one of the new bloggers! I'm so grateful to be here at

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 25, 2014
• Blog / Events

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

  

  Students for the Exploration and Development of Space up in Illinois. I ... 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 / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  in top law schools? Thank you so much...I can't wait to see everyone on ... practicing and go from there. In terms of the LSAT, though, I would venture to ... Aid Office has recieved all of my materials, and when I can expect to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of Embrace the backstory to a gender-bending concept dance video, written by Ayomide F. '18

  

  pair of heels on when I was 6. Maybe even younger. I charged into my ... buckled and I knocked over a jewelry box. The clatter of pearls and gold ... of beauty I ever knew. It was not odd that I wanted to look like her

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 11, 2018