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• Blog / MIT Life

  A Love Letter to Tetazoo a valentine's day post

  

  adventures. We wait for the skies to darken and watch supernovas explode to a ... I sit upon this couch in stasis, with many better things to do, beholding the warmth that surrounds me. Your voices would sound like a

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • February 15, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  designed to help the admissions committee get to know you as a full person—a ... application this way to help us deliver on our charge to enroll a vibrant ... alone, and we think that is great. You do not need to submit a portfolio

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  friendful life recently

  

  you, you will find a way to handle it" (hot chocolate as a panacea ... to you. you are loved. you can and will find a way to handle anything ... . i've come to peace with a lot of the things that kept me up late at

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  CMU / Parallel Universe i am not a clown

  

  go to CMIMC, in Carnegie Mellon, and I had a great time. It went quite ... instead. A Friday afternoon flight to Newark, then two hours later, a flight ... to me how many MIT and Harvard undergrads know a lot about how the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Straight from the Dean’s mouth Time magazine readers chat with the MIT Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones.

  

  shocked to find out how many colleges put real emphasis on whether or not a ... book, Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen ... is his choice in 4 years). Would we be better off sending him to a big

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  where is south dakota again? and other fun questions for your south dakotan friends

  

  thing to a “hidden gem” you can find in Aberdeen. It’s a children’s theme ... of around twenty questions, and, after a few months, managed to get ... ="Alan: also Cameron gets a special shoutout because she went to my high school

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 3, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogging About Blogging CAPTAIN FAFSA!

  

  comfortable a cape would be if it had to pass through your mouth. Probably not ... something important to say at the end of this entry. Here's a quick ... 't as easy as changing a global setting, meaning he had to go through each

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  switch to a 21E major because I talked to the twins, Danny and Allan, about ... did you choose to do 21E? I spent a lot of my time going back and forth deciding whether or not I was going to fully major in computer science with a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Analogies “Fill yourself up with musical lighter fluid and ignite your inner match.”

  

  . (Not only is he super humble and friendly, but he also came to a lot of ... Every Monday and Wednesday night, you could probably find me in Kresge Auditorium almost rolling in laughter, listening to arguably some of

  • by Ana V. '15
  • April 1, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the Colbert Bump MIT's Riley Crane talks DARPA Challenge on ''The Colbert Report''

  

  Remember when MIT beat out teams from around the world to be the first to find all 10 hidden red balloons in DARPA's balloon challenge ... Report" this week. Let's hope the famous Colbert Bump helps us find those

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Events

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  You know, it’s not every day that a person chooses to move to a ... your understanding of the resources available to you as a new member of ... as for those who may have never given a second thought to issues of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  international students.   Each time we write a blog entry we have to pick a ... applying early is a great way to show the admissions office that you ... get a second chance, there isn't an advantage to applying early. If

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  wanted to try living abroad, this is a good taste test because you can live and work anywhere between 3 months to a year. Most MISTI programs also have a language requirement to prepare you for a serious language

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  mmmm wikipedia i ramble about my favorite wikipedia articles

  

  Britain, and it was about a news reporter whose memories are used to generate an A.I. version to replace him after he gets into an [annotation ... to the point that he appeared on a Coca-Cola ad. He got a reference in

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  I’m Graduating Early??? [NOT CLICKBAIT] also: the unification of course 7

  

  pretty cool for a few reasons: IAP feels longer since we don't have to ... you're in wants you to pay a whole month's rent when you only need it ... don't blacklist me Mr. Corporation! I need a job!"]I don't want to have

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 1, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m Still Here (for now) quick reflections on the last ten years

  

  round trip to do in a single day"]down and back[/annotation] when I first ... would find plane tickets cheap if she bought them almost a year in advance ... [annotation note="read: more willing to spend a little more for added comfort

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity

  

  intensity, bouncing from adventure to deep discussion and back again. Here’s a ... head to a lecture or museum. The variety of museums in Brazil has proven ... time I cross a street. My international friend finds all of this entirely

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 10, 2023
• Blog / Events

  I graduated My brass rat is upside-down and my dorm room is bare

  

  Track by 8:15am. I was at Johnson at 8, only to find a line stretching ... friend :) Course 8 was next in line to Course 9, so I managed to get a ... 's name was read out loud, so I had a long time to wait. I cheered and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  'll find a bunch of stuff only available to admitted students, including ... , check it out! Join the Facebook Group: Facebook is a great place to meet ... guestbook, it's a good way to share your contact information securely with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  day in my life except it’s a live blog

  

  similar vein to my first post which used Onlooking as a springboard. added ... class i'm not sure how to phrase this in a way that doesn't come off as ... life here. this is a lot of words to say that i've been neglecting my

  • by Victor D. '27
  • December 7, 2025