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• Blog / Challenges

  We Made the World We’re Living In, and We Have to Make It Over Envisioning alternative futures

  

  graduated a little over a month ago, moved to Washington, D.C. a week ago, and ... heavier. I spent yesterday in a newsroom, with the weight and force of ... four thirty in the afternoon, I needed to. News was not breaking so

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Moves and Music(als) Illustrated with tons of images and a video, and not *as* many words

  

  's say you're a student who's interested in MIT, and you want to continue ... music room somewhere and expecting to find a drum set that someone told ... most definitely didn't have a gratuitously-added picture - in which I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO: Fear of Mis-Optimizing ice cream teaches me a thing or two

  

  a brief respite finds me on the second floor of [annotation note ... ground; it falls with a feeble “clunk.” exhaling, i attempt to mentally ... , returning to my dorm, and sleeping, but a desire to commit to the events on my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thank Goodness! "There are bridges you cross / You didn't know you crossed / until you've crossed."

  

  was a colossal disaster (despite me only sleeping around 4 hours in the ... to do well in Orgo? It's supposed to be the most basic of all my ... 'm getting a far better grade in 7.05 than 5.12) - but I'm seriously struggling

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  ’s perhaps my favorite aspect of the Institute—the chance to grow in a tight ... is strange in a different way; living in EC, you get to see so many ... sort through, divide into quotes, and present in a nice format in time

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  still be trying to figure out who your EC is so let's talk a bit about the mechanics of how this all works. The best way to find out the name and contact information for your EC is to log in to your my.mit.edu account

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Events

  4 comfort songs for your first day shake those jitters!!!

  

  accompany excitement. When I'm wrapped up in feelings, I turn to two things ... dancing alone in my room to some tunes. Here are 4 songs for you, with ... on the ground All I wanna do is fly away 'Cause I'm trying to find the

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 3, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the First or at least, I used to

  

  smash cuts again to a classroom, probably a math one, in which the ... getting to exist in a weird liminal space where everyone is just (as Cami ... of a pink shag rug, and every piece of laundry that I still need to do

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 14, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  applied to Teach for America in October, and I received the book as a gift ... far-ish away, I went to high school in a low-income area of Fort ... life, and when I try to think of my future in a way that doesn't involve

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Jeff Karp and his gecko-inspired band-aid Mimicking nature to create a better surgical adhesive

  

  experience is not a limiting factor. In particular, he tries to find students ... . Prof. Karp knew that he wanted to be a bioengineer in college, and ... University of Toronto, he came to MIT as a postdoctoral researcher to work in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Snot, Livers, and Fractals What a world.

  

  -generational bloggerfest. If you come back to this post in a week, you'll get to learn why ... I don't usually see students on a day-to-day basis.) Anyway, I ... Lydia is a kind shepherd of the blogs who puts too much trust in my sense

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 25, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  meandering my nonlinear academic path so far

  

  lot of what I was looking forward to in college.   freshman year  As a ... did find a greater sense of community within course 2 than I had in ... might call a “lifestyle class.” I’d sleep earlier in order to wake up

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  21 i don't know about you but i'm feeling 21...

  

  available to everyone in most other countries since they were a preteen. I ... ’ve acquired on the way to becoming a full-fledged adult (in no particular order ... ’t try to work in a fog. I know how to say “May I pet your dog?” in 5

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 17, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  GTL Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 [IAP 2025] A January I won't forget

  

  into the principal’s office to find a table filled with different Kazakh ... ’t listen to me,” he said, a hint of a smile in his eyes. He added that if ... was able to talk to in just three weeks. In turn, they had a lot of

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Info Session Courtesy of Ben Jones

  

  finding an area you're interested in and start asking professors. After a ... about housing now, which isn't something I'm willing to touch in a liveblog (too much there to talk about, I couldn't do it justice in a setting

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answering questions for those who were deferred to Regular Action.

  

  Midyear Report, which will be available on MyMIT in about a month. On the ... Report for your updates. Should I send in a whole new version of my ... deferred because your application was already strong enough to make you a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answers to some FAQs.

  

  Report for your updates. Should I send in a whole new version of my ... deferred because your application was already strong enough to make you a ... most likely to be seen in Admissions Committee. What about new test

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What’s happening with Senior House The thing that happened, why the thing is upsetting, and what can hopefully be done

  

  , Senior House is one of the most inexpensive dorms to live in and has a ... respect to their experiences. In addition to this, a number of people have ... expressed in an open letter to the Chancellor, which I suggest you read for a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • June 13, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  excited to find out about the Assassin’s Guild, a live action role ... by the professor. I also find the topics interesting in a personal ... moved in there was only a hexagonal frame in the courtyard, and by the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  The Art of Trying New Things V.2

  

  videos meant to engage audiences in a topic, introduce them to new ideas ... Pavilion for 90 minutes to ride in a Tech Dinghy and sail on the Charles. It ... neat. LSC Though I was already in LSC last semester, I've decided to be a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 2, 2022