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• Blog / Challenges

  poem snippets searching for hope amidst darkness

  

  . i hope that you can find solace or hope in some of these words ... promised to be or maybe you didn’t but i stand by the tree with no rope but a ... cry or laugh & i would put my hands in mud to make myself last &

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Why It’s Special all the things that make CPW amazing

  

  long showers. “Oh, I gotta remember to audition for a capella!” “I could ... ) are so important—they’re designed to give you a glimpse of what life ... comMIT, you need to to determine if the IHTFP life is a good fit for you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.

  

  court we decided to make a giant snowman in front of the great dome ... had a little competition to see who could roll the bigger snowball. Then ... exhausting as a snowball fight! There we were, in t-shirts, sweating and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  like a writing major from MIT in addition to my 3A would allow me to do ... classes to graduate, an average of one a semester. I waved around that ... minor in this. I love writing - maybe it could be more than a

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Recap: wearables, games, and other SUPER products

  

  .009 (Product Engineering Processes), a capstone product design course in Course 2 (MechE). As promised, I wanted to follow up with a recap blog post this ... watch a particular team demo a particular product, you can use these

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  freshman spring in which today is the first day of spring

  

  interesting class and I think it's a really useful class to take.) Speaking of ... say is that I've never really been able to take a break yet this ... you won't have a new pile of things to do waiting the next morning as a

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  all the time, there's a lot of uses on batteries. It's always best to ... account or in cash. Ideally you want to always have a comfortable amount of ... new room at my fraternity giving you a list of things you need to make

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedules are up!

  

  take 21A.100 (Intro to Anthropology) -- I'm concentrating in anthropology ... taking 7.31 (Current Topics in Mammalian Biology), a seminar-style upper ... 's a requirement for biology majors to graduate, and I'm a senior this

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  On a week of ups and downs a life update for those who care

  

  comfortable around my peers. I didn't really know if I was going to find a group ... 've been planning to throw a small get together in Loop lounge, inviting some ... would easily drop whatever they're doing to help a friend in need, and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 9, 2019
• Blog / Summer

  i visit Cape Cod and discover the most beautiful beach on Earth

  

  boyfriend, my boyfriend, and I all rented a Zipcar and drove down to Cape Cod to spend the day at the beach. it was a goddamn ride start to finish ... the car in front of us ordered. while passing the menu, we noticed a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 24, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Halloween, Part 2 Sometimes it's fun to be somebody you're not.

  

  costume. So, here I am as a duke: Note the plume in my hat. Hats with ... many murals on campus. :) I'd also like to give a quick shout out to ... wondering why, exactly, I chose to dress up as a Renaissance duke, especially

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting en route to North Carolina Sectionals vs. Midterms

  

  lucky enough to sit in a row with an empty middle seat. Score! Alas ... outside to grab some lunch. It was a whopping 77 degrees. In comparison, it ... me in second. Top four advance to Nationals, so I was in a good spot

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  things to look out for in a university, and they're all great. But there ... a barber in 5 years now. At least, not one where I had to tell them ... really spoken to a barber in the past 8 years, I walked trembling into

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  College students do eat real food! ...sometimes. I now present: the culinary adventures of Laura and April.

  

  putting some Chef Boyardee in a pot for lunch. That's not to say that I ... directly. Her boyfriend, Chris, just flew in to visit, so she cooked a real ... thought it would be a good time to finally try some real cooking. April

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  CRACKED [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Part art-support group, part studio, part community, and part activist.

  

  the scene. The table, first of all, had to be made. We used a roll of painters tape to build a flat-three-dimensional table in the middle of the ... HONK! Fest in Cambridge, a parade to reclaim the streets for horns, bikes

  • by ARTalk
  • May 29, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  is leadership the same as management buzzword alert

  

  : how to delegate things. delegate is a fancy word meaning getting someone else to do it. in esp we have a saying, which is "your job is not to do ... folders. i've learned many wording tricks to use in emails to get points

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The coolest spring break ever? Visit a College Campus!

  enroll in is a college where they would be happiest. Finding a space where ... more agonizing) - that is all actually just a portion of my day-to ... other aspects of our office. As a counselor on the Visit Team, I get to

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 26, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Testing the Waters There comes a time in every man's life when he has to make a choice.…

  

  , sang for two and a half hours in concert choir, freaked out over The ... they finally found out I've slept with a stuffed animal since I was in ... to partake in. All of the dorms have their own unique feeling to it, so

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Intermission Summer job: just kickin' it. And working at Pixar, too.

  

  Sometimes taking a little time to recharge is really all you need. I've been spending hours in used bookstores and swimming and taking deep ... pronounce as "Ra-to-lee" even though the logo has the built-in pronounciation

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 7, 2007
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What is the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?

  Our MIT QuestBridge Supplement is a way for us to gather some ... Bridge application to apply for our Regular Action cycle, but you must let us know in ... , our supplement, along with their QuestBridge application, acts in place