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• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Why did I come to MIT? by River A. ‘26

  

  high school self is yearning for the struggle at MIT. This struggle has ... become the best software engineer ever. After all, academics is first ... ….why did I come here? 1. tO eXplOrE It is often said that “college is the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  In the South for prospective students; in the mail for incoming students Travel & email.

  

  is the one that generates the most excitement. For many students, it ... to say hi! Our focus is now turning to the Class of 2012. We still ... Programming office (UAAP). The beginning of this transition is the "Next Big

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  . That's a topic for another day, though; as promised, here's the follow ... cracker jacks and funnel cake for the first time. I fell in love with green ... , for the first time, wasn't too embarrassed to be the vocalist. I broke

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  help promote the 'useful arts,' the 'arts' is short for 'artisanship,' as ... celebration, the President is hosting an inaugural White House Maker Faire ... : Kickstarter, which is today launching a new funding category specifically for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 18, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  on anger understanding and learning and navigating

  

  . Whether that's for the best or for the worst, I guess we won't really know ... question: What is my best and worst trait? He admittedly didn't answer with ... blunt. I'm not afraid to call it as it is, and I'm usually the first to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 12, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  California Love a week in the life of an admissions officer on the road

  

  students about MIT. The goal of these presentations is to demystify the ... direct to LAX. I spent most of the flight napping and reading back issues ... of Santa Monica, which had volunteered the use of its auditorium for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  all the classes I took freshman year feeling scholarly, part 1/2

  

  lot about my feelings and about experiencing MIT for the first time ... year. I only noticed it now, but my class selections for the fall and ... difference being that in the spring I took an extra math class. This makes for

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 18, 2021
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  complain about the lack of time to study for exams, the truth is... I ... at the other Cambridge, Cambridge University, for the past almost 6 ... feeling. One of the traditions here at Cambridge is that people spray their

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  organization for lost orphaned baby whales in the middle of Africa, speak Spanish ... ideas. In fact for Christmas, some of the faculty used their own money to ... high school system is there is absolutely nothing wrong with being in the

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

  dance dance dance! a weekend of trying to try everything

  

  hey! PNR exists for a reason, and now seems like the best time to try ... 's still musical!) Between all the dancing, I also auditioned for the Video ... sightreading, and I even got to play The Legend from Deltarune for my prepared

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  registration day! aka "registration day blues", but like, only in the good sense of blues

  

  ... So what are my plans exactly for all those months? The short answer is ... Tuesday, Reg Day is the "first" day of the semester in that it's when campus ... Day is the day where pretty much everyone has to meet with their advisor

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  best representation. Other students probably save the world in their ... , dress up entirely in pink for the Gangnam Style flash mob in Killian Court ... 2 I auditioned for Dance Troupe and made it! I’m in the subsection

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prettylatebuthere’sanIAPpost on MIT's independent activities period (ft. friends!!)

  

  writing about what my IAP looked like, i thought the best way to share what ... festivals for students in rural, underserved communities along the way! to reminisce for a quick second, i remember reading the blog for the 1st time in

  • by Angie F. '28
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / Travel

  Rejection Therapy and my insatiable urge to collect trading cards

  

  to help prepare everything for the [annotation note="underclassmen have ... [/annotation] impending arrival. I was in the airport for my 8AM flight from Louisville to Boston ... know? I suggested asking for a photo with the pilot. Hailey mentioned a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 16, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Day Cats cats cats cats cats cats cats....

  

  what has happened or is on the schedule to happen today. My day started ... and talk about things, and how to cope with the pressure that is MIT ... trained in Narcan administration and passed the exam for the session. After

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  science in K-12, but for a number of reasons (including the architecture ... grade for calculus ever so slightly. “C” became the new “B” -- it’s not ... will to improve is the surest sign that you're just not that into what

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  for days, and this dessert is the only thing that could ever satisfy ... as fast as possible, enjoying the flavor for a second and moving on to ... Given that tomorrow is pi(e) day, a celebration of irrational numbers

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  crossovers in socal MIT Students Visit Caltech and UCLA

  

  be best described as Caltech’s parallel to the “East Side” of MIT, with ... we build a fort for the East Side Party, and the famous rollercoaster ... (the demonym for Blacker House residents) had a bit where they all

  • by Victor D. '27
  • June 6, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year playlist 2/3 of a year in 25 songs

  

  May. the rules for adding to this playlist were very limited—i mainly ... Ko/Weathering With You, the movie this is from, but this song slaps and ... met in Taiwan is in. i listened to it nonstop for three days in November

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode II: Amazing Rain The one where you rapidly cool hot metal.

  

  wind chimes for a while, Joe demanded that the cashier find the very best ... . The plot is average for a superhero movie, the action sequences are good ... for an inch of rain and a thunderstorm in the White Mountains, Joe '08

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2005