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• Blog / Challenges

  Days in lives that aren’t mine in a parallel universe

  

  stare at my 18.404 pset. It's going to be a long night. I wake up at 9 ... I wake up at 9 AM, and it's the first time in a while that I've been ... stacking the eggs on it. I grab a plate, serve myself some eggs, and sit down

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science

  

  students. Like its counterparts in math (IMO), physics (IPhO), chemistry (ICh ... gave an information session about how and why students at IOI might ... prodigies and their whooping retinues. Fortunately, I have long practice and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)

  

  Let’s face it, MIT’s campus is not known for being the most gorgeous ... peeling paint (it feels both exciting and homey!), but objectively speaking ... . Again, it’s not beautiful. But I would argue that it’s something better

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  finding direction reasonable goal-setting? who is she?

  

  , and it's got to be one of the most effective ways to maintain a long ... . considering how obsessed with productivity i am, it took a while to be at peace ... disappointed. how did i lose motivation so quickly?? the surge of excitement that

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales from the application process Results from the 'mini-contest.'

  

  recommendations take only one stamp I know how long 500 words looks on paper I ... 't. Shubha, India Applying to college - how it feels? (eyes tightly shut) "It ... scarier is how badly you want to get in but knowing everybody else wants it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my day in pictures

  

  : ...still in lab       it's been one of those days. we have ... sounds some sirens if you leave the "doors" of the "car" open too long ... ):   this class is eating my life. i hate it. i love it. it sucks. it

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just a Yellow Lemon Tree… I wrote a rap song for you.

  

  playing this song for like the next three days >"<. It's funny how ... that I will never go one month without blogging. It has come pretty close ... !) - directing the program for so long had made me start to use the program as a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  dress your wounds and stay in bed self care!

  

    I learned some valuable life skills in Denmark, from how to turn on an induction stove to how to balance on a bicycle in unfavorable ... string together enough coherent sentences for much blogging.  Now it’s

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  . It seems that the distinction between "scholastic" and "non ... tried to make the distinction. One way to think of it would be this ... belong, but don't stress out over it. McGreggor and I also brainstormed a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  wedding ring on his desk, trying to see for how long he can get it to spin ... a much larger problem. How to travel through time! Prof. Fisher: We ... do it but the universe explodes afterwards. Conan: Big whoop. Small

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures in Italy, Part 2 Tales from Rome, Take Two

  

  -disfunctional and the beds were twin extra long just like my old dorm room. Our ... restaurant was how we spent 7.89% of our trip. Come on, we're MIT students ... Pizza." Now I'm not sure if it's because of the color or because of the

  • by Bryan
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  to Feminist Thought. Each reading is around 30 pages long and takes ... Harvard PHIL 179 lecture. Luckily, it’s a lot of fun, a “college classic” of ... fascinating perspective and welcomes student input. It’s quite an egalitarian

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  proof of life hmm :thinking-face:

  

  shared history. It’s asking them how much they value their relationships ... , softening. Maybe it’s because I grew up in the suburbs, but I’ve always felt ... has eyes bigger than her stomach and wants to have it all, no matter the

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • August 16, 2025
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  A Summer in DC what i've been up to this summer!

  

  making. It was very wholesome, and he gave me a few tips on how to get ... on how important it is to rest. It's a nice change of environment and ... haven't blogged in a long time, and I have quite a few posts from the end

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • July 30, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  even how to write the Greek letters that filled the board. Let’s say ... all, they probably would be willing to teach you how to do those things, too. It’s a very collaborative environment with seemingly endless

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Seven Early Evenings it was a good week

  

  some things that New York just does better. I had forgotten how impressive the New York skyline was until I was looking at it again. The pizza ... final version of the magazine we worked on this semester! It took several

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • December 3, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  't have a dining plan, so it's up to the residents to feed ourselves ... through being the chef. It's the chef's job to 1. Come up with a menu, which ... whole house, places the online order, and has it all delivered to the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  requesting to join - it's how Emma and Michael (the admins for the facebook ... " means. It definitively does not mean that we lower the bar for anyone. But ... (i.e. how many admitted students will accept our offer of admission) is

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  I’ve been reading applications And I'm still reading them

  

  glamorous alchemy.) How many applications do you read in a day? Well, it depends on the day. How long do you spend reading each app? Well, it depends ... Under cover of darkness It's that magical time of year: the sun sets

  • by Jeremy W.
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Things I Miss About MIT that i didn't think i would

  

  of Mocha Show the other day and could only marvel at how fulfilling it ... students ever again, but god, do i crave it; the sheer liberation of dancing ... frat gave us fried Oreos, which slapped. oh frats, how i miss you

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 3, 2020