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• Blog / How to Human

  the things i hate and what they say about me

  

  sad yourself. this does not make you robotic or unempathetic; it just ... , regardless of how awful it may be of course the key word in the previous ... head. to be honest it still does, though i think i at least understand

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 9, 2021
• Blog / Events

  The Stuff of MIT Legend I'm about to tell you a super cool story. It happened two years ago, but…

  

  maybe one sentence long. But in the context of the culture of MIT, it's like the COOLEST STORY EVER. I don't quite know how to summarize it ... years ago, but it's super awesome and while it's hard to exactly explain

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  found intersting. Unfortunately, it wasn't as interesting as I'd hoped ... speakers took turns answers some tough questions, like "How do Christians ... his personal spiritual encounter?" and "As a scientist, how can I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not Much Has Changed except a lot has changed

  

  . Anyday feels like yesterday to me if I think about it long enough. MIT ... Do you know what day it is? Well, one year ago, on September 17th ... first, I started typing this post a few minutes before midnight and now it

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Today A Trader Joe's monologue

  

  how it is cornered against a baseball field, where the local children ... than it does at night. It looks sober. Corporate. The river looks still ... a particularly long time, so I opted to walk down eight flights of

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  An MIT survival guide

  

  reason to skip class. 13. Kazaa: how do people survive without it? (*NOTE ... give me enough alertness to get me through the rest of my day... plus it ... . Caffeine is great in a pinch, but eventually the piper must be paid. 2. It

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  she was, and how lousily unworthy an acne-ridden nerd like him was. It ... red and so good and— Conundrum…that’s how you say it, Teddy— No sense ... some fun with it. Writing it was ridiculously fun. Let's dive in now

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Little Rectangles Thoughts from Junior spring

  

  -conscious when it takes me longer to understand something than it does for my ... How smart am I? I feel like I’ve asked myself this question a thousand times since I’ve arrived at MIT, but it’s never phrased exactly like

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  , in general, does not reflect positively on the person. Again, it begs ... in appearance. It does not bother me, but it does draw attention which ... and it is hard to predict how flexible or concerned any individual

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  The Marks of a Student or, let's catch up

  

  Hi, long time no see. Well, for me it's been a while. I've been ... , to work hard and get that A and spend as long as it takes to get it ... define us, but how we handle the situation and how we deal with it. And I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  significant enough to merit a platform of its own. For those students, our ... context of your entire MIT application. Before I continue, it is worth ... to you? Does the work in your portfolio help us better understand

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what makes fear worth it musical theater and anxiety

  

  lingered in my mind for days after. How was it possible for a group of ... —isn’t this how it happens in our heads, too? It’s this brash inversion of self ... writing early enough that it became a comforting activity long before I

  • by Kai V. '25
  • February 27, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wrapping Up First Semester Two more weeks to go.

  

  does one box power. I don’t know, but I hope one day I will. It will be ... myself falling behind this goal, so I changed it to finish fifteen books by ... great mathematicians. I always found it pretty neat to learn about the

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • December 10, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ★★★★☆ Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023

  

  digital & on a lit-up screen anyways), but it does serve its purpose ... -on caddy that does the job. It feels a bit papery and low quality, and it ... delivery please come and pick it up! Also if you're expecting a package and

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  MIT a challenge, no matter how well-prepared. And MIT does provide ... we have today. So there is a long history of MIT tailoring its ... ='In general, we think it is important that the MIT education does not simply and

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  You should use your current, legal first and last name when filling out those fields on the application. This is important so that your application matches your financial aid records.…
• Blog / Summer

  five things I love about New York welcome to New York, everybody walks in New York

  

  ’t have to mean that you have two selves. But it does mean that your one ... complain enough about how much[annotation note="The short version is, I ... sitting there not talking, because it makes the house feel alive. On my own

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 28, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes,The New App…It’s Really Here Or Why This Year's App is "Cooler" Than Last Year's.

  

  a lot of time this spring thinking about how to make it more ... the Student Center (a building otherwise know as W20). It feels odd for ... but we hadn't announced yet precisely what day it would be. I did

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 19, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Fall Formal My Saturday evening.

  

  going on. As has been said before, MIT definitely does know how to party ... social life and (dare I say it on the MITblogs) party scene. If you're done ... Fall Formal, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: a chance

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  recognized it immediately—despite having long forgotten the author and title ... a books-by-literary-merit list. Here’s how you should interpret the ... have ever read—for its emotional impact on me, but also for expanding

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025