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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  North to Peru Not too far from Norway, just south of Mexico.

  

  The Tech hosted its annual retreat in Maine. Maine seems to have a lot ... compelled to follow, including one that implored us to refrain from using ... still Internet though. We trickled in to Peru over the course of several

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Reason to Celebrate My advisor is a genius.

  

  people refer to the recipients as a Genius because they are awarded a ... . It's pretty awesome, not gonna lie. It's also kind of crazy to be able to say that I work for her, and despite her achievements, she's really

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  to stretch yourself thin. You’ve all seen the graph- social, academics ... , and it’s important to understand the mechanics of the game you’ve just ... , this can also be a good refresher. Some of the following is specific to

  • by Anika H. '26
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  Invitation to Cross-Register Guest post by Katherine W. '17 :D

  

  -time MIT sophomore/junior/senior? Do you have time to drop 40+ min for ... to finally cross-register. Step 2. Figure out which class you want to ... the help of a Harvard friend to look up course evaluations from previous

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  , travelled to all parts of Boston in a mere 4 hours, had fun at REX events ... 't limited to pizza), spent a night in the New England Aquarium, and finished my first MIT pset. As you can imagine, it's been hard to devote my

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Last train to Koblenz If I get back by 7:30, I don't need a reservation.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? GERMANY EDITION According to one of my labmates ... entire kilometer to help dedicated fans watch World Cup soccer. Now, I was all ready to write an entry last night on how some cities in Germany are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  I moved to Maine just a wisconsin girl in an east coast world

  

  days Cried for about an hour on interstate 90 :( Moved to Maine with ... Tried to establish a new normal in the middle of the woods I’ve been here ... reason. The ~week after we got the notice to move out was... a lot. The

  • by Powers '23
  • March 29, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  how to adult spoiler alert: no one knows

  

  a college campus (and at my alma mater no less) exposes me to random ... phases of my life. a while back, i was waiting in atlas to get my ID card ... and futures. to hear one of them talk about 15.873 (system dynamics

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  dont want to write ah

  

  the past month, not here nor in my personal notes. i want to say that i ... performance groups do their semester performances, and i don't go to a lot of ... of the time it was because i couldn't be bothered to get out of bed. i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 11, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back-to-school special i'm a senior now :o

  

  have been UROPing, starting to work on my thesis, and trying to spend as ... interested in and excited about. it is really, really, really nice to wake up in the morning and look forward to my work--i haven't felt that way for

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 17, 2017
• Blog / Summer

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  through Boston and tried to run to the airport [ [annotation note ... ended up writing a blog about it all, though. This summer, I wanted to get back into running. I’ve been on break for too long, and it’s time to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  eat food to live cook food because why not!?

  

  still on campus, however, we do have two things to help us cope—✨the power ... college students + staying up way too late = everything from cookies to pancakes to tapioca pudding. But those are all just little things. Let

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 24, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how to change majors in just five easy steps!

  

  , but MIT will break you down and force you to rebuild yourself, slowly ... tired. It took me all of sophomore fall to learn that difference. I was ... learned about [annotation note="This was in 6.006, which is Intro to

  • by Alex M. '21
  • September 14, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  From Charlottesville to Cambridge photos from a gathering for solidarity

  

  We're at a strange point in the political climate where white supremacists, klansmen, and outright Nazis have become comfortable enough to ... gathered yesterday afternoon to share some better ideas. 5:30 pm, Cambridge

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  decided to head down to the athletic center to check it out. I happened to be sitting next to the sports editor for The Tech, and through a bit of ... University in South Korea, where it's possible to major in taekwondo like an

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Time to Enroll You have doubts, I have gifs

  

  to college in the fall and can sleep soundly. But making a choice is ... about prices, distance from home, community, and/or ability to perform ... . If you don't want to take my word for it, comment with your must

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • May 1, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Ode to the Institute Better late than never.

  

  In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I decided to write MIT a poem. It ... why You mean so much to me. Poor soul, poor soul You’re often scorned ... another day. While we may sometimes stop to question Why we take so many

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack to the Future all futures have a past, and all pasts have alternative futures

  

  future, arriving in the same place, at a different time, to save the future ... to the future.         Like many ... history is to realize that futures are products of their pasts. And one

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Back to Boston Recommended Orientation events

  

  I am flying back to Boston tonight (why do I always book redeyes?) and can't wait to meet all the new '10s. For the past couple of weeks, I ... Orientation-getting-to-know-you-ish WHEN: Thursday, August 31, sometime around

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 27, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  to now and forever

  

  , come visit me. They're probably the closest people I had to best friends ... able to constantly stride around the city like I knew it so well. Hopping ... lounging in my work office as I finished work. When it came to a close, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 15, 2022