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• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  culture, but it's not quite there. How strange that I came to college, of ... other things going on which I will not bother to ennumerate here. The ... going to college, they not only bring you what you expected (sometimes

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  water wars, lovecrafting, and 361 other REX events your annotated guide to everything currently unfolding on campus

  

  about the different parts of campus that you otherwise might not get to ... Residential Exploration (REX), which is part of how housing is assigned. According to MIT's Dormitory Council: REX (Residence Exploration) is a fun

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  a season of secondhand joy on mudita and vicarious delight

  

  not even go to all the ones i wanted to, like next sing or the ... do want to try to cultivate this feeling. not for the sake of being ... performances. i had already forgotten the joy of listening to live music. it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 12, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Circles, circles, circles week to week to week

  

  back to my room after a long day of being outside with friends. It's not ... things scheduled, then. Good that I know how to fill my weeknights and ... the posts I made at the time, at least i'm not as sad as i used to be or

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thanks Guys A thank you from a blogger to the best audience ever.

  

  of take some time to answer any random questions like “how often can ... can honestly say that I do not believe there is not a better position to ... were...... Finals. On the other hand I was about to be able to go home

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 27, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  We Really Aren’t Kids Anymore avoiding the part where it all has to end

  

  that she is "halfway done with MIT and I still do not know how to MIT ... like we were supposed to know how to advise actual first years on where ... get to redo my first year at MIT. Whether I liked it or not, whether I

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 9, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Massachusetts to Michigan guest post by Liz O.'21

  

  figuring out how exactly to word the spec I’m writing. It’s easy to get in ... I’m always busy because they’re definitely not going to waste an ... unwind.   To Ask or Not to Ask… That is the Question Well, not really

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 6, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Ellie on the M.T.A. writing about the T, on the T

  

  traveled to Chengdu, China, and eventually more and more cities, I got to see how convenient a subway system could be. Also, I hate driving, so public ... junior year of high school, I fell in love with the T. It’s not the best

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  teach them how to use Illustrator so I've decided to write a blog about it ... lines. The best way to learn how to use the pen tool is just by playing ... we have some objects I'm going to show you how to use layers, which are

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  , and how I eventually committed to MIT. I’m not entirely sure how other ... before showing up to pre-season. The journey is not the same for everyone ... The college recruiting process can be a confusing world to maneuver

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My 7 Favorite Places to P-Set! Eat, Work, Repeat.

  

  little bit of what Boston has to offer and how you can fit that bit of ... Policy to RL circuits as you can see from the picture. With four or five ... most likely assigned reading for your classes that just add to the time

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  finding direction reasonable goal-setting? who is she?

  

  be productive, but more often than not, i end up, uh, not committing to ... day and i'm beating myself up for not being able to get my shit together ... . considering how obsessed with productivity i am, it took a while to be at peace

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 23, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Trains Make Me Think Of Bringing the focus away from miles and minutes - and onto more enriching things

  

  're only kept awake enough not to miss your stop, yet tired enough to make ... . Physically, I guess it's hard to not ever feel that way; there are few cures ... are. I'm not an avid practitioner of mindfulness, but when I turned to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 12, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Moved Off Campus A story told by cat gifs

  

  not happen overnight, and it does not happen to everyone. I'd like to ... Last year, I made a HUGE decision. I decided to move off of MIT ... , for all it's glory, is no longer my home. Danny B. '15 wrote about how

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  thought I'd give some tips on how to avoid simple spelling errors. Most errors I see are not in the essay portion. People are pretty good about ... if you do have a spelling error? It's certainly not fatal, but it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  . Need blind means that we do not consider how much financial aid we would ... choose the best students we can without regard to how much money they will ... admit will we pass them on to Daniel for his office to determine how much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Caring for the body health, am i right?

  

  ? But also, I'm not sure how much I actually want to change this. Back ... -conscious about what my body looks like, or, how fat I feel. It's not something that ... thinking, well, it's not that I want to keep living. It's not that I want to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taste ai has no taste.

  

  what I remember (please note my memory is faulty and not subject to the ... if your taste is good or not, observe the reception to what you do ... might’ve seen me mention that I spoke to The Washington Post for an

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 20, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Self-Discovery Within An Internship guest post by Grace C. '21

  

  to what I was going to do and I was fearful of not being able to ... data necessary to determine a bond rating. This is a reflection of how ... internship, my advice is to not stress out! It is probably something everyone

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 27, 2018
• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  CPW, so I have absolutely no clue how this event’s supposed to go, even ... room, heart beating out of my chest as I tried to figure out how to reach ... , and -most importantly- 3) It’s okay to be this way. I am not doomed to

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020