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• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying in China on MIT’s Budget: a Guest Post by Saul W. ‘14 Saul double-majored in Math and Asian & Asian Diaspora Studies.

  

  , who didn't even speak Mandarin, how to put one on.) The authorities ... Anna's asked me to write for her blog. And, since this is Anna, there is some implicit obligation to be nice, or worse yet cheerful and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  much as I could, it was never enough to more-than-pass.  I learned how to ... 'll post more information about how to get involved with birthright in the ... I know this is delayed, but I never got to write an end

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  (another) postcard from GTL spain and an unexpected crossover with the Edgerton Center

  

  made within three days wouldn’t even hold a candle to how far they could ... thing that helps is to pick your head up, to stop staring at the sidewalk ... name off the top of my head"][/annotation] Hi again blog, I write to you

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 1, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Circle Professor Anna

  

  how obvious inattention is to the person at the front of the room. (To ... just as welcoming. I remember how it felt to write my first observing ... the external examiner (“extern”) for a PhD Viva, and now I’m trying to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  something to strive for) wanted to release this into the world, as it has been ... !  _,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,_ As someone who is definitely not qualified to give out advice regarding ... relate to my experiences as a wildly emotional gay boy who thinks too much

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life etc “fine,” “nice,” “good," "quiet"

  

  to music for a bit, think about how much work I had to do, think about how many unread emails I had in my inbox, decide to skip my HASS class ... up happening and I can never exactly pinpoint where or how. I have to

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 2, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  If you've never played two truths and a lie before, all you have to do is guess which of the three things I'm about to say is a lie: 1. I ... be.  You could be too.  Or you could be something else.  It's up to you

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  same. Us froshies are all so confused on how or why we got admitted to ... Hi!! First of all, I'M SO EXCITED TO BE AN MIT BLOGGER!! When I ... necessary to post the cute caterpillar in order to perfectly emulate my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  things to look out for in a university, and they're all great. But there ... machines? How many are there? How much do they cost? At MIT, at least in ... seem a bit high, but that doesn't stop frat boys from trekking over to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesdays with Menorah, eek! A young boy, a young girl, and life's greatest lesson.

  

  do it. Later he asked his mother to show him how to use a lighter. She ... -mails describing their kosher chili cookoffs, invitations to the sukkah they set up ... president describing his inability to run Hillel any longer with his busy

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 28, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  loftblogging 3: liberation via customization i <3 process

  

  tutorial hours to help teach residents how to use the equipment and with loft ... furniture. Although I initially emailed the EC house manager to request additional bed posts, after several weeks of being ghosted, I decided to regain

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 26, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  my first year, in slices ft. ruminations on the freshmen friend group

  

  tendency to stick regardless, and how can you possibly expect anyone- yourself included- to know exactly how to react whilst confronted with a ... “The muscles of my soul, longing for the opportunity to feel and fear

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 18, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  papurgatory I am demolishing my print budget and my solitary working habits

  

  note="in fact, I started this blog to avoid reading it! but it has now ... ’t start out this week expecting to be in this position, but here we are anyways. On Monday, I printed out everything I had to read, which also means

  • by Alice L. '24
  • September 17, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  this is fine some thoughts at the end of the semester

  

  each other that, wait. This sucks. This isn’t how things are supposed to ... computer screens? It had been easy to ignore, at first, how things are ... it. All I want to do is lie in the sun and read a book, but... finals

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  on the atlanta shootings from an asian american woman

  

  to stay safe, but the request felt empty. How could any of us ensure ... , I don’t know how to respond to recent overwhelming support.  Growing ... also as an Asian woman. It feels like a brutal knife to the heart in a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Major, Course 6-9 computation and cognition

  

  to code and how to investigate questions about the brain using ... teaches you how to identify important problems and what types of problems ... semester, of how to start as a novice and build up your expertise in a given

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  , to fangirl, and maybe to show how MIT can become a home for fellow I ... Thanks to the agrarian principles our society was founded upon, a new year within a year is beginning. The school year, to be precise. Crops

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  forehead and trying not to cringe from the terrible aftertaste of the iced ... gabbing about everything from data visualization to volunteering to the ... have any questions for me?" I came prepared but wasn't expecting to

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  teachers I've ever had the privilege of taking classes with - from time to time. Two of her kids are old enough to be in school now, but she ... School of Mathematics, which looks to be a rigorous afterschool program

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faith Embracing uncertainty as the world changes around us

  

  wrong and how to rid me of this pain? My Mom entered the room with my ... snug. Out the window, giant snowflakes fell to the barren ground outside ... needed help from someone. Anyone. I reached out to God. “God, please make

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • October 24, 2011