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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard Me trying to find a balance between work and fun

  

  I wouldn’t be able to continue this “always being social” life style ... increase in social life and decrease in hard focuses on studies my first ... semester at MIT, and I think the problem with this type of life was that I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 6, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Summer Reading Challenge Read with me!

  

  Chinua Achebe Summer 2016     New Reads: The Immortal Life ... Asian American author) The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot ... rolled into one. This man lived an incredible life in ridiculous conditions

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 14, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  Early this morning I got a text from my friend and former student Jeremy R. ’16 with a link to a new McDonald’s commercial for their new Suction Tube for Reverse…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Unremarkable things are you "jaded" yet?

  

  you tend to notice and find significant in life are partly reflective of ... feel amazed by my life some days, and others I could be hit by a truck ... consistently interesting my life here should be. Some amount of excitement is

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 25, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: the creative process for Pi day videos

  

  The blogs have been quiet lately. Summer is ending, freshman are arriving on campus, upperclassmen are returning to campus, admissions officers are preparing for the admissions cycle (sort of like…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  resources for one family. So I guess I’m adjusting to suburban life: surprise ... ’m 3 times more confused about life goals. Every class adds new ... assortment of interests and idols isn’t much help for figuring out life. I know

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Soymilk 豆浆

  

  Yesterday I was at the grocery store. I needed to get soymilk, because it is lent and I am fasting. I try to fast like my father does, the Ethiopian…

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 7, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Winter Through the camera lenses of people who don't have winter

  

  Around 7:15 this evening, it started snowing in Cambridge.   While heading back to my dorm, I ran into Kevin. The both of us being from California, we were ecstatic…

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 13, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  I hate going to the hospital. Yes, hospitals help people. Most nurses and doctors are nice and have your best interest in mind. But hospitals can also drive you cRaZy.…

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Mac4Change MIT students raising money to feed the homeless on Veteran's day

  

  I wanted to give everyone an update on our campaign to feed the homeless that I started with my friends last month. On November 11, 2015, Veteran’s Day and the last day…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 23, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  More on balance Some parameters for self-improvement

  

  I've spent the past few days untangling my personal life, which has ... external markers to highlight the success of one's life. Either way, I ... nights painting. For me, it's necessary. private/public (space, life

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Uncreative Post with an uncreative title

  

  of its own because it has been life-changing. I am no longer a ... realized that mathematics had little application to my life plan. I love it

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 1, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  the knowledge that life after MIT is filled with rainbows, unicorns (and ... the course of my life and set me on a path to learn more about ... life. It was during this class that I met a group of graduate students

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Snowsical The blizzard of February 13th

  

  When I woke up this morning, I checked my Facebook (as any good social media addict does) and found these pictures my family posted of around our house in New…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 13, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Upon entering MIT, every freshman gets a list of “101 Things To Do Before You Graduate”, which varies a slightly by academic year (for example: 2011 and 2008.) On the…

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catalogue of Fridays Like the unsolicited kind you get in the mail, but with more pictures!

  

  life and the universe instead of vector cross products and tumor ... pita chips. Life was good. There is a media room in the basement of ... stresses of school work and campus life, is always hosting awesome events

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Tragedy for MIT and Boston Devastating news for our community.

  

  It has been a tragic week here. On Monday, the Boston Marathon was bombed. Among the dead was 8-year old Martin Richard. Among the injured were Eric and Ann Whaley.…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Tim Is So Beautiful to me

  

  Earlier this month we launched one of our new admissions videos called MIT Imagination. A lot of work went into that video. Elizabeth and I began writing the script in July…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 19, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Crew Florida Takeover My last trip to play with the dolphins

  

  So usually in the beginning of January, Boston is under a solid layer of snow and the crew team is stuck inside the boathouse while our beloved river is frozen…

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  9000 Words This post doesn't have 'em.

  

  Figure 1. Life outside of classes. A) Study break to make Matt (or rather, Papa Matt!) a congratulatory card. B) On Wednesdays and Fridays, I have class from noon to 4, so I usually eat lunch during my documentary

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 9, 2011