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• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  life voyage as a freshman this fall semester. You’re probably ... your own life, and not be told when to go to bed and what not to eat ... it is okay to slow down. Life, college, career -- it's not a race. Feel

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maybe I’m Amazed ...but not until Season 13, at least.

  

  important life lesson. And that lesson was, "Lots of crazy people want to be ... majorly changed their life around for at least 2 days just so they could get

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: an interdisciplinary collaboration A day in the life of MIT research... on the Internet. A story of how…

  

  away from computers in favor of travel and college life. And I guess you

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Advice v2.0 How to survive the application process without losing your mind.

  

  hours upon hours of your life that you spent slaving away in a machine ... life would be pretty boring. So, here we go, LAURA’S NUMBER ONE RULE ... , it’s supposed to be a representation of your life. Don’t give it more

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  I was reading one of Laura’s recent entries with a response to a commenter asking about cats. East Campus is one of the dorms with “cat floors” — floors which…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First term freshman year A horror story, I guess... but one with a happy ending

  

  fun and explore life outside the classroom without being overly ... life, as you might imagine. I have to admit that I don't remember ... adverse effects on their grade point averages. Current stuff in my life

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Once upon a time Who I was in high school.

  

  Last time, Jon asked, What kind of high school student were you? Did everyone always come to you for help, expect the best from you, etc?….did you like it or…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  short, yet harsh life has taught me, it's that beggars can't be choosers ... Europe! From all of this, I learned two major life lessons about traveling ... represent like 6 hours of my life. I think I need to find a more efficient way

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  new motto for life. After the show we trekked (Trekkied?) back to Mitra ... . Surely, we lead a charmed life. The museum was brain-screamingly good; I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  Good evening, America. I could give you another cool story laced with pictures and captions. I’ll start with some thoughts. We’re almost halfway through term, and it feels like I…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  terribly interested in the core freshman classes -- I mean, really... my life ... 's books include Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet and

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A Part II Why the Media Lab is cool. Bonus: A great "You Know You Go to MIT…

  

  "technology" in the more general sense. "Life of a Tecker" was the title of my ... this blog template for me, he named it "Life of a Tecker" after the first

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  life for everybody else. I'm not being critical and I don't blame anyone

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Junior Year Sticky Notes mainly thoughts on post-grad life & friendship

  

  time looking at appendix figures in my life"]how to more critically ... my writing mindset will gradually become less school-y and more life

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • April 3, 2026
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Guest Post] 202.9 (slightly cursed) Tims from the Class of ‘29 by Joy X. '29

  

  I was bored, so I made 202.9 Tim ideas suggested by the Class of ‘29 Discord Server! I was originally going to draw 2029 Tims for the class of 2029,…

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • December 11, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Small Things I Like About Autumn A short reflection on a colorful season

  

  Autumn is arguably one of the best seasons there is, especially here in Cambridge. As someone who loves scenic views to take pictures, the colors of fall leaves mixed in…

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 31, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  an infinite nine year old and the infinite nineteen year old he became

  

  life since then had been one loooong trip away from home. Yet they made ... was in Kentucky. Nonetheless… I’ve been surrounded by travel all my life ... real. Snow or no snow, that visit was a bit of a turning point in my life

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / Summer

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

  

  I want to do with my life, but I am not seeing any sustainable ... do things–not just playing music, but even living life– without any ... time in literally my entire life, I felt athletic. I know that’s such a

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

  my hottest STEM takes actively starting internet wars

  

  classification. 5. Φ is pronounced fi, not fee Why when talking about greek life

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • July 28, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT Bloggers Sniped Wrapped in which people take a LOT of photos of me around campus

  

  At MIT, a lot of groups use Slack to stay connected. It’s like a big series of group chats for work stuff or class materials. What’s really cool is that…

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • June 2, 2025