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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  dancing at MIT (and beyond) continuity vs. fulfillment and the perils of stagnation

  

  "]STEEZY[/annotation] and attending more workshops with my friends. I'm going to try to push ... nearly two years ago, I co-wrote this blog discussing my experiences ... did my freshman year. my decision to commit to Kinematix full

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  breaching discomfort

  

  of having to explore and understand this new, complicated facet to my ... lot. Additionally, I've been attempting not to repeat my ... ever and spent time with my [annotation note="In Greek life you typically

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 16, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  …and other things you can do with your four-day weekend context around the marathon

  

  for one of my classes, occasionally stopping to say hi to a friend ... helped write an email to my dorm on March 25th, pleading for folks to take ... started the weekend off poorly. My only class ended early and told us that

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 25, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  After Graduating From beyond the veil :O

  

  as Victoria Falls), to meet up with my friend Elvis, who’s a guy I met ... Africa Innovate conference thanks to my friend, the esteemed Pelkins A. ‘18 ... while I keep in touch with current undergrads I was already friends with

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 10, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  telling the tale some thoughts on acting, change, and meaning

  

  , but i hope that i’m on my way. as i talked to friends that watched ... musical this spring! i have always loved musicals, and during my junior ... suddenly i was thinking about creating a character and how my emotions were

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 3, 2023
• Blog / How to Food

  1 Week of Meals for $8: How-To’s and Tricks Tackling Food Insecurity

  

  my friends on my floor liked them, too! Scrambled eggs were made with ... of stuff between the basket, hanging stuff off handlebars, and my ... of that. And potatoes never go bad!!   #student What my actual list

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • May 2, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  , most of my First East floormates disappeared, their tiny suitcases ... more seasoned friends and competitors Brenda Z. ‘18 and Ama K. ‘18 ... played video games, and I attempted to work. Upon opening my eyes the next

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Aged And Confused thoughts from a fossil

  

  historically significant and culturally stupendous event: my birthday. Today, I ... defined. Almost all my colleagues are older than me - I love to ... my generational unmooring, I've decided to always look on the bright

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  In the South for prospective students; in the mail for incoming students Travel & email.

  

  said, here are some tips I'd recommend... In my circle of friends, as ... you meet my friends) will mock you. Also, the underscore is the only ... good opportunity to pick your own nickname. I have a really good friend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  my town and we have family friends in the area who were happy to put up ... juggle a lot of stuff, since all my friends were doing that too), and I did ... scenes for ThesisNovel before I sent the first fifth of it off to my

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  I remembered that I submitted my application in January. Last spring I ... -time, so I had to budget my time carefully. I made the plan to do most of my application work during winter break so I could devote my full attention to it

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  play dough

  

  things, get upset when things don't go my way, or when things or people ... things are out of place, which is funny because to the average viewer, my room looks like a mess, but in reality it is my organized mess. I know

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 28, 2021
• Blog / Events

  science bowl we ran! a competition! virtually!

  

  friends who would totally enjoy science bowl. I rounded up a handful of my friends who liked biology, chemistry, earth and space science, and physics ... , my middle school science teacher started a team at my school, and I

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • November 16, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 vision new year's resolutions

  

  accomplish this year: Cherish my close friendships. I entered MIT in September 2016 as part of the Class of 2020, which means most of my friends are ... or people who resembled blobs because I forgot to wear my glasses

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Three More Tales of Junior Year the sequel to Three Tales of Junior Year

  

  , in my months of deliberation, I fell in love. With my life at MIT. I loved the niche I found here, and stayed because of my friends, my hall, my dorm, and the opportunities I got as a rare HASS major. I stayed

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 31, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  More on balance Some parameters for self-improvement

  

  about image and reputation. Many of my best friends are pretty uninhibited ... because we're young. In any case, my parents and my friends are two very ... I've spent the past few days untangling my personal life, which has

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  this on my own; I often run with my friend Sophie '14, who is *much ... I am a first-semester senior. As a result, my brain has been swimming ... surviving without an open stream of communication with friends who have gone

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  puzzle I enjoyed and worked on with my friend Catherine O. ‘12 (but didn ... days after my eighteenth birthday and a few hours after MIT decisions were released. On the drive home I considered calling someone to check my

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ★★★★☆ Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023

  

  A couple weeks ago, my dorm (Burton-Conner) got an email from ... meant I had to pack everything I could into two suitcases, so I spent my first month at MIT transforming my garbage bag laundry hamper, travel

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on fitness, health, and food a couple of moments over the years

  

  related things, body image, body weight, physical appearance My ... school, I was relatively hyperconscious about my weight and my physical ... 's something that my family members would poke fun at and point out and I think

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 24, 2022