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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership @ MIT (from a froshy perspective)

  

  a ton of fun, met my girlfriend and some of my best friends, and was ... took over my life, and I spent lots and lots of my time and energy ... wrong with this path; through my extracurricular involvement in high

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / How to School

  Today Was A Long Day and it's not over yet.

  

  %. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On my defeated march back to my dorm room, I run into a good friend of ... hall before it closed kind of a day. My alarm was set for 7:30 am this ... go back to my room to throw on something warmer. I'm not entirely sure

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 25, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Thanksgiving Nostalgia if MIT == home

  

  value time with friends over getting a few extra points on my problem sets ... ’d last been home. This past Thanksgiving break, as I turned into my ... the fridge felt like I was a guest in my own home. Even more than that

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 1, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  friends. I spent most of my time studying or doing psets and projects. I ... when I found out I’d been selected. I thought “Wow, I can share my ... class this semester. Here’s a snapshot of my registration: 69 units is

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is This All? how do i live without regret?

  

  hard, I got into the school of my dreams, I made friends and yet, and yet ... most confident. You'll discover yourself. You'll finally make friends who ... all there is? Is this all I will be? I'm afraid that this is my peak

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 3, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  PMing my friend [annotation note="we share a lot of classes together ... : summer nights spent talking with Quinn, my friend from high school, staying ... exchanged Instagrams and it turns out she knows AnaMaria, my friend from ISEF

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  : to mope in good company. I went over to my friend Sam's dorm and ... and e-mailed one of my best friends (and long-time pset buddy) telling ... stubborn (or too persistent*?) *I once asked a friend what distinguishes

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  hope springs eternal a warm feeling

  

  include our new residents. Just yesterday, I called some friends from my ... always excited for my classes,[/annotation] and that there always comes a point in the semester where I transition to being more excited about my

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 8, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  20 Things I Learned In 2020 from a course 20 who is in her 20s

  

  not feel like it all the time, but we are resilient beings my friends ... with the circumstances you are in and create for yourself. My social ... do my part in trying. A smile can go a long way. It is not my job to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 1, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  I'm in the process of writing a post about my own summer, but in the meantime, I've got a guest post from my friend Elaine L. '18, who also wrote ... of your control. Back in high school, I spent my summers worrying about

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Top Blog Posts of 2015 widely viewed and capturing the essence of 2015

  

  something. As we move onto 2016, I like to think about what in my own life the ... current bloggers but from their friends, family, and the people around them ... Self Help by Natasha B. '16 November 2015 What My College Essays Were

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  EECS student Michael McGraw teaches STEM concepts in Regensburg, Germany As part of the Global Teaching Labs program, student Michael McGraw taught Physics, Biology and…

  

  at MIT, I have to say that the three weeks spent with my host family was a huge boost to my speaking skills. Hearing the words spoken often helped my pronunciation, and having several long conversations exclusively

  • by MISTI Program
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Events

  TBT: The Science of Chocolate The school down the street does cool things

  

  's always a TON of things going on. Since it's my senior year and I have this ... lectures though is that they're taught by famous chefs and food experts. My friend and fellow baker Jasmine '15 looked through the course schedules

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 9, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventure Coming full circle at MIT

  

  mentioned from my last blog, I took 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) this ... in lab during the last month than I did in my own room... which is a ... ... (Photo credits to my fellow blogger and mini-me Michael C '16) As I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 21, 2014
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Fitting in at MIT as a Latino family weekend 2014, day 2 and what I learned

  

  : me and my family. Right side: my friend Will '17 and his family. ... so. I know my mom immediately jumped on board with MIT and even became ... ; 2014 Cena a Las Seis   My mom with other Latina parents and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 18, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  So @mitblogs_ebooks exists 'as you might know, i am a full time internet'

  

  collection of source texts. Some of my favorites:   Crying is great ... community, and set my cron file to run it every three hours. TL;DR: @mitblogs ... organism:   Professor Murder and Oxford Collapse were probably my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 2 TableTop, Net Neutrality, Complexity Theory And More

  

  a few of my favorite questions. "How would modern American football ... a few of his celebrity friends and play a new Board ... while now. The decision that the FCC makes will have a large impact on my

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2014! That...that's not a factorial

  

  . On April 19, it means:  Well I can't fit through my door but that ... , gives rise to those well-loved and oft-broken resolutions. My resolutions this year are to: *Write more stories *Explore more of Boston with my

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Update Submit your MIT Part 1 and 2 by Jan 3, 2013 at 11:59pm EST

  

  MIT Application Tracking page, please be patient. As my friend Labs has posted ... As I mentioned in my earlier post, I wanted to follow up with more ... moment! To submit Parts 1 and 2, log in to your account on MyMIT. You can

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • January 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello? Pick up your phones!!

  

  ? Definitely. I think some of my friends might actually be spending more time on ... Yesterday, I briefly deserted my physics and orgo psets and headed ... admits from Texas; I more or less got my wish, with a few Mainers thrown in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 16, 2010