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• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  : Hi Chris, I hope this email finds you well. My name's Nishanth, and as ... ago, my bright-eyed, blog-lurking high-school self applied to MIT EA ... addiction and so continued to lurk from time to time to get my fix. Some of my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  love or lust

  

  about the future. they were the moments when i just knew, when my ... altogether. but as i came up with ideas for my thesis and thought about ... gratitude that you’re in each other’s lives. like, sometimes i look at my best

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Memory down résumé lane Serif or sans-serif?

  

  : My friend Luis '19 and I kind of unintentionally twinned with checkered ... jobs and summer and what I want to do with my life was the last thing on my mind since school started two weeks ago. I had just finished my

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 20, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  contradictions too much, not enough

  

  bunch of my friends are taking it this semester, and bryson was like ... people that i'm just taking it because my friends are, and that i'll drop ... , but i think almost all of my friends who have those two classes as major

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 8, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More humanities than a humanities major Bitter complaining and fond reminiscing. Can't beat that with a stick.

  

  friend of a friend of Sam's Mom Because I am a fool, I also bought the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  [Joint Post] A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 1) vomiting in Venice and other Italian adventures

  

  . The final piece of the trip came together when my friend Selena ... , and explore any museum. One of my friends had been to Florence before ... wax seals and cards, because I enjoy mailing notes to my friends and the

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Scootah Hockey a sport of tradition, friendship, and raw athleticism

  

  the rink were GRAs and friends cheering for whichever team they owed their loyalty. My debut on the rink was chaotic, and despite good resistance from our opponents, my teammates and I won 1 to 0. Afterwards, I

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 13, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  small changes feeling big my winter in Armenia

  

  TUMO with my friend Caitlin O. '25. We taught students how to CAD ... 't have access to them growing up. I dreamt of seeing worlds beyond my own ... and teach 9 out of the 10 days mostly on my own. (don't worry, she

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 17, 2025
• Blog / Class Projects

  Watch the “Wild” 2023 Final Presentations for 2.009: Product Engineering Processes something to watch while awaiting decisions

  

  (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my ... designers, investors, faculty, and friends who won tickets via a lottery and ... watching Animo, below, in person with my jaw dropping to the floor. https

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  recently read words absorbed by my brain

  

  of the Rice Chest” by Monica Youn My friend Alec attended the L ... the role writing plays in my own life: Yes, that you travel inside of. I ... I found this in my living group’s library and started it on a whim. I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 3, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  of something to say instead. but what do i say? what do i say to my friend who’s usually happy but right now looks like they’re about to cry? i ... time i just keep staying silent, and hoping my presence would tell them

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Julia’s Day Out Almost 10 things I've learned since living in Boston

  

  .  As you can see from my bio, I am not from Massachusetts. In fact, this ... just do not like (hint: deflategate) it is just much safer to lie. My ... one of the 5 professional teams from Boston.  The “T” is your friend

  • by Julia Potts
  • April 11, 2022
• Blog / Events

  APPLE BAKE channeling midterm stress into baking, sculpting, and completely destroying apples for decades

  

  This Sunday, my dorm, Burton-Conner, held an exciting culinary event ... to note on the entry form what you swapped!) Apple Core of my Floor ... s t[/caption] My personal favorite entry was created by Alex Quach

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Senior Haus "find where you thrive"

  

  former residents and friends of the Haus (Paula C. '12, Tara E.'14, Ru M ... Drive to the Kendall T stop a lot (back in my PNR daze) and this sign was one of my favorite things to pass. I often thought about how long that

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT IS … reflections of a bright sunday afternoon

  

  ’ve gone to office hours in my best pair of pajamas. I’ve turned 30 minute ... out multiple raspberry pis. I’ve already cracked my MacBook screen (rip ... as you walk out the door. It’s friends that can brighten your day with

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF 2015 Recap researchers talking, and talking to researchers

  

  ;   The next morning I gave a talk, with my friend and colleague ... my K-12 school system, and nobody in my family or social network

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving and a Small Hack Quick updates from tropical Boston

  

  before promptly melting just when I woke up. Most of my friends are ... . There are just two more weeks of school before finals, and all of my ... my hometown - 5 degrees Fahrenheit with 6 inches of snow - puts the

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 27, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hey Erick, You Awake? Not gonna call it a night just yet

  

  ; After a long Saturday, my friends and I found ourselves chilling in the ... . Back at my bed, I suddenly had enough energy to pull out my phone and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  On the other side of CPW Being an MIT undergrad during CPW is definitely an interesting experience

  

  Events: Hair Dyeing - I helped with dyeing hair during CPW!!  I did my friend Ali F. '16's hair and it came out great :) I also dyed my hair with ... me miss my own CPW so much, but so grateful of the opportunities and

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 16, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Associate Advising and the MedLinks Program I'm sick of unpacking, so here's a blog post

  

  . This is my first year doing it - I got to meet my 23 advisees today, and ... resouces are available, so that we can point our friends and dorm-mates in ... have any questions. Tomorrow and Thursday, I'll be helping my freshman

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2012