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• Blog / About Decisions

  Raskolnikov as an Odd Metaphor on angst and deferral

  

  the time early action decisions came into sight, I was completely ... right now. It’s funny, around that time my English class was reading ... ’s experience so oddly relatable — not to the crime part, but to the going insane

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  CMS.621: Fans & Fan Culture the class that changed my career trajectory?

  

  shifted over time. At first, listening to this new wave music was an act of ... many times in the blogs before, but I grew up with so much internalized ... impact of One Direction itself. High school is an awkward time. I was a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  which I've included[/annotation]throughout this post. Part 1: September 13th—Back Bay Fens, #25-32 I started part one of the journey with the ... 's public transportation"]T[/annotation]station. This part of the journey

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Washlava! A Sentiment Analysis quantifying laundry feels, based on MIT Confessions

  

  room, in a [annotation note="the low-rise (specifically, H Entry)"]part ... decided to "deep clean" MacGregor. This meant that, for the first time in ... excited about this. I thought, at the time, that only MacGregor had gotten

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 27, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  THE BURTON THIRD BOMBERS pset, party, pset and party party, rinse, repeat

  

  the dorm Burton-Conner, and 2), am lowkey part of a cult—a rowdy ... mischief, laughter, and a good time. We truly are a lifelong family—very few ... said. DTYD has evolved over time, but it's still our most well

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  I met Will and Kristina in very different parts of campus. I was ... . The next time I took a Chinese class would be at MIT - and I ended up ... continually wondered what the heck they were saying. I started remember parts of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  just finished my freshman year, and what a scary and tumultuous time it ... the subject, and it wouldn't be a time suck because you already know a ... of spare time, but remember that you're still learning the content

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  chances the point is to let yourself be helped

  

  psetted a couple times a week, for two of my classes, with someone who ... time to develop the deep, genuine trust needed to take a person through ... academics: junior year was so great for me in part because it was the first

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 26, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  长大 on family, thanksgiving, and growing up

  

  seemed to me that everyone around me just talked about math all the time ... only solace in the fact that, every time I took the 1 bus up the street ... committee. Being still naïve and full of time, and being reminded of our

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MOMENTOS IMPRESIONANTES Because this place is full of them.

  

  I remember the first time I went to a market in my hometown. It was ... probably been said enough times to force this trite, self-conscious statement ... classes. “MIT is hard” had been said enough times to steel my mind towards

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MY college essay 498 words of angst.

  

  was also my first time home after living in Spain, which represented not only another culture, but my first time really living on my own, outside ... doll that will start crying at random times and will only stop when you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Antics! The title is pretty self-explanatory, isn't it?

  

  and I passed the time by having a swordfight with Aaron's ski poles: We ... . (Yes, this was all in one day. Except for the skiing part, which happened ... the pset. I won't even tell you what time this was, or what time I went

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Share the joy

  

  you updated when there's more to be said. Maybe about this time you ... 've been told that sarcasm isn't funny this time of the year. I'm sorry about ... here writing this entry. Summers are a great time to focus your energies

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  think the hardest part is initiation. as in, everything would work out if ... post-rock and like how it combines my favorite parts of rock (drum / electric guitar instrumentation) with my favorite parts of ambient music

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  what i talk about when i talk about running with apologies to murakami

  

  , with traveling being the best part. What track did teach me was ... yourself through the tough parts of a race - this is exactly it. Also ... am not a great runner part"). I ran about once a month. However, the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  it’s thanksgiving or something and other things happening in my life

  

  as in enclosed spaces for extended periods of time, so this year i ... at mit mental health, whom have been a really helpful part of my past ... . all the residential staff and dining staff are awesome and are part of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 26, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Hint of fall A Sunday adventure

  

  the city. You get to check them out for 30 mins at a time before you ... the Full New England Autumn Experience, but some parts of campus are ... river, my favorite part of Boston. These are the trees I can see from my

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  decision they made during their time here at MIT. Pledging MIT Sigma Chi ... women on campus. Denzil (Panhel): The Greek System is a large part of ... options this busy week! I'd like to leave you with one part(y)ing shot. You

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Angry Nerds Sometimes you've just got to flip the bird.

  

  ). Eventually, we all but gave up on winning the competition part and focused on the team spirit part. We cheered, built human pyramids, and I waved the ... is one of those times that I really love this place, and it makes all

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  part responsible for getting me involved in GPI. GPI is the Global ... wanted to get into it, too, but honestly wasn’t sure how much time I’d have ... .) But those are only two parts of poverty week, though, out of some number

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008