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• Blog / How to Human

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  For a while now, I’ve had this realization that I tend to overthink a ... predictions for outcomes. But every time you consider more details, you do more ... touch with reality and lives in a world of illusions.”    For me, I

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  totally lost in that class for weeks. The current plan is to work on it with ... tea for lunch, and then I take a caffeine pill because a large black tea will not cut it for today. It’s a pretty quick meal, and I run into a few

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  instead of studying for my [annotation note="I'm posting this as I leave for ... responsible for the bad quality on half of these pictures. Blame the tech, not ... decorated with more winter things. My high school went mildly hard for

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Blogger Retreat 2023 adventures in liveblogging

  

  , tickets for the commuter rail bought, and our laptops ready for blogging, we begin. (Also deep thanks to Kano for the planning and brilliant execution ... go on. The five of us hopped on the shuttle to wait for the others to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 2, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what i drew this summer i took an art class

  

  at MIT. These classes aren't for credit and if you're an undergraduate student, you can become an Art Scholar and receive a scholarship for a class ... got in trouble a few times for doodling on my desk. But during my time

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 27, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things I Know to Be True: Addendum One A post I hate, and some truths from my first year at MIT

  

  because it means I am a different person than I was in September. For many ... page. For most MIT bloggers, that change is documented, like dozens of ... to Do It. A few weeks ago, I was searching for 8.02 ASE materials for

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  pathways where do i go from here?

  

  situation especially bittersweet. for me, it's my former dorm, Burton Conner ... to think about it, after all—but it shapes how I've been planning for ... few months in a building I won't return to for years influence my

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

  i [don’t] have covid?? in conclusion, i am the absolute worst at managing stress

  

  figured that I'd inevitably gotten it from him. That night, I danced for ... fun I've had in a while. But it also was the first time I'd moved for ... 't ready for it. Sure enough, I woke up on Saturday morning with awful muscle

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  food diaries pt. 3 amazing restaurants around MIT

  

  Central for two months during the pandemic than I did during my ~6 months at ... ...my experience living here for the summer only proves that I didn't take advantage ... free fries for students ayy"]Saloniki,[/annotation] the two places

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wonder ecclesiastes 1:9

  

  footbridge, cross the street, then walk for two minutes. On a good day, the ... , so when I think of Valenzuela, I imagine MacArthur. A road that is, for ... no taller than four floors. For sixteen years, this was what I knew as

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Events

  To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Love You THANK YOU LSC

  

  chat this: HELL. FUCKING. YES. For those of you who don't know me ... sucker for romcoms. And it's ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE that MIT Lecture Series ... talked to the lady at the front, saying we were here for the early

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  danceAP IAP: wonderful. sore muscles: not

  

  planning on taking a class to satisfy the culture course requirement for ... program or not (and was supposed to find out before i left for Christmas break), i couldn’t register for the class. as a backup, i signed up for

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  elusive skill of patience – waiting for the bus, waiting on a friend at a ... because I left them on read for too long last week, or perhaps something ... else. Variable weather calls for variable coping mechanisms (especially

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville places and events, illustrated

  

  blogged about events for book lovers, summer in Boston, places in downtown ... Squirrel Girl and Adventure Time comics, and he signed a copy of his book for ... includes a stage for children. Might not seem like a big deal, but seeing

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 15, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Around the world in 30 days ...ok, maybe more like I'm Traveling a Lot this IAP

  

  Jose, California. I brought with me all that I would need for the next 9 ... . Shoutout to my friends (two from MIT!) for coming to watch and cheering me on! Some of my friends I've skated and competed with growing up qualified for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals away from finals Recharging on the other coast

  

  and/or exams the last two weeks of classes.   Hardware for my group's 6.S08 final project   Classwork for all my courses: 6.S08 ... — literally just — in time for my flight to Denver and 2 hour-long midnight uber

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • June 7, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  the deputy editor for MIT news and also helps manage MIT’s social media ... South America, but she managed to squeeze in some time for an interview for us! Listen to the full interview here: I hoped you enjoyed me

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Itinerary: IAP 2017 4 weeks in a suitcase and carry on

  

  's resolution(s). My one goal for 2017? To get back on a normal sleep schedule. "Normal," meaning not going to bed at 3am and waking up just in time for ... at the Skating Club of Boston, I left for Oxford, Ohio, for the 2017

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  ago to the advisor for the writing department, and she got back to me ... declaring writing as my second major. Well, applying for the second major ... for it being late. Also, I thought it was hilarious that I had to write

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  My favorite room on MIT’s campus a personal room of requirement

  

  . Something feels different for me—among the usual buzz of activity, reconnection to friends, and eagerness for a fresh academic term is a permeating ... fair happenings. But I’m not going this year. Tomorrow I’m off for an

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 24, 2015