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• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  usually do not (and should not) know how to add or remember numbers, but we ... the little guys open or shut their doors. [caption id="attachment_96398 ... house where cats will come out of room C only if either room A or room B

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  cleats on feet, smile on face thoughts on injuries and spring season

  

  naturally my whole life. Instead of walking, I was dragging, hopping, or ... continues, and as the days grow longer and warmer, I hope that my progress ... still a part of the team. Thanks, guys :) Any kind of injury – or

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  from me to you burn it all down

  

  , but that’s the problem. I feel like I’m on a rollercoaster, or some ... ’s like I’m putting on a persona. Every word sounds fake. Or maybe I should ... things can begin. My life is changing every day. Some days it feels like

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  halfway there musings about currently being an MIT student

  

  that used to be very normal, like studying at a certain spot or bumping into people in the hallways or dancing with 30+ other people in the floor ... I love always having something to look forward to. The other day, some

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Regular-ing Or: Over-justifying how much I eat out

  

  I had a breakthrough the other day. I was sitting in my favorite ... .A.V.O.R.I.T.E. In a busy week, I’m there at least once a day: The prices are ... is having an internalized map of a place: a favorite table or spot on

  • by Powers '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?

  

  had warned me): the building numbers make little, or no, sense! I ended ... college applications were selected or who did the selecting, so naturally ... with a friend the other day that I spend my days reading remarkable works

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • December 12, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: It’s Coming Home (by it, I mean me) guest post by Rukia. H '21

  

  winter break. So I booked the ticket and that was the end of it. Or at ... exciting internships, going abroad, or new/continuing UROPs. I was starting ... know it will be fine. The first few days were tough because I missed the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  same week, and in some cases the same day, and I felt overwhelmed beyond ... something up on the day of the test. I thought I was going to forget a technique, or I was going to panic and not be able to produce some

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Leaving a Mark Painting a mural and turning my rat

  

  In my last days at MIT, I painted this mural on my hall. I ... about it. In a single day, I had a base coat up, went shopping for paint ... my cap, walking across a stage, or receiving a degree. But when the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Finding Balance May I have this dance?

  

  , Wellesley, Harvard, and beyond for the Ballroom Dance Camp, Day 2. "Look ... line is a one-inch-wide nylon or polyester webbing that wobbles like ... , and you have to throw out an arm or a leg to counterbalance and keep

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Quad Life four girls become roommates, hilarity ensues

  

  practice diligently at 6am every day. Crap. Not my ideal start to the year ... of grapes -- turns out they weren't even hers -- or realizing that at ... bad day when there's the faithful five ounce bag of honey barbeque

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How the Career Fair saved my summer And forced me to try something new

  

  ’s what summer internships are for, or at least that’s what I told myself ... . Turns out, they were the next day. I usually like to prepare a few days in ... these days. Yes, it’s even worth the early wake-up time. This experience

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  . III -- I saw geese the other day. Well, not just geese, but also baby ... think about what it'd be like to have no cares or worries. As it is, I can ... other day and saw a bunch of facilities guys doing something on it. I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Three Months In Paris The MISTI experience of Jenny Nelson '09.

  

  that I knew no Americans in the city for the first week and a half or so. Or at least I was pretending I was calm, cool and collected, but in ... summertime activities all day long). [] One of the beautiful statues in the

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Because one story just isn’t enough My tale of being admitted. Laugh. Cry. Both. Neither. All of the above?

  

  day tubes made it to South Florida, Neha '10 (that's Mr. Neha to you and ... going on? WERE WE IN OR NOT? Needless to say, everything our teacher said ... 't understand! Must have MIT decision NOW NOW NOW or else I'll die!" He handed

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Number Münchners Eaten by a Trogglus Nicoise.

  

  struggle against art, or something. And this might have been my favorite ... know before planning your next family vacation or honeymoon on the French ... joke. Of course, I was pretty tired, because earlier in the day we had

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking ahead to IAP One more week left to go! Feel the burn!

  

  Three days of class: 20 sheets of notebook paper Four days of non ... they want or coming back on campus and taking advantage of what is, in my ... .670) for two weeks of IAP. The class meets every day from 9 AM - 4 PM and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Your credit history is too short and other adult things

  

  they might be in a few days, or weeks, or months. I can delay apartment ... , which leads to a credit score, which leads to getting an apartment. Or going to the dentist every few months. Or buying new shoes to replace the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  to meet others who share their interests. More broadly, crazy or offbeat music with a nerdy, fantastic or science fiction theme can qualify ... , or Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy, or Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Musings of My High School Senior Self bring your best cringe face

  

  Well, the moment is finally here. My last first day at (virtual) MIT ... every single moment that I felt like I didn't belong or that I simply wasn ... to hear again. So in honor of my last first day at MIT, here are some

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 16, 2021