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• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  the weight of. there's a distinct lack of permanence when it comes to ... queen's greatest hits and i think either the record was warped (15% likely) or the suitcase record player that daniel bought at a [annotation note

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A Great Hunger an artisanal take on my quarter life crisis

  

  [caption id="attachment_109992" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The three main characters from the film Burning[/caption] In Lee Chang ... ”. The Little Hunger is the desire for the material, basic needs and beyond

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  plastic knives spraypainted silver and other poems from 21W.762

  

  class amongst bloggers. 21W.762 was by far the most easygoing class I ... ’ve never really written poetry beyond the flowery text in my zine comics, so ... actually follow the form or modify the form to our liking.  1. i did not

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going

  

  a very lovely soul, who I invited to write a post anytime. This is the wonderful result, reflecting on the midpoint of a journey through MIT as well ... being by them and the T lines because I like trains. oh, and the places I

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 25, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Events, Food, and Awesomeness: CPW A story about how CPW is more awesome than lobsters

  

  moved before the memory making parts of my brain could actually store any reliable information. I have one memory of me crying in the kitchen while my ... where I spent my days eating Steak n’ Shake and fishing in the lake by our

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Chocolate!!! The MIT student group The Laboratory for Chocolate Science is featured in today's Boston Globe.

  

  One of my favorite of MIT's 500+ student groups is called the ... described:   Founded in 2003, the MIT Laboratory for Chocolate Science (LCS) is a student club dedicated to spreading the appreciation of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee With a title like that, it has to be good!var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol)…

  

  went over like a bag of rocks with the MIT administration. Long story short, I removed the entry, but I think it's time to explain why. Why was this the first (or second?) entry that's ever had to be removed from the

  • by Snively '11
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint liveblog] finding the BALANCE with 2.009 watching the 2.009 annual showcase (with Kayode D. '27)

  

  A live DJ. 1000+ sparkly pompoms. One of the biggest events of the year. What more can you ask for? Tonight is the [annotation note ... sneak peek, Emiko's blog will give you the comprehensive behind-the

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 9, 2024
• 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.  And it feels just as surreal as it felt when I got to campus for the ... the air. I didn't know how to get around campus, I didn't understand the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 16, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2018 Diaries what the weekend was like for me

  

  THURSDAY, April 12 Woke up to the smell of smoke coming from the East ... Exploration for freshmen in the fall), and Bad Ideas Weekend. I associate rush burgers with my first time in the EC courtyard, when I dyed my hair in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 17, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  24 Pumpkins a journey through the streets of Boston

  

  way. Amongst other things, I’ve been taking pictures of the changing leaves (for some reason, the trees on campus are sad and brown, while the ... of leaves (shoutout to the folks who are making these), and trying a

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Bookends and every time / i leave this place / i'm terrified, terrified

  

  graduation rites, there was a defined moment when we graduated. It was when the principal confirmed the graduates, through the authority vested in them from the Department of Education. At the end of my gap year between high

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 2, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  On Tuesday, the MIT Institute Community and Equity Office hosted a virtual vigil. As the announcement for the vigil read: We gather in the wake of the recent tragic killings of African American people across the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  From Charlottesville to Cambridge photos from a gathering for solidarity

  

  We're at a strange point in the political climate where white ... publicize their misconceptions in broad daylight. The people of Cambridge ... Small, who would later lead the crowd in song     Lorraine

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 15, 2017
• 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 ... the grocery guide posted in May. This time, she writes about college ... the secret recipe to get into MIT. Here it goes. Check off 4 out of 5

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Events

  #WeAreMIT SMASH helped jumpstart an intense conversation between students and administration

  

  the SMASH board as a representative from the MedLinks executive board. MedLinks is the student group at MIT that "links" or provides a midpoint between students and MIT Medical, and the MedLink role involves helping

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Latino Cultural Center It's Mes Latino!

  

  Hidden from most of the hustle and bustle of classes and rushing to the next thing in life via the infinite corridor is the basement of the student center. This is home to a post office, dry cleaners, the ID card

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 3, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  Laser Graffiti I found something cool on the way home.

  

  spent about two hours there this evening, then walked home. On the way home, we passed the Green Building. You may know it as the tallest building in Cambridge, and/or the live Tetris game, and/or the building that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2013