Blogs
The Silent 50%
Women and Men Are NOT Equal
Feb 2021
by Rumya R.
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology
Be the [Climate] Change You Wish to See
Don’t underestimate the ripple effects of small changes
Feb 2021
by Rachel S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
There is more to MIT than lectures and labs!
How one day at Boda Borg changed my perspective of work-life balance
Feb 2021
by Vyshnavi V.
Chemistry
Dousing First-Year Burnout
The importance of making MIT your home
Jan 2021
by Alex O.
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Mitconceptions
Unlearning what I thought I knew about PhDs and MIT
Jan 2021
by Viraat G.
Biological Engineering
An Unconventional Path to MIT
From Industry, to MicroMaster’s, to Master’s
Jan 2021
by Maria R.
Supply Chain Management
A (rest)room of one's own
Experiencing MIT through all-gender bathrooms
Jan 2021
by Cal G.
Biological Engineering
Lost Hobbies and How to Find Them
Finding time for hobbies during graduate school
Jan 2021
by Rachel B.
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology
Prospects of a prospective international student in a pandemic era
Hey, it’s 2020 everyone!
Dec 2020
by Andreas S.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Art of Comfort
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls
Dec 2020
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Between Three Worlds
There are more things in science and engineering, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your departmental curricula
Dec 2020
by Elizabeth Q.
Computational Science and Engineering
My advisor left MIT during my PhD
Making difficult decisions with incomplete information
Dec 2020
by Cherry G.
Biological Engineering
Welcome to the CandE Shop
Building an Online Community for MIT Climate and Energy Enthusiasts
Dec 2020
by Cathy W.
Technology and Policy Program
Safer Grocery Shopping Guide During the COVID-19
Grocery shopping has been even more difficult during the pandemic, but here are some tips!
Dec 2020
by Kristin C.
System Design and Management
Ohana means family
Finding a community outside of MIT
Dec 2020
by Sophia X.
Biology
To the Mom applying to Grad School:
How Motherhood led me to MIT
Dec 2020
by Namuun P.
Supply Chain Management
MIT-isms
Crack the Code to MIT Conversation
Dec 2020
by Allison P.
Mechanical Engineering
Strange lands
On being a (foreign) grad student mom
Dec 2020
by Ying G.
Political Science
Volunteering in a home away from home
Is it possible to volunteer while studying at MIT?
Dec 2020
by Mariel G.-M.
History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society
A stroke of luck?
Hospitalization during a pandemic
Dec 2020
by Charlotte L.
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Vacation time!... What to do? What to do?
Opportunities for graduate students during pandemic and non-pandemic periods
Dec 2020
by Andrea D.
Integrated Design and Management
Reasons to Cook for Yourself
An optimization problem
Dec 2020
by Hyunjin P.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Why I Vote and Why You Should Too
Your voice matters, so make it heard
Oct 2020
by Seamus L.
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Beer in Class—but Peers Afar
Navigating the Freedom and Isolation of Virtual MIT
Oct 2020
by Danielle P.
Supply Chain Management
How I came to Cambridge before I came to Cambridge
Lessons I learned as a newly accepted student during a pandemic
Oct 2020
by Ambar R.
Comparative Media Studies
Finding a Cambridge coffee home
An inner journey in pursuit of good coffee
Oct 2020
by Jenny C.
Biology
Bench, bath and beyond
Transform your apartment into a yeast lab, and have fun doing it!
Sept 2020
by Veda K.
Microbiology
Playing Avalon on Zoom
How a virtual board game keeps us connected during quarantine
Sept 2020
by Bright Y.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
From Rockets to Rocking Chairs
Sitting in a rocking chair holding a baby wasn’t how I expected to kick off graduate school
Sept 2020
by Anonymous .
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology
Shaking hands with death
My clinical experience through MIT
Sept 2020
by Nicolas M.
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology
Ode to Crosswords
Are you down for a cross?
Sept 2020
by Mingyu Y.
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology
Managing your finances when your spouse can’t work
Being an F1 and F2 couple living on graduate stipend is challenging but manageable
Sept 2020
by Aufar K.
Technology and Policy Program
Any tips on tipping?
The plight of an international student new to the tipping culture in America
Sept 2020
by Aditya G.
Mechanical Engineering
L’Autre, c’est moi
Sondering away in the heart of a young boy
Aug 2020
by Nicolas M.
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology
How I passed my 1st-year classes
...by skipping them (please don’t tell anyone)
Aug 2020
by Suzane C.
Chemical Engineering
My response to COVID-19
How my family came together during the pandemic
Aug 2020
by Sugandha S.
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Am I too busy for radio?
How my time spent on-air made me a better scientist
Aug 2020
by Lama A.
Technology and Policy Program
Navigating MIT
How to Survive in the Forest of Numbers
Aug 2020
by Hyunjin P.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The Infinite Rotation
After six failed lab rotations, one last chance to find a home
Aug 2020
by Matthew A.
Computational and Systems Biology
Rethinking orientation in the COVID-19 era
How the MIT graduate orientation is reforming itself this year
July 2020
by Shashank A.
Mechanical Engineering
All-Weather Outings/Innings in the Northeast
Year-round climbing around New England (outings) and MIT (innings)
July 2020
by Carlos S.
Urban Studies and Planning
Times May Have Changed, but MIT will Not
Looking Back at International IAP Adventures
July 2020
by Olivia Y.
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology
Best Burgers and Convos at BBC
A quirky tradition unfolds the journey of grad school
July 2020
by Olivia F.
Chemistry
Making the switch
My journey of changing labs
July 2020
by Liang L.
Have something to say or share? Then blog about it!
Apply for August 10 & 13 online workshop
JUL 2020
Life at MIT could be stressful, but not for you!
Simple ways to manage stress as a grad student
July 2020
by Morteza S
Mechanical Engineering
Pass the class — get a tat
The process of making permanent decisions
July 2020
by Faye E.
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
So… you were accidentally admitted to MIT
Here’s how to fool everyone for five years
July 2020
by Daniel A.
Biological Engineering
It’s not just about the degree
Grad school is also about becoming the person you want to
July 2020
by Clara M.
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
What’s Your Grocery Strategy?
Feeding yourself in Cambridge without a car
July 2020
by Meggan D.
MIT Sloan MBA Program
Getting into gear
The grad student’s survival guide to biking in the Boston area
July 2020
by Tatiana N.
Biological Engineering
How to Walk (or Bike, or Bus) a Mile in My Shoes
The Joys of My Daily Commute
July 2020
by Paul G.
Architecture
In Defense of the MBTA
You don’t know how good you have it.
July 2020
by Michael C.
Technology and Policy Program
Changing Your Habits One Sunrise at a Time
How to become a morning person through photography
Jun 2020
by Daniel A.
Biological Engineering
Get out of the lab, get on Twitter
Why science Twitter is one of the greatest tools you have never heard of
Jun 2020
by Stephanie S.
Chemistry
*Actually* Looking Forward to my Commute
Or, my newfound love of podcasts
Jun 2020
by Neha K.
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology
Mental Health Matters: Issue #2
Prioritizing your mental well being in difficult times
Jun 2020
Ask and you shall receive
How grad school put me on a healthier path
Jun 2020
by Tatiana N.
Biological Engineering
Holidazed and Confused
A guide to MIT’s institutional resources
Jun 2020
You mean, it’s not unhealthy?
Recovering from an eating disorder at MIT, and how we can make our Institute a healthier place
Jun 2020
by Matthew A.
Computational and Systems Biology
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