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• Blog / How to Human

  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  Chris Hadfield.  You should get his new book - it's really good!)   ... points. If you lose control of your attitude, two things happen: (1) you start to tumble and spin, disorienting everyone on board, and (2) you

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  and present a new kind of medicine. I have no recollection what my ... about your topic, for (1) (2) and (3). Make new notes on your notes ... , preferably over a couple of days. If you're going to write on a board, practice

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Things that make you go hmmmm……. Obama’s transformative presidency………for geeks????

  

  Welkowitz of Keene State College in New Hampshire hopefully speculated that ... lot depends on definition of geek, which to Wired is more a compliment ... Earth." Jor-El was the father of Superman, born on the planet Krypton

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • December 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who’s that new kid? ANOTHER one?? Are you KIDDING me?! She doesn't even fit on the page!

  

  Is this thing on? Um, okay. Some of you are probably like me and ... to turn on the computer, change the height of your mom's office chair ... interesting kid with her own sense of style, just content on living life. And I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds of Summer What've you been listening to lately?

  

  . "New York City" by Punch Brothers - This is the kind of song you listen ... - This is the kind of song you put on a blog post to see if anyone knows ... Stravinsky - This is the kind of piece you listen to on repeat because MITSO is

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside The Bubble Life? Oh yeah, I forgot I had one...

  

  Boston, visit Maine (and drive through New Hamphire on the way), and jam ... actual parts of my exams. I actually write like that on my exams because I ... Sorry I’ve been a little MIA, folks. I am fully aware of my absence

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Diabolo, Pandora, and Bad TV Shows You figure out what they have in common, 'cause I sure as heck don't know.

  

  more time to do some blogging! Here is a random smattering of things I've been wanting to blog about. THE SHARPE BROTHERS A while back, on the front page of the Boston Globe was an article about two brothers at MIT

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • June 22, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  quick thoughts to keep up my new years resolution

  

  the event coordinators on the progress of each group! It's a good time ... have decided that taking five classes at MIT on top of a UROP and ... effects of VR on learning. It's really interesting and I never really

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summary of the Semester I'm a senior and it's super weird.

  

  I'm a senior! And it's November of my senior year at MIT! Crazyyyyy ... 's been going on? I Moved Off-Campus Me - once the frosh obsessed with my ... an eight minute bike ride north of MIT. Well, a little longer than that

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 9, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  new to hall, having arrived in a kennel on Delta Airlines from a place ... have some sort of internal control. People have just been getting new ... . * Lucca had this creepy habit of surprising you on the throne by walking

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  flowers of fire and light making art with printed circuit boards!

  

  , variations on the basic flower pattern encompasses a whole family of poi tricks ... solid copper pads. The exact pattern of the exposed copper on the board ... ="aligncenter" width="718"] based on my limited knowledge of electrical engineering, it

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 16, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Behold, a day job! Still with ultra-short travel time!

  

  compound, secologanin, to find out whether any of these new substrates react ... spent more time than necessary looking into the origins of their name and ... the time. As it turns out, the name is simply part of this 50s

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  all the classes I took freshman year feeling scholarly, part 1/2

  

  that I’m already a quarter of the way through my time at MIT, but the ... too much. Taken on top of a UROP and my extracurriculars, I definitely ... the fall, though. On one hand, the fall should have been easy because of

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 18, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  It's been a while since I introduced you to MIT (my way, of course).  Since then, I've been on the ETOOMUCHADVENTURE side of things - the curse ... -coordinated tournament on the ISS. The goal of this UROP?  To write a game, teach it to

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  with friends, watch TV or movies, or play on any of the game consoles the ... know. This confuses a lot of people. There are no rooms on the ground floor of BC. So when someone says they live on Burton 1, they actually

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  math) That one culture essay on the first part of the application: I ... inspired me to expand my own horizons in ways unforeseen. The smallest of ... - hello, fellow kids. Are you as stuck on what to write your college essays

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Katrina I can't stop thinking about it.

  

  searching for ways to help. Do any of you have other ideas to add? Also ... Oh my god. I can't stop thinking about all of the people who have been affected by this - this tragedy has been on my mind every waking

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2021 Reflections & 2022 Resolutions

  

  , and Seattle and spent a WHOLE bunch of money on traveling. This year, I plan on saving and maxing my Roth IRA contributions, which, speaking of ... coding conference (2020) - Accomplished. I had the great fortune of getting

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  applying sideways, beyond admissions a rendition of Petey's hit blog

  

  collection of thoughts on the internet for a student figuring out how to make Big Decisions. I feel some type of way summarizing the blog because it ... understand that being a good fit goes on both sides- the applicant and the

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 22, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  don't solely rely on their opinions as often times it's full of their ... class to go hang out on the other side of campus with some people I ... you back up again and take care of you. TLDR: Find a good community to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021