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• Blog / Athletics

  Miscellany In which I talk about my life and Fancy sportsball DNA folk songs

  

  Hey Internet! After not posting a video for a couple weeks I totally feel like: So I just made a vlog to get back in the rhythm of filming/editing/etc. If you're curious, here is the Buzzfeed article I mentioned (I'm still

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  I know what youre thinking.  You're thinking, "hey, you missed an ... 's my blog and I get to put words in your mouth if I want. That's a good question, which is why I went trekking to Professor Warren Seering (my new

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  2:50 PM, Wednesday, May 8 I am in a café on Mass Ave, waiting for a ... arms in the air, and yells: "I'm SATAN!" The man at the register looks up, smiles, and says "Satan! I've been waiting for you!" "I've been

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  Chair of the Interfraternity Council, asked if I wouldn't mind sharing ... ways I couldn't have imagined as a freshman, so I'm happy to share their ... to MIT, I never really saw myself as a sorority girl, although I was

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Delivery! "Ring delivery" is more like "ring takeout," actually, since they don't bring a brass rat…

  

  Last weekend was crazy. Crazy good. So good, in fact, that I needed a good week to get my thoughts all organized. (And to realize, whoa, I'm nearly halfway done.) But let me start with the most important part: I am

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 20, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  It's been a while since I've had time to sit down for a long period of time and blog. I promise I have a good reason though! Most people at ... due. I've honestly felt like I've had a "Hell month." But don't worry, I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: It’s Amazing Pterodactyl I'm not good at acronyms

  

  Oh hi there. I'm back on campus now for IAP (Independent Activities Period, but I think "It's Awesome Pterodactyl" is much more descriptive ... cabins. Given that 90% of the gifts I received for Christmas was outdoor

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 14, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  commitments, that "soon it's like, 'Oh yeah! The rest of the world! I forgot it existed! People live in houses! Dogs exist! Babies exist!" Here, I am quoting fellow blogger Elizabeth. Every time I see a baby on campus, it

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  Hi everybody, I play ice hockey in the winter and lacrosse in the ... competing in my sports. I want to share my perspective on the pros and cons of ... successful student athlete at MIT requires. Personally, I wouldn't trade my

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  . As I write this, it is one month to the day since I took my 7.05 (biochemistry) final. This was my only test of finals week, so I spent every ... problem, I would know the answer because I had done that question several

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 3 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Techiya and Beyond.

  

  . But not me. I didn’t have a clue what Jewish music was. I didn’t know that most Jewish music was in Hebrew or Yiddish, and I didn ... ’s the third). All I knew was I wanted to be in an a capella group

  • by ARTalk
  • May 22, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  Having slept for a solid 8 hours last night, I'm finally awake enough (and on top of homework enough) that I can blog, yayy. First: !!!!!!!! Decisions in 6 days! I honestly cannot believe it's been nearly two years

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIA No More Why I haven't blogged in 23 days.

  

  I realize that it's been more than three weeks since I've blogged, but I have two legitimate reasons for why this is so: (1) The freshman ... else seems to be posting screenshots of their calendars, I'm going to do

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Retrospective Wait, what? I'm done with my first year?

  

  When I walked out of my last final, all I felt was a huge sensation of relief. I kept thinking Thank God it's over and I've waited forever ... really wishes I were still a freshman and not a sophomore. It feels strange

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Sleep is Overrated (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ann '14!

  

  from Ann '14! When I first found out about “Campus Preview Weekend ... that had been available for my browsing pleasure since December, I didn’t quite know what to expect when I arrived in Cambridge on Thursday. In fact

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  This week has been a battle for all of us – I just finished my ... feeling right now. Last year this season, I pried every source on the ... the “2nd-Semester Senior” (SSS) wave early. My friends and I started

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  weeks. I find that it really comes and goes in cycles, and this year it ... weeks I will have spent a few trillion hours taking three midterms (two of ... mostly incoherent emails. I will have been in several meetings, broken a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  allow me to redirect you up the river*. (*I'm kidding! Please don't take ... all around. In fact, I couldn't even tell you the frictional coefficient ... . Technically, none of us can fail a single class this semester. I distinctly

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Peanut Butter Delusion Arguments as old as man.

  

  , and I still haven't found a novel way to detail my first three and half weeks here at MIT. So I'll dive right into two arguments I've stumbled upon while on campus. I spent a good chunk of time during rush with the

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • September 13, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art Keeps Me Sane At MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] The beautiful irony is that the analytical, obsessive, and perfectionist mindset…

  

  tabs on what I'm learning at this fancy college I go to, which is why she gave me a quizzical look when I came home for Christmas break freshman year knowing three new ways to juggle and talking about how I was being

  • by ARTalk
  • January 21, 2008