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  Life Changing Classes at MIT ft. ec-discuss

  

  have changed their mindsets or perspectives and not entire lives. But I ... ! "24.00 was probably the most life-changing class I took." "CMS.614 ... .172- 11.011 changed my perspective on my moral compass, what I'm good at

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 20, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Black Lives Matter until they don't.

  

  extremely strong language. It was the only way I could write it honestly, the only way I could bring words to my feelings.  ** I moved to the United ... . Suddenly, I was at the airport, hugging everyone as tightly as I could

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #1-5 Concerning the half I spent at home

  

  Wednesday. I say ominous because I had just slogged my way through three other ... cloud of the 7.03 final was fraying my nerves. I’m sure the actual weather ... pencil down and saying goodbye to genetics, at least for the time being, I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Highlight Reel Parents! A cappella! Thesis! Superheroes! Film class! And generally hanging in there @ MIT

  

  little has happened, and I’ve been trying to write blog posts about both of ... extremely quickly. Here is a list of blog posts I meant to finish, to no ... post detailing how and why I went on leave from MIT, in honor of my three

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  a year since I've graduated and I'm happy to report that real life isn't as difficult as I thought it would be. Just pay your rent on time and ... . Unfortunately, I've picked up a new hobby that makes that second rule a little

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  post-blizzard pics except idk how to use photoshop

  

  In California, I never got to experience having a "snow day" (we did ... Tuesday. After the brunt of the blizzard passed through on Monday evening, I strolled around to take some photos of the snow while it was still fresh. I

  • by Victor D. '27
  • February 28, 2026
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Guest Post] A Whiff of Nostalgia Amidst the Scent of Youth by Daniel Barkowitz

  

  For the integrity of alumposting, I'm pasting Daniel's bio from 2009 ... he likes it that way! If I ever write my autobiography, I’m going to start it with this line: “I was born in a place that doesn’t exist anymore

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Folding with Flair Adding a third dimension to boring old paper

  

  About a year ago, I wrote about the origami I’d made at my internship in a “draft” blog post when I applied to be a blogger. That draft never saw the light of day (mostly because I forgot about it until last

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • August 4, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer On-Campus #2 yayay

  

  (Check out what I did last summer!) I'm staying on-campus again! UROP I'm continuing my Spring [annotation note="Undergraduate Research ... MIT). This is what I do in the day, except for weekends. Not only do I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Notes on Cancer rate my handwriting

  

  I'm taking 7.45 Hallmarks of Cancer this semester with [annotation ... .[/annotation] That's such a cool sentence to type out. In the past, I've had issues taking notes [annotation note="hahaha I guess I should become a doctor :P

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 10, 2019
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  hello seattle i'm on the west coast!!

  

  seattle felt foriegn to me as i walked its avenues, but i wasn ... replaced the definition of 'home' in my subconcious. i'm in a completely different mindset compared to three weeks ago. then, i was still in MIT mode

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  is (seemingly) taking more. I came across a previous blogger's post ... working two UROPs! Am I not doing enough? Maybe I should add a cla—' Stop ... classes per semester. My entire time at MIT I've been fighting off this

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A typical first semester more or less

  

  It's 3am and I should probably be studying for my first 8.01 exam which is later today, but instead I'm blogging. [insert pass/no record ... , and I haven't been to 6.0001 lecture in two weeks. Actually, most of

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Note of Hope for Freshmen at Career Fair Yes, freshmen can find jobs!

  

  can’t get jobs at career fairs. I can’t emphasize this enough: this ... ; I was so jealous of my friend Helen--she was working at the ed ... only a handful of the 2019s I know who ended up interning over the summer

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vlogging about Course 3 and Applying to MIT A video in which I talk to myself and I am an awkward MIT student…

  

  I did the vlog thing!   I didn't take a video of a cat, but here is a picture of Rory:

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Family Weekend 2014 family weekend 2014, day 1 and how I had fun

  

  I've been so busy.   It's 3:23 am and this is my free time. Well, not really free time. I COULD be studying for my 8.02 exam on Monday morning but instead I'm catching on all of my blog post writing

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that

  

  MIT website: I'm an AFFILIATE now. No longer a student! Maybe that ... airports and train stations. Yesterday, I was at LaGuardia waiting for a flight that had been delayed by two hours. So, I got out my laptop and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mormons and video gamers Bonding with strangers

  

  On New Year's Eve, my family went out to see Book of Mormon. When I ... integrity, I was glancing over at the guy sitting next to my sister, who ... acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? while I sang duh nuh nuh

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Holidays And some final thoughts before the new year

  

  .” My family rejoiced, my friends cheered. Looking back, I can’t believe ... it’s time for relaxing fun. With the family and friends back home. I’m getting to see how much everyone has grown. However, Reflecting back, I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 30, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  This summer, I decided to take an internship overseas. Where in the world am I? Two days ago I won a prime cut of meat by winning a game of ... their PhD). Yesterday I apprehensively put the equivalent of almost $450

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013