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  The Class of 2017 Graduates from MIT

  

  during Convocation four years ago. Tomorrow they will gather together for ... , 2017 at 12:26pm PDT   Two years ago, at the last commencement I ... * humane, capable *and* considerate, etc. the ring is not necessary for this

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  ? The guy who did the voice for a cartoon horse." Yet even though he didn ... problems you see.” Matt Damon would travel far away from Boston get a look at extreme poverty up close. On a trip to Zambia, he became amazed at how clean

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup, with Sam Altman hard tech is hard(er).

  

  smaller wins - developing reusable rockets, for example. Why do this at all ... A photo posted by Michael Cheung (@m_cheung_) on Apr 13, 2016 at 4 ... -changing potential. Sam Altman (president of Y Combinator) gave a talk today at MIT

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday a detailed documentation

  

  10:30 → Wake up. Panic. No time for real breakfast. It’s too early to have class. But mandatory attendance… 11:00 → I’m at Harvard. The light ... Wonder’s “Visions” for the third time. It’s the perfect soundtrack. 11

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  What is weather? ...and what is rain?

  

  anything, for that matter, coming at me at a 45-plus-degree angle.   < ... that sends out alerts for weather reports and updates when needed. I also ... drought conditions for too long Two days later the temperature suddenly

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 9, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding a Second Home love is where you least expect it

  

  decided that MIT was the place for me, I spent my weekend traversing the various dorms and houses to decide where I actually wanted to live for the ... East Campus at all in my short time so far, and had no reason to. The

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What’s cool about Nick’s room artsy people, walls, and East Side living

  

  A few weeks ago, a friend at Princeton traveled up to Cambridge for ... so we (me and another very close friend) met him for a meal before showing him around our dorm. Back at Senior House, he made an interesting

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  by IDEO for the winter, with the stipulation that I would be working at ... contributions to the place you are working at. (For more on getting the most out ... You might wonder what possessed me to go to Chicago for the month of

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  for my next blog post and I took a dainty sip from my aluminum water ... was predictably cold and the Student Center was empty except for a lady ... . Everything is more dramatic at 2 in the morning. The scanner in CopyTech was

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  's not terrible. The leg room is abysmal for tall people but at least you ... Entering college has meant I fly at least 6-7 times a year and I ... pretty easy, set an alarm for 24 hours before your flight and make sure you

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home is Where the Heart is In which I speak only in trite cliches.

  

  considering a jar of peanut butter a meal. Yes, it's time for final exams. And ... things at MIT? Where to live is a subject that is frequently touched on in ... . The living groups at MIT are as diverse at its students, so whether you

  • by Tom R. '14
  • December 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  suitemates have joked about, for instance, saying hi/bye to me for a week. At ... sophomore slump for college students i.e. performance drops compared to ... . (Also: I’ve had to accept the fact that at MIT, there’s only freshmen and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Valentine’s Day from MIT Because theobromine is delicious.

  

  . Now staring at those theobromine molecules is making me hungry for some ... the scenes. I don't know about you...but at least to me, that says a ... the Admissions Department has cooked up for its Early Action admits. If

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  MIT, being at the forefront of a lot of things, is a very neat place ... out, others aren't. For instance, and It's pretty safe to say that ... thick, they also have another type of sign for high voltages: If you

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Blast from the Past

  

  So way back awhile ago, after I stopped blogging for extended periods ... Bryan's fraternity, ZBT, for…an 80s party. And as soon as I walked in the ... . Anyway, I had an awesome time at the party, which was actually kind of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

  

  for the blog." If you know Ellen, you know the best thing to do is to do ... . Academics come first for MIT-bound scholar Jeremy McGee began to show signs of genius at age three or four. After returning from visits to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  what i ate in a month* *basically true to my word this time but at what cost

  

  was a sorry excuse for an attempt at chicken. i was already full by the ... sure does keep me up at night sometimes. if not for the price the food ... MIT is not exactly known for our dining. Well, even if it was, I

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures From a Year of Classes The End of a Saga

  

  So, about a month ago, I submitted my last exam for the year in ... first year at MIT. So, like the first and second two times, I’m going to ... ) where you pretty much get to do whatever you want with your life for the

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 20, 2025
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  soulsearching / coding in which i ramble about careers

  

  Janice: Hey! Thanks for making time for this. CJ: No problem ... 've been here for more than a month, I wanted to check in and find out how ... 's people who've been in the industry for decades now. I can't imagine that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 26, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Happy Valley and the Sandusky Scandal Penn State, Joe Paterno, State College: the stories you've heard and the town—my hometown—behind them.

  

  when I said I went to Penn State for a year. Now there's a sudden ... The Center for World University Rankings, and the high school has been ... football game once, on television, at a party. There were lots of adults in

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 5, 2012