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• Blog / How to Human

  Anxiety Level: High A play-by-play of emotional diffusion

  

  Phase I: Recognition I sit down on my bed. My heart is racing. I am anxious. For a little bit now, I’ve been taking stock of my anxiety levels at the end of every day to see if I can find any patterns. I take a

  • by Powers '23
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Signs of Life communication in a covid world

  

  occasion, I’ve used Zoom or FaceTime to get a sense of realness in my ... ="53276" image3="53274" image4="53275" image5="53273" image6="53277" /] I’m in the middle of packing my life up, ready to ship myself back to New York, but I

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT launches AI Education website I worked on this cool thing for my UROP!

  

  I usually don't make *official* posts, so I'll try to keep this one ... some frequent readers of the blogs might know, I have a UROP at the Media Lab that I adore and pour a lot of my time and energy into. Recently, a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 6, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Nothing Gold Can Stay some reminders

  

  The semester is over and I'm back at home, spread out on my much too familiar living room sofa. At this point, I should be familiar with how ... process thing as they happen. But all of a sudden I'm at home again, with no

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 28, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  Back in the fall, I wasn't really sure if I made the right choice regarding my dorm. Now, I'm very sure I made the right choice. I like all the ... . I have complete autonomy over my living space and habits, down to the

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  How Are You? because it's not just a simple question

  

  the past few months, I feel like we’ve really gotten to know each other. So let me ask you, how are you? How are you really? Because I genuinely want to know. I want to know if things are rough. I want to know if

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 19, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Reuse Poetry Giving things away

  

  "I got it on Reuse," people say, with the emphasis in the word falling on the re-. When I see the word elsewhere and say reuse in my head, I'm reminded of the times I said 'UROP' and my grandparents thought I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  I received the following question on tumblr the other day:   ... deeply consider why I found MIT so hard--and exactly what it is that causes people to buckle under the pressure. I’ve adapted the response I created

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  EAPS Field Trip In which I pretend to be Course 12 for a weekend

  

  September 14th, I will lead our “annual” field trip to central Massachusetts ... weekend for van rentals so sign up early and reserve a space! Sam I've always had some curiosity about geology (since I took an Earth Science

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 2 TableTop, Net Neutrality, Complexity Theory And More

  

  Top Crowdfunds $1m+ A few months back I discovered the Geek And Sundry Youtube series of TableTop and I fell in love. Every week Wil Wheaton would gather ... kindle a deep love of TableTop gaming. I burnt through all of the episodes

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  remarkable people, free to the world." I started watching them in high school ... technological initiatives than I ever did in class. They really opened up my mind to not only ways I can cause change on a large scale, but also within

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  the great fortune to be an MIT Arts Scholar I attended four EXCELLENT ... Choir Thursday night, I destroyed both of my knees running three miles on a very inclined treadmill. I paid for my improper shoes / insufficient

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Turning on the Light A note to the MIT community.

  

  :45 last night warning me to stay inside, I couldn't really process what was ... head. MIT, the place that I call home, the place where I learn and live, the place where I felt safe, threatened by armed people? And all this

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 3 A Valentine's Day surprise

  

  Astley 4. If I Ever Fall In Love by Shai 5. Somebody to Love by Justin ... Green The Muses - a female a cappella group - offered these options: 1. I Touch Myself - Divinyls 2. I Wanna Have Your Babies - Natasha Bedingfield

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Mussels and Brussels Lessons in engineering and culture from a nation of kindness

  

  : Carmeuse   Since my freshman year, I have seriously wanted to participate in MISTI. When senior year rolled around, I decided that a 5-month ... -rest-of-my-life opportunity. It was a great idea in my opinion! So there I am, sitting on the

  • by MISTI Program
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  After 8 months, I was finally in. In the Edgerton Center Student Shop ... presses, and even a 3-D printer! Now that I think about it, I wish I had ... means I'll have to swing by the shop to make something awesome so I can

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Post-MIT Trajectory College is not a destination.

  

  As a junior, it's imminent that I think about what happens after MIT. In fact, the thinking has already been brewing. As I'm talking to my ... no one wants to open. Except I tend to be the one prying at it until

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  As the advent of another academic year approaches, I feel somewhat obligated to wax rhapsodic about things that didn't happen very long ago.  I ... year ago. It was a beauteous midsummer morn, and I was filled to the brim

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  I saw this article about MIT folks Jessica Rosenkrantz '05 and Jesse ... designing jewelry? Jessica Rosenkrantz: I was studying architecture, and I would have these models I designed on the computer laying around my desk

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Starbucks. I'm getting a little too familiar with it.

  

  With less than two months left till my MCAT, I've started frequenting ... /bio/chem till my brain feels like it's dying. And then I go to lab and do things ... jazz, I've been picking up some info on how this particular Boylston St

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 14, 2011