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  the joys and frustrations of 6.009 this class will be the death of me, and i love it

  

  I texted my friend, "I feel like my frustration with 6.009 over the ... .009 makes me (and how I can't stop thinking about it). Sorry it's been so long[annotation note="The flu isn't fun, kids :("]since I last blogged

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 4, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Turn around and pretend it wasn’t you Words of Wisdom

  

  I am happy to report several things: 1) I no longer have swine flu 2) I am now 21 years of age 3) Spectrum wrote an article about me 4) The ... published some instructions I made on how to build a loft. ANFSCD This last

  • by Snively '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  Today, as I was walking down Mass Ave after work, I saw some Aero ... quad, and I couldn't help but be reminded of last summer. It was my last summer before I came to MIT, my last summer home, and the one thing I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  "You're joining a fraternity? What?!?!?!?" I think this is what a lot of my friends back home thought to themselves when I told them my freshman year that I had pledged, but I never really heard them say that. So

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  new york without i*stagram who are you performing for?

  

  i’m starting this entry at an airport at 5am. sometimes waking up way ... irresponsible spending by writing a blog. i was in new york over the past few ... and outside my control, i had an overall pretty mid time. it wasn

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a Pirate Now just in case I don't get a real mit degree lmao

  

  As of last week or so, I've taken and passed the following PE classes ... Certificate. It looks like this.   I'm showing it to you because you ... that I, an elite athlete, have accomplished. Not only have I completed

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 3, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Write Academic Papers a look into how i wrote my final paper

  

  Over the past couple years at MIT, I've had to write a lot of papers, and while I'm not the best writer, I've found that this formula works ... the course. I’d encourage you to pick something you are excited and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am a hapless klutz Stories about Nobel laureates.

  

  First, I am excited to say that the class of 2009 is slowly straggling onto campus, and I could not be more psyched. Rush/orientation is my favorite time of year, and even though I'm not the Macgregor rush chair this

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what I did this semester in broad strokes!

  

  . It helped that I got an early start, having stayed in Boston during the summer as well and moving into my dorm as soon as I was able. Overall, I ... , exercising more, being more on top of things, etc. But I think I did the best I

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why I Love Taylor Swift I finally explain the reason...or at least try to...

  

  Right before an exam at MIT, I usually spend ten minutes walking down ... times, it’s an exam I’m nervous about. In past years, the class average was probably something like a 50% (I’m looking at you 6.046). There

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  See, I Am! (CI-M) Communication-intensive economics research. (If that sentence doesn't make you want to read this entry, I…

  

  See, I am here! Sorry for the gap in my posting. My CI-M (TLA!! Sam ... CI classes in your major: CI-Ms. I invite you to join me on this ... maximization). As you may have guessed, 14.33 also requires a lot of work. I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  th left much to be desired. I will elaborate on the details of “much” once I finish therapy. *Recently, someone I was talking to managed to ... conversation of otherwise forgettable nature, by which I mean that I completely

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  This past Sunday night, my friend Hanna '10 and I did our first radio ... "fixated" - now it sounds like there isn't anything wrong at all! Perfect. I promise, I'm not insanely worried about everything this way. With that said

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest blog] y(I)APping nothing crazy just another IAP blog

  

  first friends I made here at MIT and my favorite "homegrown ... contain multitudes. I really hope you enjoy learning more about what a January at MIT can look like—I know I sure did :) Hi, I’m Heidi Z. ‘27, a

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 13, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What I’m Up To distractions

  

  Since everyone's doing these kinds of "what i'm doing ever since my life got turned upside down", I figured I might join in with the chaos ... hours, too. Also, thank you for your lovely responses to my last post. I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 28, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Reasons I haven’t blagged… hint: "I'm Busy" isn't one of them

  

  a modern twist. This post is a very meta post about why I haven’t been posting--or for a more dramatic flair, The 7 Capital Vices I Have Oft ... .”   2. HUBRIS (aka, Biting Off More Than You Can Chew). Sometimes I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 29, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  Well, I spent my 4th of July in Plymouth with Adam's family and my family, and we had a lovely time. I made snickerdoodle cookies and blueberry pie for the family's annual gathering, and Adam and I made our

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  i stole a vhs player! and other old things i’ve acquired over the last 2 and a half weeks

  

  [annotation note="Ok, it's like 3 now, but i'm not going to change ... , but I was [annotation note="and i absolutely still am"]in the trenches[/annotation] with homework and exams. I have a lot of half-written blogs that I want

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • May 3, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I don’t like SPAM! Technology to the rescue!

  

  I know you’re already thinking to yourself, “Where is Dave going to ... tech like a computer or iPod? Or will I unexpectedly shift gears into a ... much to bear. You can relax, because today I’m taking the high road

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So I said to Einstein… ...think of a name for my new theory while I go talk to my relatives.

  

  .. "I think of MIT as a samurai school," said Jones. "It is preparing you ... the top ten things I have ever read. But I digress. Sometimes in the ... waiting, like when I want the reactor to heat up from ambient temperature to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 19, 2006