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• Blog / MIT Life

  on realizations and learning in which i say a bunch of things that might seem obvious

  

  Last semester was pretty rough, and I vowed to make this semester different. I tried to get into a fifth class and didn't (it was too ... to get to try them all. I like knowledge, and experiences, and learning

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 10, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving yet another senior writing about their last semester

  

  , except i suppose they’re also allowed to be in the office. but when you’re ... and i thought about how absurd it was that i was even allowed to be there at that hour. when you’re a kid and it’s nighttime you’re basically

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 20, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  101 questions we’ve asked ourselves at MIT we're all just trying to figure it/life/ourselves out

  

  figure out what I need to do to get into grad school, or if I even want to go to grad school? How do I get a credit card? Is getting one ... ?  Should I have gone to a non-tech school?  I never see anyone pay to get

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 27, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  MITiplication This entry contains one multiplication problem.

  

  . Rationale: when evaluating the most direct route to your goal, be it the ... -twisting parking maneuver, you don't hesitate to overshoot your target and then back ... . We're now ready to play a short psychological game. A private

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Dark Side of the Moon And everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the…

  

  , however, get a fairly decent photo of those people who decided to watch the ... it. I know I will be. Really bad photos to follow. Also, if you ... . *** Update circa 11:13 PM: As it turns out, it's actually really really hard to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  . This trip will conclude my fall travel season, so I'll get back to ... are pretty busy by day, but at night we've been heading to this sports ... being in Boston or Cambridge. Sortof surreal to experience that in

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an album a day the only new year's resolution i've ever completed

  

  studying or psetting, since it's hard to focus on what you're hearing if you're ... in 2022, I challenged myself to listen to an album every day. I ... listening to music: looking for new songs/albums, actually listening to them

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / Events

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  interested to partake in social activities. Though to be fair, you get what you ... Coming back to campus has been unsettling for many reasons. My ... ’t either).          It’s upsetting to walk past rooms that belonged to

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  C’est la Vie In which I describe my summer in words, without photos (yet).

  

  week or so (before I bought a fan, finally), the room would get up to 95 ... blogs since school ended. To be honest, this summer had been wonderful ... to upload everything yet =/). The Taiwan Phase: May 24, 2008 to July 2

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  team to finish in a combo beating the other team (ex: your team wins if ... , the sailing team goes to the College of Charleston in South Carolina for ... greatness. We reported to the sailing pavilion at 5:30 am on Saturday

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / Community Projects

  Affirmations not unnecessary

  

  learn and get better at math. In a way that allowed me to be me. I guess I ... now you’re learning something new, and that’s hard to do, but that doesn ... who could get paid to research pure math? At what point did I stop

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Work in Progress So. I decided that I needed a new banner.

  

  lockers. All MIT students get Athena accounts, which allow you to have your ... as your Athena locker. So Ben sent me a link with info about how to ... looked at my page, but I have no one around to help me make a new banner

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tunnel66 bringing the borderline tunnels online for CP*

  

  of the murals, meaning if you put your phone up to the murals, an ... walk through the tunnels to get around campus. Tunnel66 is an interactive ... animation I knew I had to get involved with Borderline. Having never been very

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 18, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  note to get those wheelie shoes prepubescent boys wear. 10:00 AM: Stand ... introductory physics. 3:55 PM: Leave class with Keri and Cristen to get meds and ... : "Tell him to stop faking sick so he can get free food and girls waiting on

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  (un)Empty Nest Welcome Back!

  

  ) because there are research opportunities year-round, and we get to meet ... that is starting to change. Shhhh, listen! Put your ear to your favorite ... the great summer blog posts. MIT encourages students to do research

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  to the details-be sure to use spell check and capitalize your name, etc ... Office. I also love getting discounts as an MIT affiliate at the Boston ... being witty and down-to-earth. I am never afraid of talking about my loves

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  H I C C U P S takeaways from a Bollywood film

  

  , when do you add salt to your okra? At the beginning? Or the end? (student replies that she adds salt at the end to prevent okra from getting watery ... critical to who become. But because we never fully get to pick the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  hour event. Each college fair I do seems to have one question that gets ... your choice to form your HASS concentration Unlike the science core, you ... the normal student using 8 terms to get a degree, most take at least one

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-Thanksgiving Post-stuff and Foodstuffs In which I'm reminded I have a life, and am thus eligible to give a…

  

  'm sorry, but you're wrong. At other times, it's quite a lot to handle, and I almost don't know how to get started with things. That same ... wallet to get myself a decent lunch, like Chipotle or something frozen that

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  “Congrats, Ceri! So you’re going to MIT?" to which I could only respond with ... 's probably smart." Because when you get into a capital-g Great school, you’re supposed to be ecstatic. You’re supposed to be proud of yourself and your

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013