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• Blog / How to Human

  Chasing Success idk what that means anymore.

  

  straightforward: study hard, get good grades, go to a good school, get a good job ... 'm establishing what success means to me on a day by day basis. Some days finishing ... back, head laid down on desk seemed to have a 1430. Each turn down the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 5, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  Vicennial wikipedia says this means 20th

  

  ’ll have more room to grow within MIT than out of it. When you leave a plant ... note="I read a book once where the main character goes to a nighttime ... day later, in which I couldn’t manage to arrive at a museum in Venice

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 9, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  you’re on your own, kid

  

  considered me a friend taking time to check in on me. Another common thing I seem to hear alongside these check-ins are "I don't know a Cami without ... 'm plunging into the unknown and seeing what it's like to no longer have a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  speculation also a post about touching grass

  

  ask me questions i often pause for a while to think before giving a ... factor might be that the presence of other people forces me to think at a higher level of rigor than i’m used to the other day i called a stranger

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / Events

  The View From the Other Side of Hell If MIT is a 400-meter race, am I really at the beginning of the home…

  

  a really nice custodian that would always come by around 2 AM that I ... me in terms of not traveling to NYC at all. That's saying a lot ... *really* had to take a conflict exam because he already had three exams at

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spoiled Milk I wrote an entry so long overdue my milk has spoiled in the process. So…

  

  brought to you by the letter E! EEEE!") In a perfectly formed and ... was past the 'Sell By' date, Dad!" My dad then proceeded to explain that the "Sell By" date should be taken in a literal sense - "the milk

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Things I Miss About MIT that i didn't think i would

  

  changed...now, i'd do anything to be able to dance at a frat. i don't know ... integrate the freshmen girls onto the floor is getting dressed up and going to ... were a great bonding experience. also, on the way back to our dorm, one

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  forward to this weekend. Earlier tonight, a handful of friends and I went to ... 2012 Facebook group, and reruns of Scrubs. I should get to bed (and I ... choosing your Athena names. Basically, do your best to pick a name you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where is my mind? In Northern California, Munich, a tent in New Hampshire, and an oreo-flavored soft serve machine.

  

  blogging and getting paid by MIT. Well, that's not too bad a deal. But ... Song" was originally derived from the song "A Son of a Gambolier" by my ... , like there's a quote from The Unbearable Lightness of Being to describe

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’ll bet you got waylaid! Wherein Portland, Oregon rocks my face.

  

  guess after four years it might be nice to get a different perspective on ... 'm flying back to Boston by way of Portland, Oregon and Philadelphia ... ! -- Word. So, my visit went pretty well--although I was a little surprised by

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools My week.

  

  't anywhere near enough to get us close to winning, we all had a ton of fun ... since Simmons opened in 2002. In addition to a slew of Simmons residents ... , and it was up to us to crack the case - which we could do only by

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  baby steps something tender and new

  

  , texting people if they want to get lunch or go grocery shopping once they ... butch blues by leslie feinberg"]reading[/annotation], and a lot of ... enough. four years is a lot of time to change a person; reading my entries

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  This entry is going to be a completely random collection of things because right now I'm a little too tired to do a coherent entry. The end of ... + Roller Blades = awesome. Rumor has it that I can get a fine for skating

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Nothing is perfect… and it doesn’t matter a guest post by Tommy A. '21

  

  extensive to fix in time. It didn't matter though. 2.007 was a trial by fire in the art of making. We were on our own, and had just a few months to ... . It could get a whole 7 points. I don't care. Sure it was a bummer

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  I'm hoping to make a habit out of occasionally interviewing members ... . What kind of student do you think makes a good match to MIT? MIT students ... a thesis for my program, and the profs - from day 1 - tend to scare

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  everything needs to be absolutely perfect to get a good result.  And it takes forever to just get a small set of data.  I really enjoy results and playing ... grow as a person. I do get to take some breaks.  At the end of July I am

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Telethon Live Blog Where we call you --

  

  YOU'RE A PREFROSH AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU AND I WANT TO ... guys, but the phones are kind of all busy right now so I have to wait a little bit. I've decided to do a liveblog and chronicle this experience

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pixar Pi

  

  ; If you end up feeling limited by your circumstances, get creative ... monsters in our closet ready to jump out at us. If you’re feeling like that kid right now, afraid of the unknown, know that there are a lot of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 12, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  first time in cdmx and first time out of the US, but not the first time having an ethnicity…

  

  important to me for a couple of reasons: I had a premonition that I was never going to leave the country. I always get this before I travel anywhere (e.g. "I'm not actually gonna get there tomorrow because something--a

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • August 15, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi on Pie So much pi[e].

  

  this blog post I’m going to go back to grading. (“Grading” is a word ... dishes). I want to share them with you, to the extent that I can share 1.909859317102744... π pies over the internet.   (A secret: the pies are a lie. Their

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 13, 2015