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• Blog / MISTI

  Language (die Sprache) MIT-Germany student discusses language

  

  difficult, you can still learn an entirely new way to think, to communicate ... ;advantageous" for being recognized. But the decision to write in German wasn't ... lies more in the decision to write in German in the first place. By

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In the Darkness of the Night one of the strangest things I have ever experienced

  

  , so we headed down intending to take over their fire and chill for a bit ... of rural Vietnam, inhabited in the day by water buffalo, seemed to turn ... large bonfire, their reason for being there unknown to us. It was starting

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus – mainly Manus! Hmm my hands feel itchy...

  

  escapes from the tennis courts to a vast Briggs Field trademarked by the ... ? (Carved by Andrew Hoy '10) Do you see what's in here? To no surprise ... in the wee hours is hard to come by around here. -- 3 Days before the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 29, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  they ought to be in museums, but were instead bartered and sold by ... . For valuable volumes, they started at $500, increased to $2,500, $7 ... Certificate of Italy” by King George I of England could match that. Way to go

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  valuable way to learn relevant skills for your field while getting rich at a ... summer, for me to build and test batteries that wouldn't explode or melt or ... last time I applied for one in their group.) You might not get an

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cambridge Traditions and 5 Course Meals

  

  Here in Cambridge, all new students must go through a matriculation ... first day of the term where all the first year students to the university ... to a really nice dinner with the fellows (mostly professors) of the

  • by Cambridge
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  E-mails in French House "Seriously, people, what's going on here?"

  

  for you all to enjoy. They're Mexican breakfast pastries with chocolate ... To understand most of the e-mails sent to the French House mailing list, there are three things you need to know: 1) Right outside our

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a novel excerpt in honor of the friendly toast

  

  . Since my novel comes out in 2022, I’ll have to change the setting for that ... back to the hackathon last night, we stayed up for hours, building the ... few hours before I had to get up to meet Drew. I find him and his

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 3, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hogwarts Institute of Technology Except we have 11 houses instead of 4.

  

  caught up in racing to get all my work done this sophomore fall that for a ... the details on the Back to the Future hack and the MIT Zoo hack by ... Hey friends!! I wanted to drop this brief blag here because I WAS SO

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  supposed to be a priority, somewhere up there with getting good grades and ... -- whatever ... and when they get here, they feel an immense need to release ... -qualified enough to get into a top university, chances are he or she worked pretty

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  you are not all identical to me and what works for me won't necessarily ... minutes to get a snack, or walk around. I come back, and read what I wrote ... make me more embarrassed. All I wanted was for people to NOT SAY ANYTHING

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Women’s Initiative A bit about my classes - and why girls are awesome

  

  easy. It's a new class, offered as a substitute for 9.07: the notoriously ... much get to watch videos in every class and check out various photographs ... 15 minutes for some teenagers at Elkins High School to make it :) The

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2020 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  first years typically consult MIT guide to residences while choosing where to live. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Healthy reflections… I never know what to write here.

  

  (ABC’s) for the 2nd semester. I'm going to grade my IAP. The following ... , so the report card was just for fun, but the serious question to ask is ... -walked along the Charles to put in some minutes for getfit@mit. I was happy to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 31, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  at least it’s not covid sick day

  

  online from clover, then went to medical and got tested for covid again. it ... to move. i cleared my schedule for the day—not that there was anything ... time, i get acute vertigo, for example; a few times it's been bad enough

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

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  to New York City with me. there's also the fact that I'll be in Africa ... ...," nor can I quantify the anxiety it evokes. I did a "senior sale" to get ... significance. I get stressed out if I'm not taking every opportunity to see my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  for the 3:20 flight before mine still waiting to get on their plane and ... name on my driver’s license is incorrect – I've been trying to get that ... time, I had to go in the longer, less efficient line for counter service

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  actually get two diplomas to show off at graduation (and to hang ... GIRs. For a single degree, a student has to accumulate 180 units outside ... just by completing the requirements for your major. For two degrees, you

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  A half semester told through paper grownup show and tell

  

  protein bar for breakfast, getting to the testing room super early, and ... "]Hosed™[/annotation] to put effort into a blog post, so here’s what you get instead. Me ... returned to me so far. I write up my psets for 8.022 and 18.701 Algebra I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  're getting your footing, it's not a requirement by any means. It's not a ... embarrass you or for you to wear around your head like a crown, grades are a ... 't worry about your grades, it's an opportunity for you to figure out what it

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008