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  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  looks like as a junior studying physics! 11:15 — I ignore my alarm. 11 ... , I promised myself that I’d attend all my lectures to avoid a repeat of ... some friends after dinner. 12:00 — I grab a sandwich and a large black

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  A Year at MIT, by the Numbers quantifying my MIT experience

  

  were as a member of my living community, the Burton Third Bombers. I had ... note="we meet 3 times a week for 2 hours during the semester and like 20 hours a week during IAP to prepare for our annual show...those hours stack

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  Saturday is a singular bag of nacho cheese Doritos and a fun ... smuggled out of dinner. Now, you may be wondering, is the above: 1) a treatise on how to gain weight and never let it go, 2) a poem of seemingly

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Re-introduction A summary, for those of you just tuning in.

  

  stalker I have -- and apparently I have a few -- to effectively google me. If you're googling my full name, could you please leave a comment ... I've been unbelievably hosed the past few days doing a combination of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  reviewing MIT’s Intro To Deep Learning the highs and lows of the beloved IAP class

  

  ="Independent Activities Period, aka the month of January where students can take a long ... participate in a MISTI program, among other things."]IAP.[/annotation] Along with a [annotation note="Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 12, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  four weeks in the life a google calendar time capsule

  

  I’ve been at MIT, take a look at my Google Calendar, and give some ... enjoyed looking at a time capsule of my MIT experience via my Google ... I was taking a look at my calendar for next week, and I thought that

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 4, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  what to expect when you’re expecting a bad grade, that is

  

   urgent despite the grade not being finalized for months. Start making a Google ... I had a biochem exam today. It did not, uh...go as planned. What was ... present to you a list of things to do if and/or when you find yourself in a

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 29, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  Google docs as their preferable means of communication and meetings to be a ... new ELL (Engineering Leadership Lab) team in a Diverse Connections simulation lab where we faced this exact challenge. My ELL team has a course

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  to the 2019s in anticipation of pi day with love

  

  Dear Applicant, it’s 3:14 am, and i'm sitting in a smoky kitchen ... music and a breeze of spring from the courtyard. i’m talking to a ... no role in a student’s success. “you can make it anywhere,” we want to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Optimal Solution It doesn't exist

  

  this very pretty campus. It may not be Google, but we still had a full ... My first two weeks of GEL kicked off to a great start. I really like ... excuse of coffee since neither of us is a fan. One of his questions posed

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • September 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why did the engineer cross the road? Maybe there was a cape for sale on the other side

  

  of advice:  smile :) I wrote this entry a few weeks ago, but wanted to ... not to take life too seriously. As a senior, I’ve been on the prowl ... upon this one for a junior polymer engineer at a hydrocarbon recovery

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 14, 2011
• 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 ... that takes up a topic covered under the thematic of games & culture ... opportunity to really dig in and research a topic of your choosing related to

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

  Calm in Suburban Ohio sunsets, helicopters, and fruit

  

  time I danced down the street under the Big Dipper constellation. A dozen fireflies lit up the trees. There was no one around—a terrifying scenario in Cambridge, MA, but a soothing one in the suburbs. That was a night the cicadas

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  internships at Facebook and Google. Maybe there's a chance I can get an ... D-3: I need a resume?! I have a busy week ahead--an 18.02 pset due the same day as the dreaded first 8.01 exam in addition to a 3.091 quiz

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Blogger Retreat 2023 adventures in liveblogging

  

  59-minute walk according to Google Maps, but 40 minutes at a New York ... A liveblog on the blogger retreat 2023 (check back in throughout the ... this year, Kano suggested we have a blogger retreat this semester. We

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 2, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Chose To Spend My First Weekend Away From MIT 132 miles north to be exact

  

  craziness that is my google calendar when I'm at MIT, I've returned with a new ... feels like you're in a hamster ball, surrounded by due dates ... off one thing after another. Until, they eventually travel a full circle

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 16, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Alpha Delta Phi Presents – Mic-Check [by Susan Shepherd '11] If you're looking for a talented actor, or poet, or singer,…

  

  did a little jig (Yes, I do that too) and went winging off to Google to ... 're looking for a talented actor, or poet, or singer, you'll find a pretty heavy ... try out for their annual competition, Mic-Check. If a student had a poem

  • by ARTalk
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I tried* to run to the airport *thank you Noah and Sydney for saving my life

  

  island that Boston Logan Airport is on. The line on Google Maps was a ferry ... too much time on youtube or (if i'm feeling particularly productive) a ... wanted to sell the tickets. This seemed like a great way to build disciple

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible

  

  no more than an inch or two of snow at a time, figuring out how to stay warm (and dry) in a Boston winter has been an adventure. It’s been a lot of advice from experienced friends, googling and learning from mistakes

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 9, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Sneezes a deep and in-depth analysis of an everyday occurrence

  

  winter sun (California) I was stuck inside, held hostage to what Google ... am currently sneezing at a rate of around 1.3 billion times more ... how old you are, this can equate to a whole lot of sneezes you have

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • January 15, 2017