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• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  After two weeks of pure torture (that's what MIT is in the end, don't kid yourself), I was really looking forward to relaxing this weekend. Of ... . =) Since I don't have any design experience, it's not like I'm responsible

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  intents and purposes. They're just not NCAA-recognized, and they don't have ... mediocre, basketball player. I don't really like having possession of the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  weird stuff lol, Op.133 Grosse Fugue? I don't know ... at least I don't

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 1 Post-decision questions answered.

  

  probably don't have it. I would recommend sending in an additional copy of ... suplemental material?" You don't have to rush to send us anything now; you can ... intended to apply don't manage to get their SAT, TOEFL and school reports

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What MIT students do on Friday nights Who needs clothing, when you have duct tape?

  

  out what, and how much, to buy. I don't know about you, but I never did ... ...I don't have vegetable oil." There are a lot of stupid little things you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  . You might think this is a bad thing because if you get an "A", you don't ... policy. The upperclassmen try to tell you that you don't have to do any

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  See me, feel me, milq me, heal me Picture entry! Don't read if you're on dialup! DON'T DO IT! Sorry, but it's for…

  

  , please don't read any further. Just enjoy my witty repartee in the ... into about 20 concerts every year totally free. Unfortunately, they don't

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Temp assignments and cautionary tales

  

  assignment and don't plan to switch dorms, at least find out what you ... least consider doing so. Realize that you don't have to settle for "okay

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Somebody Else Seven undergrad blogs not enough for you? Now some of them have multiple authors.

  

  I mention I'm anosmic?). But other jobs, like the MATCH school, don't ... engineering a person can take, but I have a high tolerance for music. I don't

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Beyond the Iron Cur…I mean, Mass Ave

  

  that I hear about West Campus is that they don't do anything strange or ... residents about East Campus is that they don't realize East Campus has parties

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hail to the king, baby. The coolest thing that never happened to me... plus, the journey back Boston way.

  

  Corner Theater?! I seriously don't think you get how exciting this is. I just have a feeling that you don't. So, I asked like 20 other people if

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More questions

  

  , but when it doesn't, I don't hesitate to call a teacher or guidance ... ?" I don't know the answer to this question, but watch the comments

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Joint Post] Chatting with Hank Green, the MIT Commencement Speaker interviewing Hank + sharing student stories!

  

  better. It’s weird to feel so connected to someone I don’t personally know ... largest impact on my worldview among any individual I don't know personally ... honestly don't think there are other people (besides my immediate family

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons from Loomis and Whitney a math month post

  

  Unfortunately I don't think I will be talking about the duality ... inequality (none of which are particularly long, but that I don't want to write ... ^2$ so we don't have to carry the squareroot around everywhere. To do

  • by Paige B. '24
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  telling the tale some thoughts on acting, change, and meaning

  

  ! Forget about it. Actually, why don't you just forget I exist altogether ... , i don’t think i left campus except to eat meals at [annotation note ... -stage relationships. in general, as a writer and a person, i don’t feel like i can say

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 3, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  choosing the abridged version

  

  ) position, which i wasn’t super excited about because i don’t think working in finance is particularly good for the world (i don’t think it’s bad either; i think it’s very neutral) and i also don’t think QR work is that

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 20, 2023
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Becoming a better programmer and why i'm excited about software engineering

  

  existed in the first place. And now that I think about all the things I don't ... , we don't think about all those details. We don't think about moving our tongue, we don't recall the definition of each word. A conversation isn't a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] 8.13 Junior Lab feat. aidan chambers '23

  

  these introductory assignments and sequences don’t amount to a large share ... /presentation don’t affect your overall grade since they’re meant to be purely a ... “just don’t get left behind” over procedural and patient learning that

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  a conversation with my mom at 1 am about cacti, writing, meche, and chess

  

  joked, “I don’t want constructive criticism right now, Mum.” “It’s a good ... . My mom is a computer engineer, and while I don’t understand all the ... then says, 'I don't remember anything about classes, honestly. I’m pretty

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  animals don’t walk nearly as much as humans - there are animals that ... marathoners usually don’t use heels much when landing on the ground. (the reason ... step routine for them is, so i don’t really have specific suggestions

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021