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• Blog / MIT Life

  2014 Resolutions January 2nd and still going strong

  

  doing better at my job or for learning new things. As a college student I ... This New Year, I want to try a resolution that would mandate how I ... resolution to not start over or delay anytime a goal falls short, I need some

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  'd been awake and p-setting until 4 a.m. that morning, I decided not to look ... disposition's a little too chill for that now. We'll see how aforementioned chillness progresses through the semester (a harsh winter of studies and ice

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  High Stakes Because it’s you who makes you.

  

  mid-afternoon. It's been a busier than usual couple of weeks though, with two exams last Wednesday, a paper due this past Monday, a French test yesterday morning, and a final assignment for something else due a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2006
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  . At this moment, let’s do what we can. I believe a place to begin is by ... Today, the Class of 2020 graduates — virtually — from MIT. On a ... grass, taking photos and giving hugs. Of course, today is not a normal

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hit in the Face: A Snively GuestBlog Snively's point of view. Only this time it's actually his point of view, and not…

  

  After a lot of searching, I’ve discovered a video on YouTube that is ... . Hello, my name is Snively, and I’m about to get hit in the face with a ... Burton Conner. Recognizing my desire to blog a bit before then, Laura

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Story How I came to be at MIT

  

  a ten year old. "Michael, where do you want to go to college?" Say ... ." "Alright, what do you like to do in school?" "I like math. . ." "MIT is a ... could walk all the way down to do laundry without knowing, but what a

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Expanding on Pass No Record It's not so much a time machine, as it is a dodgeball cannon!

  

  harder than I've ever worked before, I just also spent a lot of time doing ... . I'm discovering something about sophomore year, well, a lot of things, but a few key ones. 1) Classes are harder 2) Classes are in your major

  • by Snively '11
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Whew! A brief interlude before I go back to studying.

  

  E class I need for my degree, and I'm doing a lot better this term. I'm too ... Hi Everyone! It's been quite a while since I last blogged. MIT can be a harsh mistress. But I'd like to use this post to get back into the

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 10, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  particularly satisfying. Although, I do still panic when I see a [annotation note="a ... During my hiatus, I spent a lot of time working and [annotation note ... tips of my fingers soldering, sliced the tip of another with a box cutter

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  progress and doing whatever we need to do to ensure that astronomy remains a ... I'm sitting on a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to Boston ... of Mountains In The Continental United States, so I stopped a random

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hello, I’m Anthony.

  

  regard to how I felt or what I wanted to do. I was an instrument of a force ... It's nice to meet you. I'm a new freshman at MIT, a member of the ... old. I'm a carefully sensitive romantic and a sucker for international

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Why I haven’t posted in forever In picture form, no less.

  

  don't exist. I don't exist, because this is my to-do list: No joke ... squeeze it into the margin. I hope you'll notice that I actually added a section labeled "fun." Basically I decided that if my to do list looks like

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What’s happening with Senior House The thing that happened, why the thing is upsetting, and what can hopefully be done

  

  someone who genuinely wants to do good should listen to a resounding chorus ... the body of the announcement. Here’s a screencap of the message: There is a good chance you’ve heard about this already, since a lot of

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • June 13, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  How To Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay Step 1: Fumble. Step 2: Turn out pretty okay.

  

  out to be what I was actually supposed to do, but a slight problem has ... Sometime in the last four years, between graduation and, oh, a week ago, I decided I wanted to be a doctor when I grew up. (A brief

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  pictures don't do it for you, I also made a slideshow with some video that ... when you haven't seen your friend in a while. Being away from the 'tvte ... impacted you though, and following a recent trip (we'll get to that) I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.

  

  indeed write a posthumous entry if I had to. This is the number one song ... awards ceremony in H****** Square. The "Igs," sponsored by a bunch of Mensa ... nontraditional research in a variety of disciplines. This year, awards were

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  , a significant number come from parents whose children are years away ... , the underlying question is almost always some variation of “How do I ... , I responded to one such inquiry with the following: While there are a

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  to the skeletons in my closet an open letter to you

  

  i could be, with or without you. everything i used to do felt like a ... , [annotation note="hello cami here. this is? a different kind of blog. ranty blog ... a blog that explains it step by step i figured id just cut to the part

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / CPW

  Who’s psyched? I’m psyched! It's gonna be stitchin'!

  

  Last year, about this time, I was typing a blog entry much like this one, under similar circumstances. There are a few key differences ... 'm actually getting a paycheck and have health insurance. Difference 2 - I am

  • by Snively '11
  • April 6, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to be Tim The Beaver anyone can wear the mask.

  

  do now. Cuz I'm [Tim the Beaver]. And I'm not the only one. Not by a ... . Find a partner! Being Tim is Hard Work, and you need someone to guide you ... some time-  beats me why there weren't more people pumped about wearing a

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • November 4, 2019