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• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  it, I was just taking a shower. It came on quickly; I blinked, and then ... didn’t know what to do. “I don’t know, I just want to scream or something.” “You know you can do that, right?”  After a few other people

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Centimeters to Inches A Guest Post by the talented Antonella Masini '21

  

  “how are you doing”s lacking response.   The shy, tanned girl ... welcome hug tastes, Turning it into your favorite flavor And doing the ... quickly and to accept the fact that every time you go back home things will

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 4, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Walkin’ Enjoy my expository, mediocre investigative photojournalism!

  

  On Monday, the first thing on my to-do list, after an exceptionally unproductive weekend, was to make a to-do list. I was then faced, however, with a ... food and do my work, or I can buy food and... probably still do my work

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 2: Hiking up a volcano at 15,000 ft (~4.5 km) Altitude sickness and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #3

  

  January 12 Hostel Colonial House, Quito In retrospect, I do not ... do any restaurants. We broke our fast with potato chips and a chocolate ... for a scholarship to do research in Heidelberg next year; she said that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  DO on the weekends?” *defined here as me. Disclaimer: I may not be the ... paste on setting: Friday. After 4 hours, at 11:59, quickly sprinkle in the ... , by learning the choreography you’re performing with your sisters. Do

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots II: Attack of the Paradigm Shifts why undergraduate research is so much more than an opportunity

  

  MIT, we have lots of professors doing research. We have lots of undergrads who would love the opportunity to do research and learn about their field. And we have the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program doing

  • by Piper '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  H^3: Home, Hummus, and HBV The end of my first semester (and Pass/No Record D:) and the beginning of a…

  

  eating or doing laundry or blogging (sorry about that). But I'm back ... honest, all of you just want to hear about MIT), I do want to make a ... semester will go by quickly and before you know it, you'll be headed to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s in a name? Is “geek” now chic? Are we happy with the word “nerd”?

  

  love the word nerd, I was quick to post a reply that said something about ... using that term on television. And yet, we here at MIT do it all the time ... book review is suggesting that maybe us 40- somethings might be doing our

  • by Kris Guay
  • July 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Alan Guth and Day 1 on the Navajo Reservation Warning: this post may blow your mind

  

  , and we DEFINITELY do not have exams." Proctor: "Oh...okay. We'll sort it ... ! DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT WAS?" Sophie: "What?" Me: "THAT PROCTOR! DO YOU ... get some exercise. I was horrified at how quickly I became out of breath

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies How Kate saved my kitchen cred.

  

  . Because I truly, truly do. No, I can’t tell you my favorite flavor of ice ... ’ve had a lot of successes (at least judging by how quickly my cookies ... about failing, but what you do with it. After I failed that test, yes, I

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Down to Business 'Tis the eve of a new semester.

  

  of the Course 9 research I started doing during IAP. I love my lab! Everyone is nice, calm, helpful, and quick to guide me when I have questions regarding any independent work I'm doing in the lab. One of my floormates now

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  “what did I do wrong?” It tears at my heart to hear this because I know that they didn’t do anything wrong and have done so many things right ... another college essay) but we hope they will quickly realize that they will

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  the fall and spring terms, which we spend taking courses, doing research ... -up question - “So what are you doing for this IAP?” - a little later.) But ... ?) If you ask two people what they're doing over IAP, you'll almost

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  supposed that since the water was moving quickly, so this somehow scattered ... and doing other cool things, I spend every day staring a pool after pool ... /forcing me to do things that most parents beg/force their kids not to do. There

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Entrepreneur’s Story How billionaire entrepreneur Pat McGovern '59 got his start.

  

  around 1953. These machines could analyze data very quickly and give you ... city to city across the country, visiting all the companies doing work on ... people doing work on computers and they would talk to me, give me their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 22, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  affected by having my mom around more when I was so young? Probably. Do I ... quick to embrace the stereotypes that seem to have been eliminated in most ... science or engineering. Do you plan to put aside your career once you have

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The mail, and more

  

  've just returned from the records office downstairs, and boy do they have a ... processing that mail as quickly and efficiently as they can, but be patient ... have taken 2 more SAT IIs. Do I need to resend my scores are will you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [Live Writing] MARC 2024 A big meeting about small things

  

  doing this kind of stuff, but I quickly got the hang of it again and was ... people who study how to use small things to do big things. And I mean very ... four businesses are: Draper (they do space stuff I think). Hitachi

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 23, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House (on Wheels) *vroom vroom*

  

  wrappers added, for good measure.[/annotation] I quickly piled all of my ... possible. After attempting to wipe it up a bit, I quickly deposited it at the ... away pretty quickly. As I had predicted, he sped right past my room

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  —and somehow, my instinct is always to comply. Today I walked home quickly ... ’m afraid of a lot of things (injury, quick-moving insects, highway driving ... will protect me. When people tell me I should worry, I do. When my

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014