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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Retrospective Wait, what? I'm done with my first year?

  

  , but that doesn't do any justice to the individual ups and downs I ... you do! The FPOP that I did was DUSP (Discover Urban Studies and ... we ended up taking more study breaks than actually doing work, haha

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Musings on Colorful Balls (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ramya '14!

  

  Wesomeness that is MIT...As I would do right now if I had the chance to - high ... hexagon (do you know what I mean? Appealing text chunks should be called ... picture to describe the awesomeness that was CPW. I can soooo do this

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  cycles – making rounds from “Hey…I can do this…” to “OMG. This is ... pumpkins by BC residents who obviously knew what they were doing – I was ... ? (Carved by Andrew Hoy '10) Do you see what's in here? To no surprise

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 29, 2009
• Blog / Class Projects

  Mind and Hand My first CNC project

  

  of aluminum stock, 1.5"R with a height of .625". We were allowed to do ... to do was to "turn" the part. Never say "lathe" the part, it's called ... thing ever, but luckily shop guys are VERY good at what they do. Please

  • by Snively '11
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Past, Present, and Future This all "began with a single blog by a student five years ago, at the…

  

  'm doing lately, and how MIT has continued to shape me post-graduation. Since ... photographs of things I was doing and punny captions below, and then email these ... . And I owe a final "bravo" to all 07s in other cities doing similarly

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am no longer new here ...well, it's true.

  

  actually do so without sounding like an idiot. Who knew?) I'll elaborate ... at this school who are exceptional at everything they do: they get all ... and engineering, but I'm in good company here. ("Do you even go to this

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  "hates doing homework" and calls himself "one of the worst procrastinators ... wants to do with his life. The camp convinced him that chemical ... to "do the really cool things" such as sky diving, bungee jumping and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  hated it, because all I wanted to do at that moment was go back to sleep ... . Responsibility for the house is shared by all and everyone is expected to do their part. A typical Saturday may require doing a bit of housework before

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  analytic and human skills you will learn-by-doing here at MIT are the exact ... of an MIT education as a smart investment. Certainly our students do very well in the job market when they graduate, and will continue to do

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  the other dorms and have heard some stories, so I'll just do the best I ... bathrooms do not have locks on them 3) Yes, two people may very well be ... , if you manage to do rooming right (but we'll save that for a later

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About Toys And how they rule my life!

  

  of times just to see how they were doing. They seemed to be getting along OK. The only part that wasn't doing OK was the fabric that we had ... potential manufacturer didn't have the resources to do the necessary

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  OBVIOUSLY didn't KNOW what we were DOING. And every time he delivered one of ... up and do it. Challenge yourself. You'll decide what works for you soon ... , that's my two cents. Take it or leave it. And if you do decide to ignore

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  was able to get by without actually having to do work. At the time, it felt like I was doing a lot of homework. Looking back, I rarely used any ... simple things I started to do with friends that made me dramatically

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Guilty Pleasure or why it's all about "the Hockey."

  

  ask, Oh, do you play hockey?" From there it was natural that I would learn that a great way to spend an hour and delay doing a problem set was ... the holidays, if I do say so myself. This winter, you'll probably find

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  do so likewise this year for you all EA'ers! *[ also = „ÇÇ ... 's already the Class of 2013! In honor of what I'm going to do during IAP ... MIT decisions are announced =p - but they do it the hardcore Japanese

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  Mechanical Engineering (Course 2) after doing a pre-orientation program in the ... structure. -Bribe my Vietnamese friend with free dinner. -Do an arts show ... hummus, and 21939102402 pounds of spinach. Some people do not believe in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  fell asleep at nine. So when I have a lot of work to do and don't feel ... , stop updating your blog. Just stop it. For a month. No, just don't do it ... the actual assignment, so I think I'm in the clear. NOT. Do your work

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  much we may HTFP some days, MIT students actually do care about the world outside of campus and have the resources to do something to change it, which we do to the best of our ability. People here know we have the power to

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  year old, could do a better job than the current members. (Sorry to ... High School." I mean, really. What, do they call it "High Tech" for short?! Answer: yes. How do I know? Well, after 4 years of being asked the same

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  VI-A Course 6? Work experience and a Masters degree all at once!

  

  thing. Many students emphasized how they were able to do deeper projects ... most people don't go into an internship hoping to feel stupid. What do you guys think? What do/would you look for in an internship? Your

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 3, 2008