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  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  class on Tuesday (a math recitation at 1 o'clock for an hour). I ... students pursuing research projects at the Media Laboratory. Topics include ... . We present our toys during the Playsentations at the end of the

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  good at this in high school (doing what I love, not working for The Man ... called 8.01, at MIT: 8.01 is your standard introductory physics class ... background at the tables (meaning that all the people who took AP Physics in

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: an interdisciplinary collaboration A day in the life of MIT research... on the Internet. A story of how…

  

  -picture view would be difficult. Luckily, that sort of thing is easy at MIT. I ... admissions site at the end of the Fall '05 semester, and learned about some ... . Even at that early stage, I could really tell he had all of his ducks in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  sustained flood damage at some point. Still, if there's one thing that my ... ! Because in Boston, you can see something at least five percent as cool as ... not to do that. And here's Ling '07 at the top of one of the spires

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  prohibited. Consideration should be given to the rights of roommates at all ... number, and roommate. Read on, and I'll give you an answer... At MIT ... microcommunities at MIT, that together will paint a better picture than I would do in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Dishwashers, parents, space: what do these things have in common?

  

  life so much more enjoyable, but are too commonplace at home to realize ... granted, too. Anyway, at home, I have a full-sized bed; boy was I spoiled by ... enough training for at least a Bronze medal in the Olympics. I'd like to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 9, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  fictional coping mechanisms learning to love unapologetically

  

  deleted this post at least three times now. It's literally not even that ... video game. To reject that younger version of myself by consuming media at ... reconnected me to my culture. I speak Chinese at home, but I had never really

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 11, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  What We Did In High School pls don't be as stressed as we were

  

  Counselor), at our high school's annual college forum, where a bunch of ...  standing) at the college forum, wearing our high school shirts and MIT caps for ... have friends! Sometime at the beginning of 9th grade, we made our first

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  ’s Neighborhood Mister Robert Nozick was a philosopher at Harvard who, for context ... chat, he asked us what we thought of the material we were learning, at ... individuals to non-consensually renounce the property they justly own at the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  ’re obsessing over at any given time? That’s how I am with facts. I always have a ... Hank's (at times dangerously) captivating videos about science. I have ... -circle moment to have him speak at my graduation, and I'm incredibly excited

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

  How I chose my classes A graduating senior's perspective; results may vary

  

  helps inform how you choose classes at MIT or beyond. There are three ... the lab physically for several hours at a time. If I don't have a large ... conflicts[/caption] Will it help me graduate? My top priority at MIT was to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  You always have been hi everybody!

  

  was targeted at me. Then, Petey had to message me directly to comfort me ... braindump-type posts that mainly waxed poetic about my time at MIT, both good ... moments of my life. I actually look back at my blogs pretty often - then

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in the box? why is spring cleaning a common phrase but not fall cleaning hmm

  

  what i mean"]everything everywhere all at once.[/annotation] the EC ... concert that i went to at mit? it was very sweet. the mit centrifugues also ... weeks at the start of freshman fall, and then dropped because i had too

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 1, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  two storylines: the daughter at school dealing with being forgotten, and the family at home feeling like something’s missing. in this musical, i ... know how to do this well. looking back at our show recordings, there are

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 3, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  21W.762 Poetry Workshop some poems from the class!

  

  classes I've taken here at MIT and 21W.762 is no exception. It's a great ... have never seen before, amidst staring at my reflection for 21 years. it’s quite easy to stare at myself and ramble off changes i wish i could make

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 22, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  My Blogger App, five years later i've finally dyed my hair blue

  

  application is now live and ready for all your submissions. At some point in the ... be a long day. That summer, I worked at my local pool as a cashier ... vests, or taking cash from people who wanted to get in. It was retail at

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 16, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  24 Things I Learned in My First Semester and a Half for the lovely 2024s!

  

  majority of my friends, and how to essentially survive my first year at MIT ... ? Should you really be striving for all 100%'s at the cost of your mental health just for a "P" to show up? It's learning to look at how the grade is

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Finals™ How to survive AND thrive this finals season?!

  

  you think you need, usually 2x the amount, because somehow at least for me, I'm horrible at estimating the time it takes to do something and ... [annotation note="Ok usually it's for 20 minutes, but I've become so good at

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen: The Sequel! I've written about it before, and now I'm writing about it again!

  

  " I bought at the MIT bookstore. This "toy" was Livescribe's Pulse Pen, and looking back at it I realize that that entry sounded a lot like a ... , somebody else paid, and all I had to do was show up at the airport and get on

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Small Things I Like About Autumn A short reflection on a colorful season

  

  along the river at sunset is also really enjoyable when you can get a view of both the colorful earth and shiny blue Charles at the same time

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 31, 2025