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• Blog / About Decisions

  On MIT and Humanities I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries…

  

  humanities and science education at MIT." First off, here are a few things that ... about and look at science? 21. Even if you don't want to major in science ... enjoy the culture? Is MIT somewhere you can see yourself being at for the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 19, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  New York A break from Cambridge.

  

  suitcase and sell it at places like Target for $49.99 or so. Three hours and ... ever find yourself at MIT with 48 hours of absolutely nothing worth doing ... -King-or-McDonald's pit stop. The driver stops at a gas station. Passengers get out and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Woman and Her Lute An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

  

  't remember making a --" At this point, he was abruptly interrupted by a sharp tap to the head. "No!! Dio mio, at this point, I don't know how many ... at Peace." Having thus decreed by the Professor, Oasis embarked on an

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Slow down, fast train. Take me with you!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? In Guam, Hawaii, and Saipan, you can get SPAM at Mc ... ever seen at MIT. But after that? I'm at the start of a pretty big ... to say, was a little wistful. Like how Tim Gunn cries at the end of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 26, 2007
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer a list of verbs

  

  down the street with the wind at their backs. (It's easier to be generous ... Francisco Bay Area. At the time, it wasn't clear if these internships would be in-person or remote. I knew that I could stay at WILG if I interned in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 25, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with AISES + NASA

  

  Speech-Language Pathologist and Developmental Scientist at Johns Hopkins ... former research director of the climate policy and research program at the ... human rights and Tribal self-governance. Her role at AIJ involved

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  play dough

  

  at all where it usually is, but I know because I've put it there and I ... kid and some of those dislikes have stuck with me, even at 19. I dislike ... gruel and I'd look in disgust at how they had ruined the very nice thing

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 28, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thanksgiving a different way All the cool kids call it "Friendsgiving" now, right?

  

  Thanksgiving at MIT has always been just a paltry two days off ... . I helped out at the tournament, and then left for my house's weekly 11 ... at 1:45, I was worn out and hungry, but looking around at all our newly

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 2, 2020
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  their ballots today. Here at MIT, employees are guaranteed time off for ... the franchise."]polling location at Kresge Auditorium ... , angry. If the issues at stake feel fairly distant to you, please know that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Lyrics to my MIT experience i definitely never, ever wrote songfics when i was in middle school

  

  college acceptance as the light at the end of a dark tunnel, and clutched ... competition math, and realized that being proficient at something is different ... undergrad experience have, at this point, come and passed. I'm clinging onto

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year playlist 2/3 of a year in 25 songs

  

  associate with cool experiences. as of my last [physical] day at MIT ... first song i learned on a dance team at MIT. every time i hear this, i remember the exhilaration of dancing at the audition and the subsequent

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  to do lists and have done lists so busy that all I can do is just stare at the wall

  

  be done by tonight at 1 am. Time estimate: 30 min. Write blog post ... resonant news item to bring to class. To be done by Monday at 10 am. Time ... be done by Monday at 8 pm. Time estimate: 1.5 hours. Mark up

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  first week class reflections i am home

  

  i recently experienced my first weekend at mit with classes finally ... pretty simple, maybe would only take about 2.5 hours to complete at first ... lot of the time my purpose in being at such a highly regarded

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 11, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  blog post, the one you're reading at the moment? It appears that blogging ... personal, why that's been the case. At this point, I've been able to ... else. Like many of my colleagues, and like many students/faculty/staff at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The middle of the semester I'm kinda over this workload

  

  . Typically at that level, there are some stressful weeks, but generally I feel ... for a conference I’m presenting at in May. I had two other projects that ... -computer interaction conference) at the end of April in Montreal! I’m super excited

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just 41 Pictures I Took in 2017 Yultide Day 2

  

  surprise goodie bag left at 3am on the the doors of East Campus residents ... . Along top: part of a lyrics mural of Sting’s “The Last Ship,” at one time ... , not a series of discrete units. We don’t just study at MIT! 8. This

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 26, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  Wellness (DEW), was amazing. DEW was nobody's first choice of FPOP, at least ... House warned the frosh after dorm rush to not go at 90 mph from the start, but he was too late. On my first day at MIT, I talked to my roommate

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Sometimes, I am invisible and other female experiences

  

  class at The Ohio State University and I am one of three females in a ... for my project at work, a new and important project that I completed with little help. My boss says it’s great, then takes my words and, at

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 18, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Beantown, H-Town, Blue Hills, House of Blues With cameos by home, beatboxing, and happiness

  

  month. Let's go back a few weeks. At the time of writing, it is Halloween ... gathering with a banner welcoming me to Louisiana. At second glance, it turned out to be the Taste of Louisiana festival at the Jones Plaza. There was

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 5, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  into Lilly C. '17 at the conference, and she was willing to write up her experience at Grace Hopper this year.  I hope you all enjoy.   ... disappoint; I really appreciated the openness and wide-ranging dialogue at the

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014