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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mathisms and other linguistic quirks of the nerd incubator

  

  quotes I've heard around campus. Let us begin :) orthogonal Example: “This ... to denote a very small number. I’ve seen it mostly when analyzing what ... than 1 pigeon), but it’s often used in proofs. I’ve somehow heard this

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 15, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  learning how to drive and other matters of identification

  

  hear that you have to submit an ID photo, because you've just graduated ... jokes. By the end of it, you think you've won him over. More lessons fly ... -- everyone you've met, every class you've taken, every experiment you've done

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Happier Than Ever on quitting and long-ish distance biking

  

  , right? The rusty bolts tell me that the bike must’ve lived several ... ’m out biking to or from work. I can’t frame the way I’ve been treated as ... environments could be as supportive as the one I’ve witnessed at WTP.  And when

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Monologuing a mock-up for the MITMonologues

  

  , is that at MIT I've been able to feel seen. Most times for the better ... wanted for this blog at least. I've included annotations to provide some ... Transwoman (at MIT) (ordered loosely by intensity) 1. I’ve always loved math

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 13, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  i (don’t) want to be alone on loneliness

  

  's the one i've been dealing with the most, these past few days. i (don ... seen me leave early. but if he did notice, i at least could've said i was ... hurts. that pain has a name, and it is loneliness. i've been thinking

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  You know, lately, I've been hearing this sound. Everywhere I go, like a tick, tick, tick. — tick, tick...BOOM! (2021) Recently, I’ve had ... activity I’ve done in the past day. This unshakable exhaustion is not new to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  teaching web.lab aka what i spent all of january on

  

  on the back, which you’ve wanted for like two years. take the extra ... time, and marvel at how this is the first time you’ve ever seen the green ... , since the largest class you’ve ever taught was around 15 students and web

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 1, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  up, down, and out some moments from the last month

  

  ="1000"] my handwriting is also bad[/caption] two. Later that day, after I've ... time in over a year where I've been able to make eye contact with a ... of us. Maybe moveout always hurts. I know I've moved out from summer

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  My Rejection Resume working up the courage to look failure in the eye

  

  forward to actually being an MIT student. As I've mentioned in many, many ... something that I've more or less learned to deal with due to being exposed to ... subside, I've been thinking about healthy ways I could approach my failures

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring in hindsight reviewing my journal

  

  I’ve kept an extensive weekly journal since early February as part of ... ’s[annotation note="Cafe Spice has great samosas and mango lassis though, and I've ... and that they would realize this and kick me out or something. I’ve had

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 28, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] Duolingo Champion How to immerse in education while learning nothing

  

  surprisingly well. If you’ve never used it I can’t promise it’ll make you fluent ... sleep. Final XP: 2637XP Day 1: I wake up to a notification that I’ve lost ... Brenda Counter: 10,522XP Day 3: At this point I’ve sunk in at least 30

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

  . Because, you know, American food? Something I’ve seen in the movies. The way ... big stuff I’ve already seen or heard of through the American films and shows I’ve watched since birth, and that media consumption played a big

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  direction. And I've learned that leadership isn't just about charisma or ... ’t have this responsibility through the privileges that I’ve had. For the past three years, I’ve heard about this program and not done it. Now, as

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sleepless Nights And how I've been spending them

  

  You’ve probably heard the oft-repeated MIT adage about having to ... relating some of the most interesting things I've done while I probably ... food I’ve had access to this semester.) By the time our enormous dessert

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 26, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  That wasn’t skiing, that was falling with style! Guest post by Katy Kem '16

  

  ’m pretty much living the dream. I’ve always been a somewhat cautious person ... find words to describe how much better I’ve gotten at skiing since that ... them) (that was a Gnar reference I’m not actually better), but I’ve

  • by Joel G. '18
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  .” -Anahita Maghami “I’ve been told that I need to be more compassionate with myself ... not a part of my life going forward.“ -Anthony McHugh “I’ve taken up on the philosophy that as long as I’m satisfied with myself that I’ve

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  I've been breaking computers from a young age. In middle school I ... me $100 on top of my store credit. I've gotten a lot of questions from MIT parents about which laptops are good for their kids. I've compiled

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  my own interview like it was yesterday. I’ve been an EC for six years ... -stress and rewarding as possible, and to that regard, I’ve put together a list ... applicants are perfectly nice in their communication, but I’ve had a few

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  nowhere near that level. In fact, that's one thing that I've always loved ... ). I can say that I've definitely grown much more comfortable with my Chinese over the last few years. I've gotten to a point where it's not

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  amazing falsetto. If you've been craving some general, all-purpose advice ... final becomes much more important, and I've been told that studying for it ... other topics with my supervisor, and I've gotten a lot out of doing this

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011