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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keep it simple, stupid I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

  

  to explain all of this to my mom. "Well, see I really wanted to take 24 ... 's not too big of a deal if I don't take it now. I'd love to take 8 ... to redo it. Now I'm up to 17 combinations. I exaggerate, of course

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  to Hell, Hadestown in a song that introduces the cast of characters, before we know anything of the plot, we are given a spoiler to the whole ... ownership of “no, this is what my character is supposed to be”. but i did not

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking 3 math classes this semester as someone who isn't a fan of math

  

  amount of logic and reasoning. It's satisfying to see things line up with a ... 's interesting! The process of getting to an answer is grueling, but figuring out ... for me to plow through because I have to get used to the sheer amount of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 3, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  admitted students meeting which happened to take place in the town of ... reasons I would go to one of those. *rolls eyes* The Chorallaries were there ... a tangent for a second, I have to say that one of my absolute favorite

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  setting things on fire and playing with flames

  

  teach fire techniques as they are to learn them together. One of my ... , the solo performance I'm most proud of was spinning to "The Rockrose and ... one of my greatest joys. Spinning also led to unexpected opportunities

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 18, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 / The final countdown A month of stress and relief

  

  college. Add to top that off, this would be my last major round of finals of ... wasn't to be back for another week, as were most of my other friends, so I took advantage of that time to just rest my brain, forget about

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Splash 2018 Learn about anything and everything!

  

  teaching high schoolers about any topic they want. To give you a sense of the ... had to shoot down a variety of different monsters (pumpkins, weird ... pumpkins to gain health and stop moving. Here is a video of it in action

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fig. 4: Study with me! A semi-productive Sunday afternoon vlog (feat. an hour trying to find a printer)

  

  'm already returning back to the US end of next week. This week is also the ... , offering students the luxury of having the entire summer to revise and giving ... final papers -- due in mid-June -- to count for the majority of our marks

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017: Friends ❤, Food, and Flying Deloreans (Guest Post) Or maybe not quite that last one

  

  all of the puzzle’s components gain automatic admission to HackMIT in ... reverse engineering. Of course, completing the puzzle is not necessary to ... students are guaranteed admission!). Come to HackMIT to join a community of

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  first week of classes, I don't think I've ever taken a day off to relax ... new, to the point where I couldn't possibly see the magic of this place ... friends, or my mom's cooking, or the generally lethargic mood of my old

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hitting Rewind on 2013 a summary of posts I never ended up writing from IAP till now

  

  overwhelming than I thought it was going to be - a confusing whirlwind of psets ... . At the beginning of January, I flew back to Boston for a month ...  externship program is a pretty cool opportunity for MIT students to take advantage of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  “Choose Your Own Adventure” MISTI edition

  

  , some of us are planning a trip to Inner Mongolia). And no constant bubble of interactions, so we get to manage our contact with co-workers, local ... dialect of Chinese), but this is what I found out: You're supposed to eat

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 20, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Silent Dance Party If we had the chance, we'd ask the world to dance.

  

  headphone set so we all listen to the same stream of glorious music. We can ... worth the look on Roe's face when he walks in to a room full of 20 people ... , especially in the face of having their party privileges taken away. To be

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  the rate of this reaction and then compare this rate to several possible ... sweat glands. The duck-billed platypus has no nipples. Thus, in order to ... front half of its body, and the child just kind of licks it off

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  of time” is far too vague. When do I need to leave my room if I want to ... started using a stopwatch to time some of the walks I’ve made. Simmons to ... halls of Building 1 until I burst into my classroom. Building 1 to Simmons

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fun things I’ve done lately! life isn't all being hosed

  

  doing, and this is that post! Here's some of what I've been up to :D 1 ... fun to get to take advantage of it all now. 2. Tent camping It ... of them so far. I'm just now starting to get to the point where I know

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 8, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Piercings! sorry mom

  

  reminded me of my own experience getting piercings my freshman year. To me ... , not permission" to more of my interactions with my parents. I've been ... ; the parental disapproval honestly kind of added to the whole experience

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  quick thoughts to keep up my new years resolution

  

  to trivia games. Here is one of the design exercises I made for the ... of difficulty. It's difficult enough where you're going to struggle ... ...I haven't cooked. We're out of snacks. I'm going this Friday to buy

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  1 day in the life of an MIT student

  

  go back to sleep. It had been a late night of work for both of us the ... Office)  where you can apply to be interviewed for a lot of different ... to catch a glimpse of a Bell 429 that is said to be on Brigg's Field

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 12, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  infinite corridors can’t believe there are no posts with this title yet

  

  with picking the best possible version of myself to become - deciding on ... live with a large number of friends, though instead of a dorm with 18-to ... corridor” has taken on new meanings for me. at mit it refers to a long

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 27, 2025