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• Blog / MISTI

  [JOINT POST] Travelling as a black female "Alexa, play Brown Skin Girl..."

  

  . It was as if I’d been invisible, but not enough to be pushed by a ... the word, and was thoroughly confused by whether the side to side head ... to me. However, by the end of the trip it almost became a sort of

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Valentine’s Day from MIT Because theobromine is delicious.

  

  what used to be (and in some ways, still is) a very powerful word. But I ... showcasing both cards. The astute observer will be quick to notice the MIT ... proud to be an Engineer. Finally, here's a glamor shot of Andrew '12

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AROTC Day in the Life Notes from Cadet O'Brien, MIT '12 / Course III

  

  here at MIT. AROTC allows you to be pretty flexible in how involved you ... , and I want to show you how awesome that can be. Once a semester we go ... be out of there. That means 10 minutes to come up with a plan. You plot

  • by ROTC
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  The Marks of a Student or, let's catch up

  

  be away from the blogs, since I'm so accustomed to posting every week ... I have to because one of my goals for this blog in general is to be ... at being home. I knew I wasn't being fair to my family, since I was

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 4, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  home

  

  , I think, is universally agreed upon to be an age at which you ... safety, comfort, stability.  I wanted to be home. I can’t, to be honest ... gawking at the height of the buildings. It feels strange to be in the center

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • November 4, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘How to College’ Masterpost A comprehensive guide for frosh, from all corners of the interwebz.

  

  can’t wait to arrive! Remember to be careful around the muggles when ... , etc. I feel that it’s important to have knowledge on how to be safe in ... or two of these links will be useful. Many of them are to posts on my

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In the Darkness of the Night one of the strangest things I have ever experienced

  

  group of 5 Americans and our 20 Vietnamese friends quickly increased by ... of rural Vietnam, inhabited in the day by water buffalo, seemed to turn into the place to be at night. Over a hundred people gathered around a

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  I searched for the optimal way to get above ground) … ran back inside ... second, which would be comparable to a human running at 330 km/h (210 mph ... going to debut on the big screen. A white sheet would descend from the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 23, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  to support my thesis of inherent DDR-incompetence by jumping on ... way to the wastelands of bygone travels. I landed in St. Louis on ... switched to Canadian coins, but this went unnoticed by the waitstaff

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  plastic knives spraypainted silver and other poems from 21W.762

  

  Women’s ERG Slack Channel,   seeking refuge from being baptized by spit ... time to properly support me, getting woken up at 5am every morning by my ... part of me still fears not being able to hold down a Real Job in the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  pathways where do i go from here?

  

  .  I won't be able to return to it even when things are normal again since it'll be under renovation until my senior year, so it's strange to ... -ending day. much of that can be attributed to how...nothing particularly new

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dyslexia at MIT Living with dyslexia, and the current state of dyslexia research, at MIT and otherwise

  

  become less time-sensitive and being able to read and write quickly becomes ... specific to people with dyslexia. “In life, you want to be insensitive to the ... it comes with a cost. Being very good at mapping sounds to the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  myself: I'm being really ambitious about all the writing I have to do ... classes. Two (9.12 and 24.900) are officially known to be communication ... classes a graduation requirement; that way, instead of just being good at

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  important to me, as well, to be able to share and bond through stories of ... being the first in your family to go to college. Sigue leyendo. The ... think it’s the other way around) and she was telling me she would be

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  limit. Unfortunately, this appears to be the limit of absurdity as fun ... , searching far and wide, teach Pokemon to understand the power that's inside, Pokemon! / Gotta catch 'em all . . . I mean, study. (To be fair, Random

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  anticipated it being difficult to get back into the swing of things but was quickly surprised by my classes today. First off, before I get too far ... Equations. It's too early to tell exactly how manageable this class will be

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Work in Progress So. I decided that I needed a new banner.

  

  it. Any images we bloggers post here need to be hosted in our Athena ... (who buy the computers we use) would be so totally confused by the ... problem and once I figure it out, I will be sure to post an informative

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What a Robotics Career Looks Like What does it mean to get paid to work on robots?

  

  I thought it would be good to share here too for those of you who may ... that much. By sophomore year of college, I had to declare my major. I ... perspective on what a robotics career has practically meant to me, but don’t be

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 14, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  a week of summer ft. cafes, lab, and assorted thoughts

  

  ’m gunning to be. It’s comforting to think that there’s this whole tapestry of ... book under my arm. I’ve only been to Porter twice, but I found my way to ... writing, and working, and meeting many people. I want to preserve it, like a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 8, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  by Nina L. ‘19, about her Friday night. Tonight Lujan and I went to ... semester is starting to heat up and being off P/NR is mildly terrifying. I ... what to do with myself, and fell asleep on the couch. There are a lot of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016