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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are you going with this? The ponderings of an ex-frosh.

  

  're still alive, dying for fall semester to start? from hearing about how hard ... grade like back in high school? for example, were you a straight a student ... some of it is really hard. As for me, I procrastinate far too much. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  student(s) is (are) responsible for the conduct of her/his guests including ... responsible for their own conduct as well as the conduct of their guests ... applied for improvement for my 12th this year).i am an NTSE scholar.since i

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Practical virology A little too practical, if you ask me.

  

  Unfortunately for me, I've been hit with what's hopefully some sort ... for the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. On the upside, we've been ... classes you take can be applied toward the degree requirements for both

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Some comments on topics of interest

  

  scheduling so that it was impossible for students to take more than 2 or 3 AP ... of the program is not to pile on pressure for the benefit of a high ... -level work in a state where for many, going to any college is seen as an

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 7, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Temporary Band Entry Title And we hope we passed the audition.

  

  tonight and give a free midnight concert all over campus except for Building ... ." Unfortunately, since we were too lazy to wait another 35 seconds for the light to ... . Just plain "WATE" is the signal for some unholy combination of the three

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Conspiracy and intrigue

  

  auction where old bicycles sell for very cheap prices. I also discovered ... around campus, not a stage). And not really intended for an audience ... of your character that also explains your character's goals for the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  everything, all at once thoughts on science, ambition, and obsession

  

  desire to stay in academia at least for a while yet. Hearing me talk, he ... in favor of sticking with science, which, for me, was an accessible and ... science and ambition, for me, necessarily need to be opposed? As it turns

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Q&A I asked current freshmen about the things they wish they knew for their CPW!

  

  event you want to attend or star each event for every day on your phone so ... 't enough for your parents, you can tell them that MIT has a 24/7 student ... East Campus and ask for me, Array. I'm a Medlink here in East Campus, and

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback 1.0 What was I like as freshman? Wouldn't you like to know.

  

  So, a few weeks ago, Matt gave me an excellent idea for content ... be the poster child for "people who get headaches listening to ... blogger self was a little strained for topics, seeing as how she was writing

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  clay crash course one month of wheelthrowing later…

  

  , and one-time workshops, I threw on the wheel for an average of eight ... , aiming for the center. [caption id="attachment_110860" align ... ’re looking for a slightly tapered triangle, thickest at the base. Make sure you

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • February 10, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  chances the point is to let yourself be helped

  

  psetted a couple times a week, for two of my classes, with someone who ... physics capstone, which pairs you with one lab partner for the entire class ... always felt near-impossible for me to put forth. This goes beyond

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 26, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mathisms and other linguistic quirks of the nerd incubator

  

  There exists a nontrivial subset of the MIT population for whom the ... quirks before. For example, many know that MIT’s buildings aren’t named ... circle for only a moment before diverging). 9/10 [caption id

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 15, 2024
• Blog / Summer

  feelings from the summer I wish I could describe more accurately partially inspired by ducks, newburyport

  

  simple joy of learning new tricks for running rehearsals while being a ... how many times you have to go for it to pay off; the calculation of how ... for the first time afterwards and getting a little key tag with a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 5, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  BREAK MY BODY, LIBERATE MY SOUL a student-made installation in the Stata Center R&D pub

  

  architecture of MIT's campus, lies a pub. it opened in 2004 and was used for at least a decade, but has since been abandoned for wayfaring students to stumble across. in my time, I've heard it being used for parties, scavenger

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 19, 2023
• Blog / People & Identities

  A Part of Me or apart of me?

  

  Warning: this blog features spoilers for the video game Celeste ... will be waiting for you when you’re done. You have been warned. (I will ... experience with imposter syndrome has been a somewhat interesting one. For me

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 22, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  things i wish i could do thoughts from the bay area

  

  places and making it easy for neighbors to block construction projects ... streets safer for pedestrians and traffic while making survival easier for ... empathetic people i know, said well, that sounds bad for the people being

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • June 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  post-semester paradise two weeks with no psets or exams in sight

  

  amount of Overleaf formatting can obviate the need for deleting content you ... finals to study for, i spent my time doing absolutely jack all with my ... official last day of classes for everyone, i went to see the movie Jujutsu

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 3, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Lived, I Learned, I Got Burnt not necessarily in that order

  

  reflection on the past year for a while now. A lot has happened in the past ... forgetting that they have died. For every 30 minutes that I forget, there are ... linear in any way or form and I don’t expect for it to be linear as I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Targets shooting things and hitting them

  

  first day of class, we talk about the goals for the class, safety, and ... , and the air pistol is pretty much made for that. The trigger is light ... it was a general rule for precision shooting events that weapons be

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  The Art of Scheduling breaking and forming habits

  

  For the past year and a half I lived in Cambridge, worked full ... Ramen in Harvard Square? Sure! Lying in the grass on Killian Court for an ... , on the other hand, is much more rigid, depending on where you are. For

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 5, 2019