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• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentation Recap Flashing lights, a live horse, social robots, great music, clouds of steam and lots of…

  

  right index fingers and the speaker proved how this could be impractical ... maintaining visibility. Feast your eyes little ones, but thou shall not touch ... Glow,” he says. “Your own private yoga instructor.” Glow is a yoga mat

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Is it a video? two assignments from two classes

  

  got in. Fast forward to now, and putting yourself out there is still ... rules, but most of the focus was on creating your own work and critiquing ... you know you're hitting the rule of thirds just right

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  . Yes you will, kiddo. You’ll also get over it really fast. I guess it ... at The Institute totally drives homesickness out of your mind simply ... -based, so you will only pay as much as your circumstances allow you to

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Is MIT too hard? warning: metaphors ahead

  

  proper base of training shifts your perspective of what's possible.   ... .  Like the marathoner's training, it builds up your base endurance, your ... . And it means that when something is actually urgent, you're prepared

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  assigned a dorm, a room, and possibly a roommate. Fast forward to today ... housing lottery, does not guarantee your first choice, but it does give you ... our In-House Rush process. If you’re interested in how other dorms work

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  I struggled with the most. When you're in classes all day and doing psets all night it becomes much too easy to skip meals and rely on fast food. When you're not in a dining hall dorm breakfast becomes a luxury

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Beauty, xkcd, and my classes The problem with me.

  

  that your human existence depends on. Do you recognize this guy? This ... the cells in your brain talk to each other. In other words: it allows ... .01: Introduction to Neuroscience Right now, you’re reading this post. The pre-9

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

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

  

  your squad the Operations Order: the situation, your mission, how you ... ’s time to step off. Your squad moves in its formation through the ... … “INCOMING!!” you scream, and your squad hits the dirt. An Artie

  • by ROTC
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  There are a lot of awesome things named ‘Kaiser’ This post mainly consists of drawings of my professor, sentence fragments, and my over-use of…

  

  how hilarious you are. And your lecture notes are awesome. And your ... ’t becoming paralyzed as fast as he wanted them to. So this happened. This is ... note: if you’re ever in an exam and you don’t know the answer to a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out of the lab and into the internet Confession: I actually listen to music from the movie Ice Princess. I'm not even kidding.

  

  'd want to go somewhere else for graduate school. Your research interests ... place. If you're considering a career in academia, you probably ought to go somewhere else so you can make more varied connections in your field

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Special October Events

  

  Burton-Connor? Come represent your floor in a fast-paced game of "Sex ... -Conner Apple Bake: Win as much as $500 for your floor, the most prize money ever! Apples will be provided by your GRT on Friday, October 21. Entries are due

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Spoofy Spooky Stories MIT is ~haunted~

  

  Infinite isn’t infinite … most of the time. Not when your mindnumbingly long ... ="the student center"]Stud[/annotation] before you must scurry to your [annotation ... past week.  But say you’re psetting under the dome in the [annotation

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 31, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Q&A: Food on campus, UROPs, decisions Qs from prospectives and prefrosh, As from me.

  

  UROP, does that become your primary extracurricular activity? Or do you ... else) You're free to eat at any dining hall: the meal plans are not dorm ... eat dinner at Next House. Even if you're not on a meal plan, you can

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Write an Original Song (ex?)-emo kid gone rogue

  

  work with :) **video snippets are dramatizations 1. You’re bored, so you do what you always do when you’re bored: You dick around with your ... ; whenever you have a moment of free time, you're sitting there, jangling

  • by Powers '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  moving too fast. But having these days doesn’t make your life any less ... are always moments when you’re presented with a decision, and naturally ... more details. You learn from your mistakes and get better at making

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  . I remember when I was in your shoes. Back in the day, I had to do it ... December. It was torturous, and the clock seemed to tick too fast and too ... episodes – on the one and only Taylor Swift). Go explore your city! If you

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  super fun. For non-sailors: Team racing is 3v3 and the aim is for your team to finish in a combo beating the other team (ex: your team wins if your finish results are 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place (totaling 9 points) and

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Having Survived Rejection (guest post) About receiving a rejection letter from the 'Tvte.

  

  time. Fast forward nine months into my first week at college. I was ... are. Home is where your friends are, and if you’re open about yourself ... . So take comfort in knowing that your future doesn’t lie in the hands of

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  ). Don't think too much. Write as fast as you can. There's no correct way to do this. Find your own rhythm. Experiment. Record your fleeting impressions. Tell us something about your own expectations, what you already

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  injuring 17. The news spread fast, wildfire chased by the wind. I was talking ... judgmental about trivializing worries about what to make of your life, how to pass classes and figure out your dreams, in the face of greater fears

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014