Search

Search Results

• Blog / Challenges

  unquantifiable growth progress that can't be measured

  

  is fine, but in the last few months, I've been trying to step away from ... showcases, meme tags. In the past eight months, I've learned how to manage my ... , money earned and spent (mostly spent). In fact, I often conflate progress

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 5, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Excitement I'll take things that cause it for 800.

  

  , especially for my friends living in the fraternities (most MIT fraternities and ... It's pretty hard to live in Boston and not get swept away by Red Sox ... stairs to celebrate with Burton 3rd when Burton 3rd burst through the door

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  I'm not going to paraphrase all of that in text. But I think the most ... throughout the Z-Center. This year, I didn't succumb to the frenzy of: This is mostly because I've given away far too many company shirts to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  The Gender Problem Reflections on a year of Silicon Valley upheavals and confused HR departments.

  

  . The case of Patagonia is also in stark contrast to the United States ... the reason why increasing women in tech fields is so difficult is that ... day. I hope in the future I will be able to focus on exactly that

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Circus but like a nerd circus. So you know, less elephants and more calculus. Just as…

  

  of the hilights reel. To start things off, I'm working in the new ... and tweaking components to get everything to work like it does in the ... stake in the whole thing is general mechanical design, specifically as it

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  fellow frosh were in the same “MIT IS TAKING OVER MY LIFE AND I WANT TO GO ... has yet to be determined, the future of our tire swing is still in ... to my parents, living on your own is the first step on the pathway to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  total - so I took as many as I could, as if the only way to succeed in ... went to a college prep school that motivated you exactly in the way you ... piece of parchment lodged in the mouth of a dazzling, sparkling horse of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life etc “fine,” “nice,” “good," "quiet"

  

  relatively stable at something like “6 a.m. to whenever my first class is that ... schedule at all, and then trying to fix that by listening to the advice of ... ’s “bad” in a vague or general sense but I guess I trust whomever is

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 2, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  observing what you find yourself interested in is a good way to really figure ... is the time to explore, so do make use of it. Of course, exploring is a ... good place to start. And, maybe the gym just isn't for you, which is

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  dance dance dance! a weekend of trying to try everything

  

  discovered the joy (not) of trying to do pullbacks in tennis shoes. But the mi ... ="Summer Science Program"]SSP[/annotation] knows that I have the tendency to do ... hey! PNR exists for a reason, and now seems like the best time to try

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you send in is the ... strong enough to make you a contender in the Regular Action round. Let your ... I was deferred? If you call in, we will not be able to tell you "the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  away in a "much less elegant fashion" than the MIT crew. The Brass Rat ... In my email this morning: The Howe & Ser Moving Company cordially invites you to the official sendoff of the Caltech cannon. Our company has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  retreating and proceeding favorite thing about mit's campus? leaving it

  

  can assure you that it is much greater than the sum of the complementary ... excited that you have been selected to join us in the inaugural FYE ... field trip to the MoMA in New York this past weekend to see the exhibit

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • April 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  of several language classes is available in condensed form: three hours a day, five days a week, but the benefit is that you get an intensive immersion that allows you to take the second level during the spring semester

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  a conversation with my mom at 1 am about cacti, writing, meche, and chess

  

  though much of the time that I’m actually in Tucson, all I notice is the ... stomping ground. There is a beauty to the desert that you cannot see unless ... in the coming month, so I felt suddenly inspired to get one now. It

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies How Kate saved my kitchen cred.

  

  track of how much butter I used up, but since this blog is supposed to be ... . Hepburn’s recipe in the midst of some online meandering, and decided to give ... . This is probably the part where I’m supposed to say, “now remember

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Live from Florida Hello from Tampa, Florida!

  

  we got from the audience were some of the most thoughtful I've heard in ... to change the world. (Read more about Mitra's D-Lab experience in ... just in time for a crazy week in the office. Now, I'm off on group travel

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Friday Night, Off-Campus Style come along on our evening of fish and wine

  

  deadlines. The only struggle is picking something to do. With so many good ... they’re nailing it. At the center of the room is a large table, with most ... and shared each one. I always want to try as much of the menu as I can

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  IAP thoughts two weeks late, but with an illustration!

  

  of the month, it’s not like I had much opportunity to go out. Also it ... math that led to satisfying conclusions. In other words, all the things I ... . Transsolar is an engineering company, for the most part. But the work they do

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 15, 2021
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  the game. So there is this entire strategy in theory to avoiding the ... . There is a thing called the Tetris Effect, where you see tetris squares in ... Scuti became the first person in human history to beat tetris. It’s a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024