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• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  mind take me wherever it wants. I pull out a piece of paper and a BIC pen ... amazing mother repeated this to me almost every night as she tucked me in. I ... what, Mom?” I asked. “That the sky is the limit. That you can do anything

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  examiners. When I get stuck on a problem or am unsure about a step in a solution, I openly annotate my own example sheet for discussion in ... to compensate their education for their GPA. In comparison, I will

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Interning Remotely my verdict is that it definitely could be worse

  

  in precedented times, I really can't complain about my schedule. I do ... . Internships were cancelled, in-person opportunities can no longer happen, and ... this post by saying that I am extremely lucky to have an internship in

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 16, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Morning Person rise and shine

  

  I can't sleep in. I don't have any early-morning obligations – I just ... 'll crash hard in the afternoon."][/annotation]. Last year, I wouldn't ever ... the efficiency I can achieve when I cook breakfast. Things like working

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 14, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus is quiet summer thoughts and happenings

  

  . Earlier this summer, we were hanging out in my room when I told her I was ... learned in the aftercare brochure that you can’t actually take out jewelry ... and I hung out by the river from one to six-something in the morning. We

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  get jaded out. However, when I actually make significant progress, I just hope I could drop all my classes and spend all day in the lab. I learn a greater deal in lab than in classes. I think UROP has been an

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Less Than Perfect Bottle Rockets, Crossword Puzzles, and Half-Marathons

  

  fatigue in my legs. YOU CAN DO IT, I screamed to myself (in my head, not out ... know that I’ve put in the best that I possibly can today in whatever circumstances I find myself in, then I can rest easy tomorrow knowing that

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 10, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Four years, four summers The stuff I've been up to every summer at MIT.

  

  MIT, and hosted my parents out in Boston for the weekend. I'm going to ... and I go out on Friday nights, so I don't get to see Monk. But during the summer, we can go out any night! Yay!) Summer 2003 After finals

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Calling Yo Snively - I lied. There are actually 2 admits in Oregon BESIDES you -…

  

  in the class, as far as I can tell.. Anyway, it was nice talking to ... . Last year when Anthony called me, I flipped out. "OH MAN MIT IS ON THE ... we were talking to you. I gave out my email probably around 30 times

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  blogs that are marinating IS THIS POPULISM?

  

  only way I can experience catharsis is by putting my whole self out there ... I'll be gone from MIT forever (?) in five months ... have been floating around in my head for several months while I stressed

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  1 day in the life of an MIT student

  

  check my emails and start rolling out of bed. I hadn't ever had a long ... outside when it's nice out. I admired the food as I waited for Katie to come ... questions I was asked was "Can you name all of the Beatles' first and last

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bring Your Audience to Work Day In celebration of the annual Bring Your Audience to Work Day, the first Monday of…

  

  freight railroading. I'm not out working in a rail yard -- I've actually got ... of the group -- because after all, if I can open someone else's eyes to ... day jobs. This summer, as in January, I've perched myself atop the flat

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last Five Days aka How I Spent My Summer

  

  spectacle. So what can I do in this home for the last five days? How do ... ? I look forward to finding out. In the real world, I caught up with ... How many days I have left in my parents’ home is approximately as

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 11, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Things That Are Awesome (And have been keeping me from writing recently -- Sorry!)

  

  Numbers 1: MEnging I graduated in June, but I'm not gone yet! Due to ... .Eng program in Course 6 is something students can apply for in their junior year ... in nearby schools! Number 3: Randomites Though I'm living in an

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  emailed in the first assignment while in Vegas. I moved out of my dorm into ... I managed to be at least as busy as I was in October or November ... Markov Chain. I drafted most of this post in the eerie, apprehensive calm

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are YOU Up To This Summer?! (2010 Edition) Happy summer!

  

  7 countries in Europe :p) but I know there might still be awesome pics ... 'refrigerator'/blahblah I will post selected entries in a complete blog to come! You'll have at least 2 weeks to send them in. :) Will post when I get

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ops Air Force A summer spent with B-1Bs and C-130s.

  

  crucial to our nation's defense rejuvenated my enthusiasm in ROTC and I can ... Force life so that they will become better officers in the future. I spent ... . During the last week I spent my days out on the flight line where I

  • by ROTC
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a Problem, Part 1 and the power of the few

  

  , which we'll come back to in a followup piece, suppose I gave you a list of numbers in some random order (say 3, 19, 2, 17, 14, 4) and I wanted you to ... often inter-connected. At first, I was a bit worried about how I’d fare in

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 22, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  -spaced pages in Word later, everything made sense. Or at least I hope it did ... prior. I hear Kayla '12 get up in the room next to mine, and she soon ... seasons can be in New England. This is nothing short of a Monet, and it

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  didn’t take me very long to figure out what my project would be. When I ... in neat rows. Colorful graphs and arrows jump out at me, and each title ... pepper them with questions – I take about 18 laps around the room in an

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024