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• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  's How I Take Care of Myself at one of the most stressful colleges in the ... to study at one of the most famous STEM institutions in the world. Yet ... environment is overly competitive -- MIT is probably one of the most

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You should consider studying economics if… for those who aren't totally set on what to major in

  

  economics (Course 14), realized over the course of the following year that ... undergraduates in terms of the number of people who do it. As of some time in the fall of last year, there were three economics majors in the entire class

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  , upperclassmen I knew from high school, and of course the academic excellence and intensity. I wanted to address some of the fears and concerns I struggled ... . I think part of the time spent at MIT is about finding things you love

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / CPW

  Backstage at the CPW Closing Show “Other duties as assigned”

  

  miscellaneous tasks an employee may be required to perform outside the scope of their stated job description. Of all of the other duties I’ve been assigned, running the CPW Closing Show is by far one of my favorites. As

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 19, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Things Fly for a living.

  

  colors of spray paint we found in the cabinet. Yes but what does a ... good about ourselves. And had a post-launch celebration: Moral of the ... obscene hours of the morning to attend a 2 hour long double lecture. And you

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  kitchen nightmares bugs and toasters and explosions, oh my!

  

  good. I burn through that stuff at the speed of light. I think my body is ... . The insect was properly disposed of and I thought that was it. NOPE. A ... of us know how to use can openers, apparently. The little twisty

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Break To sleep or not to sleep?

  

  , no, it doesn't make any sense to me). Good luck with the rest of the ... your throat as possible in the shortest amount of time it can. An example ... the student feeling comfortable about a lot of different things at the

  • by Snively '11
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  inventions. Velcro is in the consumer goods section.) Mini golf. Human ... Last night, we went to a carnival that was sponsored by the ... this wiffle ball into the octagon hexagon (see comment below) without

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  next to normal on mental health

  

  ;   i recently listened to the soundtrack of next to normal, this 2008 musical about a mother who struggles with bipolar disorder. one of the more ... comforting, but sometimes it does weird me out. these past few weeks a lot of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Browser Wars Hee. The title makes me think of Super Mario Bros. Oh how I miss my…

  

  Tools) during the day, helping to teach the new class of EMT students during the afternoons, taking The Nuts and Bolts of Business Plans on ... I really, really want to take each of the classes I'm signed up for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2007
• Blog / Events

  MIT Can Talk! Bon appétit!

  

  schools at MIT) and a lecture hall full of eager audeince members. The ... talk about until the end of time, and my answer was Julia Child. Julia ... together nicely with the theme. Speech = Done! On the day of the qualifying

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To RFID or not to RFID? That's not really the question, but it's kind of a cool title, no?

  

  of RFID. You should read the article, because it does a much better job ... savvy (like me), here's the wikipedia article on RFID). One of which is ... the 2009 Young (under 35) Innovator of the Year. It's my former GRT

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • August 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  rights as side-constraints, rejecting the idea of the “greater good” and ... the case of democratically agreed-upon taxation to provide public goods ... deal in the habits of atoms and molecules, economics explores those of

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Merritt ‘13, Carlos ‘13, Edward ‘13, and John ‘13 The final edition of a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  . The scholarship was just the second in a string of good news for Garay ... , Obropta said he also does a lot of behind the scenes work, like attending ... The MIT Class of 2013 has officially arrived! With this day upon us

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a Problem, Part 2 and the power of the many

  

  level, leaving out a good deal of the mathy details, though some ... .5 probability, as does the event of getting a tail. When you roll a fair six ... you could see the stream of numbers you needed to sum up one at a time

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

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  my best to set up good practices at the beginning of the semester, but I am borne ceaselessly back into the mediocrity of the past. So far ... the oft-quoted line of Gatsby: "So we beat on, boats against the current

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What programs does MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science) offer?

  MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science) runs outreach programs under the School of Engineering at MIT for underrepresented ... students free of charge.  
• Blog / Admissions

  Visualize whirled peas

  

  much at peace. Last night I went to see the opening night premiere of the Bollywood movie Veer-Zaara. I love the energy of opening night film ... until Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (have you seen the teaser trailer yet

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  ). In a nutshell, everybody at MIT has to either take or pass out of the ... in your major, but for the purposes of this discussion they don't count ... the umbrella of the GIRs as described above counts for units outside the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Island Paradise That's where I live. No, seriously.

  

  the end of this tunnel of a room which does not allow very much light ... So, remember how back when I blogged about all of the many varied ... " is going to have to be added to the list, because I am seriously good

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 10, 2008