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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Remember? A Blast from the Past

  

  looked up at my mom, who was still reaching for some higher-up fruit, her ... the best books ever: Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a ... they're awesome. For 21W.755, I get to write a short story every week

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summerteeth Are you afraid of the dark reaction?

  

  mentor, through bloodshot eyes, after he showed up five hours late for work ... up a change of major form for my phoenix-like rebirth as a chemical ... "The Adventures of Pete and Pete." Happy Groundhog Day! Wow, thanks for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  I didn’t know a lot coming into MIT why does it feel so embarrassing to learn

  

  showed up with a notebook, pencil, and no laptop. I veryyyyy quickly ... would be too embarrassed to show up empty-handed. It was definitely not sustainable, but for a while, it worked. All that to say, I cannot think of a

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 10, 2026
• Blog / How to MIT

  [Guest Post] How to get paid to be funny by Abby S. '26

  

  Florez Fund for Humor, Joseph F. '23, MEng '24.  When I was a wee freshman ... kazoos, funded by the De Florez Fund for Humor. The mission of De Florez Fund for Humor is to "impress students with the importance of humor in

  • by Janet G. '27
  • July 31, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House (on Wheels) *vroom vroom*

  

  remember walking up to the front desk, stomach full of butterflies and a ... wrappers added, for good measure.[/annotation] I quickly piled all of my ... possible. After attempting to wipe it up a bit, I quickly deposited it at the

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  e3 2k19 at long last, i got to go to gamer christmas

  

  public. and of course, for those of you who keep up with gaming news - the ... los angeles, and i too am in los angeles, and i am working for a game ... registration for industry passes - tickets for those in the game industry - was

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 14, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  took lots and lots of pictures for your enjoyment. I woke up super early so I could stand around the track in the athletic center for several hours for no apparent reason. Hopefully my blurry photo does something to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  action would be to e-mail my professor and my TA. After procrastinating for a few hours, I finally hit "send", and away went my request for ... for their help during the semester, etc, and returned to angsting

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  finding direction reasonable goal-setting? who is she?

  

  day and i'm beating myself up for not being able to get my shit together ... be productive, but more often than not, i end up, uh, not committing to ... outlining my goals for this quarantine. i also made a habit tracker for some

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 23, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  -reqs for a lot of course 6 classes"]6.145[/annotation] final and end up ... 'm actually using a calendar now :)[/caption] This set-up is really dope for me ... waitlist for my gym class, so everything’s set! Scheduling classes this

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  first week class reflections i am home

  

  feelings. i spent the entirety of my saturday afternoon psetting for only ... two problems. it took us 5 hours to complete three. as i type this up, i ... honestly have given up hope. i have never felt so defeated in my life and i

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 11, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some F Words ****!!!

  

  lately (which I found mostly began with ‘F’) (thanks for clicking on my ... bridge, and I’m starting to apply for jobs and work in tech and do those ... “girly girls” were smart. When I grew up a little I started to feel the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 15, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week in the Life Hello, Google Calendar.

  

  Climbing that I failed to wake up for. I ended up going to see a talk by the ... . It was not for anything XFair-related. "reg day meeting" In the afternoon, I met with my advisor ("reg day meeting"). Typical protocol for

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Senior Spring ... I'm almost done?

  

  unofficial goals for myself this semester: 1) tie up loose ends – this means writing a paper for my UROP with MITx, wrapping up video projects on campus ... of video. I was definitely busy, filling up most hours of my days with

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One weekend in New York, two (very different) operas And I didn't pay a cent.

  

  totally reasonable concern). So much for waking up well ahead of time. I ... decide to look them up; they will not leave your head for a long time. Duh ... up nicely when he posted on Facebook today that "the differential in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m sitting on my bed right now so sleepy

  

  tried to put any of that in my mouth. The evening made up for a ... " - basically, anything on this table is up for grabs.) Alan's latest hobby is ... appreciation for the chocolate chip cookie (which we both think is TOTALLY

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Working at a Toy Company! I promise you, my job was cooler than yours.

  

  summer and commuted to Rhode Island for work), cranked up the air ... at work (written back in August, but still perhaps true?), but for now ... with the big front wheel? They provided hours of fun for us when we were

  • by Snively '11
  • January 6, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Meeting Michel Gondry Six MIT students and one Academy-award winning director have dinner in New York, and none…

  

  you should all sign up for) and the rest of the time participating in ... under the tunnels of MIT, and when it fills up past its capacity it tips ... orientation (the week before classes start for freshmen). FAP involves spending

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I who have nothing Darling, 'tis I who loves you.

  

  rather than reading all the entries at smashbros.com some for the ... in Spain playing pianos filled with flames" but it messed up the ... video into good five-second quotes that can pop up dynamically when you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Somewhere in between Trying to find out where I belong at MIT

  

  This semester has been weird for me. On one side I am for all intents ... , my degree will say 2020, and for the most parts my day to day ... graduating this year I am still on the email list for the year I entered MIT

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 13, 2019