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  Psets from hell Sometimes learning can be painful

  

  just plain better at math than me. I kind of feel like the dumb one who ... ). While technically you don't need any knowledge of 18.02 to understand 18.03- well, taking two math classes at once isn't so easy. I don't know how

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  girls, and at first found kinship in the physical similarities of age ... caught up with them at various events during the course of the week. One ... new freshman at a ...certain liberal arts school on the other end of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  self-taught dancing: a how-to how i learned dance through YouTube

  

  I've been dancing on a team at MIT for one and a half years, but I ... previous posts, a significant portion of my free time through middle and high school was spent learning choreographies from YouTube. training at a dance

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 4, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Trip to India ...to the slum children who smiled at me even though it seems that they have…

  

  trash pits and open sewers. Privileged members of society socialize at an ... first of the five houses in which we collected measurements. At any moment ... took care of me when I got sick. I’m not going to try to do

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  boston at night grab your headphones

  

  bike ride down the esplanade, bridges, night fog, ducks on the river, street music, city magic

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 22, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Unlike any other. [by Nathan Kipniss '14] "Welcome to the Gardner"

  

  One of the things I love about the Boston area is that being a college student gets you all sorts of discounts at cultural institutions. By ... advantage of a new opportunity that allows MIT students to visit the Isabella

  • by ARTalk
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  I saw a turkey the other day… hello, world!

  

  ...which may not be a big deal to most of you, but since I was on a run through Boston at the time, and he was chilling in someone ... ’t wildlife in Boston; I’ve seen my fair share of creatures, including the

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Events

  How Many Liveblogs Can We Get Onto One Page?! Mystery Hunt Part 3.5

  

  the pictures you asked for: Death From Above at the beginning of the ... , Death from Above is doing a live webcast of the wrap-up events that happen today at Noon EST. Hope you can watch! http

  • by Snively '11
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.

  

  At MIT, we think big. We apply engineering principles whenever possible. We build snowmen so large that they require the use of ramps, ice skates, and a team of friendly tourists. My friend Julia '08 shares her IAP

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beauty and the Geek Some of the greatest companies in the world recruit at MIT. Apparently, so do some…

  

  , have no shame and quiver with delight at the prospect of one day ... this curious flyer outside of the Athena cluster in building 24 (aka "a ... stereotypical to be advertising an open casting call for "geeks" at MIT, but this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Some Useful Things Things that greatly enhanced my chance of survival quality of life at MIT, and lots…

  

  At the start of the semester a close friend of mine gave me her loft ... recommend you loft your bed, and loft it high. My fear of heights—at least ... an open window I get a cool breeze at night and the light of the sun in

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  welcome to new york went to nyc & all i got was this blog post

  

  . When they asked what he did, I said he'd dropped out of MIT to work at a ... "Welcome to New York" as the musical version of a peppermint latte. It was ... to name the feeling of cool tenderness on my tongue, my entire mouth

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 12, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reg Day collisions People should transfer to other colleges once they dump you.

  

  claimed to be any good at this updating thing, okay? (But for real, I have ... a handful of old acquaintances, one of my problem solving partners from 8.02 (electricity and magnetism), a couple of people from the best 2

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  tissue engineering UROP, explored new parts of Boston, and ate only at restaurants that I had never eaten at before. Beyond the statement of the ... of certainty, “No.” My excitement was difficult to reconcile at first

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  means not a lot of people stare at me, but then, I also look more like my ... , people always stare at you if you look a little out of place. My mom said ... they had to go. There are many of these kinds of people at MIT, and I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  being present im in st petersburg!!!

  

  math class, trying to figure out the last bits of the pset due at 8. I ... beautiful city in the world. I’m serious. It’s incredible. Look at this ... gorgeous. I’ve been here before. None of the places I’ve walked so far are

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • October 10, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Dinner With Goobers Yeah food! Yeah people!

  

  't my grades, my afterschool activities, or other ways of bringing honor ... to watch important football games (read: all of them) during dinner. But come to think of it, the only thing lamer* than my parents' rule

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  skilled at dissection requires a bit of patience and lots of practice ... Professor Angelika Amon of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. Today was my first day and I decided to come in at 8:00 - which, in turn

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 1: Quito Old Town The hostel, the basilica, and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #2

  

  Ecuador!) and gazing at Cotopaxi. t When I finally dragged myself out of ... -shirts and two sweaters. We are at 10,000 feet, so I guess the cold temperature ... , the hostel bed is very cozy and has lots of wool blankets and a big

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  approximately where you are now. A summer of waiting to start at MIT had finally come to a close and I was trying out my shiny new label of "MIT student ... my fall schedule. Of course, for me, all of this was happening in

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020