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• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  can't join in, because I really need to be reading applications. As I ... are on campus to see a lecture upstairs by Nobel Prize winner Ted Hänsch ... chance to see it) The MIT International Science & Engineering

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  hold me (but not too close) on writing the full-length play

  

  just when they started to get interesting, and there needed to be more ... act I: prologue When I was a kid, I used to dread going to sleep. I ... , where I suddenly had an infinite amount of time to respond in a way that

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 7, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  child?" "Does she need a test prep course?" "Do we need to hire a college ... email inbox. You begin asking yourself, "Exactly how much help do I need ... . But I want to ask you - do you really need all that? When did it become

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mistakes & the inspiration we need to move on

  

  stress and energy that the class was causing me was too much to handle. I ... . Take photographs. Bake. Blog. I need to commit my energy to the things ... the need to "out do" anyone here- but rather we fall into the temptation

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  sophomore fall (sophomore decline? sophomore roman empire?) (actually the word sophomore comes from Greek but shhhh)

  

  agreeing to too much. I realized that what I needed was some kind of line in ... needing to move on to the next thing, and the next thing, and only in that ... energy to look around me and feel joy. but already the lists of things i

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  Scottish band, beating even Franz Ferdinand. Now, you know I don't like to do just plain answer entries; I prefer to supplement them with at least some ... cicada or something and it made me think about my choice to come to MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  new paths. It’s horrifying sometimes to think how much knowledge there ... . In three weeks, I will need to declare a (yet nonexistent) major. I ... . Sometimes, this place is still tough. Then I need to give myself time to heal

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  carbon nanotube complexes for solar energy conversion-synthetic analogs to ... technology to address the basic needs of low-income households. In many ways ... burns agricultural waste to make charcoal, which is an inexpensive way to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  rethinking perfectionism god i just want to get things done

  

  do for the project. But I need to accept that it would take too much ... energy and trying to stay critical of my expectations and conscious that ... video creators sharing various approaches to being more productive, having

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 8, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  a hackathon, a marathon I went to MIT EnergyHack!

  

  A few weekends back, I went to EnergyHack, ran a half-marathon, and ... and Friday, so I hadn’t devoted much time to either hack prep or sleep ... to get EnergyHack free dinner.  Josephine and I are generally vultures

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  just another manic wednesday yes, i am absolutely stealing from joon

  

  should be doing. my supervisor tells me that she also does not know how to ... 's OK, because i didn't have too much to do! plus, by this point in the semester i'm pretty burned out, so i try not to judge myself too harshly

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Coworker Shenanigans Summer friends

  

  possibly imagine needing to survive in the wilderness. During the school year ... need to get back to work. ... straight face, I asked Jenn to go inside and get the sheet off the bed so

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 1 Dealing with failure and trying to move past it.

  

  , if I failed, it would not cripple me--it just meant I needed to fix ... exactly what I needed to do to avoid the same mistakes. Most importantly ... know what I thought was my shining glory, my thing to be proud of, the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Reasons I haven’t blagged… hint: "I'm Busy" isn't one of them

  

  have ideas for posts that are going to be great!! So great! I just need ... does it make sense when you say you have ‘nothing to wear’. Sometimes it ... have to prioritize. As Professor Peter Fisher once said to me, “Bill

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 29, 2017
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  represent like 6 hours of my life. I think I need to find a more efficient way ... DID YOU KNOW? GERMANY EDITION: In Germany, the energy content of foods is listed in kilojoules in addition to in calories. Hallo again. I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  AND THERE WAS A PILLOW FIGHT!!! Didja catch the reference?

  

  Snively?" So much for pretending to be a prefrosh. It turns out that the ... half-empty (and free) Monster energy drinks and then gaged how much more ... first. You'll get plenty of chances to do all sorts of neat things once

  • by Snively '11
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What MIT students do on Friday nights Who needs clothing, when you have duct tape?

  

  decided to go with the good old standby: duct tape. Of course, once I ... out what, and how much, to buy. I don't know about you, but I never did ... need to remember. (I solve this problem by buying anything and everything

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  semester—I didn't have too much late work to make up for and I finished ... has been A Week™. Freshmen aren't invited back to campus this semester ... —shoutout to Selena and Sarah—mostly so I can spend some time away from my

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  think they need to do to be strong applicants, and what they actually need ... interest them with energy and enthusiasm. We want students to make decisions ... the report does not add more space to campus. We remain committed to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sleep is (not) for the weak Myth: All engineers are insomniacs

  

  neuroscientist (or your parents) will tell you, your brain does need sleep in order ... , and they also need weekends, if not only to catch up on sleep. No matter ... myself without the energy to stand up anymore and fell asleep at a table in

  • by Stanley G.
  • October 24, 2012