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• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  through this school, which is why I'm able to enjoy a (relatively) relaxing ... , but now it just signals the end. what do you mean I won't be a college ... , etc. I'm not really a bucket list person, but I feel like I need one for

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  a kid in a candy shop; very little work at MIT isn't interesting.  You ... don't get extra credit for grinding through a pset alone for 3 hours ... is one of the most crucial parts of flying a spacecraft, which is why

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  MIT? I'm a pretty avid classical violinist with a passion for chamber ... . Although I'm sure MIT's music program doesn't rival that of any conservatory ... minute straight, and there's a great crescendo where the choir chants, "T

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  cruel summer ok it's actually, like, fine i guess

  

  , and I've left behind my past self but haven't yet entered a new one ... don't do that. But it still gets to you after a while. Sometimes it ... feels like I'm in a whirlwind, jumping from meeting to meeting with no

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What an “OX” means on a transcript and why I currently have two of them

  

  finals) soon - as in, I’m taking 14.04 this week, and I’m Bad and haven’t ... online to look at your grades you might see the familiar A ... - “Failed” (⊙︿⊙) and if you’re a freshmen on Pass/No Record you can expect

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • January 25, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Endless rain into a paper cup ...also, restless wind inside a letterbox.

  

  tomorrow. Look, guys, I know I'm doing a biofuels UROP and everything, and I ... -mail didn't push me over the edge. Sam's Mom already made a 300-mile journey ... just can't wait. I can't promise a McGannesque liveblog, but I'll try to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry, no dorms yet but… ya wanna see some classes?

  

  was a good time to take a quick survey of what you want to see of coursework at MIT (maybe it's not, I don't know, I'm running on empty here...). I probably won't take my SLR to snap away clickclickclick during

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  I’m typing this entry as I’m over 10,000 feet in the air, flying over ... while you’re on a plane, yet so fast when you’re taking a final exam and all you want is a few more precious minutes to figure out that damn

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Christmas Hug [UPDATE: New picture!!!] *squeeze*

  

  Today was Winter Break 2008 in Lobby 7, a really pleasant way to ... . There was Christmas music, a happy atmosphere, and there for all of it was Susan Hockfield, MIT's one and only president. A friend of mine pointed

  • by Snively '11
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  day one welcome back

  

  could do a thesis, but again, it doesn't fit in my schedule, and besides, I'm not a writing major. I sit in a graduate-level cryptography class ... Day one, again. Campus is different than before. The doors don't

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  8.021 and my favorite moments the class that taught me to love physics

  

  gotten stung by a bee. "I just didn't own a phone for a couple of years" - Apparently my professor has an aversion to technology and just didn't find a ... .021, Physics E&M. I failed the regular version of 8.02 in the spring, so I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  out of it sometimes isn’t a sign of failure or personal mismanagement. I ... I don’t give myself enough credit for the things I’m doing well, or I ... year that I’m really excited about. It's in a lab that is a supportive

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  person to ask. I'm considering applying to be a blogger, but I'm concerned ... learning communities). I'm hoping to do a spring UROP, too. I'm pretty ... Yesterday, a prefrosh friend of mine sent me this Facebook message: I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  classes are over!!!! i feel so free

  

  [annotation note="I've got a final, but I don't need it to graduate, and I'm sure it ... Today was the last day of classes for the spring semester—and, as a ... very last class, a seminar-style class on modern drama, I texted

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 16, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  We bring the sketch to you! The internet is full of weirdness!

  

  I don't know if you've heard of this website, but there's a new ... , they had a friend that was just accepted to MIT EA. I'm not sure how much ... chat-room-esque in nature, except it's a 1 on 1 conversation, and it

  • by Snively '11
  • February 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Shortest Blog Ever (update 3 =p) 19 days till Taiwan!

  

  student Or the slacker who doesn't work When I study I'm hardcore I can take ... to a English-speaking hospital when they are sick. I'm pretty sure ... ... ...the first thing you think about is a certain protein used in recombinant

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just a Yellow Lemon Tree… I wrote a rap song for you.

  

  detail in future blogs (like for MUN I'm going to do a big post that ... just kidding about the rap. More like a 118-line poem. (below) --- So when I signed on to be a blogger, I made a small promise to myself

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  In which I show no restraint whatsoever But don't worry, you'll all probably benefit from it (unless, you know, you don't).

  

  seminar. (Holy crap, I'm a senior. When did that happen?! Wasn't I posting ... answering questions and debunking myths. But I'm a senior this year, and after ... years ago (SERIOUSLY THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT I'M NOT OLD ENOUGH FOR THIS), got

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 11, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  becoming breakneck). Remember, I'm a freshman, I JUST went through everything ... that does. I'll do my best! I'm now going to start studying for a test ... Well, March 15th was an experience, wasn't it? I know what you

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  . This also isn’t a coming out story, mine is pretty boring. We’re gonna ... totally handle a long distance relationship, I’m in love. Yup, turns out I couldn’t. So here I am, in a new city, surrounded by people I don’t know

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017