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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  , fraternities are a little bit different here, so I shouldn't just have ruled them ... "You're joining a fraternity? What?!?!?!?" I think this is what a ... in high school, I was a pretty shy person. I was very quiet, went to

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  flowers of fire and light making art with printed circuit boards!

  

  components that I was planning to use, but alas no. I can't find a suitable ... , which are more obvious to avoid), and it wouldn't have been a problem ... 's often a bandaid solution to a bigger problem.[/caption]As I'm coding the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 16, 2023
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Year of the HASS thoughts on single-tasking, cheese slicers, and the tyranny of the mind

  

  classes. I do, but in moderation. In fact, I’m a huge fan of my one ... ."][/annotation] I think this concept also applies on a semester scale. When I’m doing ... supposed to take is less than the actual number of units, although it’s a bit

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  work-life balance (without a life)

  

  is about. i tell myself that i'm working at a startup, but i don't have ... weekends, there'd always be events: a competition i'm helping run, a program for high school students i'm teaching for, a party i'm attending. there

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 10, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Semester of poetry

  

  poem. Maybe it's a bit confusing, it's kind of late as I'm writing but I ... if you don't like it. Ode to shepherdy   a year and a bit more now ... a greedy monster that didn't understand that to see behind the silver

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • November 24, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come in, we’re open

  

  living in A-Entry for my first three years at MIT. But I'm moving to D ... well as a box I don't care enough to unpack yet.   The ... sleep if he didn't put the AC in. I'm so good at what I do.  

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Rain With apologies to Tay Zonday.

  

  falling from the sky, I won't deny that I always took a certain pleasure in ... everybody wet. Including me. Normally, I wouldn't really mind a little rain ... that right: rain. For a variety of reasons, this made me less than happy

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  MIT-ish on being MIT enough

  

  the average scores. That class convinced me I wasn't meant to be a CS ... a lot. But two of my friends stated that they felt like they hadn't ... I've been thinking a lot about what it means to be a student here at

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Advices, advices Notes from Associate Advising...

  

  first semester.* (see disclaimer!!) You probably won't have a better time ... semester at MIT. Yes - from now till December. Don't turn down a midnight ... fulfill the Communication Requirement. No, you can't bribe MIT. 2. Taking a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to be Tim The Beaver anyone can wear the mask.

  

  some time-  beats me why there weren't more people pumped about wearing a ... do now. Cuz I'm [Tim the Beaver]. And I'm not the only one. Not by a ... deep in your bones. You don't choose the Suit. The Suit chooses you. 2

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • November 4, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  deceptive, a lot of people just assume I'm double majoring rather than doing a joint program, which I'm fine with. But I found that 21E hasn't actually ... have to offer. I'm honestly the happiest I've ever been as a 21E major

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I do what I do A few reasons I'm still on this planet.

  

  .) I don't have to do this. Nobody is holding a gun to my head and ... a sad face when I don't come in). Ironically, the project that ... really good journal and I'm coauthor -- it's the project that didn't cause

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  I'm a brother, I can say without any reservation whatsoever that it ... I grew up in a house composed almost entirely of girls. Genetic odds to the contrary, I'm the only guy out of four children. That's right: I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a semester in glass! i made a lot of things :D

  

  put at the top of the fire don't really show up - you can see them a ... didn't blow out as much as I thought. The result is a very thick and ... an okay job of this isn't too hard, but doing a really good job is very

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 28, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  dating while asian to love & be loved freely

  

  In high school, the boys didn’t like me. A friend suggested that ... Asian too?”  I thought: OH NO SHE THINKS I’M DATING A WHITE DUDE WITH ... speak broken English. As a corollary, I’m not one of those girls, the

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  .01, Physics, which is TEAL, a more high-tech way of learning physics. Haven't ... :35 AM: Arrive at Stata Center. Order a sandwich and raspberry iced tea ... ". 12:23 PM: Group digresses to discuss whether a third nipple is

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You know my name I should think of a clever title, but the song has been in my head…

  

  hard drive crashed. I'm a Mac user now. I need to find a way to acquire ... ago Justin Kim wrote: I did this program for a class I'm taking called ... 21 years old. Well, it's been a while. According to MT I started

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Pigeonholing boxes = semesters, pigeons = classes

  

  debating whether or not I should, and it wasn’t an easy decision for a few ... of your major/that don’t have problemsets due every week is a good way ... services gives me a minor heart attack so that won’t be terribly new). Does

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Pythagorean Triple of Awesome Otherwise known as the weekend of the 4th of July. Just another long weekend in…

  

  the MIT/Cambridge area that this isn’t a bad thing at all. BUT. In the ... interesting if I hadn’t made it and gotten a wristband from someone quasi ... opened up a third location: Central Square. Central Square doesn’t really

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • July 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Swag … I mean, Career Fair What I did not acquire at the career fair:A job.

  

  drives 21 t-shirts 2 cell phone cleaning pads 15 LED flashlights 6 ... Computer mouse with retractable cord, which doesn’t seem to work Headphones with retractable cord, which I haven’t tested 8 tote bags 11 sharpies

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 30, 2010