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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Promise of Ending ...is labor and sharing and loving.

  

  to blog, including using 22 M formic acid to fuel you cell phone, a ... conceptions. No, really. So I was just sitting here this evening (don't you mean "this morning?") watching a biblical archaeology special on The

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Construction Thoughts on a major.

  

  I wanted to have a bike for when I came to campus in the fall. I didn't ... lucky. However, I didn't want a piece-of-trash bike with a rusty chain ... snazzy, something that I would still enjoy. I didn't want to spend a ton of

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 26, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  had a lot more work than usual. As a freshman, I don’t think I’m ... week seems benign. But I’m only a freshman, so I’ll take my Hell Weeks in ... It was 2AM. After a heart-warming and tummy-filling Thanksgiving

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  mask on, mask off my used-to-be-virtual, and now post-virtual-but-still-neurodivergent life at MIT

  

  it couldn’t be a book you’d read before -- and I was left reading about ... wasn’t really sure which way left was. I’d just failed a driving test ... -die in a car, and I’m still unsure why sixteen-year-olds are excited to get

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how i feel about ai-generated art from an artist's perspective

  

  -generated writing doesn’t bother me, and if somebody were to create a story generated ... the same (and a quick glimpse at Twitter would prove that they don’t ... poses a professional threat. I’m privileged in that I never expected to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 11, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  How I Write My Data Analysis Blogs just in case you were wondering

  

  examples of what I'm talking about. 1. Identify a question I begin by ... publicly on Github, so you can take a look at it. However, Python isn't the ... contribute to telling a story about the trend I'm investigating or phenomenon I'm

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back-to-school special i'm a senior now :o

  

  know what i'm doing with myself, and it's a really good feeling) and am ... than a year. this is my class schedule: i'm taking two econ classes ... adjust to being a bit further from classes and food places than i'm used to

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 17, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s the word for

  

  reply back and wouldn’t think you’re weird because you’re starting a ... deadline, you made a blog post. but you’re scared that it won’t go well ... the trance that comes after watching a good movie or a good book, the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  demonstrate a strong passion or proficiency in something - playing a sport won't ... high school math are recommended for applying to MIT. I'm going to be a ... you haven't taken Calc yet, but this will not be a deal-breaker if the

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogger Freebie #2 And a plot twist!

  

  that was how it should be, and I wasn't sure how to make a decision to ... ) I don't think I got a grade lower than a 70 on any test or quiz until ... , at least a little, it's something I'm learning to deal with (gasp

  • by Cam T. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i will meet zendaya even if it’s the death of me a wide-ranging rant written while feverish

  

  a dorm is (drumroll, please)...even worse! Now I'm afraid of both ... I've always been a little bit of a hypochondriac, and while that is probably connected to a lot of deeper things than this blog can go into

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 26, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  each one passes a little faster. I'm currently a Junior Fellow at the ... democratization and governance in China. Given that I'm a twig, it never ceases to ... take over and impart a fresh perspective. I'm delighted to announce that

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering some questions The entry on commencement was just getting unwieldly.

  

  inconvinient, how do you think? A MacGregor room is eight feet by fifteen feet. I'm ... install a window AC in any dorm -- and you don't have to pay for electricity ... always wanted a tunnel under Amherst Alley along dorm row, because wouldn't

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  you enough of the basics that you don't look like a total tourist when ... buildings with helpful signs. Step four: Know the natives, and don't be a ... , I'm sure s/he'll be happy to oblige. Part two of not being a shallow

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  was helpful, because now I'm fine with getting up for morning classes :-) A couple of classes I'm paying special attention to: 21F.019 ... the same room as last term's writing class, and is held in a similar

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist, Etc.

  

  keep intruding upon my blogging time. A big part of my next entry will answer a question I frequently receive: "So now that the class has been ... ?" (Hah! The answer is definitely 'no' - elaboration to come.) But I can't

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  camera. Hey, I'm not a morning person, and I can't remember to do ... interests aren't necessarily in those areas, and I'm certainly no microbiologist. I'm reassuring myself for the moment that even areas that don't

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tribute This is not the best joke in the world... actually, maybe it is.

  

  student center enjoying a matinee of the Musical Theatre Guild's production ... was covered in the Boston Globe and slashdotted, MTG had quite a larger ... , lightsabers, trap doors, and moving AT-AT legs, beyond "Don't Cry For Me

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  fictional coping mechanisms learning to love unapologetically

  

  that I don't just casually enjoy feels like a crime. Admitting that I like something to someone I'm not familiar with feels like forcing a ... arms length doesn't seem right, and in a way, it also implies that once

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 11, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  visit a few more out-of-state schools—I’m from Maryland, and didn’t want ... garage is worth a read. Spoilers: he didn’t get in, but a bunch of other applicants, none of whom built a nuclear reactor, did. Just shows you don’t

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014