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• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  breath before finishing their piece, and a few even decide that they don’t ... end if you don’t get a slice. Even though it would feel like a crushing ... minor exaggeration), not getting a slice of the perfect pie doesn’t mean

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Managing a Full Plate Both Food and Life

  

  don’t think it is a bad thing. Last semester, I spent a decent amount of ... refreshing in these last few weeks. In my last post, I uploaded a picture of my ... training and have completed two one-on-one tutoring appointments now. I am a

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 26, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Conner 2 Trip to the North End Bother bother bother bother

  

  A bunch of people from my floor decided to go to the North End to get pizza and pastries the other night. I didn't feel like writing about it so I decided to just film it instead. I present to you, what it would

  • by Snively '11
  • February 1, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt.2 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Decision time...

  

  it was less of a time commitment. As a wind player, I often don’t ... [by Jessica Noss '14] Unable to choose a single group, I decided to ... ended up staying all semester, which turned out to be a very bad idea by

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting MIT’s Newest Truman Scholar! Yeah, I know I've been blogging a lot this week - but believe me, you…

  

  During my freshman orientation many, many months ago, I came across a ... , graceful, and the kind of person who, when I'm tired and crying at 2 in the morning, will bring me a box of chocolate (Twix ♥) and offer me a hug. I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cultura MIT students use online collaboration with their French counterparts to learn about each other's cultures.

  

  Gilberte Furstenberg (teacher of French III, a class we're both taking). The homework I'm doing right now is part of a unit called Cultura, where we ... things that come to mind when we think of a "good job," for example, in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  ! - You aren’t going to be a high school student forever! One day you too ... classes. But if cash is a little short or you don’t have transportation to ... things to do with their time. I know that after such a long school year

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DarkMatters, Green and Wild, Chocolate Cake and Raspberries around here lately (with pictures)

  

  Community Innovators Lab. I'm a guest editor this spring. Expect more ... A few weeks ago, I started seeing Staceyann Chin's face in the Infinite. MIT SAFER^2 was advertising a "One Night Stand for Student Rights

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 6, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  how not to be a mathematician on taking time & not running away

  

  ego and stubbornness and not because I actually wanted to. I didn't do a ... department. I didn't think it was a big deal; I had friends and other ... in the class, there was a sense in which I didn't feel utterly hopeless

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 15, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question Part 2 An extension of the previous thread, which grew quite long.

  

  Quoting Prashant from the last thread, "Number of ways to compare two applicants from a pool of 10,500 is 10500(C)2 = (10500!)/(2!*(10498!))" I don't need to win the USAMO to know that's a lot of ways. What a lively

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  90-something days of summer (Part 1) MIT people around the world

  

  France, the is a daunting question of "Great, I'm finished. What now?" For ... :)). Anyway, as you can tell from my post tittle, I wanna talk a little bit ... Cambridge.) SIGH. I will look like a zombie for 2 months ☹ But it’s okay

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  10 Lessons #IAP #Italy #LearningByTeaching #wow #Pi(e)DayCountdown

  

  wasn't a problem because I made up the missing hours by teaching a few ... taking on more classes and experiences, and didn't regret a single moment ...   Christina T., Me, Erica D., and Jen L. representing MIT in

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  3 / A team effort Roll Tech: Your newest Intercollegiate High Team silver medalists!

  

  between events and [annotation note="S C R E A M I N G !"]cheering on ... course, I also spent a good chunk of time in lab working on my final ... with a friend visiting from the other coast over lunch in Central Square

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 12, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Rush Course 12 what it’s like to study Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT

  

  and I’m a senior in course 12 with a minor in biology. Within EAPS, I ... well. EAPS as a department is really informal - I’m on a first-name basis ... agencies like NASA or NOAA. As a senior myself, I’m currently in the Ph

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 6, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  call the "Nance Effect" a home of sorts, thank you for your continued ... The Nance Effect has become a true on-line community. What does that ... -to-be-born son. (YES, WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR HIM & NO; WE AREN'T GOING TO NAME

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Majors Trying an Evel Knievel approach with my studies.

  

  I am double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Biology, with a ... started off at MIT, I thought that the only way to learn was to take a bunch ... ? Reality check: There are only 24 hours in a day, and 7 days in a week. When

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  years and here I am a senior at MIT. Interesting how that happens ... a ride in my virtual time machine and look back on some of my science ... deserves a description. Back in AP Chem, me and my friends all sat in the

  • by Bryan
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Hall Rush: 1E So many packing peanuts

  

  Hi friends! I'm Jamie and I'm a new blogger. I'm a senior in 2A-4, (flexible mechanical engineering with a concentration in design ... brings me to hall rush! Each hall in East Campus has a different culture

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • September 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  -day extension on a paper for 21A.100 that was supposed to be due yesterday, so I'm ... Well, apparently I touched a nerve with my last entry -- sounds like ... before she came here). I think it's a very positive thing for our community

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Energized Watching the sun rise signals that it's time for bed.

  

  example of it. While I actually didn't build the wind turbine, I got a good ... revive my 733t programming skills to minimize a cost function of five ... projects, do those last minute problem sets, and perhaps design a wind

  • by Bryan
  • December 7, 2005