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• Blog / How to Human

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

  

  In spaceflight, “attitude” refers to orientation: which direction ... start straying from your desired course. In short, controlling attitude ... rewarded for a lack of preparation, so when you find yourself in a situation

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  “Einen Faden in die Hand nehmen, der in jedem Fall, unter allen ... take in one’s hand a thread which continues always and through all ... über Christa T. (The Quest for Christa T.) by Christa Wolf  

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  a week of summer ft. cafes, lab, and assorted thoughts

  

  , and/or see people. I love the cafe in the morning. Classical music ... yet unwritten, the ending not set in stone. I left with two characters midway through an escape, lost in the hidden tunnels of a palace

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 8, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  my year in music, volume 3 i am starting to feel very old

  

  spotify ever since freshman year. shuli and ankita have also done posts in ... 've just been too down in the dumps because of the quarantine to actually ... what i study to nowadays. RIP having good taste in music. my one attempt

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  my year in music, volume 2 just another excuse for me to talk about how much i love music tracking software

  

  new music tracking software to complement my spotify experience. in the ... year, and i've loved them ever since. in october, they came to boston on ... in europe over spring break, inspired by the Sound of Music tour that i

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  'd fill you in on some of MIT's not-so-well-known secrets. No, this isn ... price that you end up paying. In short, this is my brief, informal guide ... useful if you want to refresh a skill you haven't used in a while, or if

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who needs Black Friday anyway? a slightly different take.

  

  stories we wear." - Worn Wear Buying new stuff is fun. It provides that ... puffy jacket will always remind me of certain backpacking trips in the Sierras, or favorite climbs in Yosemite. Gear becomes attached to specific

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Tragedy for MIT and Boston Devastating news for our community.

  

  , and another is reportedly on the run in Watertown, a city that borders ... local ABC affiliate, boston.com, and Reddit. In light of these events ... sophomore Emily TenCate almost immediately put together an initiative to buy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Living in the Past The one where people drive up just to visit me.

  

  that moment, but in two hours I was able to finish up my research and ... the most famous bakery in Boston, if not the entire world, Mike's Pastry specializes in cannoli, which they'll supposedly ship fresh to anywhere in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  ’t know about you, but I like to eat. I grew up in a family where food is ... been a mini-celebration of the good things in life. Good food brings a ... and running to your 8.01 lecture. The smell of something cooking in the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  Properly Apply Cologne How to Save Your Date from Choking How to Buy Someone a Drink How to Get Someone to Buy You a Drink ... of, in my opinion, are these student faculty dinners. **2007 Student

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  “Choose Your Own Adventure” MISTI edition

  

  make eye-contact, she starts advertising in Chinese, "Buy some lotus ... them. They're only "in season" during the summer. You can buy 4 of ...   Last week, MISTI-China interns in Beijing welcomed

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 20, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  Part 1 here. *     *     * Rush Holt is in the room, but most ... most of us: the PhD physicist-turned-politician, one of two physicists in ... him by name when I passed by in the hallway. Now, I’m in a big room

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2010 Roll Call It's May 1st -- welcome to MIT!

  

  website, we though they might be interested in buying one for themselves (or ... your MIT reply form with an affirmative response, check in here in the ... Cambridge to buy an MIT t-shirt -- the power of the Internet! Yes, over at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in Lusaka, baby, so why don’t you blog me? I told Sam to blog this entry since I'm in Zambia (that explains the title).

  

  just under a day, and we are staying in a guesthouse near the capital for ... butter), and go to the market to buy fabric for skirts/sarongs. I have not

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2007
• 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 double minor in Biomedical Engineering and Economics. Who does that ... captures my story the best. When he was young, he would buy shoes that were

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  a hackathon, a marathon I went to MIT EnergyHack!

  

  something that worked in 36 hours? Were we expected to sleep during those 36 ... was to craft an advertising schema for a company which was in the ... ’s refining process. All in all, each challenge was more suited to advertising

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

  Putz and Tetazoo are friends!! field notes from a faraway land

  

  immerse themselves in the habits and cultures of their host hall and send ... for clarity. I promise that the frequent snide remarks are all in good ... to find a souvenir store in the faraway lands of Putz, but I will send

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  parallels or juxtapositions in one sitting at flour cafe

  

  and i am running out of time. when i was in barcelona, i talked about ... make myself busier. when i have a bad day, i buy myself a coffee to make it better. when i’m having a good day, i buy myself a coffee to

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Wrapup I'm done!

  

  . We used mills to drill holes in some polystyrene brackets, and we ... we didn't use, but look really fancy is a pipe bender. In addition ... is in the video, I guess, so I present to you what a spastic spider bot

  • by Snively '11
  • January 29, 2009