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• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I play football at MIT?

  The 2014 Engineers were the winningest (real word!) MIT football team ever! In front of an enthusiastic home crowd on Senior Night, the MIT ... -game undefeated regular season in MIT history. The Engineers captured their first
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week in the Life: Optimism Edition In which I have a particularly tough, enriching week.

  

  "I like how you say that with a smile on your face," my hallmate ... working in studio for five hours and I hate my life but it was awesome,'" he ... was past three in the morning and I'd just returned home from Studio 7

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  in an effort to be whole again recovery

  

  down in office hours. I hadn't realized how tired I was or how close I ... and b) 18.02 is asynchronous, meaning I can watch lectures ... (Tuesdays and Thursdays 1-2PM), when I am in 8.021 giving my full effort and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  Ich Spreche Kein Deutsch. Apparently that's how you say "I don't speak German"...not that I would know.

  

  said country, which in my case would be Germany. Too bad I don't know any German. Not kidding: I just googled 'how to say good-bye in German ... my head and hoping it'll be enough for when I land in Frankfurt Airport

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 3, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Piece of my Heart Hey, look, a Turkish internet cafe.

  

  at least three bathrooms. Hey there. I'm in Leverkusen, Germany ... pretty well set up here--I opened a bank account, almost entirely in German, until the lady got tired with how incredibly stupid I was and started

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  original, and I’m not sure I can convince you to read Homestuck in two ... dedicate my life to something so important when i’m in a place where i can ... about Japan. I feel silly doing it sometimes. How can I be their teacher

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  how to handle fucking up in a more real-world sense than I ever could ... others' voices and reflect on how their experiences can help fill in areas ... upcoming semester. I can't imagine my first week, month, or year at MIT being

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  in my opinion. I'm sure we all fall victim to surrendering minutes and ... Tumblrs that post pictures of fresh designs in architecture, etc. Usually I ... . (You can read more about this work and others here) Then I went back to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  is leadership the same as management buzzword alert

  

  up?" how to track deadlines. i've learned that if you ask someone ... 't get done. i've learned how to poke people and ask them how things are ... things yourself. i've learned that even when i'm in a "leadership position

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  learning how to drive and other matters of identification

  

  STEP 1: FAIL TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE IN HIGH SCHOOL. This requires ... them.   STEP 2: FAIL TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE IN COLLEGE. This is a little easier than step one, because if you didn't learn how to drive in

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Blog Projects

  VEDA (Vlog Every Day of April) cami edition

  

  -time vlogging/blogging influence StephenVlog, who I actually wrote about in my ... entertaining. Nor are these meant to be super entertaining. In fact, I kinda hope ... ! I'm still getting used to filming important things in my life, as I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We all campus for iCampus Innovation and Entrepreneurship: We all love iCampus! (~8 pictures)

  

  , sustainable difference in how well and quickly students learn, how much they remember, and how fast they can shift from absorbing facts and concepts to ... Track lets you track, in real time, where each shuttle is so you can plan

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ask me (an mit alum, maybe) anything! aka, am(amam)a

  

  involved in at MIT How I've spent my summer Hobbies that I have / used to ... Things that I miss about high school How I figured out my next steps in ... figured I'd say hello to all of you lovely folks in the style of Qiaochu Y

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  . My interaction with Prof. Silbey was in Spring 2010, when I took 20 ... serenaded a girl in the class. Now I realize my view may be a little biased ... people like him at MIT. I consider myself very lucky to be in the company

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  tick tick tick and the euphoria of it stopping

  

  can’t make the time to. Once an assignment is turned in, I can’t reflect ... offering me so much opportunity. How dare I feel like this is all too much? I ... acknowledge all of the hard work I’ve put in? God. In high school, it felt like

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • November 16, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Questions from Beyond one last blog

  

  how I do things in order to keep advancing? I mean it got me here, but ... in the first reason. I’m less than three days away from my starting my ... building to since I was 19-years-old and decided I wanted to work in

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2022
• Blog / How to Money

  ew taxes the new zealand government owes me money

  

  March 2018. From September 2017 to August 2018, I lived in Auckland, New ... . . . well . . . it seemed annoying, and I wasn’t really sure how much the ... . . . while, yes, I can still get it back (New Zealand allows you to file tax

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 13, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  There’s No “I” in Team There's also no "Tennis" or "Senior Day", but that won't stop me from writing about…

  

  , the internet is forever), and I look forward to the ones I’ll have in ... , practices became focused and I began to compete in individual tournaments. I ... family. Everyone brings something unique and amazing to the team and I can

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to PNR First semester in review

  

  semester of MIT. Ode to PNR Pretty please Pass/No Record, how I wish you ... ’t slack off but can get away with occasionally skipping class, I’m learning ... , scheduling was tight. Along those lines, in class, in clubs, in rooms, I often

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a physics major (for now) feeling scholarly, part 2/2

  

  addition to more flexibility in terms of subject areas I can pursue later on ... interested in my physics classes, this can be enough. I'll then be free to take ... was originally meant to be a one-off post, but in writing it, I found

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 26, 2021