Search

Search Results

• Blog / Challenges

  When I used to run A reflection on sitting still for a semester

  

  how much I fucked up in the first half of the semester, and one month of ... I would, but perhaps the same life lesson can hit you in waves, each ... kind of control, I began walking in earnest, sometimes seven or ten miles

  • by Powers '23
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  When I introduce myself in new groups, a lot of times I bring that up how I inline skate, or rollerblade. Even after three years of being in ... the skates away in my closet like many one-time hobbies. I definitely

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] Those Kids in Uniform Everything you didn't ask to know about ROTC

  

  (Course 6-3) and I’m a sophomore cadet in Air Force ROTC.  ROTC is an ... what ROTC is unless you’re in it or you’re familiar with the military. I ... that this varies greatly between the branches, so I can only speak for

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  access at the office but not in my apartment. It's been rough, as you can imagine. (Not to mention my gas stove, which I don't know how to ignite ... is done here is litigation-based and strictly confidential, I can

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  thinking about my potential blog post. i could mention how i might be in ... head: "ah. i haven't blogged in a while, have i?" a gust of wind nearly ... been happening in my life that i could write about. i could maybe talk

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  later, in an ironic (and quite sad) twist of fate, I broke the November ... . although I had no relationship experience, or life experience in general, pea ... how to be an independent person in your first semester at MIT is

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 3 is third time the charm??? questionable

  

  how I came up with that completion percentage for Sidequest 10. In short ... my cave of despair to blog again! I've made this post two years in a ... was, so I can't quite give myself 100% on this. Sidequest 2: Get my

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on the School of Engineering?

  on in every department, lab, and classroom. There's way too much to write about in one paragraph, so check out their site and explore what our
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  :  (metaphorical) There are no ceilings. When I was in high school, I knew (in some ... for me, regardless of where I ended up. In hindsight this was true, and ... classes I was interested in/ones that fulfilled requirements, I signed up

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP

  

  off my day in a breaded chicken induced coma after I crawl under my ... Magazine as one of the 10 Best Entrepreneurship Classes in America.) I'd say ... build a viral events framework in a technology ecosystem), I've found that

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 21, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Ode to the New, Part 3 "Your calendar looks like a clown threw up on it!" -my friend Jordan

  

  post about being busy. In essence: deciding how to spend my time here ... finding a balance between activities I did in High School, and new ones. The ... with the decision-making process. In High School, I did a lot with FIRST

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  and they’re going to better places lessons learned from a hard summer

  

  seems to follow? I can't keep my fucking mouth shut for once in my life ... that they've let me do. Simultaneously, my heart sank, as I realized how ... connect with people. I have many friends in my work and I'm grateful to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s driving me nuts Did I tell you about the time when we hijacked a harbor patrol boat?

  

  flying into our eyes and nearly killing us, and also I fell asleep in the ... DID YOU KNOW? Sufjan Stevens' brother Marzuki finished 20th in the ... singular noun that ends in s, such as abacus, you would need an s with the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility

  

  or fidget with my watch like I do in real life and instead can give ... In Milan I was constantly toeing the line between speaking solely in ... intimidating-looking cafe I saw in the neighborhood of my hotel, asked for a

  • by Kai V. '25
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / Summer

  the first day of work lessons i'm learning

  

  . how do you know when to pause working? with problem sets, i'd stop in ... one. it's nice to have slack in your schedule. and by slack, i don ... .033, we finished 6.036 grading in four hours, and i fit everything in my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2022
• Blog / Personal Projects

  reflecting on 2020 goals and planning for 2021

  

  In high school, I neglected many of my personal interests to make ... interests in college because I would have more time since I wouldn’t be in ... , unfortunately.  Ukulele: I got a ukelele in the second half of 2020 and really

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  a semester i’m excited for to the tune of "a girl worth fighting for"

  

  have so many things to work on, so I hope that I can find it in me to ... about how awesome my classes are and how excited I am to be in them :) ... coded key of how I classify the classes.Notice the relatively small

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  most succinct advice I can give is from Adam's dad (my future father-in ... learn at MIT will be how to fail. Okay, one time I said that the most ... amulets. (Some scientists I know recently put up in their lab a statue of St

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  post.   Can I interest you in some background information for the ... even in the cool loner way, regardless of how I played it off. It took ... through the back-front door and I check in to my room. It's hot and it

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  this is fine some thoughts at the end of the semester

  

  it. All I want to do is lie in the sun and read a book, but... finals ... being on campus, and my freshman year in general. I don't really have any coherent thoughts, yet. But in this moment, I feel a lot of resentment for

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • May 17, 2021