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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  updates i'm still here.

  

  semester I realized how precarious it is to strike a balance between being a ... past on the Infinite and call my parents is a tall order to do even in ... -based math, and it culminated in a project where I got the chance to listen to

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • January 20, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  in the prospect of leaving are you proud of the work you've done?

  

  a little over two semesters left in this school, I wonder what impact ... finding something that will click. In my four years here, I've joined and ... engineering"]21E.[/annotation] While I've loved that MIT is so flexible and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  portrayed. "MIT student?" But Anthony is so much more than that. So how do I ... is there a more desirable middle ground? (Keep in mind that I lack the ... in a term that I didn't elect. Choosing a major with few requirements

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  *john mulaney voice* Cause we’re delta airlines, and life is— My delta flight this IAP, a couple of weeks late oops

  

  ” person.[annotation note="Is that a type of person? I don't actually know ... is how it always goes for me. Something about a “young lady” in the ... change terminals in detroit Wdym Ruth how big is that airport Idk probably

  • by ana~
  • January 18, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  , building a robot. I was in the middle of “freshman orientation week” at ... drinking age is 21. It was a culture shock. How would a bunch of 18- and 19 ... . But people in the US do seem to care more about life. Perhaps this is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Case You Were Wondering… Here's what I do when I don't do anything

  

  blinds. There is a nice view of Building 1 and a pleasant reminder that ... year, I was a horrible potato and somehow convinced myself that I didn’t have time to exercise, so this year, I made a promise to myself that I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / Personal Projects

  in Black Valley Hostel journal of my third day in Ireland

  

  , which is a lovely lovely blessing. I haven’t slept in a room alone since… probably sleeping in the morning after I stayed at Kevín’s. A whole night ... , so I’m not complaining.   I’m in Black Valley Hostel, a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  to purely engage in small talk– and that’s okay! If I introduce myself ... second spiel about how I’m majoring in math and really interested in ... okay. 2) Asking about anything regarding what I do in math. If this

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One new blog, three post-college thoughts just popping by to say hello

  

  about the skills that I use as a scientist, and how lucky I was to wind up ... . I graduated in June 2014. Now I do astronomy research at the Max ... : I have a new blog now. Here it is. and now, here are three thoughts

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  , now, strangely, that this is how I feel about physics. Through it all ... research, progress at a standstill-- that is still what I love about it ... about that and I feel such a sense of pride, I do. A lot has happened. My

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Reading What’s in your beach bag?

  

  learned how to eat.” Hmm, it is a good book. But I’m still eating cupcakes that I find left out for the taking on a table in lobby 10. Emperor of ... This is a quick read and I read it one day after complaining on facebook

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  realize what I was doing to myself. I noted the lesson learned: MIT is a ... in the sand. I walked to the Harvard Bridge with a friend to sink the ... something.” “You know you can do that, right?”  After a few other people

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / Residential Life

  A Place happy thoughts on East Campus

  

  it now. I’m living in it. That glow is strongest around EC. It’s in ... , everyone’s focus is shifting. EC is here and I’m living in it, but it’s a ... went before I gapped, except that then I did not realize how much I would

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  families since this process is a tough one for them too. I took that to heart and tried to keep it in mind at every stop I made. In a few days this ... go live. If this is the message that your student receives I hope you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First UROP Initiating a Life of Research

  

  enjoy the most about the work I’m doing is just relatively how little I ... own that I hope will not end in a fire alarm being set off! So far ... but support my dream to always stay in academia. I know doing a UROP as

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 14, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  institutional memory cruft are cool!

  

  know what we're doing in a few years, no matter how well we document it ... student group run for more than a few years, then? one possibility is that ... . i wanted to say that one year isn't that long in the span of things

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  10 (more) reasons why MIT is beautiful part tvte?

  

  ) Snow is nice too, I guess. A photo posted by Michael Cheung (@m ... ) Because sometimes it’s Christmas in April: A photo posted by Michael ... : A photo posted by Michael Cheung (@m_cheung_) on Apr 5, 2016 at 5:00pm

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  mathematics of people”. It just took a random idea when I was in 9th grade that ... varied it is, I do find myself drawn to the micro theory side. In ... catch changes in the populations behavior. And I wanted to see how easy a

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  things im doing during break things im looking forward to doing

  

  at I understand why Paulo Coehlo is a contentious figure in Brazilian ... former [annotation note="Putz is a hall in East Campus, one of MIT's dorms ... please. I've done this route before and I still got confused (or is this a

  • by Victor D. '27
  • December 28, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mexico things my MISTI experience

  

  very long time! Before that, though, I was in Mexico for two months doing ... country of your choice, given that there is a MISTI program available in ... in figuring out what I would do this summer, saying "uhhh probably a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 10, 2016