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• Blog / MIT Life

  wow. my first three weeks being an actual student actually at mit

  

  cool - the process that brought me from my hometown, to getting accepted ... 'm still in a state of shock (so try to forgive me if this post is all over ... . I didn't know what to expect going in to it, knowing literally not one

  • by Joe B. '18
  • September 19, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  packing for the road looking back on nights that last forever

  

  basement. I went to get water and two people were switching shirts in front ... 've been thinking about how it's okay to be in different spaces, especially ... you get to MIT. I've seen how this is true for some. But for me, the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  positive and negative energy revisiting midnight gospel

  

  our energy is going to flow in, so when you're doing magic, you want to ... in a week of widespread nausea, largely because i kept expecting to ... . similarly, there was a period in college where i was focused on trying to find

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  There is no solving for x thoughts on moving to and away from Maine

  

  Context: I wrote a post in March called "I Moved to Maine" . You can read it if you want, but tl;dr: when COVID hit I went to live in Maine ... in with my parents. About a month ago I decided to go back home for the

  • by Powers '23
  • June 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  /Treasurers/Important People in student groups on campus, where they will discuss how to apply ... a few times to me. One of these was when I was in high school and ... account. I should probably get around to getting rid of that account someday

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  What If… I Met Randall Munroe? ... Something would have to blow up

  

   called “What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions,” in ... thought for a while about if I wanted to attend. Pro: get to meet Randall ... originated at MIT (which was more than a little ironic to hear him say aloud in

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Spring Line-Up, Part 1: Classes Learning Middle English, sketching constellations, holding meteorites

  

  my solution will get graded. To my delight, my theoretical training in ... our solar system, and getting a broad introduction to the universe using ... . In college, I think it's important to take classes that are special, in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  We’re So Back a collage of preseason

  

  to lead the team in spirit. Yours truly was the bearer of Hood Beav ... preseason is the time to get to know each other better. [carousel image1 ... proud of how our team competed against one of the top D1 teams in the

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Global warming? ...or just a weather anomaly?

  

  free time to participate in competitions, take a class in something you’ve always wanted to learn, hang out with friends, or do research in the lab ... get to some of the area’s most fun and picturesque spots, including the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Take 1.618: Film at MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] There are very few things for which I would get up…

  

  - should I go to art school, or should I do the "safe" thing and get a "real ... ? Somewhat consoled and way too hyped about getting into MIT to be feeling too torn up, I happily made my way to Boston in the fall of 2005. However

  • by ARTalk
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  everything i know about friendship, i learned from the wellesley-mit toons twenty two notes to myself

  

  schedule regular times to see my friends, weekly or biweekly. put it in google calendar. (toons has rehearsal 2x a week) check in with my friends and ask how they're doing. do this regularly (toons does this

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 14, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ramen this is a ramen post.

  

  shorter walk, but the santouka in harvard is easier to get to through the ... 're sad and need to get inspired in your life. the ramen is not the point of ... curry and donkatsu fills your nose and you smile. are you going to get

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  “i can only draw stick figures” musings on learning to draw

  

  . Changing the view settings in Fusion360 allows me to see how shadows fall to ... pieces, and how drawing connects to everything. From 7 to 10pm, the class ... my mind—so clear, they felt real—but they would get lost in translation

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • June 4, 2023
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Becoming a better programmer and why i'm excited about software engineering

  

  need to think about what each word means, and how to arrange them in a ... remember how each word is announced. I also want to vary my tone of voice ... . For example, in our codebase we use Redux Toolkit. To understand the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 24, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  ’t get to see her much afterwards, except for the occasional "get togethers ... in high school, she invited me to go to a MIT info session with her. At ... information session was a stellar opportunity to "spend time with my friend in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  Best Free Software for College Students must haves for productivity, security, and more

  

  College students have to be productive. In trying to manage all my ... can attest to how well they work.     Note Taking: Evernote ... One way to kill procrastination is to find out how much time you spend

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope My reflections on the death of Amaud Arbery

  

  , and part of me feels this is how someone wants things to be. Just… get ... to find who had killed this man, and how they were going to be punished ... MAKE ANOTHER HASHTAG AND TALK ABOUT CHANGE AND HOW WE WILL GET BETTER IF

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taste ai has no taste.

  

  journalism and I appreciate the opportunity to get to speak on this topic ... in many domains, but it seems important to have good taste in the ... lyrics and hook to produce a pop hit. Seems hollow to base your taste in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  start of summer tidbits i'm alive

  

  year? Hm. Academically, it was rough, for sure. I'll get more into it in ... 've ever been, and I'm sure they'll only get harder. :( But I got to spend ... this fall. I was lucky enough to get an offer from a company called

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 12, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  to talk to / get to know we’re analyzing a film in literature and ... to get along with people here than I did with people in high school ... 's easier for us to notice this in other people + people are more open in some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023