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• 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
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  years. I joined GEL for the opportunity to develop leadership skills in a technical setting, but it amazes me to see how the lessons have reached into non-technical fields, too. I know how to write a specification for a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What Your Campus Wheels Say About You skrt skrt

  

  whopping 168 acres – which is 1.5x bigger than Vatican City! To get from one ... had to come up with some ways of getting around campus a bit faster ... be your partner in a group project. You probably like to hike or do

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  The One and Only Melis

  

  thought that it'd be imposing of me to ask if I could get help from her in ... ... How did you get interested in science? Both of my parents are architects ... for help over AIM -- she patiently explained to me how to solve it, but

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT History Makes MIT Spotlight! Again, bringing you live reporting from the underappreciated MIT History department.

  

  , she simply probes deeper in her questions and gets us to think like a ... with the six of us - relative novices in matters relating to the ... historian, but she is not jealous of her art. In fact, she seeks to instill in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 4, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  climbing and becoming a perspective on moving to the US for MIT and the slow journey towards adulthood

  

  objective: "Get to the top of this wall, in any way possible". This flavor of ... get afraid, and have to cope with risk and the limits of safety and your ... getting more and more tired and a fear of slipping creeps in on me. I squirm

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • September 16, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  Time Machine and jump back 9 years to when I was in 6th grade, every weekend, I'd spend 4 hours every Saturday at etiquette school trying to learn how to ask a girl for a dance to how to enjoy the whipped cream from my sundae

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  of two strings in cool patterns. I first got introduced to poi during ... done or wished to do acapella in my life. On a whim, I decided to ... You (our signature song) to me in my boxers. It was amazing. Toons is

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 3 Showtime!

  

  for the first time in a week, I also thought about how lucky I was to be ... and part 2 to get up to speed if you haven’t already. We spent most of ... finally complete! Djuena then taught us the lyrics to a song in the Ticuna

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

  how much things should cost, but I still get surprises from time to time ... have to literally shift clocks in order to get sunrises and sunsets at ... -student-friends for suggestions, and I’m too lazy to format this in any coherent way, so

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  of reasons. I wanted to get better at guitar and paint more, in ... love getting to go to so many. Getting my job offer in September. Learning how to sail and having the confidence to sail. Getting over my fear

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  officer to get a more official opinion! If you're interested in learning ... get to college, you will be able to sample classes in a variety of ... pursue in math/science. 4. I'm worried that I'm never going to find a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Delayed Reaction A day in the life.

  

  ’d be the person who answers your frantic phone call and then tells you to check if your computer is plugged in. It turned out that I wasn’t able to ... shortcut truly is. (There were actually lines in my notes that reference how

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 7, 2006