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• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  based on how familiar with the person I am, how much I know about the topic of conversation, and how much sleep I got the previous night. Not ... Here's the thing about me: I'm naturally an introvert. Talking to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  three things i made recently lasers, radio, and a chocolate chip cookie loaf

  

  food. i found a cookie recipe over the weekend that's really working for ... dish (i use this one because it comes with a nice lid) and pour the ... ) * * * * * * * over IAP i took a class on software-defined radio taught by MIT Lincoln

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 15, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Changes that I’m making this semester wow it's already March isn't that crazy or what

  

  . Coding (almost) every day I wrote a 1.8k-word post about how tough ... really hard not to show how angry I was at 6.009 and myself. A week after I ... Paper notes I hate taking notes with my iPad, so I went back to good

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Acting, Writing, and Roleplaying: A Match Made in Heaven [by Susan Shepherd '11] Guild members have infiltrated the KGB, made first contact with aliens,…

  

  a dozen times over. How did they manage this? Through role ... character would. For example, let us say that your character is a middle ... during this whole process, in order to show your constituents how calm you

  • by ARTalk
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  place in 2005), a parent asked me if/how MIT humanities classes were analytically rigorous. I tried to describe an article I recently read from the ... , but it would be a mistake to imagine these "classics" have retained

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Walk down CourseRoad Lane A boulevard of broken dreams and dropped classes

  

  sense than I do, but playing with it yourself makes even more sense ... CourseRoad and see how it fits! Want to see what it’s like to be Course < ... your entire undergraduate career. I’ve probably spent more time planning

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 24, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  David Berry: A “Fearless” Innovator with a Passion for MIT Dr. David Berry, who received his S.B. and Ph.D. from MIT, received the honor of…

  

  that he’s “having a blast.” I asked him if he always ... now, given his less-than-perfect SAT scores (I respectfully disagree ... Corporation's website: http://web.mit.edu/corporation/members/Berry-D.html)

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 4, 2007
• Blog / CPW

  From First Visit to First Week A Reflection on Independence and Making Decisions

  

  Last week I started classes at MIT. A simple 7-part sentence that would’ve meant the world to freshman me back in high school. But as I ... nights and interesting experiences, I want to reflect a little on my first

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Food

  Food That Makes You Feel Like Home Are there foods that make you think of special places?

  admissions travels to the Midwest so much fun. I had really terrific meetings ... suburbs), Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor. I so appreciate the warm welcome you gave me. Because I grew up around Chicago and went to college and worked

  • by mitblogs
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Ultimate Showdown Making important college purchase #1

  

  're about to head off to college, and you're thinking to yourself, do I need a laptop or a desktop? I too faced the same question 3 years ago, and thus, I'll share my thoughts on what's hot and what's not. So I'll make the

  • by Bryan
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  INT to the INT to the IN(s)T i3 Videos! woo!

  

  would defer actually blogging about choosing a dorm later on (and I'm sure Paul would have a lot to say about this as well). But anywhoo, I want to ... Interactive Introduction to the Institute (i3) (n.) - a DVD you will

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  nth Annual Concert in Bad Taste We are the mooninites..

  

  toilet paper across 10-250. Why in the world would someone do such a thing ... under the sun from the past year, and I bet if you Google hard enough, you ... the lyrics with their own. My favorite would have to be the song

  • by Bryan
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  , so if that doesn’t tell you how trendy of an event this was, I don’t know what would. By the time I had arrived, there were already boxes of ... lighting was super cool, and I’m really glad it all came together so well

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  ’s go on a trip. To Salem,” I asked my partner a week ahead of a long weekend. I wasn’t expecting an affirmative answer, really, as a 4-day weekend in late April is helpfully situated before hell week(s), i.e. the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of UROPing in few words

  

  . Without classes this month to focus on, I started working under some teachers and students on Course 2 work. I talked about this in my last ... interests. Back in high school, I was really interested in the art of turning

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Events

  beautiful moments i think too much

  

  last weekend and last week when i pay attention i realize how old i ... i've been so busy and sad and angry about everything lately, that it ... charles, noticing how the smallest shifts in seating rock the boat, the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Samuel Maurer’s Day Off MIT moves pretty fast.

  

  abuse. Wow, Super Energy Pill would be an awesome band name. Uh, sorry about that last blank entry. I'm looking for the "rebuild" button to get rid of it from all your displays, but I can't really find it and it's 2

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  A Year away from home An intro video rant to my time in China

  

  Lunar New Year!!! I finally made it around to making this video about my time in China. If you can’t tell, I decided to do this video in Chinese so please forgive me for the countless mistakes I make… I still have so

  • by Ben O. '19
  • February 5, 2019
• Blog / Events

  ZBT Soiree A part with many desserts and friends... fortunately, I left before the karaoke part. (9…

  

  would take it. Sam and I devised what we think is a clever plan to dispose ... event.) For dinner, I went to India Quality, in Kenmore Square. After dinner, I hopped on the Boston West SafeRide and went to Zeta Beta

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Small Things I Like About Autumn A short reflection on a colorful season

  

  one of the best holidays of the year. In the past, my family and I would ... that I've come to fall in love with.  And recently, I've been trying to take more time to acknowledge all the small things around me that I enjoy

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 31, 2025