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• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  , in MIT lingo, is “accelerated” Calculus I, meaning we get a whirlwind tour of the second half of Calculus I in six insane weeks. Now it’s the third week or so, which would make that test the “midterm”. I don’t like

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  . I graduated in June 2014. Now I do astronomy research at the Max ... public transportation and in bed, and one on what I do at work. on where I live - It's nice to feel like I live in a city, instead of feeling like

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

  a gcal september never really used it until now

  

  clicking and dragging it forwards in time, whereas previously i would have ... things like how hosed i am, scheduling conflicts, or randomly changing my ... adding more of these... i use gcal constantly, in stark contrast to the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility

  

  In Milan I was constantly toeing the line between speaking solely in English, which I feared would make me seem like an entitled American who ... intimidating-looking cafe I saw in the neighborhood of my hotel, asked for a

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

  A Week in the Life: Optimism Edition In which I have a particularly tough, enriching week.

  

  "I like how you say that with a smile on your face," my hallmate ... working in studio for five hours and I hate my life but it was awesome,'" he ... was past three in the morning and I'd just returned home from Studio 7

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Little Rectangles Thoughts from Junior spring

  

  squeeze in a few more statics equations between lectures. I would sit alone ... How smart am I? I feel like I’ve asked myself this question a ... that. “How can I be so stupid?” is common. “Why can’t I get this

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2021 another year another book post

  

  feelings; it's how I came to the word mudita, for example. In France, the ... the largest impact in how I approached programming. I think these two ... . And, uh, I'm not sure I would cite any of the 24.903 readings here. I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2021
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  dear kuya i promise this post is mostly in english

  

  high school, for example, i called people in higher years "kuya", like ... , in sixth grade, i remember discussing policies specifically aimed at ... are popular in tourism locations back home. growing up, i'd hear

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 8, 2022
• 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 row at this point, and I figured that it would only be appropriate to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  breaching discomfort

  

  Lately I've been occupying space. Many spaces, in fact, especially ... personality was interesting and the people were interesting. I chose to live in ... time I've ever felt like I was back in high school despite being in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 16, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  old east campus working through feelings caused by news

  

  four months ago i made a post about being back in east campus saying ... . someone lived in this room five decades ago, and i don’t know anything about ... would be postponed. and i have… mixed feelings about it. to fully explain

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Under Water catch your breath

  

  said I would. In hindsight, I wish I hadn't let myself reach the point ... earlier in the semester I had asked my mom if I should spend the extra money ... about how I was doing fun things to keep my mind off of finals and having

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  short term / long term on growth and learning

  

  mixed in with "God, I hope all this time pays off, then." So how do we ... out of place with recent events. I've tried a lot to figure out how to ... taught me how to code would somehow ease these feelings, quell them long

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  In my first month at MIT, I: Caught COVID, then a cold, then strep ... ="aligncenter" width="346"] I was late for class that day 🙁[/caption] After 12 years in the service, I got out of the Navy in August and started at MIT in

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  Much of Boston and certainly the ladies in the sorority house where I ... from parents is, "what events should I attend with my child?" In truth ... . A great place to find a parent to talk to would be in the Parent

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Grocery Store Run Run, Geza, run!

  

  would follow. I can imagine how strange this would look like to the ... obtained to relieve me of the MIT firehose-induced famine. In truth, I ... any man would do in this situation. It was time to get me some cookies

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Unremarkable things are you "jaded" yet?

  

  describe how I’ve been feeling, but I know there was a point in the past when ... -nighters in a row. I imagined what it would be like to live through stereotyped ... would have in college. I think most people are. But going further than

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 25, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  an around the world experience, but in the end, I just couldn’t stay ... Grad Student”. I start my second year of a dual degree program in transportation and city planning in a few weeks. I am rushing to finish up my

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SEEING WAITRESS TWICE (sorry in advance for the obnoxious amount of CAPS)

  

  the seats would be in an obstructed view area, we all looked at each ... enough sense. 11) One of the first pies she invents in the show is “I don ... WOULD BE LYING IF WE SAID WE WEREN'T TRYING TO GET STUDENT RUSH TICKETS

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  blogs MIT Admissions would launch in 2004. Now, with more than a dozen ... . Over the past year, I've learned a lot about blogging and how to best ... criticism, or any other helpful comments about how I can be a better blogger

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2005