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• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  there’s a distinct gap between the philosophies behind them when it comes ... reach a lofty bar that you set for yourself. It’s a challenge.   ... reason you’ve made up to justify that. It’s hard to say with confidence

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every Piece of Media I Consumed in My First Week of Class that was relevant to my studies, i guess

  

  first week of classes. CMS.S60 Rap Theory and Practice I'm taking two music-ish classes, 21M.150 Intro to Music Theory and CMS.S60 Rap Theory and Practice. Although Lupe himself has said that CMS.S60 is not a music

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 13, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  positive and negative energy revisiting midnight gospel

  

  the episode’s dialogue remains true regardless of whether you believe in ... . sickness is a particularly relevant example because it’s one where your ... natural framing is negative energy and positive energy, so that’s what i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 5, 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 and all you want to say is “This weather is wild” and “It’s that time of ... loaded “What’s your major?,” then the fun begins. I give the usual 30

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  🎶Jauntily Sauntering Ambling Shambler🎶 Yes, those are actual lyrics from the musical I was just in

  

  , you know the feeling. About a month ago, MIT’s Musical Theater Guild ... lack motivation. I lack a creative outlet. Even though it’s left me sick ... with MIT’s hands-on, let’s-get-shit-done attitude, you get all kinds of

  • by Powers '23
  • December 20, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  November was … read until the end to find out

  

  how much material it was, here are our allotted cheat sheets. There’s a ... ). We had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner at out uncle/aunt’s house, that ... , now we really like it. It’s 3D animated but made to look 2D by rendering

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 29, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

  misti musings sugar, spice, and everything nice

  

  , watch some Netflix and fall asleep. It’s mundane and boring and exactly what I need. It’s the first time in the last two years that I’ve stopped ... fully address before. Why in God’s name did I declare Computer Science as

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 28, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  9 / Headache 68 days to go

  

  Project. Brainstorming, like...   6.S978 I'm taking 6.S978 (Privacy ... hand at legislative drafting. For example, *Carpenter v. U.S., U.S. v. Jones*, and Kyllo v. U.S. The class is taught in conjunction with

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 31, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  anyone’s love life, I definitely will not be giving you any advice ... (fortunately I’m pretty sure it’s the latter). Then one day I had a sort of ... exactly he meant by “hahaha” (I mean three ha’s?? Is that better than haha

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  , though it’s not like there are any prerequisite courses to finding this ... 's presented! Plus, it’s probably more fun to figure out your own position on the subject matter before reading someone else’s.. just a consideration. With

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Life of a Black Person A followup to the amazing Black Lives Matter Post

  

  middle school resume, nearly all A’s with a single B from Spanish 1 in ... points above the program’s requirements. And again in middle school, they ... tilted her head slightly to the side, and smiled. I could feel my mother’s

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Home, not just a Haus fighting the good fight

  

  Gogh’s Starry Night, the source of inspiration for a mural I painted in ... first time this happened, this disassociation, as it’s known as in the ... would be okay. The few people I did tell had trouble believing me. It’s

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • June 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Second Semester Senior What you should do after submitting your application to colleges

  

  *) That’s right! Studying! Or psetting, or various academic ... overall was harder. There’s also a couple things I’ve been doing outside of ... you have never asked before, however meaningful (“When you came to the U.S

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 22, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  over slightly to pull the doorknob. My right foot slid down the boot’s ... . The women’s bathroom in Simmons shone with a clean metallic glow. I ... . Carefully, I reached for the roach’s domain and shook the shoe with the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 23, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Blog: Operation Overgourd A different kind of pumpkin drop (by Lauren H. '16!)

  

  . Unfortunately the Camel’s engine wouldn’t start, so the Albatros took off alone. It’s no surprise that so many German aces flew Albatros fighters; the ... -of-the-century car, with constables in their own car in hot pursuit. The convict’s car

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  ? I understand people’s motivations more clearly. Body language, tone ... Gwendolyn’s hair be up or down? Does each actor fully understand their ... . In any kind of leadership role, your job is to do what’s needed so your

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Moving Out, Up, and In Expanding, now in three dimensions!

  

  pizza consumed, the higher one’s overall satisfaction with life in general. Right now, life is pretty good. It’s Sunday, September 14th, 2014. I ... future when the novelty wears off, but for now, it’s an exhilarating

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Alum FAQs I'm baaaaaaaaack

  

  section. Away we go! Who are you? Sigh. It’s only been a year since I ... at the same time, it’s been a really amazing thing to have all these ... different to me. For all that’s different, a lot hasn’t changed. I’ve found

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out There kicking off spring break with some Chinese food, some anime, and some media studies

  

  called Space Dandy. Space Dandy is heavily influenced by the 1970s and 1980s (though it's set in the future, characters still use boom boxes, cassette tapes, and computers with punch cards). The 70s and 80s were also

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 22, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  landscape. Look! Rita is a sloth! There’s no doubt that we are firmly ... students for free during Spookyskate, SaveTFP’s annual Halloween event, where ... moving from one moment to the next and there’s never time to stop, breathe

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013