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• Blog / Personal Projects

  loftblogging 2: acoustic boogaloo turns out that at mit, even the non-academics are incredibly hard and deeply rewarding

  

  brothers used it everywhere, and I'm in love with the way it turns a simple ... : there's still some dust in the varnish. And I've made... well, I'm in the ... able to fix now. But I'm trying to set that aside, and appreciate that I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Teaching at MIT we live and we learn and we teach

  

  scientists was absolutely amazing![what i learned] I'm getting (a little bit ... ), but it was nevertheless a reminder that I'm a college student now. I ... nights and weekends teaching, I'm able to say that it has been one of my

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 16, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Quizbowl adventuring knowledge is (*) power !

  

  course I had to say, "Now I'm definitely writing a blog post about ... picking up the car except I did pick up the car except now I'm crashing the ... middle of the pack, which I'm very happy with considering my relative lack

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 29, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  I'm halfway to my bachelor's degree which is exciting but also nerve-wracking. You don't really get a chance to redo college, but that doesn't stop you ... clear from the fact that I go to MIT, I'm not normal. I'm working on it

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  An unexpected discovery, from a few centuries ago It takes more than four years to get to know a place

  

  commuting back and forth to Harvard lately because I'm taking a class there ... , where land existed back then. Now that I'm heading over there more often ... from my dorm that I had never found before. I'm honestly amazed and

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 20, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  get that dorm security is a thing, but I’m always afraid of forgetting ... why not. There’s food, water, entertainment, and places to study, so I’m ... on the meal plan?”, but since I still have no idea I’m saving that one

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Sport CPW cpw at senior haus

  

  second, I’m really forgetful and can never remember to take photos ... some of our finest coffee. I’m no coffee connoisseur, but I know these

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  from not heating up the glass enough though, so I’m not completely ... you should be able to see what I’m talking about. (If you can't see it

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Distance and Displacement "how are you swamped if it's only been a month?"

  

  . Monday morning, she wakes up at 9:51 A.M., a situation you might try to avoid if you have a CC.5111* pset due at 10 A.M. During her brisk walk to ... reach. In the meantime, I'm trying to enjoy those aspects of my time here

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 26, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  changed when I went to Next Gen Summit. I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows ... were younger than me, and I'm only 20. But they've inspired me to ... highschoolers. So now I'm excited for that and for whatever else the future holds

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Teaching Splash (and Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome) guest post by Haley C. '18

  

  , and I’m a sophomore in EECS. I also really love teaching. Unsurprisingly ... Impostor Syndrome, the worry and doubt and feeling that I’m not good enough ... magnitude more confident?” While it has taken me a long time, I’m just now

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 18, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  I’m about to leave the hall, and when I close the stair door behind ... he’ll run away, even though he totally knows that I’m not gunna hurt ... a chair. I think (hope) they were just being playful but I’m noooot

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  . Clearly, I’m not a fan of trite platitudes. I got a collection of ... surprisingly artistic! MAS.S66 hasn’t had its first lecture yet, but I’m ... , I’m passionate about user interface design and theory. So when I

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  learn by doing things i've done without really knowing how

  

  things like "I'm bad at math," or "coding just isn't my thing," or "wow ... really knowing how. So I'm going to talk a bit about things I've done ... did for class at the end of last semester, but I'm going to put it here

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 26, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  I cringe at the recollection) I’m going to go graphic on you here ... . It could have laid eggs. (Note: it could not. I’m pretty sure ... cockroach sent into space by Russian scientists during the Foton-M test. It

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

  Friday Night at Random Beautiful people at a beautiful hour.

  

  Rosa M. ‘16 and Phillip H. ‘15 (on the beanbag) were watching a movie ... this year.   In Loop lounge, Bruna M. ‘15 and Alan ‘14 were trying to ... and a cleverly hidden baby seal club, which as far as I’m aware has

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  (and fellow MIT alum) Megan Smith.   But here's the thing.  I'm ... enough to negotiate her salary and benefits upon joining Nest. I'm very ... depth into one specific field, I'm trying to stay broad and pursue all my

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining at MIT How to not starve

  

  Dining is such a fancy word. Think of the different mental pictures between “I’m currently eating” and “I’m currently dining.” Dining is so ... , so I’m going to talk about my eventual decision now that my schedule

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Remember…

  

  and downs as I found my way (which, I'm happy to say, I did!). I got to ... functional adult -- but at the MIT level. MIT taught me what I'm really good at (and conversely, what I'm NOT so good at), so I've been able to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  a nutshell? I'm working as a counsellor at a math summer program ... /dy. Times are rough. I often forget how to take derivatives. I'm sorry to ... summer? I'm analyzing meteorite samples to figure out the strength of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014