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• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  I haven’t blogged much at all this year. I remember how happy I was ... much at all. I didn’t have enough time. That’s what this post is about ... doing well at MIT is figuring out what costs you can bear. I had a lot of

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i learned from classes spoiler: not what i expected

  

  much more than the material that is directly taught to you. If you’re a ... life or how much you'd learn in each class. There is so much learning ... them. What really has stuck with me is a (small) amount of confidence

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 27, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  A Three-part IAP sababa* in more than one way

  

  , however, is much more extensive, but we’ll see how project completion fares ... ) Back on campus, IAP was in full swing. On campus, IAP is a time when ... personally learned how to purl and am finishing up a scarf; I’m hoping that my

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 17, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  the other hand i think there is a portion of mit that does know how to ... too much extra context thoughts? p: that sounds like a good idea ... people and moving around and everything i feel lost on a much deeper

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My night with 8.03 MONSTER ENTRY AHHHH

  

  times a second. However, Wikipedia is not going to tell me how to do ... ish. I've finished problems 1 and 2. :/ Exhibit A: Is this really 7 ... no one beefs about how you do a problem as long as you do a problem

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 11, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Illusion Of Validity look inside your heart. you know it to be true.

  

  better than random guesses? And how can we know? This is a very good ... basically, it's a perfect setup for the Illusion of Validity Why is MIT ... . Kahneman is a pioneer of behavioral economics and the psychology of decision

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Brief Retreat How a short trip to Block Island left me revitalized

  

  visit to Settler's Rock, which is adjacent to a national wildlife reserve ... much, though: There was also a small surprise right where we were: a ... 't even a good incentive to do it, then frankly, I don't know what is. For

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 31, 2011
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  building project is like a sidequest: fully unnecessary and a lot of work ... needed to finish it; in this case, a [annotation note="they seemed much ... [/caption] Fundamentally, a trapeze is a simple system. There is a bar held up by two ropes

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part two) sophomore trinkets

  

  This is part 2 of a four part series spread across our four years at ... is where Ghost Quartet* was performed *Ghost Quartet is a song cycle that we LOVE that was written by Dave Malloy** **Dave Malloy is a person

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 25, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  in a funk and salvaging hope

  

  this is different this has been a build up a wave   I haven ... , but it is a lot to put into words at the moment—so I have chosen to ... keep up, being kind to myself—especially then—is a part of healing, too

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cats!! I love where I live!!

  

  all. Here is a story about Derp Cat's intelligence. One day, Derp Cat ... window is fixed and with a screen. But that day, there was no screen to ... East Campus is the best home I could have ever asked for. Dorms at

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Worms, Revisited a reflection on decisions from here

  

  worms so much, is because I'm someone with a lot of regrets and worries. I ... time to reflect, for even just a minute, about how much you've changed and how much you're going to change can remind you of how much is within

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 18, 2022
• Blog / Events

  What If… I Met Randall Munroe? ... Something would have to blow up

  

  . xkcd is “A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.” Its creator ... questions like: “How much Force power can Yoda output?” “What would ... Con: must visit Harvard Just kidding! Harvard is actually a very cool

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things that are hard. Though not as hard as this.

  

  were a Crayola crayon, I would totally be Dandelion- it’s clearly the best color in the box. From the ages of 3-10, my life goal was to be ... they come one right after another. I happen to be a bit of a nerd. I

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Global warming? ...or just a weather anomaly?

  

  of the warm spell by being outside as much as possible. I saw a group ... pictures (I included some below), and go for a run. Boston is known for ... River is only a few feet away from most of the dorms, and once you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  dance dance revolution lessons from ddr

  

  there is a ddr (dance dance revolution) machine in the basement of ... arrows much faster, and a few attempts later i was able to hit most of the ... none of that is true; maybe what you needed all along was a way to worry

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 30, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  your face. It’s a course where how much you work is directly proportional ... to pretend they didn’t. My mom has always told me that crying is a sign ... experience showed me once again how easy it is to get lost in the production of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  scootin’ and zoomin’ a transportation saga

  

  really small. The biggest benefit of a bike is that they are much more ... ! MIT is a pretty walkable campus — the walk between Next House (my home ... . unclear how true it is']cruft,[/annotation] one sent out this email

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 18, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  quarantine throwback i present to you my early april 4 am thoughts

  

  much I miss how normal things were before. Before, when we didn’t even ... would flip almost without warning. I could write about how much I miss my ... could write about how much I long for the usual hustle and bustle of MIT

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 6, 2020
• Blog / Events

  The Blogger’s Cut, Year One Some other first year memories captured in photos

  

  The first year is finally done! Woo! I'd put that text in some < ... building for using such a cheesy html gimmick in a reputable post. But trust ... final exam in psychology. Even more conveniently, my room had a lot to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 25, 2011