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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Radia Perlman ‘73, Mother of the Internet Radia Perlman has three MIT degrees and more than 80 patents.

  

  academically, and earned a Ph.D. in computer science from MIT in 1988. Perlman is ... is posing as a "spanning tree") The "Mother Of The Internet' Puzzle ... the few women in the field. At a vendor meeting where engineers were

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  day one, six out of eight am i doing too much?

  

  told you how much stardew valley i've been playing recently? a lot. i ... programs, or sicp. and suitably so, the class is taught in scheme, which is a ... learned how difficult it is to define what a "root word" is without being

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  , which is to be expected because they have 'Live Free or Die' on their ... have a normal, stable relationship, and down here in the third... oh, I ... As it's been nearly a month since I posted (yeah. I've been hosed. I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life during IAP i dump my brain a little

  

  to Software Engineering in Java 6.178 is a six-unit class offered only ... 、私は日本語の勉強をはじめました。韓国語をもう話します。日本語はすごく面白くて、もっと勉強したいです。ゆっくり日本語が上手になりました。来年「MISTI Japan」に行くつもりです。 Japanese is a difficult language, even as a fluent ... . Approximately 60% of Korean vocabulary is not native Korean but Chinese in origin

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  " is a common buzzword nowadays, but it's a good way to describe how I ... to how someone confronts failure. The goal of high achievement is to ... ; The goal of perfectionism is more similar to a survivalist mindset. If

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• 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 ... . Being a junior, I know that living through MIT is not much like the ideal ... -nighters in a row. I imagined what it would be like to live through stereotyped

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 25, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Woman and Her Lute An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

  

  hesitant about 4.601 for several reasons: -MIT is a tech school. How good can ... 1702, Bologna, Italy It's late in the afternoon, and the sunlight is ... up!" An attractive young woman clad in a white cotton dress nudged the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  the summer. This is my third summer in a row in Cambridge, and I wouldn ... room. It's also a good idea to pack light and buy as much as you can once ... WebSIS in a more-or-less completely haphazard way, and it's not unusual

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  all the classes I took freshman year feeling scholarly, part 1/2

  

  how much effort to put into understanding a subject also came up in 18 ... is taught in English and covers a variety of situations across all of ... world works in mysterious ways. Throughout this past year, I’ve blogged a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 18, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  time dilation to the Infinite, and beyond

  

  : a 9am class begins at 9:05 and ends at 9:55). In theory, this is ... -dilated, where I stop and think for a second and look back at how much has passed ... : I am invulnerable to alarms in the morning, no matter how loud or

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  me was how much stronger the culture of collaboration was here than in ... day in Bologna, especially after chancing upon a fellow group of ... girl studying abroad in the quaint city. They included a window into a

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  fellowship is an arrangement in which financial support is given to a graduate ... astronomy, and get a job in industry, business, finance, teaching, and ... lengths and formats). A Statement of Purpose (this is the experience I have

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  To Those with Dreams Deferred in which Selam of Pi Day Past rants about how things are arbitrary

  

  is glorious, as you too might realize after spending 16 hours in a ... , but for a Set of Inexplicable Reasons it did not go up in time and has ... up being a student at X or Y school is also something you can

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  forbidden gatorade cell media looks tasty...

  

  media is, in fact, drinkable. It comes in a whole range of pink colors! It ... I’m not 21, and the people I polled varied in how much they like the ... anything else, I should give a disclaimer that this post is based on

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just a little advice…

  

  my best but you wouldn't believe how hard it is to keep track of you ... their application. In light of this, I'm going to tell you a story. Maybe ... own applications. Once upon a time and long ago... ...in mid

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What I just did You'll never believe it.

  

  is to provide a late-night, work-free food experience to desperate ... it, is easily accessible by you. Feel free to explore and check out the ... hour. CampusFood is especially popular when large numbers of people on a

  • by Snively '11
  • October 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Early Morning Construction and other bexley woes.

  

  light is broken in suite 106, is there any way a bulb could be replaced? Also, I'm not sure if three is a huge hole in my floorboards somewhere or ... : ----------------------------- Construction in Back Alley Next to Bexley Dorm Hello, I'm wondering how long

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 2)

  

  (buckwheat) Buckwheat is a grain eaten a lot in Russia and a lot less in most ... is also very good if you heat it up in a bowl and add cold milk. 14 ... doesn’t give in, and is more like a balloon, take it out. This should be

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Business As Usual

  

  it is occasionally a problem. One guy is drilling holes in a glass ... of classes, work, and free time. We got a four-day weekend for Columbus ... a couple of construction projects in front of my door, which happens

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 18, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sabar drums, Rwanda, and the C.I.A Can you guess what all this stuff has in common?

  

  I know what you're thinking, "Whoa, two posts in two days? How can I ... MIT is an acronym, or as I like to say "L.E.A.M.I.T.I.A.A"(did you catch ... there) I think it's safe to say that there is a lot of stuff that goes on

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 18, 2008