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• Blog / MIT Life

  frosh thingies i couldn’t decide what to write so i’m writing about everything

  

  water.) I’m stuck in a bit of a situation where I’m weirdly better at the ... a lobotomized goldfish, people are really nice about it, which is why ... an impromptu workshop in a group room at Hayden Library quickly turned

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Just Run With It Never waste inspiration, even if you're running with it for the first time (in years)

  

  advice in his remarks to MIT's newest graduates. The whole speech is ... inspiration.” I reminded him that it is 2 a.m. He said “so what; don’t waste ... the racers in a 400 meter dash, it felt invigorating to know nothing but

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What is engineering, anyways? i promise it's more than just math

  

  precise, I’ve encountered so much freedom in engineering. There are a ... . The product we built in 2.009 is a powered respiratory system that could ... grade, everyone in my grade took a mandatory woodworking class. Even

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  in the craft, though back when I was a kid I couldn’t do it much in order to not to hurt my eyes so, in a way, the new hobby is a rebellion ... in Madison with other recruits and a company representative. In other

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  nice moments on campus things are okay, actually

  

  really don’t want to do much of anything except maybe lie in bed and stare ... definitely feeling the exhaustion creep into my bones in a way that sleep doesn ... is essentially a collection of all of this: moments big and small since

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 10, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Slow down, fast train. Take me with you!

  

  to say, was a little wistful. Like how Tim Gunn cries at the end of ... , in some context-free quote, to serve "the best ice cream in the world ... took it back to her room, which was 222A at the time, and hung it up in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  snapshot diary an image a day keeps the psets away

  

  (yes a different person, how hard it is not to use names) and I would ... semester, another class I took was 24.917, which is "How to Construct a ... day, and all I can say is it's kind of crazy how I am literally alone in

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 3, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  just vibing tough times out here

  

  't walk quietly through a room in the early morning, think about how ... ) is the value of time. In high school I thought I was learning this ... manage your time, certainly, that crucial skill you can show off in a job

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  changes and preview the short answer prompts, a much larger group is likely ... clearly labeled. While there is a specific rationale for every question that ... galls me more than most. Describing ones background as a recipe is not

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Take Me Back to Tech (Guest Entry) So hurrah for technology, 'ology, 'ology oh.

  

  Drinking Song, but there is another traditional MIT song (this one in the ... expresses a lot of prefrosh’s current feelings. This is quite seriously how I am feeling at the moment. Like a lot of prefrosh, I am dealing

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Science is Delicious! Zen and the art of hot chocolate

  

  Chocolate Science has come to the rescue! The Lab offers free hot chocolate in ... Just a few hours to go, and I know you're feeling the stress. We ... heartbreaking, than I imagined back in July when it was spoken of in distant

  • by Dave McOwen
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Somewhere in between Trying to find out where I belong at MIT

  

  first time, I am spending a lot of my free time UROPing, and now I am ... . I have never regretted my decision to take a year off and study in ... the whole “I took a year to study in China, but I studied Chinese, so it

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 13, 2019
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  It's hard to know exactly how I'm feeling on our last night here in ... about being in a country where nobody has electricity or regular access to ... about safety - and saw the city in a whole different light. The majority

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  attending sorority rush or a formal. There is a free and regularly scheduled ... sockets appear in the oddest places. -- a Twin XL sheet set, a towel, and a ... : “Technically, the glass is always full.” -- a casual wardrobe. This is optional

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  software) it really is much easier to just ask that person in the same room ... is interested in anything about cities and the urban life, feel free to ... science in K-12, but for a number of reasons (including the architecture

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cream Tea with the MIT Club of Great Britain Meeting MIT alumni in the UK

  

  pretty much nonexistent for a few years until the current president, Linda ... doing very well. One of the alum in attendance is from Hong Kong and just ... for an hour and ended up staying for nearly 2 and a half hours. This is

  • by Cambridge
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Gap Year, Part II: Getting Murdered Less How to HelpX, Couchsurf, backpack, and hopefully not die

  

  doesn't necessarily match with my 'how much work can I fit into a day ... you in their homes (for free!) for a night or so, and feed you and ... women. How to use: Personally I would not opt to stay in a strange man

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 26, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spoiled Milk I wrote an entry so long overdue my milk has spoiled in the process. So…

  

  home for spring break is the first breath of air I've had in a while ... that the "Sell By" date should be taken in a literal sense - "the milk ... following would have been a wonderous experience for both of us. It really is

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / How to MIT

  Parting Remarks Part I: Leaving Marks reciprocal changes

  

  am super super afraid of bugs, and there is a bug currently in my room ... the financial aid award letter. In June 2019 I wrote a post about how I ... 's records, a person who exists on paper but not in living people's lives. I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Hacking Story poetry, guitars, a hardware hackathon, and the time-to-pee scheduling metric

  

  pretty much become a Master Builder, LEGO-style, in the space of a single ... culminates in a hardware hackathon. 1. The Time-to-Pee Schedule Metric When I ... time-to-pee. What is time-to-pee? It's a metric I made up for gauging

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 26, 2014