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• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  have them take a look at me. Being sick in college is not fun, no matter ... I think at that point I was pretty much speaking like Yoda. In fact, I ... of other stuff - which is kind of convenient since there's a pharmacy

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  think the best way to combat these moments is surrounding yourself in a ... vulnerable in times of hardship and difficulty. Which I think is a very, very ... thing I've ever encountered in my life and the work and content is

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students

  

  Haunt that we run for the frosh. In essence, because so much stuff is ... everyone ('Cause everyone loves free food! This is a common theme this year ... , especially when the thing you’re trying to anticipate is “how will a group of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT is easy if you study rastrology. Getting into awkward positions, at the Bank of London, with penguins.

  

  get a free ticket. I rule. The movie is the most adorable thing you will ... television in front of my treadmill. Sure, I lost a little by not hearing Alan ... asks the Thermians whether they think "Gilligan's Island" is a historical

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  Last Thursday, Bob Silbey, a professor in Course 5 (Chemistry) and ... finally worked up the nerves to ask a question in his class, only to confirm that there is such a thing as a stupid question (the answer was right

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Spoofy Spooky Stories MIT is ~haunted~

  

  the A entry, how about you?”  You reply that you’re in the C entry. Huh ... note="A silent study space open 24 hours that is never empty during the ... Song of the Recruiter Siren You’re a passionate UROP for a lab in

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 31, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Alone some thoughts on spending winter break in mit

  

  and reading random articles. Waking up in the morning is a struggle, so ... save my sanity. Like how a friend came over last Monday and we cooked ... , and then turned around. And for a couple minutes, we just walked in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6 / New Year, New Me Looking back, looking forward & staying in the present

  

  uncomfortable, a foreigner in distant lands, comfortable with uncertainty as I ... Championships in San Jose, CA Stayed with a host family in Germany while ... the country Spent a week with my grandparents and dad in Hong Kong and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 12, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  Indulge me for a moment. How many times have we seen the movie in ... examine Mills first. Mills is a student who is defined by the world in which ... dishonored him by stepping on his sneakers in a crowded auditorium. Why do I

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  how to draw dotted lines on chalkboards, mit style dotted lines go brrrrr

  

  how to draw dotted lines in about 20 seconds, and you'd succeed 99.999% of the time. But alas, I cannot teach you in person, so here is a how ... A few months ago, I posted about how to clean old whiteboards. Of

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 20, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Welcome Back! a fresh coat of paint, and a fresh batch of bloggers

  

  the graveyard; in fact, if a live ant is treated with formic acid, which ... have we. Let me explain how. How (and why) we redesigned In 2016, we met ... had on so many readers. However, as is always the case in web design

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 13, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  collaborative attitude is pretty central to the MIT experience and identity, in a ... D students. i don't think this is necessarily a good thing but it would be ... would answer differently in theory because what i like is my personal

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Saturday Night in Simmons it's so busy here tonight [i really need to study or go to sleep]

  

  a new chalk mural in the main stairway in the lobby. So much talent ... ="107131" /] Gatas is a really run game that we play on our now partially destroyed ... Y'all. Simmons is bustling tonight. I realized while going to get

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 15, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…

  

  communication is the single most influential factor in how we work, from the ... , a man who for thirty years, parked cars in a garage. HIs nickname was ... generations, and how much the nature of work itself has changed dramatically

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sororities @ MIT- Become a part of it! Come to the first day of recruitment on September 1st to learn more about what…

  

  family is my home away from home in Boston.” Experience #2, a rising sophomore: “Being in a sorority made my second semester so much more enjoyable ... school year. This is a major change because most of the MIT sorority women

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Camp Kesem! It's magical.

  

  Kesem is a free week-long summer camp for kids of cancer patients; more ... at home for just a little while and to immerse themselves in pure camp ... be teens! This is the first time that CK-MIT has a teen program - it

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  some things my eyes saw recently (this is exactly what it says on the tin)

  

  I have seen much in these past weeks. Here is a small selection ... the dome decoration is here.) It must have taken a lot of work and it ... buildings weren't in the way because I bet the sky is beautiful... and thus

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 24, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! Come on Alex, you can do it.

  

  Here is something that always makes me laugh: My sister (a Harvard ... of a harsh coughing noise) and "kamber" is really just a weird nickname ... had to look up Laika on Wikipedia because I wasn't even a fetus in 1957

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 / Keep Calm and Carry On Getting some much-needed vitamin D on the other coast

  

  — changed."   I ran into a friend who I hadn't seen in over a year or ... FPOP. We caught up for a bit, reminisced about how quickly time has flown ... . Spooky how fast time is flying by. I'm at this point where I don't want it

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 30, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  friday afternoon in the town of beans i'm freeeeeeeeeeeee

  

  feeling like there is a clock ticking down; there is no guilt in our ... . In particular, we talk about the phrase "write what you know": how much ... in South Dakota. It is interesting to see how similar some of our

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 11, 2021