Search

Search Results

• Blog / Miscellaneous

  updates i'm still here.

  

  -based math, and it culminated in a project where I got the chance to listen to ... a constant in my life for as long as I can remember, and added ... own right, and I was also taking solid-state chemistry in an effort to

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • January 20, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  lot. And I think this is something a lot of people can relate to. There ... thinking.    In the past few months, I’ve found myself thinking about ... ’ve started to realize that I tend to trap myself in this view of the world

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sunday in the Park With chemistry

  

  that I'm conspicuously irregular in my sleep schedule, and I say this ... Avenue, half-groggy and half juiced with adrenaline. Within 20, I'm in ... spots. Now, take the sum of everything that I've just written, factor in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Burton 1 Cribs A look at the interiors of several rooms on Burton 1.

  

  desk, futon, and handmade loft. "Basically, I had a huge space in my room, so I went to the Porter Room [a big room in Burton Conner with broken ... here, although you can see it in the extra photos at the bottom).  

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  while watching the turtles at the pond where I’m working. I am jealous of ... . It’s definitely a good thing that I’ve finished econ, so that I can ... about sleep schedule optimization. I learn that Jason believes in

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Personal Projects

  in Black Valley Hostel journal of my third day in Ireland

  

  , so I’m not complaining.   I’m in Black Valley Hostel, a ... with beds below $70. Tomorrow I'll hike as much of the Way as I can, then ... to 23% when I charged it in the bathroom of an old abbey, and had

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  habits vary depending on where I'm at in the school year, since this also ... . Sleep Cycle has an option where I can randomize my alarm, which is nice ... me whether I was a morning person or a night owl in high school, I

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.

  

  in heaven. Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the Ig Nobel ... , $30 of which went toward buying me this awesome ticket specifically so I ... Fluid Dynamics for this paper, which I can understand embarrassingly well

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Springtime for Interns in Germany Watch out, Europe: I'm going on tour.

  

  , where I'll learn how to open a bank account in Germany, why not to call ... music, in any case. I get chills--no pun intended--in "Denn Alles Fleisch ... . But the LORD'S word endures forevermore!" ...except in German, where it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  I kept my composure until I didn’t. Nothing in particular triggered ... ’t the same person I was at the end of September. In September, I wouldn ... in the sand. I walked to the Harvard Bridge with a friend to sink the

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wonder ecclesiastes 1:9

  

  ’ve written about, there’s one feeling that I can’t quite capture in words. I ... a city, in contrast to the wide open fields and sparse buildings I saw in Ilocos Norte. The day after my sixteenth birthday I ditched school

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside

  about where I'd end up in just a few months. The only way to give each and ... the day. Where are you reading? I'm lucky I live in the suburbs and have a dedicated home office space. I always read in my office so I can

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 2, 2020
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  the inherent strengths of this experience. So this is where I come in ... consider {insert town name I have never heard of} a small town in their ... lived experience. However, I can help you think about place and how it

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  for me, regardless of where I ended up. In hindsight this was true, and ... :  (metaphorical) There are no ceilings. When I was in high school, I knew (in some ... classes I was interested in/ones that fulfilled requirements, I signed up

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff

  

  rock band CDs and video game/TV/movie soundtracks. In high school, I ... limited number of as-yet-unclaimed tickets that you can buy for $20-40, let ... ’m not directly involved in. Yay theatre!) I won’t write a comprehensive

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  I’m finally in my last semester as an MIT undergraduate, and the ... related to photography. I’ve taken plenty of HASS classes in my day, but ... at least results in good photographs). The other classes I am taking

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  First Midterm of The Semester Here I go...

  

  can't take an exam without scrambled eggs in my stomach. I've been ... just finished gulping down a breakfast burrito. Back in high school, I ... that I can to prepare. I'm going to start the 15 minute trek across

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Class of 2009 note #2

  

  awaiting your Interactive Introduction to the Institute (i3) video introduction to MIT's dorms, you can watch the trailer here: 2005 i3 Trailer ... important to you in a living environment? Where are you thinking of living

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  I like to break a mental sweat, too. Missed it by that much.

  

  If you commented any questions in the past few weeks or so, I'm going ... and see if I responded. Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can ... had to comment on Schrock, even though I was already scooped in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  'll pop in and out as I can to answer whatever gets posted. ... comments and answer them in the blogs. That was pre-Disqus, and I think ... else, or just talk amongst yourselves in the open thread below. I've got

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015