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• Blog / Classes

  What I’m taking this semester! senior fall

  

  students, and there was a period in elementary school where I thought I ... " post in a while, because I think I jinxed sophomore fall last time. I ... can autonomously manipulate physical objects in unstructured

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Setting up a Global Warming Research Center…in Antarctica Meet Zahir Dossa ’08 (Courses 6 and 15; Nu Delta), who could sell you your…

  

  to change the world in the same breath. I’ve never met anyone who ... treadle-powered irrigation pumps in Sudan, where water scarcity is believed ... the years, I’ve learned an invaluable lesson: While you can’

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 25, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Ode to the New, Part 3 "Your calendar looks like a clown threw up on it!" -my friend Jordan

  

  finding a balance between activities I did in High School, and new ones. The ... with the decision-making process. In High School, I did a lot with FIRST ... with my calendar and plug everything in, to figure out where decisions

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  many thoughts head full

  

  of it and the power rests in my hands. On days where I had my 10am 8 ... 's a feeling of too much and not enough going on. During the days where I ... Education Arcade where I met with my UROP advisor and my other fellow UROPS to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / Majors & Minors

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

  

  ).  This creativity can be expressed in any project: I’ve built my own robot ... to MIT certain of one thing: I would never be an engineer. In eighth ... though the class was three months long, the only thing I can remember was

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Quizbowl adventuring knowledge is (*) power !

  

  , first time driving in Boston, first time picking up my own rental car. I had those nightmares you get before a big event, where I screw up ... morning (which is to say that I switched to being nervous about waking up in

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 29, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  work-life balance (without a life)

  

  one. in mit, and undergrad in general i guess, you spend your time ... everything, i'd end up doing nothing. in practice, i enjoyed having lots to do ... with me after work, and it's not like people have dorm rooms i can crash

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 10, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Bang! Update [3] Gotcha!

  

  . If you'll recall where we left off, I was in the the hotel room after ... several personal bests. Again, I shoot tomorrow, so all I can do now is wait ... is when I was able to shoot. I shot in the first air pistol round of

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  This blog post is about you. yes, you.

  

  , and no doubt some of you will be in fields I can't even describe because ... 've achieved and what you'll do in the next few years, I'm awed.  Every day I can ... perceptions can't possibly be correct. I'm just a freshman.  I don't have years

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  to answer in time, but i'm STILL struggling to decide between Yale and MIT. I love science but I'm also very interested in International Relations and would like to study abroad in China. Can you tell me about MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  the classes among us reflections and too many flashbacks on classes ft. ESG

  

  answers.[/annotation] I can ask the questions that I wouldn’t have asked in ... college is the big, spacious rooms where lectures take place. When I imagined college in high school, I imagined being in one of these huge halls

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Coming to a theater near you! (Or auditorium... or gym... or lecture hall...)

  

  This is my last week in the office before I hit the road to come see ... any of you, I'll be so relieved to have made it there in one piece that I'll be in a great mood! This fall will bring me to Connecticut

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  More IAP updates

  

  over Boston because she couldn't decide where she wanted to eat. I had ... of our noise. :) I played in the Assassins' Guild tenday game. My ... few days of game (I know I don't give you guys a lot of photos in my

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week of work

  

  Last week was one of those weeks where I had either a test or ... down, but not overwhelmed with work. Having been in both situations, I can say that I'd rather have my due dates for my classes be spread

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  head: "ah. i haven't blogged in a while, have i?" a gust of wind nearly ... been happening in my life that i could write about. i could maybe talk ... freshman year. that person can only staple in groups of up to four people

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ops Air Force A summer spent with B-1Bs and C-130s.

  

  crucial to our nation's defense rejuvenated my enthusiasm in ROTC and I can ... Force life so that they will become better officers in the future. I spent ... . During the last week I spent my days out on the flight line where I

  • by ROTC
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Accepting criticism please criticize this blog post

  

  , more often than not, I can write whatever I want and post it without a ... , by the way"s it was wrapped in, the criticism still stinged. When I ... close enough to that. I justify it in the sense that, having a regular

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 31, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  . Founded in 1989 by Segway inventor Dean Kamen, FRC is an activity where a ... conveniently landed on my last day in Kansas and I was able to visit my old team ... -game (where a special end game is setup in the last few seconds for extra points

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spring Break! Spring Break Broke.

  

  So I'm sitting in the airport in Toronto on my way to London where I will be next week for Spring Break as well as Paris. I'll be sure to post photos and entries all this week. If you happen to be in London or

  • by Bryan
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

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

  

  -Sophomore Invitational I scarcely qualified to compete in, where I came dead last among all ... 2012 As I read the remarks, I reflected on the truth that I found in his address, and the truth that I found in those specific words that I quoted

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012