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• Blog / How to Human

  Trick or Treating Halloween Shenanigans

  

  be a fruit ninja. Versatile costumes are the key to a stress-free round ... that was as close to a celebration as I had come in quite a few years. A ... headed back to my room to bum around for a few hours before 6pm, which was

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / Class Projects

  Designing a Calculator with FSM Logic A web dev lesson from an MIT sophomore!

  

  brainstorming: First, we design how this calculator is going to work, Then ... it to the blogs. Robert is passionate about web design and development, and is also really great at teaching. He's always the first person that

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to “Teach” Leadership Please find the probability that Shakespeare diffuses into my GEL classes given that my schedule…

  

  , I’m taking Genetics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Introduction to Acting ... it comes to tests. Now that I’ve settled into my courses, I thought I ... a few weeks ago, and asked us to apply some of the concepts we learned

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  I live in Massachusetts. I am a freshman. I am in college. I go to ... ’t believe it! MIT is like this entirely new planet in which I am yet to ... . Like, actually, the rectangular building used to be a warehouse for some

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dream Machine Wooden slabs and oil paintings

  

  before going to bed and the first thing in the morning. All the while ... You know you’re in a sad place when you’re so desperate to ... a blog you’ve ignored for almost 6 months (!!). So welcome to my sad

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wake Up Calls because The Big Picture needs you

  

  find them walking aimlessly along the infinite, pleasantly hidden, but ... pictured above.) 2.) Notice how the first page says "Nathasha, help me," on ... before to finish three psets, so we were planning to keep each other awake

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Lie la lying down Sometimes there are perks to attending a school with a notorious reputation for producing stressed…

  

  weren't able to put your name down before they start!) The first night is ... the problem's instructions to "model the sausage as an infinitely long ... I've got an exam in twenty minutes, but I wouldn't be able to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Hello, Ma Sheng Li Gong A journey of four years begins with a single blog.

  

  the maze of corridors and first hearing about "the Infinite." And, of ... is called "the Infinite" (just run from New House to 26-152, the ... 're going to be doing in iHouse (more on this soon!) and D-lab (first semester

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2007
• 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…

  

  which the hero goes it alone to kill the bad guys, and avenge those who ... mention that now? You may be surprised by how many first year students at ... surprisingly is the number of students applying to MIT that cling to that

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Mirrors Because reflection is not just that image you see of yourself in the morning, or…

  

  I needed to allocate to things and, at first, was evaluating myself in ... some key things that you can do to improve, and then do them! You can ... Fun fact about me, on days when I don’t have much to do, especially

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 8, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meteor Shower For once, the title is relevant.

  

  of Helvetica not only gave aesthetic purity to subway signs but also ... masterpiece of breathlessly-paced storytelling, trying to scan in every color-saturated detail before I had to face the grey ugliness of December in the Midwest

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ye Olde Career Fair An MIT tradition...and a great opportunity for a discussion on leadership!

  

  When I was first applying for the GEL program, I heard a lot of ... this past week’s MIT Career Fair, I set out to discover what industry professionals have to say about it. Super classy Elizabeth '11, GEL student

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  snippets from a semester minus academics, of course

  

  fantastic because i got to see a lot of teams perform for the first time in ... friends and being able to hang out with my whole class for the first time ... conner floor went to some random town in Maine for three days. our Airbnb

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 21, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Halls are Alive with the sounds of students...

  

  made my first real visit to the Edgerton Center. The atmosphere is lively ... ' return to campus, I reveled in the laughter and greetings heard down the Infinite alongside falling juggling balls, skateboards and scooters that

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  Infinite and start to pull out 18.03 notebook. Realize the rest of my week is ... An hour-to-hour (kinda sorta somewhat close to one) description of ... tests and a pset to turn in on Wednesday. 2:03 PM - Roll over, reach for

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Public Art Projects ...for your amusement.

  

  am very grateful for these tunnels as I travel from the T to my office. It took me 6 months to really get my bearings down there. Prior to that ... journey tends to be a rather monotonous one. Until today. Bryan recently

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  question. Panicking, I said the first number that came to mind. "Okay," she ... . The key is to notice my unhappiness as early as possible and take steps ... Near the start of the pandemic, I decided not to come back to MIT

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  thing I currently have to a job, and expecting me to have any deep insights about Career Fair right now is kind of like expecting a gorilla to analyze Hamlet, or a Harvard student to solve a math problem. So I'll leave

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Recap (Guest Entry) "a perfect introduction to MIT"

  

  thing I must mention is how infinitely cooler it is to visit the East ... Infinite. And of course...After that, I headed back to the student center and ... , which proved to be highly entertaining. The first act was a group of

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  insanity native to jungles clotted around the siren shores of Winter Break ... .” Mystery resolved, the fruitcake was donated to Random Hall and East Campus, to be divided unequally amongst 400 or so residents. 2.The Choir Party

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008