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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Joint Post] Chatting with Hank Green, the MIT Commencement Speaker interviewing Hank + sharing student stories!

  

  leads with heart. He pulls back the curtain and discusses openly: not just ... really hard time not wanting to try to make things that are like the things ... guys and not want to be them.  The fact that I actually kinda ended up

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT how we practice and pursue it here

  

  of STEM that goes on, but we were not so aware of the vibrant art ... can practice art here, we hope this sheds some light! *this is not an ... playlist), and let people work on whatever projects they want to work on! We

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 30, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  .nano pixels developing a love for pictures, reverb

  

  note="Definitely did not sit in front of a computer for hours, feeling guilty I didn't work well, before giving up to write"]I lacked the attention span to work,[/annotation] I started to type away. About an email

  • by Waly N. '24
  • July 2, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  work, I dithered around for a couple of hours, hours I definitely did not ... control. On the day of my first exam of the week, feeling as if I had not ... ’ve been working on this post since Saturday morning, trying to paint an

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eleven "And the award for 'least creative entry title ever' goes to..."

  

  's really not much else to say about that. Incidentally, are there some ... wouldn't miss my flight. No, seriously. So yeah, it's just not something that works out for me. This time, I was six minutes late for self check

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Memory Quilt insert many sobbing emojis here

  

  chocolate and feeling at peace with the world. I did not, however, get an ... before the pandemic, but the whole hands-on teamwork part of it did not ... ???"]this shirt[/annotation] at my very [annotation note="and hopefully not the last

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 27, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  On keeping on keeping on It's pretty much the only option.

  

  have looked at you like you were crazy. Not just because no one knew, but ... me and adapted to it. Liking said reality is not required. In grad ... jobs and careers for you to build. They will not look “normal” and the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  conference. That means that I'll have to either pset on the bus/train or not ... work, with no end in sight; essentially attempting to drink directly from ... home. I had not been back since June, and I didn't know how much I missed

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48, Part 2 Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do…

  

  . Not that you are somehow required to be involved with clubs and ... me to not be involved with much of anything, so I set out to fix that ... ?" "Dan that's ridiculous why would we do that" "Why not

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 27, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  about GIR options and resources themselves. An event not to be missed. Adding, Dropping, and (Not) Failing If you feel overloaded in the beginning ... , it’s November 18. If you drop a class before this date, it will not

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  they shape my daily life. I may not ride roller coasters every day, but I ... , even in the simple things. So, I try not to let the little moments of ... Dillard “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  still a physics major against all odds

  

  major, not a major crisis necessarily, though it certainly is a question ... hinged on me really enjoying physics classes, and I’m just not sure how ... classes are notoriously difficult"]difficult class.[/annotation] Not too

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 9, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  all stayed in the right order. Not a single thing was ever explained to ... confused when station 17 left the gym first. I mean, why not just re ... not explain any more than was absolutely necessary to the graduates. We

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Culture Clash Spain doesn't do sarcasm, and my soul is slowly dying. But then I took some…

  

  friends have taught me may not exactly be appropriate for posting here ... : the famous breakup phrase. In Spanish, "It's not you, it's me," becomes "no eres tú, soy yo." The translation is almost exact: "you are not you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  have to relax,” she told him, not for the first time. Ted favored her an ... cats liquefy my mom’s heart.” “I think it’s the bacon not the cats,” she ... had begun forming, thanks to a failed New Year resolution—and worked his

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  (another) postcard from GTL spain and an unexpected crossover with the Edgerton Center

  

  waitlist and did not make it beyond the first class, so I do not remember his ... me for work every morning, or even some spare change so i can look ... , with work from the minds of Gaudi and Dali offering up an escape from the

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 1, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  [guest post] crumbly fruit and the importance of keeping at it by Caleb M. '27

  

  listen to it and realize that it's not making the processing noise, it ... the blade and still sat on top of everything not reaching the blade ... , chopped up pieces and they're just not turning into sorbet. It's a weird

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 13, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  making meaning exit right in 0.1 miles

  

  UFBoot does not converge, continue at least 100 more iterations My ... , not sure tho :( It's not an issue with the size of my tree -- I've only ... summer, I stayed in Cambridge to work on my UROP full time. There are some

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 30, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  yo-yos, comics, and other adventures my junior spring schedule!

  

  taking 60 units and a UROP, which is not terribly more sane than previous ... ="attachment_86135" align="alignnone" width="300"] do not look at the purple one shhh ... shift other work around 2.671 in different ways each week. There is a lot

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 24, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  rating classes from this semester the good, the bad & the underrated

  

  instead to meet my deadlines and work on projects I've been dreaming about ... , and aesthetics are not so interesting. But maybe I'm in a sentimental ... career goals, so they might not accurately reflect others' experiences. 6

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 26, 2022