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  My Monday (in Snaps) and my longest Snapchat story ever

  

  (Take a look at “My Monday” by Yuliya K. ’18 for her day in the life at MIT post)   8:45: Wakeup. For real this time, after 10+ snoozes. 8:53:…

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lecture Notes: Biology of Culture highlights from Brian Farrell's open lecture at the Harvard Museum of Natural History (spoiler: contains…

  

  Biology of Culture: Bridging Art and Science Straight from the scribbles in my notebook, a smattering of quotes, points and diagrams: “I have a friend who’s an artist and has…

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Complementary Post Canvas, balance, lanterns.

  

  Music to complement this post Tweet to complement this post Post (article) to complement this post On Wednesday, I went to classes, graded some psets, did yoga in my P.E.…

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  Read Read Read Read Read Read Write Such is the life of a HASS major. There are readings with short names, like “Racisms,” and readings with incomprehensible names, like “Intersectionality…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Taking at MIT The beauty of The Cheat Sheet

  

  These are cheat sheets. I found them in my backpack this last week while I was cleaning things out for the new semester, a gentle reminder of last semester’s trials…

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Magic Cards and a Farmers’ Market And frozen advice for the 2019s

  

  They say that the best way to get something important done is to do it while procrastinating on something far more important. I clean my room as a last resort…

  • by Joel G. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Is MIT too hard? warning: metaphors ahead

  

  For most people, sprinting a mile in under 5 minutes is physically impossible.  And yet world-class marathon runners are able to run twenty-six back to back 4:45 miles.  How do…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On the DUSP Course 11: Urban Studies and Planning

  

  Student Profiles from MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning Course 11 is a small major with a lot of breadth. It is cross-disciplinary, flexible, and engaged with the larger…

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  Reflecting on the lessons of last semester, I knew I was going to have to kick it into high gear for my 6.042 exam on Wednesday. I spent all of…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  i just finished 6.811, principles and practices of assistive technology (PPAT)! it’s a higher level interdisciplinary course 6 class that tackles hardware, software, and mechanical solutions to the needs of…

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What it’s like to work at NASA and a few other things

  

  Networking is a funny thing. It can be formal (and slightly artificial) – think of the scripted conversations you have with recruiters over and over at career fairs. But it…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogging My Way to a Passionate Life On writing, during and after MIT.

  

  I’m writing this post after recently finishing a year-long stint at CityLab — The Atlantic magazine’s website on the urbanized world. Amid covering everything from Kanye’s visit to Harvard’s design…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime Happenings A summer of research and relaxation in Boston

  

  . This summer, I’m working two part time research positions. I start my ... though, and I’m learning so much. Being a research noob, I’m really glad

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thinking Positive Sophomore year was kind of awful. But there were happy things! I'll focus on the…

  

  This school year was pretty terrible.  I don’t think there is an easier way to put that. I wrote about my first semester in my post called Sophomore Slump. My…

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 17, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Other Side The view from another cambridge

  

  , activities, and research at MIT. That's not to say that Cambridge doesn't also ... that were discovered or researched here at Cambridge University. The

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 31, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another New Semester and A Lot of Cats Call me the crazy cat lady

  

  This semester has been quite quiet so far – just how I like it.  And by quiet, I mean crazy, of course.  I live on Tetazoo, after all. I passed…

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January in the Studio 4.11A: Architecture and Environmental Design Intensive

  

  I’m perched on the top step of the super-architected Stata amphitheater, a little blinded by the brightness of sun and snow. In searching for a place to sit, I named…

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  You might wonder what possessed me to go to Chicago for the month of January. The weather forecast for my first day of work. Granted, this factors in the mysterious…

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  Dear Pass/No Record*, I’m breaking up with you. But don’t worry, it’s not you, it’s me. I’ve moved on. Don’t get me wrong though. We had our fun in the…

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  It was 2AM. After a heart-warming and tummy-filling Thanksgiving break with my parents and my favorite sister (she’s kind of my only sister, but that’s beside the point) I found…

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013