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• Blog / How to MIT

  Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

  

  this year in affiliation with MIT’s Course 8 (Physics) department! Though ... is loosely stated as such: “For every student sitting in a library ... , so I'm not actually publishing a paper. In all seriousness, in the past

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  Hey there!  Haven't seen you in a while.  And by "seen" I mean "you ... do one at the time, since I was dangling off a cliff in Utah and had ... that I've gotten via email/FB message/owl post in the past few months. 1

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Reasons to Join ESG A Look at MIT's Freshman Learning Communities

  

  choices that come in the form of Freshman Learning Communities. Because most ... Learning Communities were created to allow you to branch out in these classes and learn in an environment that better suits your style. The problem

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More thoughts on classes However, I did not find Matt's stuff (see blog post below this one).

  

  Game in the middle of his lecture slides* and then inexplicably flings ... believe he was attempting to demonstrate something about tension in field ... drive looked pretty expensive.) *All seven people in attendance during

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  letter to MIT, I glimpsed a beautiful future in which all of life ... (which all had the same plot, in case you didn't notice by the time you ... of stairs in two hours on Friday night. That's 12 times up the tallest

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Island Paradise That's where I live. No, seriously.

  

  at it. No, really! Okay, so unlike some people in the dorm who live in the same room forever, I have lived in a different room (and a ... 's miniCooper, and installed it in our room. (I am unfortunately not kidding

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a Polaroid Picture My alleged lack of football fandom triggers an epiphany.

  

  sound interested in a game that her boyfriend plays :}} Well, the answer is, no, I've never really watched soccer before in my life, but the ... night, sometimes alone and sometimes with 40,000 English fans in K

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  but think of the time in high school that my friend Allison was giving blood to get extra credit in AP Bio (no, really) and she passed out in the middle of it, in the process missing the first hour of our ultra

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Numbers are names too What, you don't speak entirely in numbers at your school?

  

  In my last entry, Jonathan Foley asked an interesting set of ... telling people my major in words instead of numbers, and I always say the ... degree in that major/sub-major in 2005. (Yes, I made it in Word. Yes, I do

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A Part II Why the Media Lab is cool. Bonus: A great "You Know You Go to MIT…

  

  for something I don't understand or do you mean "Techer" as in ... "technology" in the more general sense. "Life of a Tecker" was the title of my ... welcome in comments or email. If you suggest something I really like, I may

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: REGRESSIONS a documentary on MIT, and why it's so important

  

  footage to illustrate MIT's place in the world and its swift rise to the ... portrays MIT in a way that is familiar to students past and present, and yet ... the institutions we have today is monumental in viewing MIT with more

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 12, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  Gala, our student-run fashion show! Originally conceptualized in 2023 as ... yearlong effort, culminating in one joyful night of celebrating art and design at MIT. In fact–today’s the day of Gala 2025: April 27th! Setup

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  6.5 Years Post-Graduation, I’m a Beading Artist a twisty path

  

  in Political Science. Two and a half years ago, after graduating again ... recap of what I did between graduating and becoming a full-time artist (in the most non-linear path I could find on Canva): Somewhere in there

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  hihi i’m back featuring all my favorite excuses

  

  in writing Last semester I tried to get all my writing requirements out of the way by taking two CI-Ms (communication intensive class in the major) and a CI-H(communications intensive class in humanities) that

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 30, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  The Craziest 3 Days of Soccer Ever broken records, halloween practice, and senior day!

  

  season conference title, but to beat every single team in our conference ... lift in our temporary Varsity Weight Room. There is a special weight room ... in the temporary weight room. At least we did it in style! [carousel

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Romance of Learning rainy days, language tests, and a book called Babel

  

  we had learned in that unit. Kanji characters and hiragana were still swimming in the back of my mind as I scootered across the bridge to my test ... interview in Japanese conducted by my professor, where a partner and I were

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 23, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  my shattered laptop in the midst of pre-finals season

  

  there. When I returned, I was surprised to see someone in my seat. I ... . In the process of him sitting in my chair, the seat flipped down and ... breaking it, and offered helping in any way he could. I was baffled by the

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • December 7, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  avoiding responsibility writing this blog to procrastinate on stuff

  

  I’m not hosed I’m no longer neck deep in school work, and I finally ... nothing in particular except think about all the things I need to do. They ... of being reasonable and going to sleep, I’m going to write this in one

  • by Anika H. '26
  • April 6, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  ’t interested in getting involved in anything romantic with anybody at the moment ... up in person and talk about it,” I messaged him. The next day, we ... interested in dating anyone right now. I’m so flattered and I seriously

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving yet another senior writing about their last semester

  

  only allowed to be at home or at friends’ places or in public spaces like ... , except i suppose they’re also allowed to be in the office. but when you ... leaving school, to stay in the world of academia with masters degrees and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 20, 2023