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• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  side, that also means it is harder to find people to ask for help ... It’s hard to believe that I am now in the latter half of my college career. I am almost done with school, almost ready to go out into the real

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Donate for Eric and Ann Whalley Please give to support the parents of a 2010 alumni, both victims of the bombing,…

  

  to support the parents of a 2010 alum, who were both victims of the ...  http://bit.ly/whalleyrecovery. My name is Jess Kim, and I'm a 2010 alum. I've tried to make sense of ... that may never happen. My heart is broken for Boston and the victims of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 17, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Faculty Luncheon for Local* Admitted Students *local: from New England or New York, or anyone who just happens to be in…

  us in addition to the many activities they're planning for Campus ... me (maybe that's a good thing?), but I come to you today with important ... -spanking-new Faculty/Admitted Student Luncheon. This is going to be an awesome, low

  • by mitblogs
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the MIT Interview keep b r e a t h i n g

  

  Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning ... :08 Our deadline 0:22 What happens during an interview 1:30 What to wear 2 ... ???? 5:41 Quick tips for the interview

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 6, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  for me to explore. Kevin: I found out about GEL through some juniors ... respect for, because they seem to conflate giving a pep talk and a pamphlet ... product design class; I was supposed to help create a backboard for mountain

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Got any threes? Go fish!

  

  location. Said item is now free game and the first person to get to it gets to have it. Items range from the boring (old clothes, magazines, etc ... bajillion mailing lists and never bothers to take themselves off of any of

  • by Snively '11
  • September 12, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  remember, in my last post I asked for people to provide me with MIT-related topics to write about. Today's entry was requested by Anonymous (come on ... forget what) that got us both called to the front for "punishment" at the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Books write our life stories Philosophy, astronomy, religion, neurology - and my plans for the future.

  

  annotated Gorgias will travel with me to Marburg, Germany, for an intensive ... will live in my new apartment for a year while I commute to and from the ... obsession: of the kind of person who can be an astronomer, of marching to the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 30, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  dorms, it can be hard for freshmen to get singles, since upperclassmen get ... . I have complete autonomy over my living space and habits, down to the ... straightforward (tips 1-4). It's harder to nail the slight (emphasis on slight

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh cruel, cursed fate! Blerg!

  

  [Apologies to Wendy Macnaughton and Christoph Niemann for doing injustice to their art form.]

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  , personally, and to the leadership I have shown in the realm of proper beards ... to share a bit of my own culture with you. It is, in fact, my home ... happens Please note that No-Shave-November is similar to, but distinct from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Global Poverty: ‘This Is Our Crisis’ People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most…

  

  doors to Boston University’s Metcalf Hall. Along with the hundreds of others who were in line, I anxiously awaited the chance to hear Muhammad Yunus speak. Dr. Yunus received the Nobel Peace Prize last year for

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  respectful, thoughtful, and in many cases difficult to answer. Especially for ... slightly better math student and want to be rewarded for that." It's kind of ... nowadays we adults are just trying to get you to relax for a second. Sheesh

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Comments-ment Webcast A few comments on the past week.

  

  cold. I have this secret dream that I will someday be the first person to ... Blogging, for me, has never been about immediacy. Life as it happens ... . Life after it happens is at least semi-solid enough to serve on a plate

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 5, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  The Lessons I’ve Learned and it only took three full semesters and a summer

  

  and I'd be working for three to four hours on a single problem on each ... my door to lock myself in my room. I was worried for my grades ... make sense. I began to understand how the different theories for

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  , Jess. For kicks, I asked to borrow five minutes of her fame, and she gave ... to keep a journal through the class, so I started a blog for it. The ... .org/topics/life/student_life_culture/valentines_day_special_1.shtml) and continued to run into her with increasing frequency until

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  then and now a reflection on the very bad

  

  bad for making my parents worry. I would start going to therapy about a ... later. For the most part, I didn't really want to tell anyone because I ... listen to me ramble on every day at lunch. I'd had Dr. V as a teacher for

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 5, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Strands literal and metaphorical >:)

  

  , being unable to make good on all of the dreams I had chosen for myself. I ... for the next few weeks, so, after every shower, while I attempt to scrub ... , despite having bleached it myself repeatedly!). I forgot to bring my book

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 10, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobody’s Got No Class! I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking.

  

  only to classes that were offered this fall.) Feel free to add your own ... " as a catalyst for discussion, seminar participants will examine gender ... , relationships, sexual health, balancing plans for career and family, body image

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  jr fall classes &c

  

  these classes is 6 units (compared to 12 units for a typical one-semester class) and runs for half a semester. i'm especially looking forward to 14 ... perspective on who i am and what it takes for me to be happy. this is a post for

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 19, 2016