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• Blog / People & Identities

  living the sloth life regressing to my feral weeb childhood self

  

  , but i would try to study with others whenever i wasn't too stressed. i ... 'd done in many months. i wasn't sure what to do—i always prioritized ... with my free time. i hadn't done anything creative in ages, and i never

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Burn Out or Fade Away Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

  

  thing I would say to this is be careful; it is so, so easy to burn out ... the beginning of the rest of your life. I know that when I sent in my ... (and trying to decide if I can make the hurdle over the guy sleeping in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  . Athletics. If you are an athlete and would like to participate in one of MIT ... included. Research papers. I think research papers are best talked about in ... I'm often asked about supplemental material. None of the below is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vote for Ksplice! MIT's spirit of entrepreneurship and collaboration in action.

  

  Forbes contest would really be another feather in their metaphorical cap ... cast your vote for Ksplice in the Forbes "Boost Your Business" Competition!) One of the aspects of MIT culture I most enjoy is the Institute

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finally Finished (for now) Saying goodbye and good riddance to a few things

  

  came to a close, I packed up all of my belongings in under 3 hrs, and ... I last appeared in any capacity on the internet. Though I do intend to ... this past semester, I thought I would close the year out first with this

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • June 2, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Transfer Decisions Will Be Sent Today see title, more or less

  

  of luck. I transferred, but if I hadn't things would have been fine ... traffic in the tubes. Our transfer admissions process was quite competitive. As in past years, hundreds of students applied, and we only had space

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics professors have a charming sense of humour Excerpts from relativity problem sets

  

  I'M DONE WITH FALL CLASSES! and am now back home in London, doing ... writing our problem sets, so I thought I would share some particularly ... indoors from the rain. One of the classes I just finished taking is 8

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  November summary: books, playlist, gratitude

  

  looking forward to it. A few things that happened in November: I spent a ... out in order to follow new friends around. I felt, in addition, that we ... than an hour. In a similar way, I committed to working out: gym, twice a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 25, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  is my second summer doing an internship in France, and so far I am ... near Grenoble (the most unbelievable 360 degree views!) and I would like ... this project and I’m learning a lot, both in software engineering skills

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dream Machine Wooden slabs and oil paintings

  

  ‘18 and I moved into Dream Machine, a cozy double in the third floor of ... You know you’re in a sad place when you’re so desperate to ... year, the brothers participate in a rather chaotic room assignment

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  registration day! aka "registration day blues", but like, only in the good sense of blues

  

  baby:   Going in order from above, let's see what I've got ... beginning). I ASEd 6.0001, so I haven't done any real coding in a while. I ... requirement. I'm still a little scarred from trying to learn E&M in high

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After (and During) MIT Greetings from beautiful adulthood

  

  Well well well... WE MEET AGAIN. I told you guys our paths would ... little darker than my avatar's and when I smile in real life, my face looks like it's going to explode more so than in my avatar. I graduated a year

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning a hackathon for students and instructors connecting technology with education

  

  Festival, I would have loved to participate myself. Alas, I can’t code yet, so I hope MIT continues to support higher education hackathons in the ... papers. It was a fascinating project, and, if I were an investor, I would

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 17, 2017
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Massachusetts to Michigan guest post by Liz O.'21

  

  earlier in the week. I never would have called an Excel file beautiful ... summer, back during Fall Career Fair in late September. I was feeling ... figuring out how exactly to word the spec I’m writing. It’s easy to get in

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 6, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  No Pain, No Gain I wish it weren't so.

  

  is coming up in just over a week, I've spent the past few days cycling ... 've forgotten so much of what I learned in the EMT class I took over IAP, and I ... I could come in and tinker with the stretchers a little bit. And thus

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bring Your Audience to Work Day In celebration of the annual Bring Your Audience to Work Day, the first Monday of…

  

  day jobs. This summer, as in January, I've perched myself atop the flat ... freight railroading. I'm not out working in a rail yard -- I've actually got ... holiday festivities, I would bring you a window into my daily commute (sadly

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 2, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living Off Campus I moved off campus last year and rented a house with some friends who were…

  

  've faced since the summer ended: living off campus. I lived in the East ... apartments in Boston, the wheels starting turning in my head, and I joined the ... ), consensus is not easy. I think living in the dorm fostered a certain sense of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 24, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Radio Nerd Shenanigans i wrote this in october and forgot to post it oops

  

  bit."]ARES[/annotation] for fun. When I was in high school, everyone I ... , radios fell out of fashion. tetazoo I thought the ham population would be ... , suggesting I put triangles in the black and white spaces in the "W","X", and "M

  • by Anika H. '26
  • February 25, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  instructions that I would need to follow in order to be sure I follow the best ... thinking.    In the past few months, I’ve found myself thinking about ... ’ve started to realize that I tend to trap myself in this view of the world

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  I'm going through my in-box today, taking care of some long ... , and I decided to wait until now instead of posting it in June - this ... professors that I have something to offer... when in fact I'm not sure I have

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007