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• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  used Coursera a lot in high school to take various Data Science ... people tend to overestimate their unhappiness about not getting a job, as ... 's a limit to which your life satisfaction increases with your income

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  11.125 educating myself on education

  

  , I want to spotlight a few of them because they are just. that. cool ... . Basically, anything that is designed to quantify a process will not only be ... created to measure. Maybe I’m just a nerd who has taken a lot of tests in

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 26, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  fumbling to turn off the recorder in the last few seconds. Despite going to a ... name a living scientist. I wanted to help counter that a little bit by ... some computer systems next to her and a little mini rocket.  

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  contemplated going back to sleep and worked on my urop instead. then i took a ... positive thing to people's lives. this is a good feeling and i'd like it to ... , commemorating nostalgia. i saw a tumblr quote today: "if you want to learn what

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  were on crutches for weeks, thanks to a broken big toe. Senior year ... your forehead, you approach a lifeguard and announce that you are here to ... 's possible to arrange to take the test at a different time. "Try going to the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lace, Gourmet Candy and Dorothy an inside look into the most fabulous internship in san francisco

  

  everything from shadowing a doctor to working a brief stint at a finance giant ... decided to pursue a position at a fashion startup that boasted a fresh ... fireplace to work on my clipboard. It almost feels a little bit like MIT

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and ends and Canada A study break, plus some other highlights of the week

  

  have remained stupendously unlaundered. A few minutes ago, I began to chronicle this week's adventures and realized that I was about to write a blog ... , if not a roomwarming one. On the trek back to my room from the front

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  proof of life hmm :thinking-face:

  

  , very loosely stitched together because I gave up on trying to have a ... timer on a carton of milk and a slab of chicken waiting to be thawed. An ... the moisture steamed off, trying to loop into a point I couldn’t quite

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • August 16, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Cells, Cells, and more Cells you've met me at a very course 20 time in my life

  

  pipetting, so I was a bit nervous at first. I really had to force myself the ... wanted to apply to be a blogger :') (in the least stalker-ish way possible ... extra rewarding when I'm actually able to solve a PSET problem. It

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • December 3, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  infinite corridors can’t believe there are no posts with this title yet

  

  corridor” has taken on new meanings for me. at mit it refers to a long ... live with a large number of friends, though instead of a dorm with 18-to ... brutal. i was reeling from moving to a new city and living in a house with

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Thanksgiving Nostalgia if MIT == home

  

  A N T S Being off the meal plan has forced me to venture further into Kendall and Central squares to obtain food and given me a new appreciation ... waking up at 4 a.m. to stumble into the boathouse for morning rowing

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Update It's been an amazing year!

  

  out. With no one to provide monthly reminders of what a well kempt hair ... year he used his computer skills to obtain an internship at a local ... hop around the world. Afterwards I was able to take a picture with the

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Things That Aren’t Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate

  

  .) So last week, I decided to make up for it by...doing a 9.00 essay? How ... 've got a 5.12 p-set, an 8.02 p-set, and a 9.00 test - all to be taken or to ... yellow badges, which are to the A.A. Martinos Imaging Center what driver

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  4-159 and somehow I need to find a stapler in the next five minutes ... different shape, a different weight. Some are feather-light and a breeze to ... as well be on fire. When you're used to life in Hell, sometimes a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  Every year, I try to set aside a chunk of time to reflecting on the ... was a really fun exercise to do because I genuinely forgot that so many ... that a lot of the events that felt "important" to me often were things to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  a telling laugh my first introduction to psets, and realized that I ... I had a WEEK to do, only had 5 problems. This was going to be a piece ... they have way more time to finish a task then they need does, and I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  which i’ve listened to a lot over the past few weeks. i’m getting into ... that any given relationship is likely to end painfully?” rather than a ... it felt to be held by you”. it’s a strange line at first glance because

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road

  we started a Black Student Union in our school to build community, but ... ). I cried because I reflected on the time I went to a small carnival in my hometown during high school and had to run from a shootout (to be

  • by DJ Rock
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bibliophiles assemble! When life gives you books...

  

  A few weeks ago, I had the best weekend in recent history. Of course ... unexpected details go a long way in raising your spirits. For me, that little ... going to make me happy. Every semester or so, the MIT Press (located to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  the office about the deadline, so let me take a moment to answer some of those questions, and to provide a bit of advice as well. Please be ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008