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• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  look like? This is a challenging question to answer, because the variety ... back-of-the-envelope calculation my experience as a Course 2 is ... you're a freshman or not, I hope this is useful. Have informed

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Internet Nostalgia Internostalgia!

  

  up a heaping dose of pain in the form of academic expectations. If you ... what could be more iconic than McDonalds? This is what a multi ... text but apparently there is a low-res version for people with speeds

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  they held some sort of leadership position in high school. Out of a list ... confident in their the ability to “function effectively as a member of a team ... this. I was a captain of my Cross Country and Track teams in high school

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  life?" I was a bit down in the dumps when I got this email from my mom about a recently completed water-channel bridge in Germany. Isn't that ... Engineering) but this picture made me envious of everyone who is. The bridge is

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  the npc life office hours with lupe fiasco

  

  a few times, but he was never in. Yesterday, Wenjun sent me a series ... telling him. Branding is important. You need to come up with a rap name ... struggle with being vulnerable. A lot of writing is about sharing something

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 26, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day at the Forge blacksmithing!

  

  ’s shabbos candles. The door handle is a beaver cast in bronze.  [carousel ... ’d gotten off the waitlist for blacksmithing!  I was in a phase of trying to ... important task in my life, such as a semester, ends, and I am adrift

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  that the amount of financial aid is a consideration in your college ... college search process. She is the first in her family to attend college and although she has been a marvelous student in high school, she was really

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Fig. 5: Zimmer- und Wohnungsvermittlung Universität/ETH Zürich aka ETH Zürich dorm tour!

  

  Hoi zäme! I'm finally back in the US of A after 6 continuous months ... .2 Schwiizerdütsch to get around on a daily basis. Random things I've dearly missed: In ... in a few weeks. I'm also half-way thru with my 12-week internship (time

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  February(ish) Updates and Notes aka my life in photos and haikus

  

  -students. The top photo is a week in the life of Junior spring. I’m currently in 5 ... ’s each class with a summary, in haiku form: 2.671: Measurement and ... MIT history! This is what it felt like:   As I write this, I’m riding a

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What’s new? Life in Radiohead's hometown

  

  , matriculation, and formal hall (which is just a formal 3-course dinner served in ... with a degree in Mechanical Engineering with Biomedical Engineering ... University in England. I am reading for a Masters degree in Integrated

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  summer tidbits a picture and annotations

  

  weekend, then visiting MIT friends in SF next weekend. i'm also taking a ... ="here is a graph of the flights i'm going on this summer, where the vertices ... the first time ever a few weeks ago in seattle, and i went to another

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 4, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please Vote for My Idea for the Obama Administration! Change.org is sponsoring a competition whereby anyone can post an idea for making America better.…

  

  . =) So, here's the deal: Change.org is sponsoring a competition whereby ... Change.org, MySpace, and more than a dozen high-profile NGOs. In short, the ... to do is go here and click on the "Vote" icon in the top left

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  5E Rush Photos

  

  decided, for some reason, to leave a bunch of boxes stacked in our bathroom ... image is several stories tall.) He also chose to reveal himself in the courtyard for a brief time. It was pretty. In fact, his image just turns up

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 2)

  

  (buckwheat) Buckwheat is a grain eaten a lot in Russia and a lot less in most ... is also very good if you heat it up in a bowl and add cold milk. 14 ... doesn’t give in, and is more like a balloon, take it out. This should be

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i learned from classes spoiler: not what i expected

  

  much more than the material that is directly taught to you. If you’re a ... ) clubs I’ve been a part of (both by being in leadership positions, and in ... life or how much you'd learn in each class. There is so much learning

  • by Phi A. '21
  • May 27, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Distance and Displacement "how are you swamped if it's only been a month?"

  

    Let's review a concept taught in the lowest levels of ... slide a book across a table, its displacement is equal to the distance it ... am awake is spent going back and forth from the building in which I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 26, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Look at Unified Engineering and the Aero/Astro Department Back in business.

  

  analogy to respond that Unified is hard in the same way that running a ... strong they are. Anyone who puts in the effort required (which is quite a ... to me, while many students develop a tangible interest in math or

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 30, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Advices, advices Notes from Associate Advising...

  

  unfortunate other extreme of P/NR) A good indicator is thus - if you're in A ... lists that you are interested in is a good first step. At any rate ... Trivia: In Mandarin blogs, being first to comment is to get the "tou

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  Saturday is a singular bag of nacho cheese Doritos and a fun ... smuggled out of dinner. Now, you may be wondering, is the above: 1) a ... natural habitat, my 5.112 notebook. But confusion is a good thing. To me

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  ’s sparkle with a curtain of grey. The life of the Frosh shifts. Dulled is the ... not feel bad about it. Success for her is temporarily measured on a Pass ... . Life in college is not how she imagined it. The Frosh had many dreams for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014