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• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Comics and Role Models I interviewed one of my favorite professors because she’s amazing

  

  assignments grew in length (from a 1-page comic to a 20-page full issue with a ... and deeply, deeply exciting. It allowed me to use a different part of my ... , what information to include and focus on, and how to write for a comic

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  , as my big sister used to say (her boyfriend was in the Marines). But my ... In cross country, you hear a lot about running through the pain, but ... , where they recommended some specialists I didn't go to. I took a week off

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Where WAS I? Honestly? I still don't know.

  

  email. (Also, that's why I haven't called in a while, Mom.) Actually, to ... for why in the time it has taken me to write this new blog entry I have ... truth. Yes, folks, I'm about to tell you the truth, and man, is it a doozy

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

  home, if you chose to use toilet paper rather than a bidet, you threw it ... had to wait for a natural break in the traffic before you step on a ... to buy goods in bulk takes a different mindset, especially when

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  I Can Save You Possibly.

  

  in black, belted cargo pants (which took forever to find, by the way ... administer CPR, use an AED, help a choking person, take vitals, find pressure ... still glad to be in it. When I interviewed for the class a few months ago

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  either an acronym or a number. There's a quirky language to MIT, a handful ... Sciences; used to refer to any non-technical class. "I'm taking .006, 18 ... specifically to getting an internship at a company external to MIT. Research

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  GRE, Boston love, and loose ends from last time Wandering around Boston lost is one of my favorite things to do.

  

  I used to wander there. In the middle of the city. Late at night. By ... , since I hadn't had to do a lot of the stuff on the test since 10th grade ... , so I will skip to after the test, when I had my score in hand and began

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  sister would feel pressure to find ways to comfort me and in so doing just ... to find a way to comfort me. I don't know why I was so afraid of this ... to use this particular resource, it will matter very little in the long

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  needed to finish it; in this case, a [annotation note="they seemed much ... ! I learned how to weld, as well as how to use a tap and die, how to ... dance with but aesthetically more appealing. I learned how to use a tube

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Events

  How the World Cup Will Conclude Backed by Science

  

  I like to think of myself as a fortune teller. And since predicting a tournament's outcome is basically telling a fortune, I've decided to tell everyone how the World Cup will conclude. Please find the scientifically

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 30, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  's bed, Nixon sheds a lot of goldish-orange fur, Voight meows to himself in ... new to hall, having arrived in a kennel on Delta Airlines from a place ... don't leave your door open all day, or get used to finding your socks

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Telethon Live Blog Where we call you --

  

  YOU'RE A PREFROSH AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU AND I WANT TO ... roll your eyes at us. In all actuality, I am really excited to call you guys, but the phones are kind of all busy right now so I have to wait a

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Doonesbury Conclusion Official Doonesbury news.

  

  Hall) which enabled would-be-ballot-stuffers to spew out over a million votes in a single night. "We're all running cgi hack scripts" lol'd one ... 's amazing what you can find out about a person online), but as he left a clear

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  oh, the places you’ll go (reprise) my first ever technical interview

  

  to code and see my screen. I put my hair in a Professional TM bun and ... he responded with a very humble "Oh gee thanks, I used to work for ... 't find the solution. I struggled a bit in the beginning, stupidly telling

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 11, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainty becoming a boring adult

  

  me now than they did while they were in school i have a bad habit ... ’m working on a half-finished project i tend to assume a positive outcome for the part i have yet to finish, and as a result i am usually discontent

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson ASTRONOMERS! Learn to moonwalk. You'll need it some day.

  

  turned out to be a fabulous idea because the auditorium filled up. In the ... session, but I'm sure that Neil would be happy to stick around for a few ... -- to what extent outreach is valued in the scientific community." Neil

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  want to put myself through such a difficult class so early in my academic ... finals in three days, I packed my bags and headed back home to South Bend ... , everything has. Including me. A lot can happen in a semester, especially a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  point where a lot of us in admissions are talking about ways to get ... : Gap years need not be a luxury for the rich. Some students use them to ... .com/education, but it's been in newspapers and on websites from Kentucky.com to San

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  This is the end I couldn‘t decide whether to put "They‘re beautiful, aren‘t they? The stars" here, or to…

  

  MIT seemed to take all of the things I used in my application to get ... that gives teams of 20 a semester to design and build some product, in my ... INTRO First things first, I have to post this, as promised in an

  • by Snively '11
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  Quarantine and Social Life trying to maintain some connection

  

  struggled to find a way to categorize them, so the calls are categorized ... face-to-face interactions in the hallways and classrooms. Obviously, this ... socializing a task I had to complete every day. I recognize that phrasing it

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 26, 2020