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• Blog / How to Human

  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  the motions.   3. Ask for help MIT is hard.  You know what's even ... .  Ignore them. There is no shame in asking for help.  The only shame is in ... your vehicle is pointing relative to the Sun, Earth, and other reference

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? The answer is "to a fast food restaurant to blog; to four countries in one…

  

  than the next best price, or unless you have something else to do with a ... DID YOU KNOW? One of the sister cities of Hiroshima, Japan is my hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The title is taken from a short story

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How awesome is MIT Physics?

  The MIT Physics Department is one of the best places in the world for research and education in physics. Fourteen of their alumni and eight of their faculty have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 3 is third time the charm??? questionable

  

  graduate. Turns out varsity fencing is THE BEST and I never want to leave so ... projects is not the direction that I saw my life going in - I was sort of ... The hell of fall semester is finally over and I have resurfaced from

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  I feel the need, the need for speed!

  

  Canyon that you went down on your back, which started out slow for the ... into a huge funnel, where the water coming from all directions caused the ... he was too little to go on most of the rides. And my mom is afraid of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Hello from Palo Alto My California not-so-vacation.

  

  a shuttle across the bay to Berkeley. Dinner is pizza and beer at the ... day, then I'm catching the redeye to Boston at 10 PM. Look for me to ... 've been extremely lucky to interview at all of the top five programs in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Finals Blog but not the final blog unless something terrible happens to me in the next 48…

  

  thread: How much do I like MIT? The best answer I can think of is, more ... ) slept until 11:45 AM, which is when I crashed into the door of our room ... :30 AM I was sort of fascinated by the sun. Tip for the Successful and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  My Life Is In Shambles… … and that’s ok

  

  (sorry, Nathan) and utterly incomprehensible. Sense of place is perhaps the ... .[/annotation] Everything that happens to me is intrinsically linked to metadata about the place where it occurred; I remember the directions to my aunt’s house in

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  with us when the time is right for you and we'll be happy to work with ... best thoughts and some support for the Red Cross. ... students directly affected by the fires, we will be as accommodating and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  Today. I. Joined. Quidditch. The awesomeness is still sinking in ... for a while. I bike year-round, but today was the first time since fall ... volunteered to dress in gold and play the snitch. The snitch is allowed to run

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  the popular grip shutter for iPhones is just the little circuit you see ... for this mount, email me! our client deserves the best solution out ... has grown into a gem that features the best guest speakers in the field

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  are you stressed/anxious/ [emotion] about finals/decisions/[noun]?  here are some adorable dogs. also, me as james bond.

  

  innovation might just be for you: That's right, for the low price of free ... , I'm in front of the camera for once! and to alleviate any concerns, we ... Are you looking for true love at MIT?  Are you not willing to leave

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 13, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  the Snow Goose Gift Shop to ask for directions, but ended up talking to ... the Oregon Ducks. He is hilarious. He is a ham. He owns me at ... , Drive-Ins, and Dives (which is one of the few things we disagree on - I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best (Work-Related) All-Nighter Ever Stressfully fun times at the Institvte.

  

  arrangement ever for my jazz class without being completely sure what two of the ... students in a couple weeks, and the point of this assignment is to teach a ... minutes is like the blink of an eye when you're being considerate of your

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 18, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)

  

  axis)… times the 8 relative rotation angles for each direction… but also ... her head"]one of my good friends is a TA for 3.010[/annotation] – the ... year"]haven’t played the game yet[/annotation], Ultrahand is one of the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 29, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ecosystems And Web Sites A science question & general check-in.

  

  biodiversity" survive for five million years without any direct contact with the ... This is really, really cool. (Link stolen shamelessly from Riley ... 've begun my big summer project - redesigning the admissions web site. The new

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 15, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Eating my words at Area Four Mushroom and fontina pizza my beloved

  

  Area Four (A4) is a popular pizzeria/cafe near MIT. Known for their wood-fired pizza made from a 10-year-old sourdough starter, A4 is the go ... , as I believe their pizza defies all known laws of reality. For one, the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / Events

  CityDays and ClayNights Clay Aiken concert, CityDays volunteering, and West Campus luau (lots of pictures)

  

  's Boston concert. The Bank of America Pavillion is right off the Silver ... like MIT's mission to use science and technology to improve the world is ... UROPed at MIT this summer, so he can afford the price. Our location

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 30, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Admissions Released Next Wednesday, 12/21

  

  the very best MIT has to offer. I highly recommend reading the profile ... I wanted to post a quick update for our transfer applicants. We will be releasing decisions for transfer students next Wednesday, 12

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  , which is also a totally cool job – head of the biggest (and best but don ... position I think of as a dream job. For the previous six years, I had been ... not easy to give up a great job, but for me the chance to be Chancellor

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011