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• Blog / MIT Life

  fun facts about random stuff sometimes i just like learning new things

  

  have a lifelong goal of trying to make it onto Jeopardy, and so I view ... , the reason why I feel like this is a "break", even though objectively it is studying, is that it's the opposite of the kind of learning that MIT

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 5, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to ... of industry. His habits are nocturnal. He does his best work in the ... is the Great Dome. Its head-on view is inspired by the original 1930s

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [guest post] time passes from spirit island a board game that i picked up 3 years ago is now my life

  

  've[/annotation] known cj for 3.5 years now. though the first 6 months it was very much not ... liked it a lot, because the day after, he dm'd me this message: of ... said 90-120 minutes. cj told me that it was closer to 30 minutes times

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Events

  REX at Simmons Hall 2015 water balloon wars, pancakes, roofdeck parties, and a trojan duck

  

  , what it means to be an MIT student, and how to find support and push ... at any time and solve a few puzzles, or stay as long as it takes to get ... it in the news). Simmons is hard at work as well, preparing for the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 31, 2015
• Blog / Residential Life

  what’s on my wall too many postcards, that's what

  

  postcard collection, I bought it just a week before leaving NYC to come to campus. I found it at a bookshop I stopped by on my way home from a doctor ... from a (different) box set of 100 postcards. It features shots of 100

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 1, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I failed an exam last week and it will be okay

  

  asleep mid-exam; and, as a result, because I left most of it blank. cue ... start speeding through it because surely something is better than nothing ... figure out how to make enough money to Not Starve -- because I do not want

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Leadership Training Institute My first guest blog!

  

  leadership, college students also get a further understanding of what it actually means by working with these younger students. It's an interesting ... since its founding. Meh, I've talked too much, so I'll let Jia take over

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  knot again my spread for Infinite Magazine Issue 9

  

  pleased with how it came out! I was really nervous going into the shoot, and ... , even as compared to the other options, so I was really pleased when it ... take a pile of unneeded/discarded clothing, cut it into thin strips of

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 20, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.

  

  center of Quebec’s old town, but really it was more like a small apartment ... wanted to. Me in our kitchen in Quebec. It was a really short walk to a ... a very pleasant place to stay. It felt much more relaxed than the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 4, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Some comments on topics of interest

  

  . And I certainly wasn't thinking about how it would all look on a college ... So, usually I stay away from College Confidential, as it has a way of ... read it. Every so often, though, I follow Ben's link to his CC comments

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 7, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  I do not own any fall clothes. It seems that this is going to be a ... .” Abby and I stand in awe. What is this “fall clothing,” and do we need it? (The answer is yes; we do need it). I own some jeans and one or two warm

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Crab Cave or: i moved to dc with friends

  

  was pretty emotional, although I didn't show it as much. In the weeks ... decision. Also, it would force me to grow up and seek out that independence I ... already waiting for me inside the airport with her boyfriend and his mom. It

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons from Loomis and Whitney a math month post

  

  sets in $\mathbb{R}^2$), and in fact it is! To see just how good out ... you know how large it's shadow is, can you know (roughly) how large the ... question that I only barely knew how to put into words, and have it be

  • by Paige B. '24
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Senior Spring ... I'm almost done?

  

  for this long, so I hope I can make it four more months. I feel like I ... The month of January felt like a whirlwind this year – it was filled ... activities rather than taking the month to rest. But it was a good busy, a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / MISTI

  Bavarian Rhapsody I'm just a poor boy, I go to MIT.

  

  it's got an umlaut. I just realized that I had a commenter a long time ... anybody that much. Blah blah blah... pictures. I don't know if it was ... in a blog? Anyway, it's good to see fans getting along. The motto of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  a reasonably complete picture of what it's like to be here. We have a ... . Not everyone can get into this school, and besides, it's not the first thing I identify with when I think about who I am and how I want to be

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures From a Year of Classes The End of a Saga

  

  : Spreak! Spring break took too long to come by. Spent most of it doing ... systems and how you want to change it. You’re probably stressed right now ... Johnson Athletic Center which marked the end of a very, very, very long

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 20, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  , who wrote about it here. This is the best tool to plan your academic ... descriptions, move courses around, and save different paths. Check it out ... courses, recitation sessions, or checking when it's best to take a certain

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  how our admissions process works here.
• Blog / MIT Life

  sophomore fall (sophomore decline? sophomore roman empire?) (actually the word sophomore comes from Greek but shhhh)

  

  quality: it doesn't feel like I am "choosing" to do them or not based on how ... helpful. It doesn't let me wiggle out of things, or lie to myself about how ... shut up to my walking partner(s) about how beautiful it is Put on

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 1, 2019