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• Blog / How to Human

  Froshmore oh to exist in a state of ~liminality~

  

  weird.  Drawing has been a lifelong passion for me. It’s a release, my ... infinitely better than it was last year (like going to bed three hours earlier ... for breakfast. It’s not like I have my life completely together though

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 2, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Time I Underpacked a trip to Istanbul, courtesy of MIT

  

  than I realized...) It's a preposterous idea considering how many ... figured it wouldn't be the worst thing if I stayed a little closer to home ... unresolved need. It's a class that ends up sprawling across multiple

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rainboots, Math, and M&M’s Because I have a bunch of little stories to tell, not one big one.

  

  been waiting for a rainy day to wear them, and today was the day: it came ... 18. get it?) The value of i choose 18 is (34376687 + 1499084559 i ... wanted to switch it up from the blue beret and the pink-and-grey kitty hat

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  , how'd it go?" "I just found out we did our entire economic analysis ... third because it conflicts with my 9 AM class) 11:00 - 12:00 AM ... : Astronomy Lab Last Monday (actually it was Tuesday morning) I was on my way

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Opening doors How being an MIT cheerleader can help you get a job.

  

  freshman year. It's sort of another "how to do everything wrong" story ... being a cheerleader, and how it had taught me responsibility. (Reading ... A few entries back, I was asked by amino21 how I got hooked up with

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  what I did this summer unoriginal title, original experiences!

  

  pandemic’s fault. I forgot how good it can be to go to a place with a person and see more people, and I never knew how good it can be to be in Boston ... ’ve written and deleted this sentence describing it a dozen times. As the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 24, 2021
• Blog / Events

  2022 Ring Premiere! ring alert: it SHINY

  

  Class of 2022. Here's how it went for me, and what our ring looks like ... is a Brass Rat? Well, it's a ring that comes in gold, silver, or stainless steel. It has a beaver on it. And a dog. And an owl. So... there are

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Escaping MIT Maybe if I just get far enough away, my finals will cease to exist!

  

  IT’S FINALS WEEK IT’N FNEALS WEIX IT’ SN NFELS WIX IM’ SN NELFT IX I’M ON NETFLIX It’s finals week. On Monday I have two exams back ... , it came to an abrupt end, and I’ve been left staring dejected at my

  • by Joel G. '18
  • May 16, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  guys, let me know who you are!) Question: "How about how you made your ... have the same question. It can be intimidating to go alone to a new place ... , and other activities I've done. However, I thought it might be fun to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Friday Night, Off-Campus Style come along on our evening of fish and wine

  

  , visiting a favorite restaurant, or catching a movie!) it can be a hard ... evenings, be it hacking, partying, or just bingeing shows with friends late ... night with my friend Paige L. ‘23 (Harvard). It was my ideal Friday; such

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-Thanksgiving Post-stuff and Foodstuffs In which I'm reminded I have a life, and am thus eligible to give a…

  

  busy, because it's always right around midterms. Those not-quite-fun pset ... I've had to study for? It wasn't to make my birthday not fun; it was because that's just how the cookie crumbled. That realization helped me beat

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  taking care in all forms

  

  more attention to how it felt and tasted in my mouth than its appearance ... something bittersweet, knowing that it's not something i'll experience again [annotation note="i've mentioned it before, but both my parents are currently

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 22, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  On a week of ups and downs a life update for those who care

  

  closed the written question. I had no idea how to solve it. I went to the ... I'm surprised it actually happened this late into my freshmen year. I had a relatively rough high school career and I really wasn't sure how I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 9, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  means and how to change it if necessary. Wait, am I talking about brains ... KeyboardFace™. It you're not sure what KeyboardFace™ is, it's exactly what it ... hard kicks in the face. (Remind me to tell you about how I failed my swim

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Belonging Who belongs at MIT?

  

  suggestions as to the application process? How was it when you applied? How is ... into a discussion about the kind of person who's happy at MIT. It ... convinced that spaghetti wrestling has something to do with it -- if you are

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  every class i went to during the first week of fall all *checks notes* twelve of them

  

  how a language environment works. I just think it's so fascinating. This ... is a replacement for Artificial Intelligence, so it would fulfill a ... happening in the background so I was slightly losing my mind. It was very

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 11, 2022
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Joint Post] Build a robot boat with MIT Arcturus! Q&A with Arcturus captain Audrey Chen

  

  ! Pretty vibey, it’s going! Amber: Let’s start with your elevator pitch for Arcturus — how are you introducing it to incoming frosh? Audrey:  Arcturus ... !  Amber: Tell me about the competition! How did you feel about it? Goals for

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Companion #2: Cat The Boston Globe discusses MIT's four cat-friendly dorms.

  

  scratching post. The 18-year-old from New York's Long Island is starting ... allows cats in four of its 11 undergraduate dorms, a rare amenity that ... guarantee you that someone's hiding one in their dorm room. Before you know it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Experiencing Psycho in Full G(l)ory Sharon L. '21 joins the blogs to talk about movies and art by and large

  

  Growing up, I wasn’t always a fan of movies. It may have been an ... sophomore year to watch as many of the IMDb Top 100 films that I could. It was crazy how much a few years of perspective could bring to the movie

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  end of semester reflections in conclusion, online school Ain't It

  

  really hard. Knowing how difficult it was to get my daily routine in check ... honestly welcomed the onslaught of final projects and exams since it made me ... accomplished after a year of Pass/No Record. It also was refreshing because I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 15, 2020