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• Blog / Academics & Research

  I need a fix ‘cause I’m goin’ down Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love a 40%.

  

  2 points below class average, but still a potent motivator for me to ... "Buddy Holly" to Weezer. Yesterday I met three people who did not know who ... themselves to a differential equations textbook, buy their first starbucks

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  CMS.621: Fans & Fan Culture the class that changed my career trajectory?

  

  videos for me so I could use them in this blogpost so huge thank you to him ... for having girlish interests, and it was a really difficult thing to ... relied a lot on One Direction for my happiness, using them as motivation to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Memories I know this feelin', yes I know it very well (Thutmose)

  

  Hi everyone! I am excited to be back celebrating this milestone with ... college counselor to give the same advice I loved to give on the blogs. Each ... they will bring to any college they choose to attend. However, the more I

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  When MIT Gets Tough, CAAAATTTT Everything was terrible, and then I cat

  

  past weekend, I rushed my mom and sister to come visit me at MIT because I was feeling particularly stressed out and at a loss for how to deal ... claimed my bed and my heart. I want to sit and cuddle her and she's all

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 7, 2014
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Whoooo!

  

  sad. It's hard to explain how incredibly jealous I get of friends who ... such a sheltered life so to speak, and when I gush over the fact that my friends have been to even the UK (of all non-exotic places, at least from

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun with Legos A photo journal of THE coolest room I've ever seen.

  

  thing that's cut off to the left of the photo- that's a phone booth. For ... So all freshmen are assigned to a faculty advisor who helps them make ... advisor, which is an upperclassman who acts as a something of a mentor to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

  

  prototype ready in September for people to ride across the city. Eventually ... another hint. Typically on my commute to work, I read the Boston Metro. It's not as substantive as other newspapers but it's good for finding out

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Hardest Thing Ever FOP, family, and how I'm doing so far... plus some findings on frisbee and free…

  

  sipping Trader Joe's 100% maple syrup from the bottle to make up for lost calories), being with friends. This is what it looked like: The road to camp ... to go for a walk or get real food. If I didn’t love the world and want

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Your Dorm Room a Piece of Art! [by Elise '14]...and how MIT'll help you!

  

  [by Elise Ruan '14] Going to college and moving into a dorm ... ’t seem to fit with anything. The latter is more specific to my own dorm ... wall. But it still wouldn’t prepare me for decorating and

  • by ARTalk
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Always the Art Kid many many many identities

  

  importance to people, but for me, I've always used it as a way to ground myself ... friend pauses thoughtfully for a few minutes and then begins to talk. The ... before going to sleep; I'm also planning to sign up for a reading-based IAP

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 28, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tweaching and Stitches Two things that happened this week, one of which I liked.

  

  every year for a few years, I suppose it's supposed to signify the first ... thought. When a nurse came in to see me and asked what I was in for, I ... laugh to think about someone paradoxically telling you with all

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 12, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Makibaka! Huwag matakot! black lives matter! junk terror bill!

  

  farce. It basically allows a government-appointed council to detain a “suspected terrorist” for up to 14 days without warrant. And the bill is ... party for dozens, he gets to walk free. In two different senses, I feel

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 8, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Movies Emeritus out with the old, in with the older

  

  without a certain comforting character for those of us old enough to ... ,” for alumni, “to awaken happy memories of undergraduate days,” and for ... Before I say what I have to say about video, remember: Blogger

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  stands for Independent Activities Period. From January 8th to February 2nd ... dizzying number of activities to choose from. For example, I could ... publication! - Writing a module for the soon-to-be-launched OpenLabWare website

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Senior Week: Jonathan Lii A look at a senior from the Class of 2006.

  

  . Going to him for one on one help really pulled me through 18.310. I feel ... birthday problem. This class really helped me out for my finance interviews ... professor here. He is the coolest guy to talk to about ANYTHING. He has all

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Play hard…and then work hard! There's no excuse not to have an AWESOME time this weekend!

  

  exciting things that you have to look forward to! Yay for college! ... It's been a long week, but next week promises to be even longer. Classes end this Wednesday, then we have one day to study (most schools get

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Old Kentucky Home

  

  generic name for soft drinks. If you go to a restaurant and say "Could I ... , stepdad, and four siblings in Louisville, Kentucky, and will be there for ... . Compared to most people in the South, I certainly don't. But in my first

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  our glasses on high to pledge our love for thee We join all those of ... I'm in Phoenix for the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF). I got in yesterday, and last night I decided to take in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ¿Cómo se dice…? La única cosa que he aprendido en la clase de español.(Blame Google Translator if that…

  

  for y'all in case you aren't motivated enough to make your own. More ... Boston and MIT. Weird names. Hard to pronounce names. Names made harder to pronounce because they have special weird pronunciations courtesy

  • by Snively '11
  • June 11, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Homestuck Day! and advice about college decisions / cpw

  

  This is your reminder that your reason for choosing a college doesn't have to be deep or profound or whatever. Vibes are important. It's 100% acceptable to choose based on whether people recognize your Homestuck jacket

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2023