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• Blog / Challenges

  It’s not all happy I know, shocker!

  

  two PSETs due on Wednesday) or about how long days can be (9 AM to 10 PM ... focusing on the play, but the work is certainly there. For those of you who ... . Sounds simple on paper but in real life it is enough to actually make you

  • by Snively '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  hell. handling the hardest semester at MIT, virtually

  

  semester where we're virtual is absolute torture. On top of this, we have to ... 've managed to stay on top of my technicals by devoting as little effort as ... to anxiety, more jaded. I took these stories with a grain of salt since

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 9, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear prefrosh, a letter to you

  

  to address and I guess this is something I really want all of you to ... to one of the top universities in the world. My freshman year is ending ... 'm attending MIT. I've talked with many of you, either on the Discord or on

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  " to "partying". I suppose you are a full-time relationship, which is why ... [context for the non-MIT folks out there: a pset, or problem set, is ... typical pset might only contain 5 problems, every one of those problems is

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Parliamo Italiano! And some other languages too.

  

  television which is always set to some foreign language channel or another ... so close to each other that I often forget which is which. A perfect ... have a lot of similarities, so I'm already used to conjugating verbs and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  tunes of interphase! or, how to leave home and look cool doing it

  

  community of students with similar backgrounds to rely on throughout your time ... Interphasers who would go on to become some of my best friends, Carlos and Fabián ... all the classic lines, about how MIT is meant to be hard and half of the

  • by Angie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating the Moon Landing MIT celebrates today's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

  

  that I guess is on a lot of people's minds: Q. So how do you pee in space ... , with a special attachment to stick on top of a hose. Some background on ... 11 landed on the Moon. And because of MIT's significant role in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s in My Bag? My everyday carry!

  

  “blog or die” sticker (this is partly a reminder to blog pasted on all my ... ’s often easiest to just toss or cross out the whole page and move on instead ... lit on cloudy days or evening exams, so it’s a lot easier to simply see

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  friday afternoon in the town of beans i'm freeeeeeeeeeeee

  

  is interesting to hear someone else's perspective on an experience that ... in South Dakota. It is interesting to see how similar some of our ... certainly been one of those. On the way back to MIT, we catch a particularly

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 11, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Physical Olivia Newton-John, I am not, but I can still pretend.

  

  's Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (DAPER) is in ... workout designed to focus on toning and strengthening while utilizing self ... consist of warm-ups, exercises focusing on isolation and coordina- tion

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  kind of situation) is to make lots of plans, so I had ’em ready in spades ... , really good dessert place), which would be a consolation or a celebration as needed. to ... wanted to take a breath and collect some words of encouragement from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  beautiful polka-dotted sundress which keeps me cool walking to work on hot ... would like to give me to make it much easier on me? Okay, I'm out of dorky ... Mmm, it's a hot one today (93oF, or 38.9oC for those of you who use a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  “What Should I Bring To College?” (partly) answered my everyday carry

  

  .  Equations, diagrams, and graphs are no fun to try to reproduce on a laptop or ... Nexus or otherwise, is going to replace my laptop anytime soon. That ... I like to pack light. Maybe it's some combination of old hiking

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ADMIT ME PLZ? filling out the app. for some reason it's a lot easier this time

  

  overnight train from Prague to Budapest, which left at 9:30 -- or so I thought ... , sense of humor, integrity, or anything else you’d like to tell us about ... luck to us on this crazy journey called life. Cheers! (with boba of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Birth Of Baby Nance Regular updates from labor through delivery (guest-hosted by Ben).

  

  apart, mmmmmkay?) :-) So Lance "Nance Nance Revolution" Nance is on his ... thread to make predictions on the exact time and weight. The closest time ... my birthday, which is tomorrow. So my (wishful thinking) guess: January

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Sweet Transvestite "Round of applause for the man in stilettos! I can only run like that when…

  

  mirror off of somebody's car on the way down. Still, he was determined to get to Harvard in those 4-inch bright red heels or not to get there at ... important. As the scarlet V of lipstick on her forehead symbolizes, Ruth was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Bad Haiku What better way to welcome spring than to write some awful haiku? Help me create…

  

  of decisions was ages ago (due to the fact that last week felt so very long). Sometimes quiet is good. A lot of the snow melted this past weekend. I'm seeing the first signs of spring. What better way to welcome

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  distant lands (Lexington, Massachusetts) to attend what is hailed as one of ... ’t want to read all of this boring stuff, skip right on over the stuff about ... Fair and signed up to be on a bunch of mailing lists. (I also had more

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  and listening to one of my favorite programs on public radio and the ... begin to ask the questions and reflect on our use of technology, if we ... the Featured Speakers panel on Friday of CPW. Her message to the

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  of the sophomore year designing the ring, which is unveiled at an event ... , the map on the underside, the bezel (the front or top of the ring), the ... of the former ninth planet, Pluto is engraved to the left of the Great

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007