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• Blog / MIT Life

  one hour in which i am Holden Caulfield (but more tragic and less hero)

  

  one hour. one chunk of my day that i’ve set aside for writing because ... host of other things i’m anxious about, many of which aren’t even my own concerns)   what should i write about? i could talk about my weekend

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Vlogging, Tweets, and a Riddle The sum of three cats is a dog. Explain.

  

      A fun problem, from my 10-year-old brother’s Russian ... math problem, a video about how my week is going, and my most recent tweets. While I love the revision that goes into most of my blog posts, I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  explored a jungle (my living room) with a cape (a fitted sheet), and ran “secret spy missions” with my sister (we put our ears to our parents ... treasure. We didn't. I haven't eavesdropped on my parents in recent memory

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Knock On Wood Can I Graduate?

  

  I promised I'd never pull an all nighter....my thesis is due tomorrow ... as the night progresses. 2:13 AM I started rocking out in my Athena ... time. Good night everyone. I'll post the final version of my thesis

  • by Bryan
  • May 10, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Apple Sculptures The Caltech Cannon and soft core porn

  

  of the sculpture entries for Burton Conner (my dorm)'s annunal Apple Bake competition. Apple swans, skillfully crafted by my Graduate ... Caltech Cannon! Remember? Soft core porn -- my floor is so clever

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Contest Continues Contest wrapup.

  

  are the finalists. Cast your vote for your favorite! A. My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nothing. (sad, no?) B. My Very Enormous Mother Just Sleeps Until Noon. C. My Very Elegant Mnemonic's Just So

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  failure did not determine the rest of my academic career. Fast forward 16 ... not my thing and I enjoyed robots and derivatives instead. Now I think ... a ride in my virtual time machine and look back on some of my science

  • by Bryan
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Value added You are not the same person you'll be at the end of undergrad, and your…

  

  applicant. I'll tell you right up front that I attribute my success in grad school applications (particularly in getting into my perfect program) to my ... those knock-your-socks-off genius whiz kids. My education at MIT turned me

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 play by play It slices and it dices.

  

  I'd lost my round, and then when I went to go put my car down, they yelled my name out as the winner. The finals are tomorrow. 64 -> 32

  • by Bryan
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Awkward Moment A little anecdote.

  

  Now I have a lot more stories where this comes from... Tuesday, I was walking down the Infinite with my advisor where SAVE (Save A Vital Earth ... prophylactics. After being handed said item, I quickly hid it in my pocket. My

  • by Bryan
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A Very McGann Christmas Happy holidays.

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas ... attendance. Just a few miles from my house is the famous Big Duck, which ... spend some quality time with my family... I hope many of you are taking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Sunday Everyone Go read Marilee's post... NOW.

  

  desperately to get my kids to remember who I am, I logged in to publish an "I'm excited for everyone to get their mail this week!" post. In my in-box was ... have done so, and have decided not to do a post of my own, because you

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken Burrito for the Lab Rat’s Soul Because a personalized blog entry is just like five dollars.

  

  Market in three weeks and the shelves of my formerly bomb ... burrito from Anna's Taqueria in the Student Center on my way home. My very ... 've had in my wallet in the past week has been four dollars. I don't know, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Christmas with the McGanns

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. Two nights ... from my house (according to Yahoo! Maps) is the famous Big Duck, which ... spend some quality time with my family... I hope many of you are taking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts from Science Bowl 🥣 a story about now-nostalgic times

  

  make us relax. We had no chance of winning, but when I glanced at my ... worked. I was in the “captain” spot on my team, a symbolic position that ... the round feel distinct. Crisp, in a way. “My favorite supervillain is

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 30, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  front of my ancient laptop narrowing down my list of unwatched movies and prodding my siblings ever-so-often to end their summer vacation and return to ... my stomach folded into thin layers after most of my high school friends

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Remember? A Blast from the Past

  

  school E&M, which truly makes me appreciate my AP Physics teacher. 9 ... Hat. But my favorite class right now is definitely 21W.755 (Reading and ... peers. I was scared to read my story aloud. Incredibly so. The prompt

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 16, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  LET ME COOOOOOOK 🍳🍳🍳 I am stupidly excited about learning this Basic Life Skill, and not ashamed to admit…

  

  . I saw these hangouts not just as an opportunity to spend time with my ... loathsome days, my meals were the main thing I looked forward to. In fact, in ... learned how to cook. My parents were never that big on cooking: I remember

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 16, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] How to Revise a Paper in 5 Easy Steps Claire H. '20's urop experience TM

  

  This is a post by my good friend Claire, she's an insanely amazing ... unpredictable, as things usually tend to do here. Here’s the unfolding of my ... : Avoid rejection! It had been around two months since my supervisor and I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 9, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  On Reconnecting spending winter break in India

  

  My parents were born under kerosene lamps. In a place where monkeys ... solitude, my mind has found itself wandering back to my time in India. In every way possible, every night I lie in bed, the brightest colors fill my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 13, 2019