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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  always lived very far from me, in China on my mother’s side, and Ethiopia ... ’ve only just begun this IAP, I feel like I missed out on the period when ... to look back on all that happened and express to you a bigger picture

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  . Yesterday I overcame yet another longtime fear and gave blood. I couldn't help ... ever watched it. Anyway, no. What I really couldn't help thinking of was ... pressure head on the fluid, and how the cuff she had tightened on my arm was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  ’m on a plane flight home. Dire Straits’ "On Every Street" hums through ... covered. Luckily, life has been entirely on Pass/No Record for the past four ... (#3). On Monday night of finals week, my friends and I spent hours

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  Do Not Need To Live In A Fraternity To Feel Like You Belong. I live on ... up as a pencil on the Entries page it was probably red-flagged by half ... bring the wrath of higher-ups raining down on the admissions office again

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Experience with Real Analysis epsilons, delta, and the technique

  

  was based on one-variable calculus. Now, I knew the focus of the class was to teach you how to write proofs and not necessarily focus on the ... low on a homework before, and I honestly was so confused as to how I

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • June 10, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  How I got mugged in the frozen foods section. So, MIT is kind of like a turkey and provolone Subway sandwich.

  

  Potter, and I had to get Dumbledore’s help because I was hiding in a broom ... organization, and we needed his help to keep Voldemort from getting in because the blue paint on our walls wasn’t magic enough. And then I had to blog

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 5, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  which were back-to-back), writing about 30 pages on subjects ranging from ... handful of times and woken up gnawing on my pillow. So, because this is a ... thing or two I've picked up on how to deal with these weeks. One might

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Look At Stagecraft [by Susan Shepherd '11] And axes!

  

  the nobles, which focuses on four young ladies and gentlemen who quickly ... human boy up on her own, as best she can; Oberon is furious at her refusal ... and Ginny Quaney '10. Here, the costumes help to define the characters

  • by ARTalk
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  world for four whole years.  It’s still on point, and you should go read ... nicely for it.  I also met my wife thanks to MIT, when we both lived in DC ... their adult stuff, PLUS the kid stuff you left behind. Live below your

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Update Stories from the parties today; more stories, and questions answered, tomorrow.

  

  allowed to mingle among ourselves and eat delicious cookies. I chatted with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21M.285: The Beatles the most enjoyable class i've taken at MIT

  

  't interested in them enough to take an entire class on them. In May, I watched ... movement and learned of the Beatles' role in it. They not only helped ... so enjoyable. There are two sessions a week, one on Tuesday and one on

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 3, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  our impressions of the class and suggestions on how to make it better ... mileage may vary on MIT's TEAL system, which splits a class of roughly 80 ... memorable things throughout 18.02, like drawing ears on triangles to show

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weathering the weather So much snow!

  

  -- he knows, according to his own estimate, 70% of the skiiers on the US ... have been playing out in the snow all day on Briggs Field, which is the main sports/pick-up games field on campus. Briggs happens to be right

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  got into an early habit of ignoring it. After I turned 7 on 07/07, it ... was about 11:59 PM on 07/06/07, because I am a baaad baad procrastinator ... what?" "I dunno, seven.. meaningful things." With that helpful advice in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  oh, the crash and the burn

  

  toll on me. So much so, in fact, that I've finally crashed. So I have ... longest streak I've gone on of not bursting and breaking down. (See ... People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry in an effort to get back into

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Tour/Hack/Math Three things that happen a lot at MIT

  

  today. I worked for a little bit but then got distracted because a prefrosh (Danny '12) is in town and I decided to go on a campus tour with him ... student sees on a daily basis. The tour has stopped in the student center

  • by Snively '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

   usually do on a Sunday morning with the dog, my partner, and the wood stove ... answered while reaching for my coffee cup near my slippered foot on the ... stopping a half a dozen times along the way to see what's going on around

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool People. And Lunch! visiting committees = awesome.

  

  days and lives to come and listen to us, to report on what we say, to ... each class who would like to have lunch on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 with ... share our thoughts on the Brain/Cognitive Sciences major, listening to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 26, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Don’t Read This if you Already Go to MIT My life is good and I get plenty of sleep. Please don't hate me.

  

  running late for class on Thursday. I parked my bike, quickly locked it, and ... . Also, I live in a castle (see the stone behind the rose) Case in point ... even have one friend whose summer internship just canceled on him because

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  , which is to be expected because they have 'Live Free or Die' on their ... imaginary, then the dots in the applet will be blue." (Draws dots in orange on ... entire class on won't apply anymore." "You can tell this is an integral

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007