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• Blog / MIT Life

  The ________ Outdoors What do you think goes in the blank?

  

  surprisingly numerous students who enjoy the outdoors and travel. If there's one ... , especially for an MIT student), settling onto the plan and watching the ground fall off beneath the plane is exhilarating to me. It makes me feel free

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that Scare Me 1) Mornings.2) Psets.3) Exams.4) All of the above.

  

  've passed on pset- and exam- heavy classes in favor of those with huge end-of-term ... enjoyable to do) than psets and exams, so it all works out nicely. This term ... My classes start at 9:30 every morning this term. If the world

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 19, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  socially aware hacking, part 2 this time, it's personal ((last time it was also personal))

  

  of MIT's partnership with/acceptance of money from Shell and other ... pivot attention away from MIT’s exaltation of David H. Koch, and instead ... and championing climate change denialism for the financial benefit of

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Sexy MIT Engineers My

  

  up at Costco. The third: I met with our strength and conditioning ... , I emailed the women's ultimate frisbee team and showed up to practice ... and which way we were forcing the other team to throw, that was enough

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  you’re on your own, kid

  

  doting quite flattering, to be honest, and it's been very sweet to see how ... .[/annotation] And while we had our ups and downs, we started officially dating in March 2020 and had been together since then (until three days ago). All

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  it, I was just taking a shower. It came on quickly; I blinked, and then ... entire month’s worth of pain and exhaustion and fear came bubbling up ... entire life, and I was angry about all of it. I’m never angry. I took a box

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After: A Collage living the MIT dream

  

  the other fifteen hours completely free for fun and (gasp) sleep is a ... graduation entry, I work at Bluefin Labs, a startup of roughly 20 engineers and ... Square, just a few blocks from MIT. I’m the youngest employee and the only

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  A couple of hacks from a couple of hacks CPW tends to bring out the best work from the esoteric pranksters

  

  Another CPW has come and gone, and with it the throes of prefrosh staring wide-eyed with smiles plastered on their face being carted from free food and festivity time and time again. It's always an energizing event

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair! tisn't ye olde renaissance faire, institvte

  

  made me want to wake up and go outside. In a manner not dissimilar to that of this video's protagonist, I actually did. Last Monday, I and ... features and is sponsored by tons of tech companies -- over 60 this year

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  -fried broccoli flower, and the crunchiness of autumn tingles with the sound of ... moment's breath to stop and listen in the 10 minutes between classes, and ... (in My Shattered Nerves)” and “8.012 Took My Soul (and Graded It and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Welcome Susan Hockfield A recap of Susan Hockfield's inauguration.

  

  as various other folks from Cambridge/Boston and the rest of the world ... Police, who brought in a bunch of flags (USA, Massachusetts, MIT) and ... included not only key members of MIT's faculty and administration, but 63 (by

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  in which i blog again four-ish blogs in one

  

  terms of predicting where I would struggle and asking for help. And I ... -up markets, and the best brunch spots every weekend. Decision paralysis is real ... like books I’ve read this year, events I organized, art I made, and even

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 29, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Spontaneous 5-Minute Classes on Whatever You Want These are too good not to share

  

  Fruits you have never heard of Space missions: satellites, robots, and ... Over one weekend in the fall (Splash!) and one weekend in the spring (Spark!) 3,000 middle and high school students descend onto MIT campus for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting always waiting

  

  Applying to things doesn't end after you come to MIT, and waiting ... into MIT, and that might suck, because waiting sucks. Everybody is ... Thanksgiving, and waiting for the weekend, and waiting for spring to come so that

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  7 Reasons MIT Is Special reflecting on the Institute at the end of four years

  

  Admissions and commute to campus every weekday. But it’s a summer arrangement and lacks the permanent feeling of a full-time job offer. Right now, I’m visiting my family in Ohio, and it feels like always. Except, I do miss the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 15, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

  

  since starting college. I've made a ton of art for my clubs at MIT and for Admissions, but when was the last time I sat down and let myself draw or paint without expectations? My high school friend Deelia is an art and

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 28, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  a conversation with my mom at 1 am about cacti, writing, meche, and chess

  

  ,” my mom said. “Because fiction is fiction and engineering is real.” “It ... you grew up here, a hardness and a hardiness to everything that lives here: the gila monster, its mottled orange and black skin warning of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Calm in Suburban Ohio sunsets, helicopters, and fruit

  

  entertainment is farther, but the supermarkets are closer and with fresher fruit ... came back, and I wished city sounds would drown out their mating snaps. During the day, the sky here is a plain blue and the houses are beige. The

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 16, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  post some graduation pictures with some Commencement quotes and call it a post. But now I'm going through these photos and it's making me miss my ... have you guys been up to? Remember to call home and all that, and visit

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  Invasion MIT! the long war of general jack

  

  ; And finally, outside the President's office, a portrait:   With ... our ruthless enemy known as term. But rest assured, victory is at hand

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2011