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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  have to kick it into high gear for my 6.042 exam on Wednesday. I spent ... of sleep/studied for 8 hours and still failed!" with a "I only got 3 hours of sleep/studied for 20 hours/went to office hours and still failed

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What’s cool about Nick’s room artsy people, walls, and East Side living

  

  A few weeks ago, a friend at Princeton traveled up to Cambridge for ... so we (me and another very close friend) met him for a meal before ... we take for granted as residents of the East Side. In a similar

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Family Weekend 2014 family weekend 2014, day 1 and how I had fun

  

  . Well, not really free time. I COULD be studying for my 8.02 exam on ... waaahmbulence for a bit, I got straight to work. I traded away sleep hours for ... staying up till 4am each night for the past week.     Ok, I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  there are tens of other resources out there for the general process ... , when the last of the freshmen are moving onto campus for orientation into ... their final dorms (sometime Wednesday), it’s time for In-House/Floor Rush

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A bear encounter and a wild cow-milking contest Summer adventures

  

  arrived, he suggested that I borrow his sister's mountain bike for the ... around the parking lot for a while. I felt okay, so off we went! The first ... , and suddenly (like magic!) I had enough energy to keep going for a while

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  You might wonder what possessed me to go to Chicago for the month of January. The weather forecast for my first day of work. Granted, this ... by IDEO for the winter, with the stipulation that I would be working at

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  for my next blog post and I took a dainty sip from my aluminum water ... was predictably cold and the Student Center was empty except for a lady ... prepare for something.” I highly recommend Urban Dictionary for all your

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Science! at the BAH!Fest The science is a lie. The exclamation points are not.

  

  for the inevitable punch line. In which case I’d happily comply and say ... kind of way. The Festival of Bad Ad Hoc Hypotheses (or BAH!Fest for ... doubtful and saying, “I guess so?” I had seen fliers for the event plastered

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 8, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  , remembering that I (and that we all) have the capacity for both bravery and joy ... ) the fact that I was admitted for who I am. Plus a whole lot of luck. I didn’t refine my short answers for hours or give them to a second party

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Right NOW Making Things

  

  reach of seats by the window. I wrote for a while. I thought of Anis ... , ideas for blog posts and essays, and I save them for later. I stow away ... (once a week, not for credit) called Ceramica Botanica, and here's what I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 2, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  pretty easy, set an alarm for 24 hours before your flight and make sure you know what it's for.   Step 2 - Understanding Your Options and ... 's not terrible. The leg room is abysmal for tall people but at least you

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  for now, I’d like to share three pieces of advice. These three pieces of ... “Study hard” or “Eat your broccoli.” As I prepared to leave home for MIT ... think its a good way to start, but there's no substitute for just going

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  to be part shameless plug for my website CourseRoad, and part ... strolling through the Infinite when I came across a poster for something ... requires for graduation. The MIT Bulletin (which holds information on the

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  include pain for being rejected, joy for being accepted, anxiousness for ... for all I knew or cared. College? Yeah, it was something that I was ... I am proud of all of you applicants for simply applying. Whether or

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  , which I didn’t realize because I accidentally pre-registered for 7 ... set the stage for a positive next two years at MIT. 18.06: Linear ... class is a prerequisite for almost everything else I want to take

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home is Where the Heart is In which I speak only in trite cliches.

  

  considering a jar of peanut butter a meal. Yes, it's time for final exams. And ... 's a place for you. That is why I don't think it's redundant to add ... . (Thanks Sylvia '14 for the cake!) and a surprising number of uses for

  • by Tom R. '14
  • December 13, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Architecture students Are you interested in designing abroad?

  

  me set my goals for my final year as an MIT undergraduate. It also ... school. Finally, it established a better understanding for me between ... complexes, this Paris-based firm is best known for their design of the

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  amazing things happening on campus. Nevertheless, my love for the blogs and ... classes at MIT. Despite the fact that I've only been here for a couple days ... been internalized. They grow on you. (For those of you curious, in order

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  sophomore slump for college students i.e. performance drops compared to ... : non-studio) life for a while…and she said something like, Why don’t you ... suitemates have joked about, for instance, saying hi/bye to me for a week. At

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  .” You may have even uttered a version of it yourself. For me – in high ... student” (if such a thing even exists!) – for starters, check out the shirt ... for those who just tuned in) kid, I have to take this *one certain class

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010