Sometimes, I get the craving to play the piano. However, while on campus, I can’t wander up to my piano and play some notes. There are a limited number of pianos on campus with varying levels of tunedness and privacy. Therefore you can’t be as spontaneous. Note: I am not
Wouldn’t it be cool to tap into another dorm and immediately be able to enter it without having someone let you in? Well, if MIT really wanted us to be more social, they should allow any undergrad to enter any other dorm. Sadly, they don’t, and many people use that
I still vividly remember back in high school when I would walk the empty halls a few days before the start of school. I would try different paths between classes and figure out when I could use the restroom in the allotted 10 minutes. I still recall how large I
What do people do when they graduate MIT? It’s funny to see how many of the majors have common career paths ahead of them. These all play into the stereotypes of the majors at MIT. It’s an easy litmus test into figuring out what you could major in, but as
When I go back home, it’s easy to say, “I spend all my time on campus,” but in reality, I actually spend a lot of time across the river. Whether it is to my fraternity, Boston Commons, or Chinatown, I actually make frequent trips outside the physical bounds of campus.
Did you know that computer science is a popular major at MIT? Well, it’s pretty obvious once you step on campus. More than 40% of students are majoring in something related to computer science. And once you go to the career fair, you’d feel sorry for all the people who
I’m always impressed when I see people in libraries studying. For me, seeing people I know distracts me a lot (especially people I haven’t seen in a while). Even for a relatively small school (compared to public schools), it’s easy not to see people for months. Dorm rooms are even
During my four years at MIT, I would enjoy occasionally giving tours to prospective MIT students. It reminded me of when I was in their shoes, looking at potential colleges back in high school. My parents dragged me across the country and I honestly felt disinterested on tours when the
For many students at MIT, winter break and winter semester blur into one long break from school. During this time, students aren’t required to be on campus or do anything productive. However, many use this time to extern (month long internship), learn some coding, catch up on sleep, or just
What’s great: MIT Libraries. What’s not great: MIT’s Library Search System. (Also my ability to write everyday) Maybe because I don’t know what I want to read… when I decide I finally want to read. I actually don’t read much coming here because I get distracted too easily by homework
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