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What the Puck?

What the Puck?

How a new sport helped me find clarity in grad school

May 6, 2019 | Carly S.

In my first year of graduate school, I fell on my butt a lot. It’s as if I would forget about my feet. I would be gliding along smoothly, comfortably shifting from one skate to the other, but if a puck slid in my direction — and I had to get it! — my skates […]

Grief

Grief

Feeling at MIT

April 22, 2019 | Alyssa R.

My dead dad emailed me today. I was sitting in a shared office along with a postdoc when I saw my dad’s name pop into my inbox. My breath caught in my throat. Is this a message from beyond? A beat passed. I clicked. I was sure the note was written by my dad. Alyssa, […]

The Project Management Triangle

The Project Management Triangle

Applying project management fundamentals to graduate school

April 8, 2019 | Prateek K.

Graduate school is a wonderful time to indulge in research, fun side projects, and coursework. This is especially true at MIT, where opportunities are plentiful, whether it be startups, teaching, courses, or working with professors. This is both a blessing and curse, especially for someone like me, for whom saying no to exciting opportunities is […]

A Corridor full of Giants

A Corridor full of Giants

My transition from a tiny college to MIT

April 1, 2019 | Carly S.

If you told me in high school that I would go to MIT, I definitely wouldn’t have believed you. And if I had, I would have been terrified of the future. Although I certainly was not sheltered from most aspects of life, I would say that I was, to some extent, sheltered academically. I went […]

You Can’t Run Before You Walk

You Can’t Run Before You Walk

Navigating the initial stressful months at MIT

April 1, 2019 | Shashank A.

After completing my undergraduate studies in 2014, I began a slow-paced government job in India. As part of the job, I got a chance to explore the depth and widths of the country, with temperatures ranging from -10oC to 50oC. Overall it was an enriching experience, it taught me a lot about the practical aspects […]