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Blog / Challenges
A Complicated Synthesis Question starting materials include hard decisions and uncertain paths
very v e r y l o n g d a y s. And while leaving my dorm at 8:30 every -
Blog / Events
Making friends by learning languages Welcome to the Language Conversation Exchange
I really like learning languages. And MIT has been a really good place for that. I took a lot of language classes in high school, but it wasn’t really something… -
Blog / Admissions
I waited waaaay too long to get a new computer Finally, a development environment I can work with!
My old computer and I had a complicated relationship. We spent three years together, and they were three of the most formative years of my life. I bought my computer… -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
January in Paris and two weeks of speaking French
Bonjour de la France! Photo credit: Rebecca Grekin. I’ve spent the last two weeks in Paris with an MIT program called JSF—January Scholars in France. The students of JSF 2018… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Advanced Standing Exams: know your stuff, get out of a semester-long class! You should really consider taking them.
MIT has A LOT of graduation requirements. Most colleges have some sort of breadth requirement. MIT, being a technical school, has a weighty 8-class humanities minimum (the Humanities, Arts, and… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Trip Report: ISEF 2016
Indian River Regional Science and Engineering Fair in Florida Charles N -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion
. Designer: Grace A., Alyssa N., Coral B-M. Model: Coral B-M. Title -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer
This was my summer of new. Capital S, capital N. Definition: Going out of my way to do, see and experience things that I’ve never done, seen, or experienced before. I got a new job, worked part time in a -
Blog / Events
REX at Random Hall ice cream, epic meals, water wars and turing tests!
Storytime with Cruft "Cruft, n.: (1) An old piece of computer equipment -
Blog / Challenges
Leaving How I ended up taking medical leave as a sophomore
. I made the long trek from Random to my advisor's office in 14N in the -
Blog / Admissions
The Blogs Turn 10: Looking Back, Looking Ahead data and narrative, past and present
Years by Kim D. '09 Fake it 'til you make it by Laura N. '09 How To -
Blog / Featured Blogs
Fake it ‘til you make it It worked for me!
Hi! I’m Laura ’09. You may remember me from such blog posts as What MIT students do on Friday nights, The Stuff of MIT Legend, and Life, the Universe, and the… -
Blog / Life after MIT
What happened since the end. Bringing you up to speed on life since I finished all my schoolwork. FOREVER. (You're…
Scatterred throughout the years are probably dozens of blog entries which begin with my eternal apologies for their lateness, and the fact that I haven’t blogged in “forever.” (The earlier… -
Blog / Admissions
MY college essay 498 words of angst.
Responses to comments: Sam said: Laura, I can’t make my lab printer duplex. Can you come fix it? No. Anonymous said: SOMEWHERE… there’s a photo of a Burton-Conner room also… -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Hodge-Podge Random things from a random guy.
you that you're doing it wrong. Don't be an escalator n00b, be courteous -
Blog / Research & Work Abroad
Culture Clash Spain doesn't do sarcasm, and my soul is slowly dying. But then I took some…
In my last entry, Meagan said, “Anyways, could you please do an entry on some of colloquialisms that you are learning? That would be awesome. :]” Yeah, sooooo, I’d love… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Machine Shops, Part 2 Really, there are a lot of machine shops.
Machine Shops, Part 2 In case you haven’t read it: Machine Shops, Part 1 There are a lot of machine shops on campus, so in my massive efforts to document… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Why Course 2A is Cooler than You I'm back from the dead, to tell you all about my major and its ridiculously…
Yes, I’m alive. Yes, I haven’t blogged since JULY. I know, I’m a horrible person. Please don’t tell me about it, because I already know, and I feel awful about… -
Blog / Admissions
The return of Questions Omnibus It's time to answer your questions...
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