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• Blog / MIT Life

  Come Together What do you believe in?

  

  . Crowning almost two decades of political dissatisfaction and unrest under the ... awareness and send prayers for peace in Burma. The event was held on October 3 ... find them. There's power in numbers, and there's a lot of good left to be

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 9, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  Dabney House and doomscroll on LinkedIn while waiting for dinner to start ... focus on physics tonight. 6:15 — Dinner begins with the ringing of the ... and pass around a can of Monster for morale. 3:00 — It is now 3 am. Two

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  In 1981, Gerald Fink was a professor at Cornell and a member of a ... then-President of MIT Howard Johnson leaned over and quietly asked him if ... , and yet it's such a foundational technique in the field of genetics

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST POST! You guys are totally right.. that WAS really tempting.

  

  reading your comments on Stu's post and was going to write back but then ... , the application process in general, and moving forward. All of your ... understand the power of your words, and your encouraging comments have been

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Zeno’s Paradox halfway there (again)

  

  Kay In high school, when I'd start to get bored of a class, I'd sit and ... on and so forth. I feel like I'm doing that with my time here at MIT ... % of my experience at MIT was being a first year, and man did it feel

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 17, 2023
• Blog / How to Food

  Adventures with Miracle Fruit The lemons had a meaty flavor that should not have been there.

  

  receptors of the tongue and activates them in response to acid, making sour ... Bill and the release of Radiohead album The King of Limbs. Multiple MIT ... sweet we know and love. Most of us liked them. Former Black Hole resident

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  for the first time, and filling out that neat little form listing all of ... remember my exuberance when I found out that some of my closest friends and I ... dome during Rush, the Master Chief helmet on John Harvard, the model of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Sound Like an Old Man I'm really not that old...according to CVS cashiers, I apparently look 17 =p

  

  'm sitting on the cusp of graduating, with friends around me left and right ... semester - and also, I've mastered the art of changing out of a suit in a ... everyone still fondly remembers MIT and are proud of the fact that they

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  quick thoughts to keep up my new years resolution

  

  have decided that taking five classes at MIT on top of a UROP and ... effects of VR on learning. It's really interesting and I never really ... , you've done a bunch of fun labs and exercises, and you're enjoying it a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  A Day at the Beach: Quick Trips From MIT The ocean is only a short train ride or drive away!

  Growing up in the Midwest, my "beach" experiences consisted of the sands of Lake Michigan or small lakes in Wisconsin and Michigan. Living ... took one of those very quick trips this past weekend when my friend and I

  • by mitblogs
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Events

  There is such a thing as a free event Collegefest is going on this weekend, go get yourself some free junk!

  

  going on this weekend; if you like acquiring a lot of semi-useful items then it's not to be missed! Oooh, you can also get a lot of Starbucks and ... had a lot of luck finding a UROP and submitting their funding forms

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.

  

  Today, I leave for three weeks of vacation in Southeast Asia. Nominally, the purpose of the trip is to be in Malaysia for a (Malay) friend ... ? So, I'll be visiting Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Take Your Blog to School Day Vol. 1 Standing waves and FIRE!

  

  Measurement and Instrumentation. Basically, this is a lab class where we learn about some of the measurement and instrumentation tools that mechanical ... on fourier transforms and sound waves. I was a little tired since I

  • by Bryan
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection Day 3

  

  be shorter (ending ~4pm) and we get breaks when we need them. During one of the breaks today, Stu, Amy, Mari and I headed over to the Student ... post-work relaxation included a nice nap and a viewing of the classic

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 6, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  of jobs available for freshmen (and other students)on campus and other ... midway and the athletics midway, where you can visit booths of different ... related. I'll be a freshman next year and am currently on the fence about

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  IAP & Mystery Hunt preview Four Mystery Hunt puzzles for you to try.

  

  Period, is a special four-week mini-term full of interesting, fun and ... Washington, DC and Middle Eastern Belly Dancing. One of IAP's most exciting ... on campus. The only prize for the winning team is the honor of writing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maine, Episode III: Ain’t No Mountain The one with more pictures than text.

  

  On the third day there was abundant sunshine and temperatures were in ... picture of it? Hey, look, I was really hiking. Joe notices that on a ... places, like Maine, Northern California, and, of course, Harrisburg PA

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  0 Days Since Last Fire Alarm Oh noes! Simmons Hall on fire!

  

  alarms since orientation, one of which was a drill. Simmons, on the other ... Sometimes MIT catches on fire. Ok, maybe not actually, but sometimes MIT thinks that it catches on fire. On more than one occasion I've found

  • by Snively '11
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what the f*** am i doing this summer still don't know if i'm going abroad or not lol

  

  start our internships remotely and possibly travel to the region on June ... pushed back to June 9th. at this point, I lost all hope of travel, and ... application forms, and a copy of our vaccination cards to MIT campus the next

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Faking It self-consciousness and struggling and pretending to be cool, woo

  

  , college in a week, "1979" on repeat forever and ever A photo posted by ... the same song and suddenly felt overwhelmed by awareness of all the ways ... of losing weight, the times I was scared to leave my room and walk to

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 24, 2016