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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  Today I neglected to bring a jacket to class. As the afternoon waned impassively toward night, the last hanging breaths of August condensed into ... estimates, I caught six different strains of flu on the way home at 6:30 pm

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  coronavirus, one year later recounting the craziest ten days of my life

  

  content warning: this post is about covid-19, and the stress and ... memories and the sense of loss that i (and others) felt during that time ... /6/2021) april 2020 Over the past few weeks, coronavirus went from not being

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 6, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  Come one, come all to CPW! I don't know about you guys, but the energy on campus right now is absolutely amazing. The Infinite Coordidor is ... campus tours, the sun is shining beautifully, the steps of the Student

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  getting back in the groove 🎵groovy groovy🎵

  

  , but they all agreed in one very unfortunate path. That when the leaves fall down, sky turns blue to grey The freshman will forever cease to live in their PNR ways Instead learning the trials that come to all. Beware

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 3, 2025
• Blog / Summer

  The 9-to-5 grind (or the 9-to-6:30 because that's when the free dinner is, and a girl's gotta eat)

  

  the same code all day? All questions that concerned me and the next 40 years of my career. Well, this reporter’s got the inside scoop, having infiltrated the Google Pittsburgh office this summer as an intern. Disclaimer

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 4, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  In The City That Never Sleeps NEEEEEEEEW YORK CIIIIIIIIITY

  

  Spanish Incubator, where I would study Spanish poetry and literature in the ... UROP where we'll be reviewing the role that MIT plays in Marvel ... faces. A gaming UROP hosted by the MIT Game Lab where we're creating a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 17, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Guests on The Colbert Report All the MIT guests Stephen Colbert has had on his show.

  

  I don't usually watch TV but recently I saw a few episodes of The Colbert Report. Pretty hilarious stuff. Then the other day Chris Peterson (Head Honcho of the Bloggers and Senior Counselor for Web Communications

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  One of the habits I developed in high school is carrying a notebook ... like the idea of a "journal" -- a book just about what I do or feel every ... about something, in the shower or while walking home from school, and then

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  On the other side of CPW Being an MIT undergrad during CPW is definitely an interesting experience

  

  posts include the ones by Lydia K. '14 and Anna H. '14.  One thing that I did not expect about the weekend was that it would be so strange and even sometimes sad being on the other side of CPW. I knew that it would

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 16, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  I saw a turkey the other day… hello, world!

  

  run through Boston at the time, and he was chilling in someone ... ’t wildlife in Boston; I’ve seen my fair share of creatures, including the ... their behalf). One of my favorite places to run in Boston with the cross

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Events

  The return of photos to my blog!

  

  substantial, and I feel that too many photos takes the focus away from the ... is it! First, there's these photos from the UA retreat, which was nearly a month ago. We had the retreat in Cody, New Hampshire. It was very

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  difficult difficult lemon difficult the end of senior fall

  

  horrifically cursed system of units, where 12 units is considered the equivalent ... .']classes.[/annotation] Despite the fact that it remained higher than the course load that the ... more typical 5.5 to the exceptional 7.5 of sophomore fall. So, once again

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 29, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  you & i will always be back then time is an illusion that helps things make sense

  

  ; [warning: contains spoilers for the cartoon show adventure time] lessons ... written by Pendleton Ward that follows Finn the Human and Jake the Dog and ... monsters. I don't really have the words to describe what this show means to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2022
• Blog / Personal Projects

  reflecting on 2020 goals and planning for 2021

  

  -off because shaking off the mentality of 'if it's not on my resume then it's not worth pursuing' has been really difficult. i feel like the college ... ."]sweet?[/annotation]Freshman year came and went faster than I could process, and by the time sophomore

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  IAP thoughts two weeks late, but with an illustration!

  

  counts, because my IAP was… very packed. I knew from the beginning that I ... anyway. Also, read to the end for a really special surprise :) Things I ... Classical Mechanics Study for the biology and chemistry ASE’s Go out into

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 15, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  , my suitemate and I had gotten into the habit of it. We ... "]wake up at 7am,[/annotation]and head down into the cramped gym in the basement of Senior Haus every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Very few of the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  trips and transit i'm spending obscene amounts of money on uber god dang it

  

  the city, so i've had to rely heavily on the wheels of other entities, both private and publicly funded. here are some of the trips that i have ... longer because of the world renowned LA traffic, but it's a pretty reliable

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 10, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  Introducing the world's first-ever* joint MIT admissions blog post ... becoming an MIT admissions blogger: you must be scared of the dark. Bold, courageous students need not apply. Last night, after the requisite parties

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Comments, UROPs, field trips, and OMG HP7! The most awesome blog entry ever. Because...okay it's probably not. But it's all about how…

  

  off because of the negative audience reaction to her. I think if you watched the show from first airing you'd notice how she didn't fit in and everyone hated her. Now the sad part was Libby dying, but I hear she had

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maybe I’m Amazed ...but not until Season 13, at least.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? All the giant robot fighting clips in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are really just clips from some unrelated Japanese show. The ... season of the Japanese show and have to switch to a new season of the show

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 19, 2007