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• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 1: Quito Old Town The hostel, the basilica, and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #2

  

  's first time traveling outside of the US, and he remarked that "this feels ... , the hostel bed is very cozy and has lots of wool blankets and a big ... Ecuador, and in 1978 its Old Town was declared the first UNESCO World

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Travel

  spring break! so much happened, but also so much didn't happen

  

  hostel, just kind of hanging out and relaxing. The storm had left us with ... a car and driving to Texas. Of course, nothing is that simple. The ... Quarter of the city are much too expensive, and we're college students

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 16, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  blind spots on privilege

  

  idea of why the statement is true and how the proof works but it feels ... are the same and it’s funny how easy it is to overlook a lifetime of ... , the fact that some of these creatures were frozen and others were not

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 4, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  and i try to find my place

  

  in the mirror and I see my accomplishments. I think of how far I ... the weight of "not good enough." I've said this time and time again and ... stupid one of the group. No matter how many pats on the backs and heartfelt

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art in burton conner making do in a non-mural building

  

  of self expression. East Campus and Random Hall are the only mural buildings left, and East Campus is going offline for renovation at the end of ... tape, records, and tapestries. the state of art in the dorm has

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hello, Layover I'm stuck in an airport. Ask me things.

  

  /Douglas International Airport has a scale model of the Wright Brothers plane hanging from the ceiling of its main terminal. At least, I think that's what it is ... the last six hours, and have another eight to go. But this isn't about

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  Welcome our new bloggers! Huzzah!

  

  hometown, and has much to tell you about the virtues of serif fonts in this ... from campus to beaches and shipyards, and liveblogged from the depths of ... cherishes the identities built into the squares and streets of Boston, and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 16, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who needs Black Friday anyway? a slightly different take.

  

  out of their own pocket. So, a shoutout to them, and all the wonderful ... instant rush of novelty that consumerism thrives on. And hey, I’m not ... already have. It becomes part of you. My favorite (and well-used) fleece or

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday vacation An atypical (but more entertaining than average) day in the life

  

  different from Ohio. That's actually a whole entry in and of itself... I ... difficult, or at least uncomfortable.) One of the perks of being a biology ... the disruption of moving. After running around the lab like a chicken

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT vs. Chuck Norris Ever wonder how many math and science Chuck Norris jokes exist in cyberspace?

  

  Just this morning I was reading the New York Times on line and ... . I hate the number 23 so I threw in 2 of my favorites to get us to 25 ... laws of physics." This is untrue. Chuck Norris can change the laws of

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About the MCATs All about the MCATs and what you need to take to prepare for it!

  

  back. I assume that most of you have taken the SATs and that you studied ... challenging, it was just a matter of learning the tricks and being consistent ... and Ben), the first step to getting into medical school is submitting an

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January in Paris and two weeks of speaking French

  

  in France. The students of JSF 2018 and our chaperone, Prof. Perreau ... Paris exploring the history and culture of the city and speaking ... behind the trash cans and the type of barricades built by revolting

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 23, 2018
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  On UROPs Research at a private research institute? Naaaaahhhhh, couldn't be!

  

  -mit-education/undergraduate-research/. On the MIT application, as many of you know, you are asked to talk ... to work up to it. It barely crossed my mind first semester. And yet ... and develop for touchscreens (see emoticons above). Literally the user

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • January 21, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing Two New MIT Students… ...classes of 2026 and 2028 respectively.

  

  needs of the MNN duo (McKinley Nicole & Miles Nathaniel) and other ... wife and I could use against these two that might tip the balance of ... ...classes of 2026 and 2028 respectively: Greetings all! As

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  How I Spent My Sophomore Spring Break I didn't go to Florida or Cancun, but I still had a lot of fun!

  

  Two weeks ago was our Spring Break at MIT, and the halls of Tetazoo ... seven people in it, one of which I knew prior to the program and five of ... alum from the class of '82, and she had a lot of really great input on

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 6, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Hello Blogosphere! My dirty little secret...(I've never taken calculus)

  hated science at the back of every one of my classes?" And, well... he ... the Blogosphere to share my perceptions of this campus and dispel any ... Herd," who constantly competed for the top GPA and class rank whenever

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 8, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  and judge all of the stupidity that ends up on your psets. Don’t admit ... the difference between affect and effect. Don’t voice any of your ... ? Don’t ask for the definition of a word; just smile, nod, and Google it

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Spoofy Spooky Stories MIT is ~haunted~

  

  and have fun!  The Infinite Infinite The first major letdown that one ... , and it’s the night of the submission deadline. You’ve already been ... butt glued to a random chair on the first floor of Stata. But your mentor

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 31, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Making an Entrance On being helped to my feet.

  

  and clearly, as though worried that the impact of my fall had somehow ... spent the weekend with tonsils the size of golf balls and a splitting ... the audience for directions, and instead of verbally delivering them, he

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Tour/Hack/Math Three things that happen a lot at MIT

  

  and Jordan '11. For many of you, a campus tour will be one of the first ... . They are learning about the wonders of Dunkin Donuts and Subway. After ... guy took a picture. I stepped out of the crowd and got my camera out in

  • by Snively '11
  • March 19, 2008