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  10 reasons why MIT is beautiful if I do say so myself.

  

  with in class: ^a Form1+ we used in 2.008.  Yay MIT alum companies ... this post were taken with a compact camera that I carry in my pocket.  I

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Flux and Flow Thermodynamics as therapeutic analogy; or, the longest way I've ever said, "I'm still figuring things…

  

  , even with so much time, money, and energy invested in that outcome. Yet sticking with it, however half-heartedly, seemed safer than committing to ... equilibria, I guess? For those unfamiliar with the concept of dynamic

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  There are no imposters in the Class of 2018 Strength in networks

  

  . Posts include "It's an honor and a privilege to be in here with you all ... experiences, with jargon like "dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles", "cardiac ... Eventually we’ll walk out with a deep understanding of our fields, a fantastic

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Guest Entry: Stephanie Lin Presenting MIT's most recent Rhodes Scholar!

  

  !!) with a minor in Applied International Studies and concentration in ... weeks working with the Fellowships office, faculty and friends to talk ... fun (also, they fed us tacos with really good guacamole. that makes

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 12, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Biking in Boston Breaking out the bicycle.

  

  cold has been replaced by stifling heat and humidity, with the two week ... , for that's when I break out my bicycle. an actual photo of me with my ... rusty to boot, I quickly fell in love with biking as a means of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Choice and the MIT lifestyle ...because "MIT" and "student life" aren't mutually exclusive.

  

  -to-dorm, but I'm quite satisfied with water pressure in my shower. Any other ... , catch up with mates, go out on friday/saturday nights, or is the lifestyle ... course, the standard college-issue parties with wildness and debauchery

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  halloween down the infinite

  

  with 30+ photos at 11:30pm is a good way to get a blog out on time is ... . ‘27 with this awesome LED helmet that I'm pretty sure he built himself ... "] ah yes, a normal day in lecture with a normal set of... people sitting

  • by Janet G. '27
  • November 1, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!

  

  with company aerates my food such that the flavors are fuller and more ... traveling with a buddy: our mascot, Flat Tim. He’s not great company for those ... the local sights. So here is a sample of my adventures with Flat Tim

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • June 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Policies, Principles, and Protests thinking about responsible citizenship in a time of student protests

  

  demonstrations at the Florida Capitol and the White House, as well as meetings with ... remain consistent with the high levels of integrity that you have shown in ... asked that, in this case, a disciplinary action associated with meaningful

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • February 22, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I put on my robe and graduation hat It's sortof hard to believe it's time for this already.

  

  deal with was cleaning my room. It was pretty relaxing. I didn't even ... grads with decorated caps. Photo Credit: William Yee Some people wore stoles with the colors of their country or region. Photo Credit: William

  • by Kim D. '09
  • June 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  neighborhoods we move into and come to love. What do pregnant mice, cheerleaders, and four-foot light-up tinsel giraffes have in common?

  

  entries page before, I'm Mollie. I graduated in 2006 with degrees in biology ... , and I live with my charming rocket scientist husband Adam '07 and our ... cream with me in the Mass General cafeteria. Graduate students get lonely

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 27, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  As we conclude our work with the Class of 2027, and turn our ... should feel isolated; all students should come into contact with members of other groups and experience them as colleagues with valuable ideas and

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  this process that I am still friends with, and I found my chapter and ... newbie frosh Emi to know that she had another community along with the ... bonding experience with my chapter, and it was super cool to be able to meet

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
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  study spots at MIT not exactly places to cry, but they'll do

  

  chairs and stable desks nobody gets annoyed if I talk while working with ... cozy/has warm lighting natural light windows and sunlight with all ... /tea Cons only one large table + the seats with it are uncomfortable

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
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  All the Bloggers’ Personalities! A post about personality tests, part 2!

  

  less: Western Zodiac: Many of you are familiar with the western zodiac ... gregorian calendar. Eastern Zodiac: Many of you may also be familiar with the ... in my professional life, I most strongly identify with Type 8. I got

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 12, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The joys of web development or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the web

  

  Script really doesn’t vibe with me, and thinking about asynchronicity and promises ... 's technically full-stack development, but most of the problems I dealt with were ... filling out a form every day, there's probably some way to solve it with

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 9, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Miss the South Musings on a secret Instagram account

  

  understand the irony of that statement, since I am paid to share my life with ... the river multiple times a month with the singular intention to go to Muji and get a fresh notebook just so I can fill it with more writing

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  exactly what they’re doing. :’’) Not me. I entered MIT with the vague ... years in advance and feed any obsession you might have with your lack of a ... everything to do with economic inequalities and social hierarchies. It’s a lot

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brief Wondrous Lives A little too much thinking brought to you by four in the morning.

  

  keep quiet, and some people send their victims threatening emails with photos of a Malaysian baby with the words "I'M WATCHING YOU" scrawled ... middle school, and the combination of such an inspiring professor with the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An actual day in the lab Hectic is my middle name.

  

  DNA into a GFP-containing plasmid. I mix the DNAs together with ligase ... mix the DNAs together with Lipofectamine, which will scrunch them into ... notebooks are absolutely stuffed with detail. And all the photographs are

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 7, 2006