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• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s driving me nuts Did I tell you about the time when we hijacked a harbor patrol boat?

  

  to take a pirate-themed boating/camping trip to Bumpkin Island in the ... didn't realize that commutation from Boston out to the cape was so common ... students walk around unwashed and are driven to vomit on the terrible

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP 101 – The Intro Entry Each week, I will explore a different MIT student's unique research project and the insight…

  

  MIT is serious about research. The Institute is the birth place to ... upperclassmen. But fortunately, every MIT student has the opportunity to conduct ... UROP experience. I hope to highlight the diverse student body and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  present tense “you've got to let go of the fear”

  

  the people i've seen in real life i couldn't really get too close to. so ... muscles will help you float. but it doesn't. you've got to let go of the ... viscerally remember shaking out of fear as i walked up to the doors leading to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  self care define it or perish

  

  times. i just want to get homework done!! and do nothing else!!! but ever ... 've realized the importance of ~ self-care ~. indeed, sometimes, you have to put ... even though the period where my relationships were going to shit sucked

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 2, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  gratitude happy thanksgiving

  

  say “thank you” to the bus driver, so how can “thank you” also be enough ... limitations to the English language, and more importantly, there are limitations ... killer from the Saw movies, right? He forces his victims to endure so much

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  diversions from what is otherwise a never ending trello of things to do

  

  convenient way to keep track of the bajillion things that i want to get done at ... life is getting a little too hard and i want to remind myself of all the ... 18.404 and the 6.031 alpha) and during the less hard weeks, i try to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  it to falling in love.] Make the decision with both your head and your ... , there's nothing cooler than living next to Fenway during the summer, the ... . There are a million ways to get involved in a million different activities

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Mocktails happy new year new you

  

  , microwave-safe cup. Helpful tip: If you can't get the powder to dissolve, try ... It's 2017 now according to the Gregorian calendar. I'm a frosh.5 (RIP ... mom has introduced to the household.   why   To those of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 31, 2016
• Blog / Events

  MIT Open House Well, come on in y'all!

  

  pulled over “just to have a quick look” while the open house was going on ... -sized stuffed panther doll in the middle. To this day, I have no idea what was up ... fans by the way), and the panther was lost in the process of moving in

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Always the Art Kid many many many identities

  

  remember the first job I ever wanted to be was an interior designer. I drew ... trust me that i spent everyday begging my parents to take me to the ... to be faced with the realization that a significant portion of the

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 28, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  Square, Coolidge Corner, Beacon Hill, the North End, just to name a few ... right answer to a question on an application. There is only the right ... Literature Favorite things about MIT: I love that the people take their studies

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial aid news & more MIT announces costs & aid for the 2007-2008 school year.

  

  budget to $68 million, President Susan Hockfield announced. "The world needs the kind of leaders and thinkers who graduate from MIT. By finding ... the past eight years. "Our commitment to making MIT affordable for all

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Jonte ‘13 The fourth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  life-altering event," according to a profile of Craighead compiled by the ... scheduled to graduate in the top one or two percent of their class," said ... -American appointed to the cabinet post of U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  finding good what i look forward to

  

  me get up and get excited to tackle the day. So here have been some of ... Is King. I've been meaning to get back into reading, as many of the ... Council will be on campus so I'll get to finally meet some of the min person

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in the life

  

  most of the time, but the bright spot is that I get to see cool people at them, like Mitra (the CoComm Facilitator) and Bryan (the Cabinet rep to ... articles. You'll just have to wait until the magazine gets published to hear

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Appetizer Prelude to an entry

  

  Real entry to come soon (within a week), this is just to get you ready/anxious. Click here

  • by Snively '11
  • November 21, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  another day of summer ♬ ba-ba-da-ba da-ba-da-ba ♬

  

  Sloan lab that I stumbled upon during a desperate mid-April I need-to-get ... quality content as I go. It's really nice to see the videos; I miss my ... Lab job. After the meeting, I start working on some tasks but get

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of Class Sick.

  

  for me to get into the class if only I showed up for class on the first ... somewhere in between trying to figure out why the little birds on my ceiling ... /1/08.  Please be advised that you need to drop the subject from your schedule. I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

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

  

  .42 kilodaltons of carbohydrate, 21.2 kilodaltons of protein) binds to the sweetness receptors of the tongue and activates them in response to acid, making sour ... miraculin stays bound to our taste buds—fifteen to thirty minutes. The maximum

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  notes from a week of new classes the prettiest peril of higher education

  

  (highkey) bad. The structure of the class really is made to give students as ... of doing it logically by introducing a definition as it comes up in the lecture. I've found the textbook to be most helpful and the notes more as a

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 15, 2025