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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Things I Wish I Knew Coming In in retrospect,

  

  figure out why. Get to know your PI(s). You want to get your name on a ... [annotation note="and if you look to your left, you will see a biochemist attempting to understand language by lysing the words and fractionating the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  . Breathe. Your time at MIT isn't defined by the number of units you're taking ... get relative to my peers onto whether or not I'm taking full advantage ... start-up. As part of my Course 15 (management) curriculum, I get to take

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Study Abroad

  From One Cambridge To The Other A year away from the Institute

  

  did this mean getting to spend some time in Europe but it also meant a ... From EC to Trinity Hall Last year First East was graced with a ... enthusiastic 6-1 major with a propensity to semi-conductor electronics, Rob was

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 12, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  means that I get to wander around and run errands and do fun stuff (like ... curl my hair before class, but today I had to bust my rump to get into lab by 9 AM -- I needed to run some gels and generally be a productive

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

  A Day at the Races Read this entry. It will rock you. I promise!

  

  of my musical preferences. So, upon getting to Europe I knew that what ... -hour train ride from Cologne down to Montreux, by way of Basel and ... half hours in Montreux before I had to get on the last train back home

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  onto your cold-making box. I like to think about sticking-together rocks ... all rocks can stick to other rocks or your cool-making box. Most rocks ... there and do nothing. But in a few rocks, you can get those forces to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week The beginning of the final week for MIT's Seniors.

  

  Professors," a trip to Six Flags New England, and Tech Night at the Pops. And ... offers to work there (last year's most popular employer, if you're curious ... ; etc. In short, this is for you to get a sense of some seniors

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Nothing is perfect… and it doesn’t matter a guest post by Tommy A. '21

  

  extensive to fix in time. It didn't matter though. 2.007 was a trial by fire ... finish and turn in my 2.007 notebook by '5:00'... I got back to Next around ... I rolled out of bed at 8:30am last Friday and raced to Pappalardo

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 6, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Quick Update My neighbors are celebrating by firing guns in the air which is not conducive to…

  

  and away from windows ready to answer your questions with the new and ... New year's eve here in Karachi. Assault rifle fire is really loud. I ... , good luck, and feel free to email me at the address in the banner. Have a

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Paul Farmer at the Broad Lander update October 28

  

  later in the semester, but the dinners need to be in by late October for ... I try to attend at least one guest speaker talk a week (many of them ... reimburse us for taking a faculty member out to dinner, since they want to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Presenting…My Prefrosh! ‚ô•

  

  minority dinner and got to meet a bunch of interesting new people! The food ... time to time; it's an incredible blessing to be surrounded by people who ... possible. MIT brings together people who care, and to be surrounded by them

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  's not much trouble at all to get up the river, and you're allowed to take ... major! You just need 270 units above your credit limit to get it, which ... possible to get degrees in two courses at MIT in just your undergrad years

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Culture Clash Spain doesn't do sarcasm, and my soul is slowly dying. But then I took some…

  

  need that exact word, you get your point across just fine by basically ... . :]" Yeah, sooooo, I'd love to, but see, most of the words that my new Spanish ... quite amusing. I will try to explain this without getting too

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nano @ MIT Puppets! Research! Nanotechnology!

  

  movement is to get a UROP at one of the many laboratories conducting nanotech ... nanotechnology to develop new techniques for tissue repair and regeneration. The ... improve military technology - everything from hi-tech battle suits to new

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life: Weekend Edition 80% more fun and 800% more apples in one serving!

  

  hard.” A little-known variation is, “Get your car stuck in mud, go apple ... . Taiwanese nationality is by no means required to join ATS, by the way. All you ... . 3 AM and I are becoming close friends. Moral of the story: Get your

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 16, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to back to back maybe i am doing too much

  

  students coming to MIT to take hour-long-ish classes taught by people in the ... weekend of February was the ESP retreat, where we drove up to New Hampshire ... The last post I made was kind of a lot. Even beginning to write this

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  this year and in 400 communities. Happy Valentine's Day to you and your ... , couples (yes, there is dating at MIT!) will get all dressed up and venture off to some of the many romantic restaurants and sites in Boston and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  of MIT to set up. I understand that a lot of people get a lot out of ... you decide to use your IAP to just exist, you feel like a stupid, weak ... IAP I’m proving to myself that I’m serious about it by actually

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  It isn’t what you know, it’s who you know The rules of the networking game

  

  in your lap. Rule No. 2 Talk Don't be afraid to talk to people, no matter what their rank is in comparison to yours. You have a lot to say ...  you have the length of an elevator ride to pitch an idea. You can't get

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday Roadtrip Out on the open road.

  

  the new car smell. My first leg of the trip brought me to Lawrence, MA ... opted to paint. Over lunch, we were approached by a nice old man who asked ... ). /End Day I was originally scheduled to leave for New York that evening to

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2006