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• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  The average length of the e-mails seems to vary based on how busy Mitra ... Mitra and I talk about to the tune of 5.8 e-mails on an average day? Well ... buying us tickets to a Clay Aiken concert on 8/28/05 --how I should take a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  have to start drinking it in mushy cauliflower smoothies. On the other ... , adapted to, put neatly in its new spot in the revised status quo. Bad change ... to the idea of carpe diem, seize the day, chase your dreams, and other

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  Jump into a new comfort zone!

  

  project focused on studying and tuning the optical properties of polymer ... wonderful way to take my MIT journey above and beyond! Living and working in Germany was a perfect opportunity to jump into a different comfort zone

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday a detailed documentation

  

  rounds on hall to check in with friends. How was your day? Good luck on ... logic but not the reaction. The author is trying to be offensive on ... about the political correctness culture on college campuses. I have to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wrapping Up First Semester Two more weeks to go.

  

  challenge! On the most exciting note to me, I have spent the past three ... was going on, but we went anyway. At one point, he said, “Raise p to the ... sure to be on the bucket list. Anyways, It was just super cool to

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • December 10, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  I'm kind of iffy on, seeing as it's really hard for me to pick up new ... messages checking in. ("Don't forget to take your Vitamin D, Camille, it ... to do a post on my skincare routine, but unsure if there's interest. Hm

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Meet More People a guest post from Amy F. '20

  

  ado... How do I meet know more people (To new friendships! A special ... is easy: go to more public events, make friends with your friends ... ’s easy to forget that people want to care. People want to hear about your

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  incoming how i’ve been spending my iap yes get ready for like 8 of these in a row

  

  meticulously calculating each of my grades to see what I need on each assignment ... 've blocked out times on my schedule to dedicate time to it, however, this has ... working on doing research to help improve a study based on our VR game

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  in the prospect of leaving are you proud of the work you've done?

  

  regret wash over me. New waves of kiddos are coming in to make MIT their ... the end than I am to the beginning. As I reflect on the fact that I have ... my feet to quickly realize that I don't know much of anything, really

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Academic Things I’ve Learned no life lessons, promise

  

  to focus on what makes stories different: to convey information quickly ... of your choice. Also, I'm kinda trying to hype myself up over the ... grasp on the concepts to follow my professor's explanation. Cosmology

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Jeff Karp and his gecko-inspired band-aid Mimicking nature to create a better surgical adhesive

  

  happened to come across the Nature paper on a friend’s desk. He decided to ... working on taking this invention into the clinic, where it can be used to ... Update on 8/19/2008: Prof. Jeff Karp has been recognized as one of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  I'm long overdue for a blog update. To dispel your mental image of me ... to blog. Here's a quick summary of my last two-and-a-bit weeks to prove it. CPW I spent most of CPW punting psets in order to gorge myself on

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy Belated Hearts Day copy/paste irl, afk and everything

  

  Christmas and Old Russian New Year’s, candles on Hanukkah, candy and costumes ... them going, which is hard when you’re focused on keeping yourself going ... on Sundays to blunt the approaching week. For Valentine’s Day we moved

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  we are twins … but ARE OUR AGENDAS?!? (not clickbait)

  

  like using physical agendas more. For one, it’s fun to buy a new one each year with a cute new cover! This year, mine (the one on the right), had a ... until 4 am everyday to work on it. Then, the day before our final was due

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 23, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Robo-CJ writes a college app do neural nets dream of electric essays?

  

  ’t find the time. I’ve been working on a new project, and I’m writing a ... , and I spend a great deal of time on compadres. Robo-CJ likes to spend ... ? After all, if you're going to major in MIT, you'll probably need to be

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 28, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  ? Make sure to show up to our annual party at CPW on Friday The 13th ... having to suffer through others saying "you only got into MIT because you're ... - if you aren't the sh*t, you're not going to get into MIT. Having said

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  And tomorrow brings a new day

  

  senior year and I know how scary it is to package your identity up into ... "You will end up where you need to be" since you have put your all into ... open if you'd like to rant or vent or get out your frustrations. Scream

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 15, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  , you might need to learn new content on your own. No matter what, you ... half-explain/half-give advice on academic preparation for your freshman ... classes do not contribute to your GPA. Freshman spring you will start

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

  

  me introduce to you our new bloggers! Class of 2015:  ... - reviewed all of these applications, and tried to sort them out among us. The ... making infographics, she's working on Mixest, a hipster indie radio

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Like Never Before Kevin Rustagi '11 talks about the MIT LMC and then some.

  

  LMC (Live Music Connection). To be brief, the MIT LMC is basically a ... various other events. They have a (FREE!) CD out that's available on their website, as well as iTunes. Kevin gave me a copy of the CD, titled Like

  • by Celena C. '12
  • August 30, 2010