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  A Typical Friday Afternoon on a Thursday Honoring the decades old (?) tradition of the East Campus Friday Afternoon Club (FAC)

  

  East Campus is unique for a wide variety of reasons. We build roller coasters, swim the across the Charles river (YOU HAVE NO PROOF), and have a bajillion cats (SO MANY KITTENS RIGHT NOW). But a time-honored tradition of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 29, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Home, not just a Haus fighting the good fight

  

  has melted away into a newfound excitement for the future, for REX week, for living in a suite with friends next semester, and adding new freshman into a community that I cherished so much. Now picture me, it is the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • June 12, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  A person can develop a cough. Simultaneously the coldest and hottest entry I've ever written.

  

  morning, I felt a faint red soreness on my uvula, which can only mean that I ... pipe flow. This is what writing a 21-page proposal on drag reduction in ... thing I said to the lab assistant was, "Can you give me a hand? I have no

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Q&A for Deferred Students

  

  Hi Everyone, I was just taking a look at some of the questions on ... deferred applicants, I thought I should post a quick Q&A about what to do going forward as a deferred applicant. We will (as always) release

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  call the "Nance Effect" a home of sorts, thank you for your continued ... The Nance Effect has become a true on-line community. What does that ... had a mean or negative tone. Even when baited by comments that were

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Gave Love A Bad Name A night of talent.

  

  . Last night, it was made a smash hit by Michael Borohovski and the Sexy Borskis. I kid you not. You might know Borski as a frequent commenter, so ... a big philanthropy event each year. Sigma Kappa's is Late Night which

  • by Bryan
  • October 8, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  firsts of first year 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1…

  

  that came with it. That first year had a particularly high yield of ... : Stayed in a [annotation note='dome-shaped tent that feels like a cabin ... -income Pre-orientation Program']outdoor ropes course[/annotation] Attended a

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Thanksgiving! Holiday wishes and fun stuff.

  

  friends, May your Thanksgiving holiday be a *smashing* success, filled with ... 's artistic and culinary adventures at leftunattended.com. Looking for a little assistance this Thanksgiving? One place to check out is Instructables (a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A New Year and a New ‘Do bryan.mitblogs.com gets a little makeover.

  

  So most people start off the new year with a new hairstyle, but since I don't have that much hair to play around with, the next best thing is to give this here blog a new outfit for the new year. What do you

  • by Bryan
  • January 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A UROP or Two In which I ramble about how lucky I am to have such awesome UROPs

  

  Quite a few people have blogged about their UROPs (aka MIT's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program), so I decided to add my voice to the ... a lot of juggling schedules and hard work, but I'm really loving both

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 24, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Q & A Answers to questions on being in a fraternity.

  

  In response to my latest entry on being in a fraternity: Leo asked: 1. How large are the individual rooms in a frat house(or in your case)? 2. Is it a expensive activity to pursue? My response: 1. While I can

  • by Bryan
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Vicious Cycle Why MIT may not be for everyone and IHTFP

  

  EDIT: I encourage everyone who connects with this comic even a little bit to read some of the discussion in the comments; it's an outpouring of advice from a wide variety of students and alumni and brings up a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Events

  A Sweet Deal An offer I will not refuse.

  

  recommends: Professor Jeffrey Harris Professor Harris is a health economist and holds an MD as well as a PhD. He studies the economics behind ... Professor Virk teaches 10.301 and I hear he's a fan of Nelly

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A question for you… No seriously I have a question

  

  What is a scientific/engineering topic that you find most difficult ... 'll explain why later) in a blog post. Some categories to think about ... subject, but if someone comes up with a good chemistry question I'll take a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 22, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  In the midst of a whirlwind-like semester I promise to eventually ...  Burchard Scholars dinners and we got to talking about INSPIRE, a cool project that ... . *** Q: Tell me a little about yourself. A: I’m Vaishnavi, a junior in

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Field Trip Every day brings something new.

  

  After two and a half years here, you’d think I’d know most or all of ... which place a big emphasis on hands-on work and building. I’ve corresponded back and forth with a number of the student leaders in these groups

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 22, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC: A Brief Summary [by Ashley Nash '11] Who wouldn’t want to join?

  

  [by Ashley Nash '11] I am a member of LSC, the Lecture Series ... now and then there will be a free showing of a movie that is either in ... Scorcese's "Taxi Driver." I'm a member of LSC because I love movies, and I

  • by ARTalk
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a believer Bikes! They're totally worth it.

  

  's dad insisted on buying me a cute blue bike with a pink stripe yesterday ... cream and my feet don't hurt? Hello, this is a no-brainer. Answering some ... got it at Bed Bath & Beyond. (This is actually a tradition -- I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  A letter for you (yes, you)

  

  affirmative decision tomorrow. Please fight those thoughts. A decision is not a measurement of your worth. A decision does not validate or invalidate your life or experiences. A decision is not a culminating experience or the end

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snowpeople & a hammershark more post-blizzard sights around campus --

  

  A couple days after the blizzard, I walked around campus and took some quick shots of all the snowpeople-and-other-things in sight. They ... is my Blizzard Burrito [a collage].

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 15, 2011