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Blog / Academics & Research
Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions
We’re all aware of climate change and the impact that it will have on ... have put on scores of events focused on building energy expertise among M ... goal, they explain on their Web site — vds.mit.edu — is “to identify the -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!
Imagine: you arrive on campus. It’s awesome. Breathtaking ... . Start here. First, from fellow bloggers: -- On getting to MIT from the airport by Lydia K. ‘14 here -- On the Impostor Syndrome by Anna H. ‘14 here -
Blog / Academics & Research
king cake and a run-on sentence busy week
cake because I told him to Brandon F. '19 put on a shirt just for this picture Lisa P. '21 was too busy with 18.03 (?) to pose Jamie A. '21, on ... the truth? I was up at 7 today to work on a prelab and then went to a 9 -
Blog / Admissions
Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.
interviews has changed (though Stu's advice on how to prepare for it remains ... . Today I am going to offer my advice on how to approach the ... waived and you are not planning on visiting campus, you can check the site -
Blog / Challenges
the sun sets on another summer only one left yikes
work on a tuesday to bash my head on the same bug i've been bashing my head on since last thursday. i'll miss the satisfaction of getting my ... them down cause i'm boarding soon. i'll have an entire flight to stew on -
Blog / How to Human
Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet
clothing and mementos on the floor... But what should you pack, really ... . There are no restrictions on memories, and pictures of family and friends ... MIT Engineers t shirt with a witty-nerdy saying on the back -
Blog / Personal Travel
I’m sitting on a bus and am SO sleep-deprived.
, for an 11:15am flight. I made it in plenty of time. Got on the plane ... was probably more like two, a voice appeared on the loudspeaker to ... , and happens quite often. Usually the reason is that there's something on -
Blog / How to Food
Come on, let’s go food truckin’ Where to find some cheap, reasonably tasty, and sometimes even healthy eats on campus.
on display with 20-foot-long tentacles. Last night in my dorm we had a going-away potluck dinner for Julian, who's heading back to France on ... pretty easy thing to make on zero notice. Basically, I browned some beef -
Blog / IAP
Starting 2012 on a volcanic island bonfire! but no eruptions yet [photo-heavy]
there was fried chicken. SPICY fried chicken. On December 31, the ... mountain on the island Then one day, we went South and it suddenly felt ... part of me REALLY misses MIT. But heyho two more weeks on this island -
Blog / IAP
What I Did on Registration Day I registered.
10:51 PM, on the farewell eve of Infinite Activities Period: School ... advisor's signature on a pastel triumvirate of white-pink-yellow forms ... like those profuse GOOD JOB! stickers on a first-grader's unbrilliant -
Blog / Advice
I did not graduate on time
I did not graduate on time. At first, I thought, I'm not one of ... than I ever admitted. But I did, undeniably, fail to graduate on time ... 't equipped to deal with that many support services. I knew it was best to go on -
Blog / Personal Travel
Nerdy adventures on the West Coast Q: What changes when you transplant a few MIT students 3,000 miles? A: Not much.
to document on my blog, is the sheer nerdiness of most everyday ... immortalize them on the internet. So, what's it like when 4 MIT students visit 2 MIT alums (including a former blogger) for a week on the west coast -
Blog / MIT Life
Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…
wedding ring on his desk, trying to see for how long he can get it to spin ... Professor Peter Fisher appeared on Late Night to help Conan finally beat the record. As Conan explained on the air, the show called Prof. Fisher "out -
Blog / MIT Life
NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.
’ve been bogged down with final exams. I had an Organic Chemistry II exam on ... Biomolecular Systems on Friday morning. In an effort to procrastinate, I was ... can think of anything else, let me know. The article goes on to mention -
Blog / Admissions
I’m leavin’ on a jet plane… and another plane...and another plane...
are some more updates on my travels thus far (I made it a "supersize ... actually on the marquis too! Exciting! 2:30pm. The doors open, and people ... /parents/guidance counselors come up afterward to ask more one-on-one questions. 5:00pm. Once -
Blog / How to Human
On a week of ups and downs a life update for those who care
. On Sunday night, we made an impulse decision to watch High School ... looming 9AM only three hours away. Needless to say, we passed out on the ... tired to do so. I slept around 2. I woke up on Friday at 7:45, hurriedly -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
What MIT students do on Friday nights Who needs clothing, when you have duct tape?
-clothing-really-cool-all-purpose material is there? I know! Zip ties! (I spent about 5 minutes on the duct ... especially. On that note, I thought I'd share my thoughts about food here from ... freshmen on the field hockey team eat in dining halls regularly, and they -
Blog / MIT Life
Adventures of a Prefrosh: My ‘Year On’ ...and why you should listen to Matt McGann. [by Vicky Thomas '12]
"On taking a 'Gap Year'", I remembered that I've been meaning to write ... plan my year on my own), I was struck by all of their literature that promised to help me plan an unforgettable "year on". I really liked this -
Blog / Uncategorized
you’re on your own, kid
considered me a friend taking time to check in on me. Another common thing I ... safety net. the good I'm trying to navigate things on my own, like how do you make friends without relying on the same people you've been relying