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  Biological Engineering at MIT My thoughts, feelings, and opinions (and slight ranting) about biology both at MIT and in…

  

  MIT is, at the very least, interesting when it comes to biology. You ... biology and if it weren’t for 7.01x being a GIR (a required class at MIT ... have had a lot of interesting conversations at my fraternity about how T

  • by Ben O. '19
  • November 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Failing” at MIT for the record, this isn't

  

  , there’s a little nerve in the very back of her head and at the tips of her ... to lose sleep to help her. Again. Or, at least, that’s what she thinks ... way it works is pretty simple: for your first semester at MIT, you get

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 2, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  Facebook (given that you check Facebook semi regularly), you can get at least ... on a meal plan at MIT, then this one is pretty much a given. You ... vague idea of how it worked. For one, yes, you can still eat at them even

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  that I wouldn't have wanted to switch high schools, since leaving it at ... be able to LARP (or a regular basis, not just at Cons) or act in ... politics event] happened there". I know my room has at least one interesting

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  thoughts about making friends at college. Don't It was sometime in the middle ... extracurricular commitment, then rushed home at 8:30-9pm or so, to finally get some ... , I need familiarity. At that moment, the novelty of college and MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures at Trader Joe’s i think i might have joined a cult

  

  option. Or at least that's what me and my podmates discovered this past ... , which is honestly crazy. I'm not a calorie counter at all but these cones

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 30, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Taking at MIT The beauty of The Cheat Sheet

  

  at MIT are rarely just fact recall. Sure there will be the occasional ... at the exam. We were tasked with memorizing a small handful of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! Plus lots of awesome advice from MIT students!

  

  lot. My adrenaline was at an all-time high, fueled by the Institue ... students at MIT) about CPW, as well the events going on in my dorm, Random ... B. '15 1. If you pay for food at any point, you're doing it wrong. 2

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Events

  REX at Random Hall ice cream, epic meals, water wars and turing tests!

  

  Independent Living Groups)--a decent attempt at trying to understand what living there would be like. REX is already in full swing at Random, and this is ... AIM or Messenger) developed at MIT, back when things were more hardcore

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • August 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blended Learning at MIT benefits of technology in MIT classrooms

  

  classes at MIT as part of a series of xTalks hosted by the Office of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 23, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! While the science gets done, you can build a neat fort with the Settlers drinking…

  

  Hall has a step at the entrance. Don’t trip over it. Tomorrow you should ... , if you’d like. What follows are this CPW’s super-exciting events at ... gossip about the most recent painters at the Salon. Tea will be served

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Year 2 at Hogwarts Holy Hell, I'm a sophomore

  

  , so I have to grope at people for help (get your mind out of the gutter ... ’s a supreme amount, with all kinds of help existing at every door. The ... , at least one of them is giving out free laundry bags. It’s an

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  year, but never really went through with it, so here's my honest try at ... down here. I chose these dates somewhat haphazardly. As I looked at my Google Calendar, any event that evoked a strong emotion, I wrote down. This

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  1.5 years physically at MIT and my one splendid Zoom U semester, I ... career, and I did not have it in me to wake up for 3 days straight at 9 am ... that class, but apparently, I cannot be trusted. Overall, at MIT, I have

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  institutional memory cruft are cool!

  

  comprehensive wiki, a huge google drive, and regular "cluedumps", or transition

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  , pull out your device, and ask Google. We’re in a day and age where you

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  What it’s like being back

  

  brochure or a website (or Google Street View if you're really obsessed

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oh look, an update

  

  points in Cambridge and Boston, kind of like Google Maps but local and with

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 1) Feeding yourself without a meal plan and avoiding the (negative) freshman fifteen.

  

  (because one wasn’t enough). I wasn’t there. I was sitting at a picnic table ... no work, which is something I was bad at freshman and sophomore year but I’ve gotten better. I think what we eat at Thanksgiving captures a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  the journey to PLAYsentations or, the conclusion to the best class I've taken at MIT...so far

  

  .  Partly inspired by Google's Talking Shoe (shoutout to Zach, from the team ... early ideas), and also partly inspired by Google Glass.  Hey, wearable

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 17, 2013