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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (3)… [Biochemistry] Another biochemist sharing his experience as an exchange student.

  

  , Biology as conceived by Cambridge is about knowing a vast set of facts ... foundation. Ask any young Cantabridgian to expound on collagen, but s/he may ... . Last year, I finished an entire project on a protein, knowing only its

  • by Cambridge
  • May 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Decisions Coming soon to a web site near you!

  

  . We're on schedule to release MIT admissions decisions online at 12:00PM EST on Saturday, December 15. (Decisions will also be sent via postal ... of the following criteria: You have applied for freshman admission (not

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One wonderful day I might just make it, after all.

  

  knitted for me by Ruth '07? So, there's this report for 10.28 on the effect of hydrocarbon-coated magnetic nanoparticles on increasing diffusivity ... First of all, good afternoon to any visitors I might have who are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  dumb little poems and such emotional support procrastination

  

  sits right in front of me? i am bored i am chewing on a mat, staring at ... vanish from my todo-list i’m getting tired of fourier transforms these ... the mud so concerned about right and wrong The giver of permission

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 7, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  makes sense, given my role.  Many of those requests, understandably, come ... from the college process.  While the specifics of each situation varies, the underlying question is almost always some variation of “How do I

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  's "weird". And weirdly enough, on the first day of March we had our first big ... though, it's tragic. Snow is one of my favorite things, and winter is ... , skis in hand, and it never happens. After the massive amounts of snow we

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Where Have I Been? Oh, what a bad blogger I have been.

  

  biggest weekend of the year, so we begin working on it months in advance ... . Hope to fix that soon! So what have I been doing... First, a variety of backend stuff with the web site that was long overdue. Lots of it you can

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freedom isn’t free. ...but a biology minor is, sometimes.

  

  of building 2?" "I don't know, I dont think milk vending machines are ... -mail from Maxine, president of MIT's chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, which I'm not even really a member of. From: Maxine Date

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Professorial Help Thanks to the faculty.

  

  While we continue working 7 days a week toward selecting the Class of ... Sadoway. Speaking of Professor Sadoway, there was a nice article about him ... at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, works to make metal

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Let me introduce myself. Alternatively titled: Whomst'd've?

  

  My name is Camille (Cami) Mejia. I am a lover of music, dogs, baking ... a fear of heights and needles. I am smart and capable and ready for ... I am. All of that stuff is mostly true. I do like music! I bake every

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  data diaries inspired by Giorgia Lupi & Stefanie Posavec's "Dear Data"

  

  , MIT runs on caffeine. Assumptions: If someone was holding a ... juice. I counted caffeine drinkers as people who were holding a cup of ... Bluebiked to Star Market (off map) in Somerville to restock on frozen fries

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 5, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learn Coding Before School Starts you've got one month left. go!

  

  , I’m also now embarking on the project of redesigning our website to ... '17. It really helped me get a sense of how much coding I knew based on ... ("Why the exponential growth? Learning coding consists of two parts. 1

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 2, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  'll be well on your way to staying warm on a budget. Maybe you'll even ... winter break for a few days of ice climbing.  Temperatures dropped to ... staying warm on a budget is that it's all about layering. Not only does this

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  in table groups, and reflected on some of the capabilities that define ... action-packed week, and I’m interested to hear your opinions on some of the ... reply read, “Mmmm speghatuuuuuna :).” We don’t even agree on the spelling

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  experiences, or the lack thereof flailing around in a sea of adjectives trying to find the noun

  

  becoming a better person. i've also spent a lot of time feeling on the ... funny, not enough so that the rest of the table can't laugh and move on. I ... sets off a chain of thoughts in my head. Pulled by some force I can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 13, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life slows down a bit – if you let it Fire and hacking has been replaced by housework and skydiving

  

  something fun for the 10-year blog birthday!" so, of course, I say yes.  It ... .  Why?  Because I've let life slow down a bit since graduating.  On campus ... . 1)  Yup, still skydiving :) This picture got me famous on Reddit for

  • by Snively '11
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Instructions on how to receive your decision online.

  

  Hi folks, I'm pleased to let you know that we're on schedule to release decisions as planned - at noon (Eastern Time) on Saturday March 17. Decisions will be available to those who meet all of the following criteria

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  If You Wish To Receive Your Decision Online… ...please read this entry!

  

  may not work on decisions.mit.edu. Will there be any indication of my ... 're still on schedule to release MIT admissions decisions online at 12:00PM EST on Saturday, December 9. (Decisions will also be sent via postal

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  friends, and other things memories that come rushing back to me

  

  . i have a stack of summer reading on my desk that i will start clearing soon: much of it is technical, like strang, or sections of clrs - some ... Here is a picture of Allan's room, snipped from here: He left this

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 25, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cows, Cheese, and Myristic Acid, Oh My! (Almost) everything I learned about fat (and educational videos), I learned from 7.S390.

  

  ate a lot of these       (notice a pattern?), I also took an ... effect on my health. Specifically, I was curious about fat, which I simultaneously took pains to avoid (that skim milk) and ate a lot of (that pizza

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 19, 2015