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• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017 fourth time seen, first time competing

  

  by one to announce their prizes. While HackMIT gave out the main prizes ... getting to be too much to try to figure out in one sitting. Cue 4 am ... York. It was a bust. My team left halfway through and I gave up trying to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A reading list for a week at MIT All my classes have required reading this semester!?

  

  -and-coding heaving schedules I’m used to. In a way, it’s really nice—I’m being regularly exposed to challenging and cutting edge ideas and being asked to ... actually think this is a good way to lay out a UI course. I think designing

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 27, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  way to give back to the community. Last year I helped out Inbar Y. ’15 ... out of the way. The other is being one of the two chairs for Bad Ideas. The swim class has proven to be fun. I'm able to float and swim on my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  making art for fun what a crazy concept!

  

  When I was applying to be a blogger in September, one of the first questions was about why I wanted to be a blogger in the first place. Amidst ... ."]blogging would be an excuse[/annotation] to continue pursuing art while attending

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  2.009: the product engineering process the best class at mit

  

  supposed to be working on. Is an “opportunity” broad (ex: Fires) or specific (ex: Fires caused by lithium ion batteries in landfills)? It goes to ... opportunity (which turned out to be somewhere in the middle of broad and

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Quad Life four girls become roommates, hilarity ensues

  

  roundabout way, and the third I approached awkwardly when everyone had already paired up for their room assignments within Baker. "Want to be my roommate ... issues, and all I can say is that we figured out how to be friends. Fancy

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Just Run With It Never waste inspiration, even if you're running with it for the first time (in years)

  

  in to be even half as fit as before. In one season I had worked my mile ... again?" I asked constantly. My college friends offered to be running ... from part-time work; I had nowhere to be, and yet here I was, wide awake

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the ... . I know that’s not a lot, but do your best to be concise ... your grades just the way they would appear on your transcript. No need to

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  you will need to be able to pick your seat. I warn you that all of the good seats are extremely coveted and the only way you can guarantee ... Row SSS- Super Special Seat (To be explained later, there is only 1 on

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class size A response to a comment brought up on Ben's blog.

  

  if MIT had to go the way of large state schools and begin having ... this would merely require more students to live in uncomfortable living situations. I was originally going to post this in Ben's blog... but it sort of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Released TODAY @ 6:28 p.m.

  

  amongst our admits. Very cool. By the way, don't write down these ... MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2017 will be available today at 6:28 p.m. (Deep breath) Please don't be crazy and

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 14, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Twenty thousand paper cuts and twenty thousand leaves

  

  because it only charged my phone up to 31% after being plugged in all day ... together. There was going to be a fifty-fifty chance we'd be in the same building anyway, because everyone was going to be in either Next or Simmons

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  to tackle Scotland's binge-drinking culture have been announced by the ... -drinking. Under the plans, alcohol will no longer be sold to under-21s in off ... I say to the under-21s in Scotland: don’t be too scared of a drinking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breakfast with a Genius Okay, so I stole the genius joke from Bryan. But it's still true.

  

  When I grow up, I want to be Suzan-Lori Parks. Only, you know, not ... events that all happen to be occuring at the same time, usually not ... them. Shocker! By the way, I haven't forgotten your questions. They

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 28, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Middle School To those who are having or have had a bad experience

  

  quiet. We by no means wanted to see any of our peers outside of our school ... cycle where we were trying to go under the radar by hiding in our shells ... ="Our teacher for eighth grade U.S. History in School B happened to be the teacher

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains, Voltaire’s Son, and Other MIT Things Notes from the Start of Junior Year

  

  , I’m just so glad, happy, elated, delighted to be here with people I ... said something vague like “graduate school” because really I want to be ... hall, before class. “Who wants to be able to tell your future employers

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In A brilliantly exciting recap of the last month.

  

  sure I'd ever be able to get any work done. I went on a student-led tour ... being real and not trying to sugarcoat things... so bravo.) Post ... address this summer. We'll be moving to a new server and hopefully upgrading

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP 101 – The Intro Entry Each week, I will explore a different MIT student's unique research project and the insight…

  

  equipment would be limited to extremely experienced graduate students and ... years ago, researchers noticed that pieces of RNA could be used to degrade ... goes well, this mouse model can be used to create a therapy for influenza

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 7 Days

  

  tech was going to be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Expo in Las ... the companies at CES. It's another thing entirely to be there in person ... be there, all the people I wanted to meet. Later that day, another one

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 14, 2017
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  about being in a country where nobody has electricity or regular access to ... more that needs to be done, so much that needs to be changed, that won ... will still be selling mangoes by the dozen and the tap-taps will still be

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010