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  8,726,400 SOS: What do those ROTC kids do during summer…? guest post by Karen C. '20

  

  ). After completing her training, she quickly hopped on a plane to Bishkek ... ...Don't they have bootcamp or something? *written by Karen C. '20 as ... on our plates as well - training to become officers in the United

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 23, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Twenty-One Days Abroad in Twenty-One Photographs a curated photo dump of an IAP in Spain

  

  21L.590 would be the perfect chance to finally take a Literature course ... asphalt ribbons, on the walk to and from class. In an effort to not be one-hundred percent potato, I decided to walk the 2.5 miles each way instead of taking

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  yet i maintain composure manu tenere “i hold by hand”

  

  by that night. by the end of the night, it was clear that esp had to ... , and edited. “We’re very sorry to inform you that we will not be running Spark this year.” or “We’re very sorry to inform you that we will not be

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 9, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Brass Rat 2017 revealing our class's Brass Rat at the 2017 Ring Premiere

  

  culture and traditions, it was an honor to be able to contribute to the ... ; Raivo and I were the first to come up, giving a quick talk on the history ... scratched onto the beaver's tail as a parallel to us being forever marked

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  what it means to be a pie, and all pies are merely shadows of its perfect ... choosing), while others will have to watch the pie run out and be stuck in ... not THAT bad. This craving is just strong enough to make you go off in

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Me again (but with flamethrowers this time) yup, it's a shameless ploy to catch your interest. But it's working, right?

  

  like a middle-age technology reporter. It's like Fight Club, or being a ... snow waiting for buses, BOTH WAYS). The shuttle tracker has been key ... snow:no snow ratio is. I bid someone to go forth and Google! And then get

  • by Alina G. '11
  • February 1, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m Still Here (for now) quick reflections on the last ten years

  

  -Fi comforting. I don't need to white knuckle my way through the slow, relaxed ride ... years gone by as quickly as the trees zoom past the train windows. I ... later, and again. I’ve learned to be more okay with solitude, finding

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  with her graduating owner, and another named Ferris who had to be put to ... turns black also. Cat hair is impossible to quickly pick off of clothing ... its way into a corner of the hall, was swiftly consumed in full by an

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  want to intern with next summer. Even though the summer is a long ways ... over some other things, but that really seems to be one of the main ... It’s hard to believe that I am now in the latter half of my college

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  WTHBBQ! Chinese Buffet! Spring 2008 courses, with a really bad analogy, haha. (super long post o___o)

  

  -you-can-eat, but instead of being able to leave after you're comfortably full, the ... , so it would be more difficult to get a high score). What made 8.02 a ... " - to be politically correct), is also worse since there's a smaller

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Over the next month, MIT Admissions Officers will visit dozens of cities across North America.

  

  Island, followed quickly behind by Virginia and Pennsylvania. For a complete list of sessions, click here. You might be wondering, what happens ... colleagues and I will go forth across this continent to tell you tales of MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2007
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  From East to West: An American’s Cross-Atlantic Voyage The start of my MISTI UK experience

  

  [annotation note="There are two ways to get from Heathrow Airport to Paddington ... (London) to Bristol. When I reached Paddington, I was greeted by a massive ... should be wary of stranger danger. I don’t want to set a bad example and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 10, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  excuse to drink ungodly amounts of hot chocolate. Nothing beats sitting by ... warmest gloves, and the most durable boots. Get ready, it's going to be ... me and another one of my best friends who goes to MIT. We were walking

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  short feature piece. To be honest, this class does scare me. I don’t have ... being a second semester senior. I don’t quite know what to do with myself ... related to photography. I’ve taken plenty of HASS classes in my day, but

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / Events

  BLOOD MOON FEST IS REAL!! "the blood moon rises and the blood moon falls but the wave of whimsy it…

  

  had the added bonus of being a great excuse to procrastinate studying ... to lunch, and then glassblowing, where I was sniped by Jeremy in all my ... the blog and immediately told me that we had to make it real. Despite

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  freshmen to have time to explore and socialize, rather than being cramped in ... infinite MIT mailing lists to communicate quickly with certain groups of ... ~ maybe once or twice. It's a really convenient way to navigate campus and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Fall Recap Entropy, Research, and Other Out-of-Class Happenings

  

  would not be swayed by other major options. Second semester freshman year ... and young adults. These workshops will be delivered to healthcare ... . Life’s entropy continues to increase. It’s a paradox: the more time I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  . Let me be frank: If you were to look at my external transcript, you ... the knowledge that if I horribly messed up, at least I'd be able to no ... easier due to symmetry. I quickly caught on to signs of spherical and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mind Dump (Episode 4) What's going on RIGHT NOW!?

  

  year it gets to just be too much. MIT is much better summarized in little ... these blogs. This is going to be my official "Mind Dump" entry. Whenever ... 's athletics program due to budget constraints, one of them being my sport

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  The Gender Problem Reflections on a year of Silicon Valley upheavals and confused HR departments.

  

  in her blog post, discrimination can be pushed forward by other women ... are largely still expected to be the primary caretakers of children. If women are expected to raise children, then they should be given the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 8, 2017