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  Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)

  

  reschedule all 4th of July festivities for last night as a precautionary ... Charles. As for me, a group of people who normally live in B Entry packed ... here for the next month or so if you’re curious. After that, we

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!

  

  Interstellar Hello everyone, sorry for the three week delay on the latest list ... , space flight, modular apartments and more! (Hover over titles for actual ... extensions for the purpose of added worker efficiency. Could you imagine how

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After (and During) MIT Greetings from beautiful adulthood

  

  cross! For those of you who don't know me, I'm Elizabeth. My hair is a ... ago, so perhaps you might be curious as to how different life is for me now... Some things are definitely the same - for instance, I wrote this

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 28, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  10 Lessons #IAP #Italy #LearningByTeaching #wow #Pi(e)DayCountdown

  

  cancelled and rescheduled for a full 2 days later. Arriving late to my job ... somehow fell asleep while sitting at the gate... for exactly the 40 minutes it took for my plane to arrive, board, depart, and probably get to

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  up for a ton of clubs. If my brain didn't want to meet people, I ... do social things it enjoys--singing, for example, or dancing, and ... waiting for class to begin. The magic of making friends, of course, is that

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roombaaaa The longest trip I've ever taken in my life

  

  students roaming around. Those that are really intensely looking for a job ... representatives (because who wouldn't want to work for a cool company like i ... later than I expected because a friend asked for help on 8.02 (Electricity

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  different things on campus. But having been here for a year, you realize that ... thought you'd like are actually quite likeable. For that reason, keep an ... yourself either! By this I mean, make time for yourself. Whether it's an hour

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  I have SMASHING news!

  

  docked the commvee for some petrol while the kids fetch a cuppa and some ... : the people of Pi, and the people of Tau.     For many ... ; “People of Beaveria!” said Schmillius, “It is time for us to cease this

  • by Sir Nigel Blogberry
  • March 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Filled With Cute Babies The story of my IAP in India.

  

  at MIT, but they must be seized. For those students who take initiative ... that I would be going to India over IAP, working with AIM for Seva (a non ... for those who cannot afford education or healthcare) and Embrace

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Greetings from India: D-Lab Students in the Field D-Lab students Luke, Sydney, Jessica, Madhavan

  

  class are working with the Rickshaw Bank, a project of the Center for ... important being its cuisine! (And for those of you who know me, it should be ... Assam – it’s famous for its tea and it’s home to the hottest pepper in the

  • by OEL
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts

  

  for most people, they go through a rotation as the year goes round and temperatures and conditions rise and fall. For me, summer and fall mean rock ... sheet deep enough for you to support yourself on, and kicking spikes on

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  ! Well, let's back up a little bit… For one reason or other that I cannot ... might come from having been at MIT for a while already - from becoming an "upperclassman" and developing a programmed rhythm for handling a semester, all the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

    Did you know the soda can top (or "pop" can for those of you ... 'm averaging 12hrs a day in lab with at least another 4 spent on work for that ... understand firsthand while exploring the mechanism for my 2.009 project (whose

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faith Embracing uncertainty as the world changes around us

  

  that my faith was being tested. I kept calling for God. After a few ... Emergency Department asking for more pain-killers, the middle-aged woman ... neighbors’ house repeatedly screaming for hours. “Why would God want this for

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT, Part VII in which I realize that I am less wise in person, and also a senior

  

  clusters for my daily dose of midnight Haskell practice. Instead, I bumped ... bump into you on your way to your favorite hipster coffee shop. For the ... messy world, with way too many languages, frameworks, and paradigms for

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Brief Retreat How a short trip to Block Island left me revitalized

  

  any excuses, I've been looking for ways to recharge myself and face the ... that were clear around me were the oceans - and, for a moment, my mind ... (which you can enlarge by clicking on them): For much of my life, the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 31, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

  it's worth saying that for me at least, where you choose to live can be hugely important for your health and happiness, as well as your academic ... choice for where they want to live. The key to the whole party though, is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  sitting for more than 2 minutes. But those who could stand to talk to me for ... get into for the day. I first found this cool, miniature museum exhibit ... spot for the summer, the friendly neighborhood Starbucks. I was in for a

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  of MIT’s willingness to pay for you to travel) including England ... really ventured into the real world, or what the real world may hold for me ... for the perfect microbrew, but this summer it is my home while I am

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  Freshman's Take: You may recall that my search for a UROP has been going on ... search is nearing its conclusion. And now, for the obligatory suspense: Did ... Sciences lab, or somewhere else? Do I even get to be paid for this stuff? And

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011