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• Blog / Residential Life

  A man’s reach should exceed his grasp My roommate and I built a lofty heaven!

  

  that for another time.) One of the reasons I was drawn to MIT was for its ... what? I built a loft from scratch!!! Been sleeping on it for two weeks ... ) are able to take some of the wood and reuse it for their own ends. When

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 23, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 7 Days

  

  questions about the Boston startup scene. We caught up for a bit, and she ... overwhelmed. The convention room just for startups was huuuuge! Larger than any ... clothes for you. I even met two MIT grads, both working on different

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 14, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last Five Days aka How I Spent My Summer

  

  spectacle. So what can I do in this home for the last five days? How do ... GiantMicrobes.com. For those who wish to own an adorable pink syphillis ... that I loved math and science for what I call the “humanities side of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 11, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Climb Every Mountain: a Guest Blog Post by Davie R. ‘12 Davie R.: MOTH HUNTER.

  

  happily forgot about insects for four years in a wealth of friends, classes ... for “moths brazil” and this was the first hit. Look, here was an ... internships. I wasn’t looking for a standard internship, but I had nothing to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  , three expectedly busy weeks. I’ve gotten sick for a brief period, seen ... (turning in p-sets and the like), prepared soup for everyone. It shouldn’t be ... storyteller I possibly could be. High school was a period of full bloom for me

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer on the West Coast A visit to the west coast to see what life is like on the other…

  

  . '15, who is working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the second ...  on its neck and a plaque thanking Howe & Ser for its wonderful moving ... a giant playground for grownups where people could swing and do these

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  recognized me and asked for a sticker because of something I said a year ago ... Nitrogen Ice Cream!! I scream, you scream, we all scream for 77 Kelvins. 18 ... . Come tuck into a meat-free feast prepared for you by Randomites. If you

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  to exercise. Hooray! Hooray for bicycles! I'm also very risk averse ... stay almost entirely off the main road for safety, and I get to bike to ... good crosswalks, the safest way for me to do this is by going into the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Never Mind The Score Insights from the National Poetry Slam - for both MIT students and hopefuls

  

  remember while at MIT. For those of you who are incoming freshmen, I invite you to read some of these pointers. They'll set you up well for your ... always down for burrito breaks; another who loves crepes, musicals, and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  was just in love with it. It has developed for itself a spirit, so that ... prompted me, hungry for more text. The slightly chilly breeze is blowing in ... completely different to what I studied for. In fact, I seriously felt like I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Supposedly Fun Thing That I’ll Probably Do Again On July 4th, I reenacted The Old Man and the Sea, minus the old man…

  

  oil, unlikely to be mistaken for water." Might I provide an ... I said, 'Why pay for a yacht when we can just make a giant flotilla of ... to register for PBIE happens to be June 28th; I happened to be making

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 7, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Info Session Courtesy of Ben Jones

  

  , getting a feel for the demographics. There are no international students ... " He's talking about how, for example, in Eric Lander's Bio class (human ... undergraduates because it allows a chance for young students to get research under

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Have you seen your mother baby standing in the shadow? A visitor's guide to Harrisburg, PA, with original soundtrack by Billy Mack.

  

  "Friday the 13th Part 9: Jason Goes to Hell" and "Drainiac" for about 5 ... cheese cubes and prepared for the feature presentation. Alright, so Kate ... pretty much already over for me. Bill actually turns out not to be a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  that quantum phenomena, as absurd as they seem, are real. And for once, I ... process for us and dramatically speeds up experiments. Instead of placing ... light that, for simplicity, we can measure as an angle between 0° and 90

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  letter to my 2023 self from: 2024 janet

  

  was worth me being stuck immobile for 2 weeks, but i digress ... and fast-paced-ness and wild stories we’ll tell for years to come. What ... experiences growing this cilantro and apply it to care for yourself in the same

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 2, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  -full of questions for all of us current MIT students and I find myself ... for physics help, and he ended up getting out of bed, walking to my dorm ... should make sure you have time for it in the future. There is no one

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  at least i’m not as sad as i used to be i don’t keep friends, i keep acquainted

  

  all the corners of the world. and i saw many of them, for what will ... around mit for an meng, so they’ll be around another year. some are staying in the area. some of them will be visiting every iap for mystery hunt

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion

  

  blogged about judging Trashion last year, and, for some reason, the ... Venkataraman, who directs global policy initiatives for the Broad Institute and ... -use than make a Trashion piece? Make sure to look out for parts of her

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  that’s been on everyone’s mind for the past week. The pre-wedding dinner ... in my head. I saw snow for the first time earlier this month. I woke ... astutely. It was...SNOW. My jaw dropped. For perhaps a full minute, I stood

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MOMENTOS IMPRESIONANTES Because this place is full of them.

  

  , screaming for my mom. Muddy water pounced on my legs with icy strength. A few ... if you’re lucky, while heading to a dining hall for lunch one normal day after class, you might grind to a halt for a different reason

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 5, 2013