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  App Reading In The Western ‘Burbs The little towns west of Cambridge are filled with history and charm, and are surprisingly…

  

  the 30-minute read, except for the new guy (that's me). My average is ... seasons you can hike & swim there; in the fall, the foliage is breathtaking ... painfully SLOW. I was reading Matt's latest entry where he talks about the 30

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  class is not just happening to me. Sophomore fall is the most difficult ... thing where the drop date for the class is extended until the next ... because 5.12 would not actually count towards the requirements for my major

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  else is 34000+? The number of cities that Airbnb services! Hooray for numbers that add no value to our lives. ***Airbnb is not paying me to say ... parts, is reminiscent of the college application process which, if I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville places and events, illustrated

  

  big city lights and into the "suburbs" of Cambridge (which is where MIT is located) and Somerville (which is a subway stop past Harvard). The ... River, is an "exuberant celebration of the arts." It happens yearly at the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 15, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran out of social energy and other great ways to say no

  

  .i can't talk about it too much because spoilers, of course. the hunt is ... times i wonder whether the motivation is really just for the joy of ... except i'm not a grad student, and a gra is like, i think other schools

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 18, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rethinking the Paris Metro I'm taking an awesome grad class that includes spring break in Paris. (Yeah, they're paying.)

  

  One of my five classes this term is sponsored by RATP, the ... the operation of the trains -- and new space is opening up where those ... booth now that people buy from machines? Who is taking the metro, what

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Neil Gaiman! The uncensored version =P

  

  point out how all of it is the same. Finally (I'm really not going to go ... an overachiever =P), there's not much else to say. Except that the part ... are genres, and both have certain elements that the plot is built around

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  disastrous scenarios I have not encountered. Truly, I got the major categories ... , 5). Eventually I came to terms with the fact that some days I may not ... group problem solving events, which I’d miss terribly if not for the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / Events

  [Joint Post] Avoiding Sunstroke Solar Cars, Solar Stories, Solar Blogs

  

  room, as though to enter. This was a declaration of war. This is not the ... [annotation note="not sure because the midwest isn't even really in the middle ... fiction,’ I can assure you it is not :) Background Info (Not really a story

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Night at da Opera A Jolly Splendid Time!!

  

  in elementary school. Ah, the glory days.[/caption] The class is a lot ... opinion is like the peach cobbler of drums ... enjoyed it!   Essentially, the opera is about the Peloponnesian War between

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  ’s the first one where learning French is not the main objective. The class ... ’s taught entirely in French. The class is so good because we’re not just ... of it is technical, it’s a really sharp break from the math

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

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  For those of you new to the blog: a Questions Omnibus is a post where ... as giving details. Problem: One essay is 151 words, and the other is ... because of the length of your essay. We do not have an auto-word-counter for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Business As Usual

  

  fairly often. We try not to walk barefoot on the splinters and shards, but ... the Media Lab), and the other is building a tricycle thing (allowing for ... It's been business as usual for me here at MIT, following the routine

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soy Bomb Doo d-d-doo d-d-doo d-do d-do. Ice tea!

  

  user of the phone would NOT die, which is probably something that real ... 's what I wrote last time: We're designing (not building--the designing part ... a cell phone. A cell phone of the future. We're not actually using

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A: Round One Q&A, Round One. Keep the questions coming!

  

  students participate because the schedule is flexible and you can really ... MIT crew is pretty popular, but there are many varsity sports where the ... also want to know how it felt being in the minority, being that not that

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Spoofy Spooky Stories MIT is ~haunted~

  

  .  [annotation note="The startup featured in this silly story is definitely not ... you who are applying to MIT EA, the deadline tomorrow is probably one of ... experiences when they visit MIT for the first time is that the Infinite corridor

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 31, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  The fall transfer application deadline is coming up. I tried to ... . There is already a bunch of great advice on this blog, but with the ... essays to passive voice. The most important part is your distinctive voice

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Associate Advising and the MedLinks Program I'm sick of unpacking, so here's a blog post

  

  with: 1) Associate Advising 2) MedLinks (1) is the reason that I'm on ... is similar to the Associate Advising program, in the sense that it's a ... MedLinks in every dorm. Here, the focus is on student health: mental

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Fight against Gender Discrimination in STEM an excerpt from a fall class paper

  

  not been entirely solved. There is still much to be done to improve the ... , that was not exactly the case in practice). I wanted to learn more on the ... gender discrimination among its women faculty in the 1990s. Below is an

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  One of the greatest parts of college is independence. One of the ... . Same classes, same classmates, everyone is doing the same assignments and studying for the same tests. Your schedule is like the food trays in the

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017