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  neighborhoods we move into and come to love. What do pregnant mice, cheerleaders, and four-foot light-up tinsel giraffes have in common?

  

  For anybody too young to have seen my name at the top of the recent ... 'm here to update you on the breathtaking life of a biology PhD student ... mammalian brain, and eventually we'd like to be able to fix neurodegenerative

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 27, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the blogs at twenty some reflections, plus an index of posts

  

  intergenerational in a way that the day-to-day blogs can never be, by the very nature ... it felt like a warm hug to you all, too. I don't know if the ... case you [annotation note='or you want to consume all the content at once

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Bleary-eyed Some thoughts and reflections on this year's admission cycle - particularly for those not admitted.

  

  into the admissions process, we'd be able to say "yes" to so few. Sleep ... Probably one of the most linked-to/referred-to posts on this site is ... .g., the admit rate is now 9.6% instead of 13%). This post will not be as

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thoughts for the New Year A semester's worth of thoughts, tbh

  

  , though, I generally know the number of the building that I happen to be ... of cases, be willing to help you learn. Sidequest 8: Survive the ... ever find what I want to do with my life? What if I don’t? And in the end

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  parallel universe for those feeling dejected

  

  , diffuse, waiting to be molded into reality. ... into a slightly parallel universe: one where everything remains the same, except for the wet sheen of dejection, weighing upon you alone. But - look

  • by Kai V. '25
  • December 19, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] You Have a 50/50 Chance a guest post from my mama

  

  straight to the bathroom. I could hear the water running as she seemed to be ... is the best Camille that she can be and I am proud to be Camille's mom ... tried to be a supportive parent, so I answered her concerns with "It

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 reasons why MIT is beautiful if I do say so myself.

  

  'll write about the final product soon! (8) Because we get cool toys to play ... finally... (10) If you're ever lost in Boston, just look towards the water ... a day.  Let me know in the comments if there's anything in particular

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  101 Things To Do Before You Graduate! 102. Read this blog entry.

  

  Four years ago, Melis '08 posted a list of the "101 Things To Do ... of Grace '11, since I have long since lost my own copy due to the chaos ... of this list, which is actually different from year to year - if you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s Not Me, It’s You How to kiss goodbye to a school that rejected you

  

  ambition was to be an officer in the British army. Despite his repeated ... a lot to offer the world. If you were rejected somewhere, that ... offer it. That can be a painful realization to confront, especially if a

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 29, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  sellout’s conundrum i am a lost child

  

  development. Everyone dressed as if they were ready to be interviewed at a ... truly learned. But it’s important to me to be a mindful citizen of the ... lines of scripted dialogue, the recruiter moved on to other students. I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 21, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  How Wrestling With Snapping Turtles Can Get You Into MIT A student profile of an aspiring limnologist.

  

  anatomy of different whale subspecies, or the social behavior of catfish. If she ever decided to turn her powers against humanity, the world would ... suburb outside of Madison, WI, and I was actually the first person to get

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 27, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Back in Time I change my clock back three hours and read headlines on the magazine of the…

  

  everywhere, but for some reason, for me, it always seems to hold true). The ... Francisco to Boston - and the last time I was on an airplane, I'd envisioned ... . I'd never called anywhere other than the California bay area home. I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  to the realization that I had undertaken more than just an ... science and anthropology. I have learned new ways to look at the world and ... to study the humanities. I have often heard from classmates at MIT that

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  've gotten the feedback "Keep going..." Ahh - so close!!! Must not be afraid to ... Say hello to the holidays and winter break!!! Now, sitting at home in ... -yogurt-more-endearingly-“Froyo”. I can’t count how many “Ordering Indian in 10! Come to Room # if you

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 24, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  study spots at MIT not exactly places to cry, but they'll do

  

  those will continue to be gatekept by the student body :)) I tried to find ... display to play with if you so desire Cons  it's kind of creepy to be ... I could be exploring a new and fascinating part of the institute I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Pictures from a Semester of Classes The Sequel Society Didn't Know It Needed

  

  on campus, all the U's are spelled with V's since they are meant to be ... in this semester that he teaches turned out to be the last physics ... an amazing person and professor that if he asked me to be a physics

  • by Richard O. '28
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

  Friends that sang "If you're voting and you know it, clap your hands" to the ... will be part of the first graduating class of 6–14's. (Computer Science ... isn't the piece of paper, but the lifelong ties to the people who I grew

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 6, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Gee, my life’s a funny thing Remembering the bills I have to pay, or even yesterday.

  

  to the cemetery where Jim Morrison is buried because we had an hour to ... ironic now. This is why I'm going to be cremated when I die and have my ... of pictures of the Stata Center to show how innovative we are. Now, as

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing I don’t have time for hosed into my core

  

  , it would be so easy for me to lose myself in the jadedness and void of ... , which regrettably distracts me from being able to process what I’m reading ... didn’t try to study 2 hours before the exam on 2 hours of sleep. I

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 25, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Snively’s Cross Stitch Corner I really enjoy cross stitching

  

  first to experience the livestream. Who knows - if everything goes well ... listening to books. People seem to enjoy what I make and the joy of others ... stitched the more and more I tried to figure out a way to monetize cross

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2020