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• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work VII The triumphant conclusion! Plus, the CIA is watching me.

  

  few hours and went up to check it out. This is Brian: Over the past ... about 15 hours painting and this is what we've got to show for it. Ruth ... of his presidency. Well, for future reference, I think it's best to try

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  made its closest approach to Pluto. It sent back a preliminary photo of ... facing towards Pluto to collect data. Once it's finished, it will turn back to the Earth and begin transmit it. The New Horizons team estimates 16

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  never have to use, but nonetheless, its presence is comforting ... ******* and welcome them to MIT with open arms. It was nice knowing you ... example, I learned that trying to do an entire pset the night before its due

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Aiden Wrapped a year in review

  

  It's December, which means it is time to (drumroll please)...   ... (more details to come) and read it on and off throughout the spring. It is ... of people are saying this movie is disappointing?? And to that I say

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 3, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedules are up!

  

  looking forward to it. Multivariable calc is a prereq. Eep.) I also have to ... , and 21A.100 is required to concentrate (and let's all connect the dots ... concentration. Prior to today, I was planning to take 21A.245 (Power). It sounded

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  his work ethic is so intense that it hurts me, sometimes, to be around ... around 20 tissues. “i don’t know what it is, but i don’t want to be here ... this). This is another one of those. It was written by Janelle Salanga

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  A New Year’s Resolution, MyMIT-Style Thoughts on my proposal to make MyMIT more community-based.

  

  vacation outlining a lot of changes I'd like to make to MyMIT to make it a ... MyMIT is designed for you, so you should have a hand in its design. All ... just blows. Most of the time I can ignore it and power ahead, but the flu

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  the sun sets on another summer only one left yikes

  

  that is lonely. i have more thoughts but not very much time to write ... i'm writing this post while sitting at an LAX waiting to board my flight to boston. this summer went by weirdly fast but in a way that i can

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Florida, complete I'm back in Boston now, my meetings in Florida being done. It was quite a…

  

  Restaurant & Bakery in Miami. After Miami, it was off to Florida's Gulf Coast, where I was due to do a meeting in Tampa. Like in Orlando and Miami, I had ... I'm back in Boston now, my meetings in Florida being done. It was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  different way to look at it. One of my friends in Denmark and I had a chat ... . Or as she said, "It's good to know where you can be better, but it ... tell you more about it, I'll have to walk through a little molecular bio

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  summer lovin’ 🎶 🎶 had me a blast

  

  As of one week ago, it is officially[annotation note="and oh boy does ... "]vellum.[/annotation]Over time, the vellum fell apart, and all the little pieces of it were hard to ... processing! My job is to work together with some other people with

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 2, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  doing yet, and GOSH DERN IT I'M GONNA DO 'EM, FOOLS! I am proud to ... like a total goober but it literally almost brought tears to my eyes. He ... . I thought it'd be fitting to get my book signed for my high school

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  compare my soul to a shopping center, then it's fair to say that MIT bought ... . Admittedly, it's a relief to step away from college for a few days and taste ... morning. It's nice to live with family (briefly). It's exhilarating to sleep

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanks What is your fantasy class? Vote yet again.

  

  want to see it differently this time. Also, the opportunity to travel during Independent Activities Period (IAP) is pretty hard to resist. It ... culture and explains how it is produced, distributed, and consumed. Topics

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The kindest cut Blog and night and red all over.

  

  you go. If it's something that can be stopped, just try to stop it. ... the #1 ranked scrabble player in all of Massachusetts, is a sophomore at ... . What cannot wait until tomorrow is some mad props. Tonight while doing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Upside-Down Letters We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I can…

  

  To those of you who received your letters printed upside-down on the MIT stationary, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. That is ... understand that it was wholly unintentional. Some have remarked that it is a

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tchau! Labs vai para a praia! And the King of the Internet returns.

  

  cats. What I did learn, is that these people want you to apply to their ... against college admissions. Everybody assumes this is how it happens, but it ... of deficiency. It has to be something. Isn't it compatitive? Chris, don

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • June 26, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Drinking from the Firehose By: Teresa, '11

  

  variety of activities that students do. All it takes to make a group is ... cares about its prefrosh and wants them to see what the place is really ... education to a drink from a firehose? There is so much more than water at MIT

  • by Bryan
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  to my parents, living on your own is the first step on the pathway to ... being able to make food for myself. The latter is beyond terrifying, as I ... fellow frosh were in the same “MIT IS TAKING OVER MY LIFE AND I WANT TO GO

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  is put on the system causing it to flip over and drift upwards. My ... equipment we have, so if it breaks it needs to be repairable with Home Depot ... interesting is that while everyone has a room to put their stuff in, almost no

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025