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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life… [Biochemistry] Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

  

  difference is to give you a portrayal of what a typical day is like in both ... awake because of content. 11am - noon Next is biochem II (5.08). It's co ... Finally some free time--it's one of those annoying/convenient half

  • by Cambridge
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT is hard and I still don't know what I'm doing

  

  't live in a vacuum, and it's stressful to waste energy and time on ... as it is now. Getting adjusted to fully in-person life on campus ... of this is a lot. It would be one thing if I just had to handle

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  Kamen's goal with FRC and all of the FIRST competitions is to popularize ... people cheering each other on, competition is as close as you get to a STEM ... conveniently landed on my last day in Kansas and I was able to visit my old team

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  'm able to apply it to what happened in high school. I think this is the ... there is anybody you would like to say goodbye to, do it now. Despite ... Francisco alone, despite knowing that it was going to be unpleasant and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sleep is (not) for the weak Myth: All engineers are insomniacs

  

  This post is brought to you by the 20 hours of sleep I got this ... holding the PVC pipe like a gun/cannon is THAT creative, but I thought it ... how hectic my schedule is I always make time to hang out with my friends

  • by Stanley G.
  • October 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a believer Bikes! They're totally worth it.

  

  OMG. Bikes are amazing. So, I'll admit it: I'm stubborn. I like to ... , and who am I to refuse free stuff? First, it took me under 10 minutes ... ). And it took under 10 minutes to get there. It takes less time to get ice

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Moves and Music(als) Illustrated with tons of images and a video, and not *as* many words

  

  MIT ID. Once you have it, if the Boston Symphony Orchestra is set to ... of it - is just a matter of carving out a niche. Try not to work too ... pretend to twirl a drum stick - to prove it. So let me fix that: Because

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2010
• Blog / Events

  IAP Jealousy (Hey, Jealousy)

  

  , because of how unique it is to an MIT education. I wanted to update my spiel ... MIT up to 11! AeroAstro is going to have some daytime stargazing to ... pick up line in the comments, and if you want to see more of what is

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 13, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Countdown to Burnout the clock is ticking

  

  leading up to that point, is like it’s own sprint, too. Life after, the jobs ... bones.  It’s that time of the year. The semester is coming to a close ... you have to do is reach the end and rest your legs for a while. For an

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in Lusaka, baby, so why don’t you blog me? I told Sam to blog this entry since I'm in Zambia (that explains the title).

  

  , near the Nyimba province. The travel has been somewhat tiring but it is ... butter), and go to the market to buy fabric for skirts/sarongs. I have not ... , and Sam is awesomely posting this for me. My group has been here for

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  heavier winter clothing and buy it once you get to Boston, that is ... . There can be restrictions on what you can carry so it is best to plan ... somewhat similar experiences, it is easy to just stay in the international

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Atomic Friends a comic

  

  how more energy is required to eject electrons that are closer to the ... more on its pictures to tell story rather than its dialogue. For our ... illustrate it, but I thought it would be a neat challenge to illustrate it and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 17, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  gives me a place to release a lot of aggressive energy." Two pivotal ... engineering is the field for him. Chemical engineers get to draw on math and ... people who enjoys puzzles, and figuring out how to improve renewable energy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  Since it's summer tour season and my path to work keeps getting ... nice time to talk about MIT's campus organization. My goal is to teach ... like a tourist" guide is not to stand around like a moo cow in front of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  in honor of tau the superior circle constant

  

  every circle’s circumference to its diameter is exactly pi: in other words ... that is so incredible that you absolutely need to read it. Matt Mc ... people rhyme it with law) refers to the superior circle constant, [latex

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 20, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Productive, yes. Appropriately productive, no. You would think that my activities the weekend before finals might include studying.

  

  that new HDTV is! I may not have the money to buy it, but, hey, I do have ... -new adult, FCU is a good place to start. If nothing else, use it to buy a ... our stuff (the move date is next Saturday!), and made arrangements to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2011 Brass Rat! Can I turn this in in lieu of my blank lab report for tomorrow?

  

  out at the sea of faces and realized what a magical job it is to be the ... warning. =p But ahh, what a pleasant sight it is to behold the familiar ... you're at it). The bridge is the our entryway to the outside world, the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  Tofu corndogs and low-fat ice cream

  

  Convenience is closed for the summer. If I want cookies, I have to purposely ... right now is to eat something. A huge something. (Actually, that's not ... ". But it's summer now, and, after walking a mile to lab, I mostly sit and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 2)

  

  winds up tender even if it was not high quality to begin with. Another is ... for pretty much any meal. This is my dad’s recipe. It can be extended to ... the stove until it is fully cooked. Don’t try to make rare or medium

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  it's a cloudy Tuesday morning and i'm walking to Caffe Nero to get a matcha latte. Caffe Nero is conveniently only a five minute walk away from my house in Central, and the latte is conveniently free thanks to a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021