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• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime Happenings A summer of research and relaxation in Boston

  

  like to do sometimes when no one is watching) since winter break so to ... apartment that she was to live in for the next three months. It’s nothing like ... is so conveniently located more than makes up for the little quirks and

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  that time of year… ...when every day feels like 48 hours instead of 24. When's summer?

  

  the strength to capitalize properly no more (nor the energy to invest in ... things that have kept me going. And a big one is listening to this video ... fill in where you're used to hearing cars, or horns, or construction. It

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  (un)Empty Nest Welcome Back!

  

  that is starting to change. Shhhh, listen! Put your ear to your favorite ... . Hopefully you already knew that, or at the very least figured it out from all the great summer blog posts. MIT encourages students to do research

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / People & Identities

  A Part of Me or apart of me?

  

  and challenging her reflection. But it is only when they agree to ... to some extent is true, but mentally it’s rather light. Facts sort of ... , but it doesn’t anymore. This is like Badeline. Badeline learned to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 22, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  OUTRAGED. #ican'tbreathe

  

  , and it’s so disturbing to see people act like it is. None of my black ... . The underlying white supremacy was one and the same; and it is still the ... country as racially traumatized as this to heal with a president who is only

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  food diaries pt. 3 amazing restaurants around MIT

  

  . It's open 24 hours a day, which is awfully convenient for students who ... [/caption] This place. Oh man, this place. Would it be presumptuous for me to call ... is right in the middle of Chinatown, so I've walked by it countless

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Under the Dome A full day of free fun at MIT

  

  buy you a burrito.’ Ok. Hmmm. So maybe Chris has it right after all. It is all about the free food. **So if you think you may be going too ... Ok, so you know how Chris is always talking about free food? Well, I

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat! Retreat! 24 wonderful hours of sister-time in the MIT mansion!

  

  Boston suburb used for conferences. It was amazing to hang out with my ... . Sororities at MIT are quite large, with about 80-100 members, so it is generally difficult to schedule events that everyone can attend. The turn

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  as it turns out is the perfect place to build top secret atomic weapons ... only problem with these awesome devices is that they require you to cool ... ? Why is that important?" Well, it turns out that superconductors have

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t stop me now! I am a satellite, I'm out of control.

  

  Protein Odwalla Bar for energy, ten dollars in case I pass out and need to ... DID YOU KNOW? According to the MPAA, the 1995 Mel Gibson classic "Braveheart" is "rated R for brutal medieval warfare." By the time you read this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  BLOOD MOON FEST IS REAL!! "the blood moon rises and the blood moon falls but the wave of whimsy it…

  

  the blog and immediately told me that we had to make it real. Despite ... the dorms[/caption] A few days later, I decided to buy pre-made red ... . A few brave souls took it upon themselves to paint some of the Simmons

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  the talent, the hope, and the courage that energizes this campus. It is this energy that inspires all of us to reach higher, and to go further ... students to be incredibly engaged and think that nothing is impossible. The

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  13/101 Things To Do Before You Graduate 2 of my favorite days at MIT, to date.

  

  Chinatown. First stop: buy some fish. I walked up to a very nice hairdresser ... you happen to know where we can buy some fish? Lady: ? Me: Um...buy some ... Chinese character for "skate." He showed it to the fishmonger. Man: OHHH

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story of the most epic pset ever If you correct my problem set in the comments, I will get angry. And you…

  

  .005 but it's hard to feel like you're learning, you know? You try doing a ... is HUGE in scope. We tackle the energy problem from what seems like ... , mechanical, physical, electrical, you name it. To illustrate this, I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  This blog post was written by a winner my entry for #BlogstonCommons

  

  , there is the Freedom Trail, which I've wanted to wlak since frehsman year ... exhibit but I did go into the gift shop to see if I wanted to buy anything ... trying to persuade his girlfriend to let him buy ship-related souvenirs

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What is engineering, anyways? i promise it's more than just math

  

  exact, but it just never seemed to work out.  By the time I had to choose ... because I would be able to do anything tangible with it. And before anyone ... challenge me and force me to truly, deeply learn. Before I knew it, I was

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Essay-M A representative collection of an MIT student's best writing samples.

  

  MIT application essay. I figure it's getting to be around crunch time ... not even buy a car. If I do, it will probably be a Saturn, preferrably ... will cook only main dishes. This is what I plan to do when I grow up. I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We all campus for iCampus Innovation and Entrepreneurship: We all love iCampus! (~8 pictures)

  

  , "Academics" it is. The MIT Outreach Initiative "seeks to disseminate ... I'm not quite sure under what category to file this entry, since it ... goal, isn't it? The Outreach Initiative with which I am most familiar is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

   rice with forks? How are you going to scoop it into your mouth? The default of ... reusable set of utensils everywhere. The concept of layers is foreign to me ... would almost never wear jackets, and when I did, it would be to keep the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  called the real estate agent I used to buy it and we got it listed on the ... , and said "I'd like to buy 1 car, please." I configured it on their i ... Tesla rolled autopilot out to its cars.  My desires grew deeper.  Being

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016