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  Mistakes & the inspiration we need to move on

  

  wanted for myself. I think one thing that gets underestimated here is the pressures that we put on ourselves. Each of us here has high expectations for ... for the tests was honestly the worst experience for me. I stressed so

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  June and Flaky Biscuits The first part of an epic summer and food, bien sur.

  

  one of these beauties: Usually when I don't blog for more than a ... lack of blogging.) This blog was not initiated for such reasons. The ... noon, he'd give the posters flaky biscuits. Now, the reason it's hard for

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  11 Reasons Why Senior Haus is Awesome Twelve, if you count me once living there. That's pretty awesome, right?

  

  What up, y'all? I don't go to MIT anymore! ...okay, so I work here ... . Whatever. It ain't the same. For those of you who don't remember me: hi ... imagined that that it would be the place for me. If you're a prefrosh and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Free-est post! un-free schedule

  

  students struggling to graduate on time for the dumbest possible reasons ... 't count toward the requirement they thought it did. One alum I worked for ... , or get nonexistent triple majors, or...for fun. (There's no credit

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots II: Attack of the Paradigm Shifts why undergraduate research is so much more than an opportunity

  

  space for someone. That's how I got my first UROP!) The experience is ... , for all you haven't-learned-MITese folks), I UROP'd in a really amazing and informative lab working on the genetics of regeneration. Slicing up

  • by Piper '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s in a name? Is “geek” now chic? Are we happy with the word “nerd”?

  

  to pop culture references, pop music and the like. If it wasn’t for ... middle school-aged son thought it was mean for someone at the Oscars to be ... been married to for 9 years, the father of my kids, and I was cleaning

  • by Kris Guay
  • July 4, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Hospital Trips and Dance Parties MIT campus is where it's at over the summer.

  

  Gregor, one of the two MIT undergraduate dorms open for those of us living on campus for the summer. In August, I'll move back to French House, but this is where I'll come home to for the next couple of months. MIT during

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fariborz Maseeh Hall The Phoenix Group would rise from the the "ashes" of Ashdown...

  

  chosen to be the founders of W1. For the next few months, we worked with the architects and MIT administration to finalize the blueprints for our ... included making decisions for how the proposed dining hall for W1 would

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  is an amazing, world-changing place. But it's not for everyone ... quite successful, and I applaud them for it! Let me tell you a bit about ... engineer. Gillespie eventually 'fessed up and told his parents he didn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  for the next three hours. An Act of God, in this case, refers to one hell of a lightning storm in Fort Lauderdale, closing the runway for an ... alone soon, I promise - I've had nothing to do for the last two weeks, but

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  although three of my five classes this term are recommended and required for ... Course 20. So for a while I contemplated declaring Course 2 or Course 2A ... , which is just straight up pure biological engineering, was the right

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 blogging scholarship competition! Thanks! One of the biggest culture shocks coming to MIT for me, a ... ". . . free for the night, what do you want . . . " Things are a little

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Transporting In & Around MIT Everything you need to know about how easy it is to get around MIT.

  

  help make up for this. MIT TRANSPORTATION The MIT Department of ... New York City, is walking. I daresay most people walk. For example ... subway system, which for some reason is called the T. MIT has its own

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  du Conseil - Room for the Observatory's Directing Council, featuring ... matter is what is thought to account for approximately 22% of all matter in ... we use it to account for the speeds of gas and stars in spiral galaxies

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Take THAT, Microsoft Firefox rules.

  

  've known you for like a year and we've never actually met." "I know, you ... ) headquarters for awhile, duffel bag in hand. Seven hours of puzzling later, I ... Hunt is over. This year, the Hunt organizers kept their HQ open for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  Monday and Neuroscience today, and my last exam is for Thermodynamics of ... women. Half of the nation’s medical students are women, and for decades ... mathematics.” It seems that MIT is increasingly cited as a paragon for the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  . Not a chance. Nope. For example, there was one guy who set-up a webcam ... waiting for my early action decision from MIT… *cue psychedelic time ... onto his website to watch his mailbox for the arrival of a big, beautiful

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  opportunity for a more personal admissions process, that, after all, shouldn't be summed up on a few sheets of paper. And I get to meet lots of young and interesting people who want to go to MIT. For me, it's a fun and

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Quentin Smith Google Quentin Smith '10.

  

  recognized for his achievements. "Because I asked," he remarks on having his ... Washington, D.C., in June for a presentation that might include meeting the president; and those most impressed by his summer job -- as an intern for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Bonn, Games, Bonn Wherein we teach the world the true meaning of democracy.

  

  -year life cycle I bought a JuniorTicket for 13.40 from the Leverkusen ... I'm living Köln or Bonn as much as I want. Even though it pays for ... around for my French friends to give me rides, and I go to Köln as much as

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2006