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

  

  , for all you haven't-learned-MITese folks), I UROP'd in a really amazing ... . But how can this be? This is an unallowable paradigm shift! I'm a ... UROPs. You've heard about them before, but here's a refresher. At

  • by Piper '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flame War A play-by-play of the Class of 2012's first flame war.

  

  that the executive board won't be reconsidering the decision. I posted a ... sent a link to a Google Docs spreadsheet where we were supposed to fill ... expected us to treat a completely unmoderated shared document with respect

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Beantown, H-Town, Blue Hills, House of Blues With cameos by home, beatboxing, and happiness

  

  wasn't sure what to expect, but I did ask my parents to bring me a few ... ! I didn't know such a world championship even existed! I didn't know ... whole thing that I wouldn't have enjoyed it. College has helped me grow a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 5, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing! !!!!!!!

  

  : :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) Mathura: scared samvaran, hahaha me: LOL, poor guy. i'm giggling in my room. i'm basically not sane right now. Mathura: lolllllllllllllllllllllllll ... docks around 9 p.m. last night, relishing the warm temperature and gentle

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  class taught by a Pulitzer Prize-winner. I got a B+." Wow, I'm a jerk ... still wasn't enough to earn me my favorite grade in the class: an A ... then I remembered: at least I'm not a triple amputee. I should be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Lovin’ Tell me more, tell me more!

  

  , right?! Of course, there is A LOT more, but for the sake of space, I won't ... from the lifeguarding skills (I'm still a certified lifeguard!), I can ... to get into college. If you don't want to pay $3000 to go to a 6-week

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  Aha! We have a question! Jon asks "Also, I was wondering (uh oh here's a question) if you could tell me how easy it is to double major in two ... literature but I'm concerned that it will be too tough to try to get degrees in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more school, no more books Professors are people, too. Importantly, they're people who give free food.

  

  , just a test review led by the TAs. I don't believe in test reviews (I think I've attended a grand total of one since the end of my freshman year), so I'm not going tomorrow. Which means that 7.27 (human disease) and 9

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Crazy admissions stories A story about craziness from both sides of the college admissions process.

  

  families walking away with a good impression, but don't always go according ... , Corinne M. Fisk, a classmate of the student who witnessed the pseudo ... . "They have never met a problem they can't solve without writing a check

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  digits of pi? Or maybe there's a mysterious tradition that even I don't ... ? (looks at Frank) Didn't that one girl say there's going to be a guest ... Pi Day is a big deal at MIT. Not only does it go hand-in-hand with

  • by Jebby B. '25
  • March 7, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  country, Massachusetts General Hospital, is a short one-stop T-ride across ... for my new UROP. I'm super excited to be working in a tissue engineering lab this semester and although I'm just now learning a lot of new

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  facts, and I’m involved in the Action Challenge, which is a challenge to ... As a brand new bright-eyed freshman here, you’ll quickly discover ... pizza so I’m going there instead. No interest in volunteering with the Red

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  I’ve recently had a number of startling revelations: I’m almost ... was a no-brainer. My anticipation was compounded by the fact that I had a list of 14 colleges that I was planning on applying to, but I had

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I My Spanish adventures!

  

  (whose number I still can't remember), a monthly metro pass, my own desk at ... hilarious! So, I'm having a great time over here! I live right near Puerta ... Como vosotros debéis saber, voy a pasar el verano trabajando con

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 9, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  many different courses, and a handful from Harvard too.  This year, I'm ... mechanical engineering class. So while I can't really provide a success ... whatever else you're working on. I don't know if GPA is that strong of a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Sunsical The sunshine of May 12th

  

  all nighter There ain't nothing better then a cold cider It's like a ...   a musical by Erick '17 sung to the tune of "Summertime" by ... ;   ♫Feels something like summertime Classe are over in a matter of time

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meta

  

  ramble on about, but there are things that I can't/won't put into a public ... . There are a few good photo-based, event-based entries as well...I'm fond ... realize that he wrote it a month ago. I've been kind of lame about reading

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  two years after my book auction in retrospect

  

  make. I called my parents in a panic because I didn’t know what to do ... didn’t know what she was doing.  I’m also grateful to Chris, because he ... On April 16th, 2020, my life changed. That’s a kitschy way to put it

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  the best in some competition. I'm not saying that here at MIT, we don't ... challenge. Obviously, we wouldn't have come to MIT if we weren't up for a ... As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Sneezes a deep and in-depth analysis of an everyday occurrence

  

  . I’d say I’m about 90% better right now, but because I still have some ... am currently sneezing at a rate of around 1.3 billion times more ... how old you are, this can equate to a whole lot of sneezes you have

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • January 15, 2017