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  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about coronavirus for free this fall the new subject will be broadcast to the public beginning tomorrow, sept 1

  

  . From the website (biographical links added by me): In Fall 2020, all MIT ... up for classes. I'm co-teaching an a first-year advising seminar on media and the election, and so for the past week I've been meeting with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Tragedy for MIT and Boston Devastating news for our community.

  

  on campus, apparently by one of the Marathon bombers. As of the time I ... , and another is reportedly on the run in Watertown, a city that borders ... local ABC affiliate, boston.com, and Reddit. In light of these events

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear High School Senior I know you're stalking us

  

  . Words cannot describe how much I miss the In-N-Out Double-Double with ... . Build a thing You are creative. You can do things. I know it. Does your ... .) Learn how to adult (Wait, am I actually telling you to prepare for college

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • November 17, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  How To Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay Step 1: Fumble. Step 2: Turn out pretty okay.

  

  less than stellar. I sat in my assigned seat at a table next to Jennifer ... students and faculty, but when I clicked on your website's link to its ... making the final cut. This is not how my college applications went. I was

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  original, and I’m not sure I can convince you to read Homestuck in two ... dedicate my life to something so important when i’m in a place where i can ... about Japan. I feel silly doing it sometimes. How can I be their teacher

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sleepless Nights And how I've been spending them

  

  that there are only so many hours in the day. I just didn’t do a ... research in CSAIL; I joined a club on campus; and I’m leaving time to keep ... . And I wasn’t quite sure where in my evening the hours for that work were

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 26, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Baseball!! a blog about baseball and internet games and embroidered hats and New Zealand Indie Rock.

  

  begin with.  I wasn’t planning on buying anything in particular, but then ... of them was in my hands, so I had to buy it. I’m not sure what I’ll do ... in the game, I paid full attention to what was happening, and the whole

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 4, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  obstacles in my life are not so insurmountable that I can’t defeat them alone ... up in person and talk about it,” I messaged him. The next day, we ... interested in dating anyone right now. I’m so flattered and I seriously

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Guest Post] A Whiff of Nostalgia Amidst the Scent of Youth by Daniel Barkowitz

  

  in 2009, I was part of the blogging crew. You can’t find my older posts ... start it with this line: “I was born in a place that doesn’t exist anymore ... my birth has become an accident of human history. See, I was born in

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  packing for the road looking back on nights that last forever

  

  table saw my handful of plastic Ben Franklins and invited me to buy in. I ... basement. I went to get water and two people were switching shirts in front ... 've been thinking about how it's okay to be in different spaces, especially

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  access at the office but not in my apartment. It's been rough, as you can imagine. (Not to mention my gas stove, which I don't know how to ignite ... is done here is litigation-based and strictly confidential, I can

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  kitchen, I decided that I hadn't roller bladed in a while and I missed it ... bought a pair of roller blades. I forgot how much I really enjoy skating ... + Roller Blades = awesome. Rumor has it that I can get a fine for skating

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  a few times to me. One of these was when I was in high school and ... events, I was deprived of my laptop for over 3 weeks. How ridiculous were ... ) My power cord broke. Okay, that's annoying, but I can borrow a friend

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Party of One A fun day trip idea when you're getting tired of homework.

  

  Street in historic Old Port. I caught lunch just a few steps away at Mim ... One of the great things about living in Boston is the close promixity ... weekend, I woke up early, packed some physics notes, and headed to Boston

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I My Spanish adventures!

  

  decir "la noche madrileña." In other words, I'm totally settled in ... Telefónica in Madrid. Well, I got here last Saturday, so I've been living here for a two whole weeks. I have a room in Puerta del Sol, a new cell phone

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A Part II Why the Media Lab is cool. Bonus: A great "You Know You Go to MIT…

  

  for something I don't understand or do you mean "Techer" as in ... welcome in comments or email. If you suggest something I really like, I may ... : "how are enrolled students accomodated?I mean are they assigned rooms

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dancing Days Nerd love, as the summer evening grows.

  

  , well, do much better than you at dancing. It's great! I know in high ... dance floor. I know Cassi Hunt. In fact, she was my "date" to the boat ... possibly see in your lives." However, I have to say that I found it less

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

  him, no "Wayne Corp. makes my stuff, I just buy it", Tony Stark designs ...   Most of my entries center around things I've learned or experienced in my always interesting (if occasionally miserable) time trudging

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Fall 06 The inside scoop on all 54 units I am taking this semester

  

  thing I have: A copy of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room on DVD 21F ... class In addition, I am advising the freshmen seminar 14.A03: Economics ... newspaper and where can you turn for detailed information on a fund? How does

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  In Stereo

  

  fairly regularly. In my years at MIT, I've seen sneaks of such films as 8 ... movie derail me from that. I was thinking about how no colleges ever ... our office might visit 50 or so of them in a year. I know from talking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2004