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  The Rapids My last day at work was bittersweet. And if there's one thing I've learned from…

  

  insanity at that place on a daily basis. (I'm a lifeguard at a waterpark, for ... perspective in life (i.e. a lot) you can make it through the day and in fact an ... about 3 million different things that spray water around in a myriad of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  and an A on the assignment -- heck, I could. But if you try to do that ... I've been at MIT for just over a month now. It hasn't quite sunk in ... calling home once in a while. There are things to do at all hours

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Afternoon In/Out Of The Snow

  

  How and what would I write in the utter absence of the ever ... satisfy the rare intersection of (a) producing coffee good enough that I ... journey. It is as cold, as they say, as though we were in hell, and a sports

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rethinking the Paris Metro I'm taking an awesome grad class that includes spring break in Paris. (Yeah, they're paying.)

  

  ' Gare Montparnasse as a possible time saver in that long tunnel ... metropolitan transit authority of Paris. It's a graduate design workshop in the ... booth now that people buy from machines? Who is taking the metro, what

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wild Parties, Vaginas and Suburbia Can you possibly guess where this entry is going? No. You can't.

  

  that hang out in a parking lot and their various issues, usually centered ... held in the Stata Center in a large auditorium with soft red chairs, I ... know, I know, three plays AND five elections and/or speakers, how does

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home is Where the Heart is In which I speak only in trite cliches.

  

  things at MIT? Where to live is a subject that is frequently touched on in ... 's a place for you. That is why I don't think it's redundant to add another perspective to the mix. I'm fortunate enough to live in a place I

  • by Tom R. '14
  • December 13, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  a close friend. In this post, I'll describe how I made the decision to ... ) will all be invited back in the spring, but I don't see how that ... blindsided; with a bit more time to plan, I could have made arrangements that

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  magicians trying to learn magic

  

  they asked me what i would want to become a magician in, and for a while ... instance, i’m fluent enough in math and cs that i can more or less understand ... in a more active manner, through direct words and actions, that to me

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The rest of my life is a black hole. But not the fascinating kind that's the topic of extensive astrophysical…

  

  be in the form of a blog, I thought, "well how can I not?" 1 ... , no matter where I end up next year. But this is different. In a few ... there. But mostly I'll be taking classes. Thesis Do a lot of work and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  is or is not "fair." Have I made the point that one learns a lot more than "how to build a robot" by doing FIRST? Have I mentioned that my ... ", she said, in a voice that many have commented is creepily similar to my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A HASS[le-free] Semester Stay for the videos!

  

  you at MIT?"). But, I do feel that the HASS department is MIT's hidden ... presentations in. Finally, the last piece of the puzzle is that you need a HASS ... at length about each class, although I do want to write about a few

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Recap (Guest Entry) "a perfect introduction to MIT"

  

  thing I must mention is how infinitely cooler it is to visit the East ... that interested in psychology now, but I'm definitely excited to take it ... that I headed back to the student center, talked to a bunch of Alpha Phi

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] art and things zine making + what makes us, us + thank you cambridge + yomp

  

  while I was doing research in a robotics lab on campus. Specifically, I ... saying that I am a product of intergenerational trauma. I feel like that is ... . That’s what it’s about to me, anyway - I think that art is a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Floating On A Whim [by Katharine Chu '09, Guest Blogger] An art UROP carries a curious course 9-er all…

  

  yourself to explore your options. Nine months ago, I was in the middle of a ... realized that maybe it was time to try sometime new. So when I saw a UROP ... in Sweden, I realized what I had to do.  I called the artist, Jane

  • by ARTalk
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Impressions of a Harvard Class I’m taking Irish Folklore and a writing seminar on fairy tales!

  

  was too focused on not saying a number that I forgot this is Harvard ... . That name is Harvard. Harvard has another feature, known as a wide ... in high school, I'd pictured myself on a pretty green campus with

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 12, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  the mail comes in. I am also a note taker in biochemistry, which is ... , I’m Lydia. I’m a sophomore. I’m in courses 6-7 and 18. I’m not in 7 ... class is a prerequisite for almost everything else I want to take

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  aquaporin adventures a livestream of my brain while working on my urop

  

  proportions of aquaporins in a cell are   2:41 am: today I learned that ... Science Problem: How fast does water get in/out of cells? 1:31 am: I ... ,000 number That’s half the terms I want. This is going well.   1:37 am

  • by Alice L. '24
  • February 25, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Upon entering MIT, every freshman gets a list of "101 Things To Do ... steal anything. Brute force is the last resort of the incompetent. Do ... things off (a building) without a ground crew. Do not hack alone. Above

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  perks of living in the Bay Area, we reached a sudden lull. "So, do you ... laugh upon the discovery of MIT greek life (but here I am, in a sorority ... ? What did he recommend I do as a freshman? What were some events and

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time ... talked to at CPW was interested in this field. I just want to be sure that ... , every student who wanted to major in Course 20 was able to do so. I think

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006