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  The Crab Cave or: i moved to dc with friends

  

  third of the way through, but it's the first book in a while that I ... that is vim. I was feeling like a real CS bro TM. We also watched Boss ... , and learn how to yo-yo. Kylee Kylee is a Course 8 and a UROP in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  advertising a guest lecture entitled "What is a gene?" I thought that was a stupid question, because I know what a gene is. It's a piece of DNA that is transcribed into RNA that is translated into a protein. This must be a Hail Mary

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  , as always, left us bleary-eyed and reminded us that what we do is more than a job: it is a privilege and an honor. We are grateful to have ... ,299 students who have the opportunity to collectively climb the mountain that is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2026
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  collectively climb the mountain that is MIT. These 1,324 students hail from all ... process has, as always, left us bleary-eyed and reminded us that what we do is more than a job: it is a privilege and an honor. We are grateful to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Coworker Shenanigans Summer friends

  

  problem with good company is that it's a little bit distracting... I really ... , who's in that other office, found a surprising picture of me under his ... that I could put it in the washing machine. When she tried to push the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  7 / Pressure is a privilege Training for my last hurrah, the US Championships

  

  belief in me.   X. I flew back to Boston that evening, took a nice ... wasn't how I wanted to end my career. I took a long break away from the ... abysmal. I didn't have a car, public transportation wasn't an option in the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  is my second summer doing an internship in France, and so far I am ... Microsoft, working on Surface keyboard (that's all I can say, the rest is ... ; knit a scarf I wish I knew how to knit. Anything else you want to say or

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I chose my classes A graduating senior's perspective; results may vary

  

  out of 7 that I use as a quick benchmark.) Do the instructors care ... was a bittersweet moment; I was elated that I’d made it through not just ... graduate? Am I prepared for the workload? How often is it typically

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [live blog] BLUEPRINT 2025 by the Blueprint Team // come see what we're baking!

  

  goooooood MORNING YALL 🌞🌞🌞 ...is what i told my team at 6:30am in ... ="111874" /] hi!!! i'm sabrina and i'm a part BluePrint's dev team. this is my third ... it reminds me of why I do hackmit in the first place <3 [caption id

  • by Janet G. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  it’s ok that it’s not ok sometimes things will happen, and you have to just let yourself be.

  

  fall into the category of “treatable”, but this is what I do to myself in ... . After that I will try and do some work. I will try to get a good night ... anxiety.   In Infinite Jest, which I’ve been reading with a group

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 4, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  .” -Anthony McHugh “The idea of wasting time is a construction in my mind that’s ... anyone that does that). I can't really tell you how to best learn ... ] is essentially a lot more important than whatever grade I get

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Residential Life

  Siblings, Scrabble, and Boredom we're bored in the house, and we're in the house bored

  

  everything in a box. No need to partition items into "do I need this at home ... could make in a single turn is – I guess it's at least 8, if you could use ... another string that is successfully modifies. In our games, Jen and I stayed

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  in 2.007 (in my opinion) is a document called "How To Build Your ... and learned how to use fast fabrication methods.  And I built a pair of robots that actually did quite well in the competition! It's been a lot of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  is everyone growing up without me? we're only getting older

  

  birthday today. Starting in 2019, I’ve always thrown a birthday party for ... where I’m living now. My answer is always the same. I’ve lived in the same ... is what has built the life I have. From a poem by Yena Sharma Purmasir

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 6, 2022
• FAQ / Interview

  What if my interview is waived?

  . The interview is not a required component of the application, and the admissions committee will be aware that we were unable to offer you an ... Unfortunately, even with over 3,500 alumni volunteer Educational
• Blog / MIT Life

  we do some memeing around these parts memes i've made so far on campus

  

  . That being said, here is some memery I've committed since I came to ... I love memes. I can't help it—I'm a Gen Z'er, so I grew up on the ... vital part in my communication toolbox. I also draw and [annotation note="i

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 23, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  You know, that intro stuff

  

  a senior in a very short period of time. Given that this means I will ... keeping a lab notebook), and even in my journal at age 9 I included a ... name is Mollie Burgoon. I live in Pickerington, Ohio. I go to Peace U

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  a season of secondhand joy on mudita and vicarious delight

  

  understood how such a rare and fleeting feeling it is. despite that, i think i ... . so this is an attempt to do so, i guess. i hope that reading this blog ... hey. it's christmas season in mit. i was never a big fan of christmas

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback A useless guide to MIT undergraduate housing.

  

  . Unless you consider all of those 500 forms I needed to fill out and send in ... videos a few minutes in length about each of the dorms so that the incoming ... ! (And here is example number 1 of me doing dumb things. I'm here all year

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  Today, I'm back in the office (but only for a day) after doing three ... hour event. Each college fair I do seems to have one question that gets ... , "Do you have a core curriculum?" The answer is, yes, there are some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005