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  Jhumpa Lahiri visited MIT today! ...and all of Cambridge (it seemed) wanted to see her!

  

  MIT) that ends at 6:30 pm. I knew I wasn’t likely to get a good ... probably wouldn’t even get in. Sadly, even though the talk was held in ... couldn’t meet her, or get her to sign the two books that I brought

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Happier Than Ever on quitting and long-ish distance biking

  

  't get that in California. I should talk to my manager about the things ... get rid of a stolen bike wouldn’t encourage someone to take their time ... . It’s nice that the commuter rail exists for getting to suburbs outside

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grind Time It = late. Coffee = love. You = intrigued.

  

  we're both seniors, rather than get down to business, we goofed off in ... . When I make appointments to "get coffee" with someone, I do not actually ... instruction and practice in the forms of communication specific to the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  home

  

  phantom. I’m not sure how to handle it, exactly.  In grade school, I would ... medication to kick in. This time was feverish; I felt as if my consciousness ... ’re painfully unaware of the world but slowly beginning to realize how little you

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • November 4, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  mit: it’s complicated confliCTING FEELINGS

  

  still lingered in the back of my mind. no matter how hard i tried to ... a lot of trial and tribulation to get here. i'm still coming to terms ... culinary master, cooking meals left and right in random hall. i was going to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 6, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  unquantifiable growth progress that can't be measured

  

  showcases, meme tags. In the past eight months, I've learned how to manage my ... is fine, but in the last few months, I've been trying to step away from ... . . . Don't get me wrong. Quantifying can be useful. (How else would I keep

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 5, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  Tricky Questions A follow-up entry to answer all of the 50 million comments I got about the…

  

  Admissions Ben) was awesome enough to send a link to my blog in to the ... set up, right? How were they able to set it up quickly enough? It must ... get in trouble? Please do provide details =). Aalap Dighe: I was

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park

  

  masks. I hadn't been to that park in forever, which isn’t all that ... in the Park, and over to the fields, where I played soccer in second ... back in high school had emailed me out of the blue and offered to catch

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skullhouse CPW chicken waffles fire smores volcano steak shake

  

  having classes and tests during CPW, we still put in the effort to throw ... Independent Living Groups) in general put on a lot of events to dispel the myths ... them into the fire and have to start over. Sometimes we get creative

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  What it’s like being back

  

  just can't seem to take it all in, you feel like you Have Truly Found ... School is back in session, and I know the question burning in the ... and their effect in the English language would have you believe, I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Social Engineering no no wait not like that–

  

  Alternatively, how to build a cult! Only it’s not a cult, it’s just a ... …ufacture mischief? In which I mansplain how my friends manipulate each other ... campus to help with this, luxuriating in the joys of free Starlink wifi

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 24, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  From Afar, and somehow I find myself here in DC to meet with my ... in Maryland, building cameras for telescopes. The woman to my right ... important changes in policy. This week, his job is to prepare a delegation of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  a letter of recommendation, and also sent an email to my advisor. In ... best to be as resourceful as possible. There is a process of getting our ... department we are in, so similar to MIT, there is an focus on exploring other

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  them, discuss with them how to get girls interested in science, outline ... , initiatives to get young women interested in computer science in Italy, an ... value). My team's plan is to use the money to promote FIRST Robotics in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  talking to other prefrosh getting to know the people that I would be going ... visit labs, classes, and get exposed to everything that MIT has to offer. Relish in it. Rule #5: Don't knock it 'til you try it. I can't say how many

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  to college. I kind of went about it in a semi-orderly fashion, but I ... . I lived in the Midwest, but I was definitely not applying to any school in Texas because I wanted out. I really wanted to be in an area

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  A day at Seaborg Technologies interning at a nuclear startup in Denmark

  

  design process is in the works, and it’s been interesting to see how all ... some notes for a poem I’m planning to write when I get back, just in time ... close early in Denmark, and I hadn’t been able to find anywhere with cake

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Airplane boy strikes again Adam writes about his UROP.

  

  study habits, mmkay?). I didn't know how to study, and I didn't get enough ... have a test tomorrow?] So I, the gallant boyfriend, am stepping in to ... , and in that picture right next to the bed is a model rocket. My first

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  abroad or take internships in a foreign country. I might be getting an internship in Spain this summer, and I am super psyched. (I still have to send ... excited. =P In more personal news, my acting class is finally starting to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Reasons I haven’t blagged… hint: "I'm Busy" isn't one of them

  

  all have the same amount of time and get to choose how we spend it. We ... or two of some idea that I ‘keep meaning to get back to writing’, I ... ...inspiring. I mean yes, I could go to that talk about “In Vitro Vascularized

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 29, 2017