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• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’ll bet you got waylaid! Wherein Portland, Oregon rocks my face.

  

  how different the school's research philosophy was from that of MIT, I ... 8 semesters; that way I would eventually be in "ICE-nine." Oh man, I ... DID YOU KNOW? The airport in Portland, Oregon has free wireless. I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!

  

  , I have a largely different definition of how much living space is ... information I would need in a sleek Scifi package. Think about having the ... attention to them. With that said though, exams have come and gone and I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  . Come on, help me out. In other news, I finally figured out how I'll be ... 't figure out why else I would want to spend so much time there. Anyway, rest ... So the other day at work, I was sitting at the bottom of one of the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i rode a train across america it took eighty-five hours

  

  times as long. Also, because a sleeper car would cost upwards of $1,000, I ... my friends predicted I would ditch the whole idea by Denver and opt to ... Hi there, it’s been a while! Over the next few weeks, I’ll be

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST POST! You guys are totally right.. that WAS really tempting.

  

  I would love to take credit for the brilliant entry title, but ... time, I've forgotten how to blog. So in true "first post" style.. there will be no extra content to this post. Kidding, of course. I've been

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Born Under Punches The heat goes on, which is nice, but so does classwork.

  

  science classes and three HASS classes that I love would decrease my ... WORK SAM HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WRITING THIS STUPID BLOG ENTRY?! If I ... (fressen). I have also learned the German word for "to strike a deathblow

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Hayden Christensen Comes to MIT, Looks Pretty Pictures of the top of Hayden Christensen's head inside!

  

  single; would you ever consider dating an MIT girl? HC: Uh- yeahhhh- no- I ... how it went. I didn't get to talk to, touch, or even really see Hayden ... more interesting and also because I don't remember exactly what was said

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time

  

  "]forgot[/annotation] how hard this was until I had to go through it again. Writing is hard ... ."]friend[/annotation] what I'm thinking. Considering how much writing I've been doing, and to ... [/annotation] how much writing I’ve done in just the past month for classes

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  important assignment is due. I didn't realize how invaluable an after ... to help students! I have personally heard a professor agonize over how ... Nearly three years ago, I published a post provocatively titled

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Attack of the Giant Squid Attack of the Giant Squid!

  

  project where we would test a feature of the Hodgkin and Huxley model. My friend Evelyn and me decided that we would test how the external ... turn! So this semester, I took Quantitative Physiology I: Cells and

  • by Bryan
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Classes

  

  . Even if none of these things were true, I would recommend that everyone at MIT take this class. The textbook is fascinating; it's something I ... , and in general how have you experiences been with the classes at MIT

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…

  

  , professors, and grad students?" The easiest question there to answer is how I ... postdoc with whom I work directly, Albert. I was still learning how to do all the different lab protocols, and since I didn't know how to do most

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts from Science Bowl 🥣 a story about now-nostalgic times

  

  down the line was at this moment that I realized how badly we wanted it ... the palm of your hand.” “Really? I always thought it was faster. It’s, like, a more powerful movement for me. So I do it with more force

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 30, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Shortest Blog Ever (update 3 =p) 19 days till Taiwan!

  

  !: Premed Boulevard presents With One Test With one test, I kissed the A goodbye With one test, Adieu to five point oh I can study my heart out With one test My fate and class grade is sealed With one test I'm the good

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Blogs Turn 10: Looking Back, Looking Ahead data and narrative, past and present

  

  it to my students, I would have any serious applicant read all of these ... the indefinite future. But I would be lying if I weren't concerned ... suggestions about how to do that then please let me know. Mostly, though, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Blog Projects

  where is south dakota again? and other fun questions for your south dakotan friends

  

  mentioned that I know "exactly how many students from South Dakota go to MIT ... making culture to its abundant opportunities, I knew it would be the right ... ? Well, I could tell you a Corny story, but seriously, the truth would a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 3, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Night at da Opera A Jolly Splendid Time!!

  

  how long this was supposed to be, and they told me FOUR HOURS. I signed ... what I valued I would say things like getting a good job, or ... This semester, I’m taking a class called 21.01, “Love, Death, and

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing Workshop I just wrote an entire post and my browser crashed. dfsdfksdfojfoajwefoiajdwf.

  

  if you don't like what I'm about to say or how I said it. It was once a ... EST To: [email protected] I FIXED MY HARD-DRIVE!!!11one -Patrick There's not any real formula to the way I write blog entries, but I try to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  and challenges, just a little shocked at how much it actually hurts.  I ... identity as a clueless freshman has been stripped though I have inadvertently introduced myself as a freshman one too many times. Now, I take on the task of

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  been rather silly to create a blog that no one would read. Nonetheless, I ... I never realized how cohesive the community was on an emotional ... the advice I received from an MIT alum a while back. Throughout my time

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008