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• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  I could play with at my leisure. Can anyone PLEASE explain to me how ... because, in my music prof's words, "I can't tell you how many Sonatas in E ... notifications up the wazoo. 7:13pm - My Floor I went out to lunch at a Japanese

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a compilation of creative projects creativity? at MY institute?

  

  Among the many classes I took this semester, I ended up taking two ... .[/annotation] In the process, I ended up doing a variety of creative projects ... them together. I told the director I was willing to sing basically

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Talent Show ua innovation gets lit

  

  would typically permit. I'm so impressed by the committee's passion and ... semesterly/annual event, so I'm excited to see how they iterate on this ... event would have a longer timeline so even more people can enter. A lot

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fall Semester Recap my classes so far

  

  I've really really loved my schedule this year so I thought I'd do a quick recap of how the semester's gone for me so far since I've wanted to ... .021 As many of you know, I failed/dropped out of 8.02, Physics E

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  And so it is… Just like the blogosphere said it would be.

  

  I am born! (Or rather, my blog is born.) This is (virtually) my first blog post ever! I hope you enjoy following my adventures in MIT ... . To kick off my new blog, I thought I'd do some blogging from the road

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It all comes to this The Senior Thesis (cue dramatic music)

  

  permanently archived by the MIT Libraries. I did a little bit of web surfing to ... presentation.” (2.ThA website) Some people choose to begin their research in the ... Senior year. I began working in the Lab for Multiscale Regenerative

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rush, rush Why you should live on my floor, with special guest star Paula Abdul.

  

  other university gives you this much housing choice. I'll be busy in ... explained on the website. It really means nothing, except we decorate with ... ... ...who also happens to be 6' 4". I made this poster, except for two

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Candies and Costumes and Pumpkins and CATS Princess Leia and Orphan Annie ran around with laser guns and threw candy at people.…

  

  and I were going to the local supermarket, Shaws, to buy ingredients to ... a little abnormal. It was Halloween. I was surprised to see the lack of costumes worn during the day around MIT's campus. I personally was

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AFROTC = stress, and why that’s okay Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps: "what do you do every week?"

  

  low crawling to how to challenge intruders, we had to know it all so ... first, let me start with a little background. The question I get asked ... Force officer. As a freshman, I'm in AS.100, and right now we're learning

  • by ROTC
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Feedback Works Warning: analogy ahead

  

  Championships next weekend. The thing is, no matter how many times I told myself ... So, as I mentioned in my previous entry, my GEL classes don't have p ... I didn't say there wasn't any homework. Every week, several GEL

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / People & Identities

  On Reconnecting spending winter break in India

  

  place that they would return to, holding the hands of their American-born children, eager to introduce them to their home away from home. I've been ... every way possible, every night I lie in bed, the brightest colors fill my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Not Bra-Ket Science Building quantum computers to convince myself that they exist

  

  I don’t believe in quantum physics. Yes, I know that all the math ... , LEDs, and other semiconductor devices – would not exist without our ...  real. I simply refuse to believe in such strange, unintuitive physics that I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time Because that really is what we are here for

  

  write about a topic that we should know a lot about: our classes. I ... than what I’ve taken before because I don’t have any lab based classes this semester. I’m quite happy about that fact, because I enjoy the more

  • by Becca H. '12
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  , Sheesha: And this is proof positive why I would rather have a cat than a ... , well, was quite an adventure. I departed from how at about 11am with my ... This weekend, I headed down to Washington, DC, for the Rally to

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus – mainly Manus! Hmm my hands feel itchy...

  

  … after all, that’s how I get sidetracked in the first place. But glow ... Life has been sprinting by these days, and I go through periodic cycles – making rounds from “Hey…I can do this…” to “OMG. This is

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Finally back in the office! When we last left off, I'd just finished my Philly school visits. I visited Girls High (Alia's alma mater), then ... 't exactly ideal. But that's how scheduling works sometimes... the schools call

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  while trying to catch a bus? And remember how I was so Oprah ... . I would just copy/paste. Although HASS classes are considered by some ... Hi, I'm Jess L. '12. I met Yan during our freshman year (she even

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Freedom costs a buck-oh-five Question: What are two broke twenty-somethings to do on a pristine summer day in Boston?Answer:…

  

  Despite the fact that I've lived in the Boston area for the past four years, I've actually never walked the Freedom Trail, the red brick path ... which Boston is famous. My parents have done it two or three times while I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing is useful for science. Surprise!

  

  you were doing, you could in theory get observation time on the VLA. I ... of 9 to 1. How do you get time? You write. You argue persuasively for why YOUR project is important. You describe exactly how much time you

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  , but when I came to MIT, I wasn’t sure it would work out. It is always ... focus. I looked at many programs, but in the end decided that IHP would ... The other day I dropped off my application to the International

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011