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• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  I’m huddled in an office chair in a tiny box-studio in Lexington, MA ... , objectively, but for me it’s a big deal. I finally have HBO access. Another in-house activity: I have to “cook” some days. You’ll be surprised how much one can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT campus lost power! Updates from a blacked-out physics colloquium.

  

  39 minutes ago, I turned in a pset 2 minutes late (fortunately they ... just put up some tensor notation that I've been learning recently in 8 ... + physicists in the room went "oooooooh!" My laptop screen glowed at me and I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  ’s work! I asked several professors about openings in their labs, mostly because I thought I would be interested in getting a UROP for the ... a week in Niagara Falls. I enjoy spending time with my sisters, my

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  , or FR) NEVER TAKE THIS SEAT. I promise you the person in front of you ... . Usually I'd mention how you have to wait to get off the plane but this seat ... ;     Tune in later this week for a blog explaining why I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  from me to you burn it all down

  

  the people I’ve met on hall, learning how to skate down in the tunnels ... Sometimes, you need to let things go up in flames. . . . I have ... in me. I look back at who I was a month ago and it takes me some time

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Scott ‘13, Cory ‘13, Edner ‘13, Jeremy ‘13, and Bee ‘13 The penultimate in a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  runs a little deeper than in many of the other kids that I have interviewed for MIT, and I wish them the best of luck and hope that they stay in ... existed when he arrived here four years ago. "In ninth grade, I only heard

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  In last week's blog entry Diversity or Merit? I included the ... air-quoting so hard I might sprain a knuckle) in their admissions ... decision we make. Some people would strike a slightly different balance in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of Embrace the backstory to a gender-bending concept dance video, written by Ayomide F. '18

  

  asked Ayo if she'd write up how it came to be so I could post it. She did ... world would not have agreed. I wasn’t thinking about all of this when my ... cute how-to on them). The heels were involved because well Dancing in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 11, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  what they were getting ready for) Now I've had pets in the past, but ... roam free for hours upon hours. When I lived in Florida, this pet was ... make 4 movies in total (I stopped after watching #2) Yes, ladies and

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Quad Life four girls become roommates, hilarity ensues

  

  I was confused when I was put into a room with three strangers at the beginning of this year. Two of the girls I had heard about in a very ... issues, and all I can say is that we figured out how to be friends. Fancy

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  at MIT. "I found that the admissions results didn't depend on how many clubs you're in, how high your grades are, or whether you scored perfectly ... in area 05:32 AM CDT on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 By NICO PLACINO / The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  RISE (Roots In Science and Engineering) and is an example of how ... host a summit for all the recipients. In May, I got an e-mail from one of ... asked if any of us (some other alums and I) would be interested. Um. Yes

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

  The Waitlist This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. No…

  

  This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. In a ... to meet our target class size. With that figure in mind, I was ... that you will do wonderful things in the world, wherever you end up. I

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 10, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  around this time. I can hardly believe how much has changed in just one ... place, it's perfect for me, but I definitely understand how people can be ... you'll be happiest. 2.In one year, a lot will be different I can pretty

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  Adventures with Miracle Fruit The lemons had a meaty flavor that should not have been there.

  

  ) bush has been popular in the United States since the 70s for its ... receptors of the tongue and activates them in response to acid, making sour ... approved by the FDA as a sweetener or food additive, but is mass-produced in

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 12, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)

  

  . Again, it’s not beautiful. But I would argue that it’s something better ... -100 piano![/caption] Juggling in Lobby 10 Many a night I’ve returned from a ... ="aligncenter" width="1000"] Spot spotted in Stata![/caption] Free Polaroids I was

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  places around and at mit godless and holy

  

  busiest and bustling cities in the world, Boston. During my time here, I ... years. In these past months, my friends and I have discovered our fair ... 's is, in fact, not it. But since I'm making this blogpost: It's godless

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  on my application, do you think that's enough? Do you think I'll get in because I expressed my number in scientific notation? Do I need more Sig ... 's interesting that only after coming here for school did I realize how unhappy

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  buildings along the river in East Cambridge. I think the Back Bay area of ... Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country ... Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the middle of the Charles

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  socializing safely ...but also leaving my room maybe once a day

  

  , and it's been...exhausting, in a sense; I miss being able to bump into friends in the halls, at Stud, or as I'm hurrying down Dorm Row to class. I ... year, that I actually formed connections that I'm putting in effort to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 15, 2020