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• Blog / Classes

  Cells, Cells, and more Cells you've met me at a very course 20 time in my life

  

  pipetting, so I was a bit nervous at first. I really had to force myself the ... wanted to apply to be a blogger :') (in the least stalker-ish way possible ... extra rewarding when I'm actually able to solve a PSET problem. It

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • December 3, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Thanksgiving Nostalgia if MIT == home

  

  A N T S Being off the meal plan has forced me to venture further into Kendall and Central squares to obtain food and given me a new appreciation ... waking up at 4 a.m. to stumble into the boathouse for morning rowing

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Update It's been an amazing year!

  

  out. With no one to provide monthly reminders of what a well kempt hair ... year he used his computer skills to obtain an internship at a local ... hop around the world. Afterwards I was able to take a picture with the

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Things That Aren’t Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate

  

  .) So last week, I decided to make up for it by...doing a 9.00 essay? How ... 've got a 5.12 p-set, an 8.02 p-set, and a 9.00 test - all to be taken or to ... yellow badges, which are to the A.A. Martinos Imaging Center what driver

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  4-159 and somehow I need to find a stapler in the next five minutes ... different shape, a different weight. Some are feather-light and a breeze to ... as well be on fire. When you're used to life in Hell, sometimes a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  a telling laugh my first introduction to psets, and realized that I ... I had a WEEK to do, only had 5 problems. This was going to be a piece ... they have way more time to finish a task then they need does, and I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  which i’ve listened to a lot over the past few weeks. i’m getting into ... that any given relationship is likely to end painfully?” rather than a ... it felt to be held by you”. it’s a strange line at first glance because

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road

  we started a Black Student Union in our school to build community, but ... ). I cried because I reflected on the time I went to a small carnival in my hometown during high school and had to run from a shootout (to be

  • by DJ Rock
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bibliophiles assemble! When life gives you books...

  

  A few weeks ago, I had the best weekend in recent history. Of course ... unexpected details go a long way in raising your spirits. For me, that little ... going to make me happy. Every semester or so, the MIT Press (located to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  the office about the deadline, so let me take a moment to answer some of those questions, and to provide a bit of advice as well. Please be ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Antici A long time ago in a suburb far away...

  

  was too young and stupid to know what a postmark was. That's probably ... clothing (a la Gwen Stefani). Sorry, trying to find motivation to keep doing ... "abogado," or "lawyer." This is because the Spaniards who came to the New

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wow, work! Mid-IAP update.

  

  took a week of going to bed at 8PM and getting up at 4AM to shock me back ... from French homework to sit down and write to you, but I think it's time. Class has been going well. It's a significant effort commitment, but it

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Monkey Dance

  

  title of the film, Monkey Dance, refers to a classical Cambodian dance ... Mira Nair came to speak last year and kind of offered my friend a role in ... Julie Mallozzi to do a screening of her film at your school. It's a great

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  a house tour of mit sororities! meet aphi, axo, and theta

  

  Welcome to a tour of three MIT sorority houses! Believe it or not, sorority life is a thriving community here at MIT, with about ⅓ of undergraduate women being affiliated to one of the [annotation note="the six

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  dancing at MIT (and beyond) continuity vs. fulfillment and the perils of stagnation

  

  have to bike to Northeastern three times a week. so far, it's been a ... dance on Mocha Moves, but come to at most one practice a week. I spend ... -time instead of Mocha was difficult and took quite a long time to make; I started

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2021
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Romance of Learning rainy days, language tests, and a book called Babel

  

  sandwich and a Honeycrisp apple that my roommate gave to me after apple ... the mind, to dissect a problem down to its fundamental components, then ... truly is a gift to be a student.  Swapping out one magical world for

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 23, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  . So I'd like to begin by giving a shoutout to my grandfather, who, in addition to being a WWII vet, was also ordained as a nondenominational ... that, I won't be posting quite so much. But I did want to take a moment

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Where WAS I? Honestly? I still don't know.

  

  truth. Yes, folks, I'm about to tell you the truth, and man, is it a doozy ... with a free sticker that said "HUG ME, I DONATED BLOOD TODAY" stuck to my ... , guys, I joined a cult. I really didn't mean to; I guess that's what

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Alive and Kicking I kick, therefore I am ~taekwondo~

  

  Wouldn’t it be cool to try something new? A new sport, perhaps? Or, maybe try and improve at one of the many sports you know how to play in a ... committing to MIT or any college for the matter. I had a strong desire to

  • by Waly N. '24
  • August 3, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Seattle: Land of the Strange, Skies of the Free where pirates roam the streets and dogs play the bucket-drums

  

  I was walking to the Pacific Science Center with a friend one ... F/A-18s overhead to the percussive expression of a man in a pug mask ... newspaper racks have recommendations on which newspapers to pick up: Wait a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 14, 2014