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• Blog / IAP

  My IAP Mugs, polymers, cats, and pineapples.

  

  Ahh my IAP is going to be so cool!!! There are quite a few things. First of all, IAP is MIT's Independent Activities Period, where MIT ... classes and were so excited to see that there was a mugs class - MUGS!! I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 3, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  next to normal on mental health

  

  to preface this with my opinion that i don’t think this is a ... the area, and then having a better experience, which is great. but some ... opening up your problems to a friend, say. sometimes that difference is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 3, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  168 Hours and how to spend them

  

  precious, time is scarce. There’s a constant ticking in the back of my head, a timer until the next deadline. You can never truly let go during the ... A/N: This post is coming out weeks after I intended for it to; please

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 21, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  we can assume is a constant, akin to death and taxes. Naturally, almost ... close range. Even if you can take a guess on who they are, you haven't heard much about it until you've heard it from an MIT student - and a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Healthy reflections… I never know what to write here.

  

  is a hypothetical but unembellished report card. ‚ò∫ *click Let ... : Where did all the glorious IAP time go? This seems to be a popular ... just a little bit; still can't get over how exotic edamame sounds. I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 31, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.

  

  Tomorrow is the beginning of MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP)! IAP is one of the most fun times of the year. It is a time where ... ) can play. We would hope this would be more of a dialogue than a lecture

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  adviser is there to "advise" on what courses you should be taking during ... final month of school! Somehow, I can't believe this year is coming to an ... out, is National Reply Date. It had been a pleasure sharing what I know

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nightswimming

  

  denizens, is that we get up to such interesting things! For example, a few ... there. Luckily, I had my trusty flashlight, which allowed us to see where ... weird and special and will let you forget about life for a while, whether

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Emily Levesque- How megastars evolve Emily spent the summer of 2004 conducting astronomy research at the Kitt Peak National Observatory…

  

  I have always been proud of the fact that there is a star and a minor ... with small telescopes. She says that getting a UROP is one of the best things students can do and has had a UROP in the MIT Center for Space

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.

  

  purchase the ring in a typical year; one company actually shuts down their factory for the one week each year of prime MIT ring-buying. Using imagery ... suggestions and ideas of the entire class, RingComm designs the ring over a six

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  CMS.621: Fans & Fan Culture the class that changed my career trajectory?

  

  you who know me, I have a very strict "no classes before 11am" rule that ... impact of One Direction itself. High school is an awkward time. I was a ... relationships with MIT undergraduates and 18-22 year olds on a Minecraft You

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  - Sleep - Good Grades, pick 2, but what they don't tell you is that a lack ... How not to do it. (A dinner from last summer) This is probably the one ... food. When you're not in a dining hall dorm breakfast becomes a luxury

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW and other acronyms C.Y.G.W.T.S.F? I.F.C,I.B.Y.C!

  

  experience what a little bit of MIT is like. Can't sleep? Curious about what to expect? You can read some guest entries (including mine!) from the current ... HOLY COW GUYS! CPW IS ALMOST HERE (42 minutes as of right now) You

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  . In case you just tuned in, my job is to turn turkey carcasses into oil ... want to skillet so I can get some searing action on. In a beautiful bit ... 'll rust. Your kid will wrinkle up if left in the bathtub for a couple hours--is

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To RFID or not to RFID? That's not really the question, but it's kind of a cool title, no?

  

  of RFID. You should read the article, because it does a much better job ... savvy (like me), here's the wikipedia article on RFID). One of which is ... Consumers" where they talk about some new technology that's being developed by

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • August 20, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summertime Science Got that summertime, summertime science...

  

  : (This is how I brainstorm most of my doodle entries, for those of you who ... 't like science. My reponse? When you're at a place like MIT, it's easy ... little brother (who is a total ham) not being jazzed about science. I set

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  4 / Just *breathe* Everything is going to be all right

  

  breaks, where I can catch up on my life, focus on myself, take a moment to ... work. To kick off Thanksgiving week, I had all-you-can-eat shabu ... the semester. We're almost there. 3 more weeks to go. Here's to a

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 2, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 3 A Valentine's Day surprise

  

  On Valentine's Day, (boy/girl)friends of MIT students have a unique ... Logarhythms, the Muses, and the Shakespeare Ensemble - can be hired to burst into a lecture hall or classroom and serenade a lucky individual

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I never want to finish my P.E. requirement MIT PE might be the best thing that's happened in my whole (short) athletic history

  

  to take them. But indeed, there is a PE requirement instituted as part ... could when I started the class. Improvement is a great motivator! I think the most rewarding part about my PE class is that I found a form of

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  there (not just from a viewbook or description). After that, you get to ... ), which you can read about in everybody else's blog. Basically, during the ... pastimes to relieve stress is smashing fresh coconuts with a mace, so we

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2005