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  There and Back It's like a reunion tour, kind of.

  

  and crafts Mitra and Bryan took a trip to China in 2010 with other ... would do all three and still graduate with two degrees. (Yes, I failed a ... --thinking and then writing down your thoughts is such a great habit, for so many

  • by Bryan
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Today I hit my TA with a door I didn't MEAN to.

  

  . So I look for a couple things when I'm TA-hunting (not in a Elmer Fudd ... It wasn't like I meant to do it. I was late for recitation, and I ... I hit him with a door. HIM: AAHH!! ME: OH! Oh. UH. SORRY. Sorry. I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 7, 2007
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know a firehose of advice from upperclassmen: tips and tricks for freshman year

  

  ’t understand (and can’t easily clarify for yourself with a quick google search ... -end/not a good work culture, it’s okay to say no and look for others. Just ... . It’s really fun and even if you look like a complete fool, you’ll have

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  my last undergraduate monday and everything i did!

  

  could sleep for a much longer time. I roll over to cuddle with them and go ... to look green and spring-y. [caption id="attachment_74750" align ... ends. I thank my professor for a good semester and leave. I have a 1 pm

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Race Against Myself Learning how to walk

  

  trouble and for the past three and a half years, I missed opportunities to ... . and. a. half. years I have not given myself compassion. With the help ... , that I make even more mistakes and get stuck on a period-looking comma

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 16, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  family and the community I’d built for 18 years combined with the fact that ... and wishing there was someone for me to just exist with. I’ve found the ... best, and I’m so grateful for them. <3 Not everything about my

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  Admissions with both more concern, and more resolve, for the important work ... class to be “more diverse” is a complex and contested question. For the ... -prepared applicants) allows us to craft a class that is both academically robust and

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I am a sad sad toaster made of glass. Do you like your toast with tears? Because I'm sad.

  

  at MIT. And I looked at what a shoddy job I did with it. But seriously ... . Or see a movie for $3 at LSC. Or bring up singularities in everyday ... week! And training for a marathon! What was I, Superdude? Seriously, the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Maybe it’s okay to be this way The return of Dumbledore, and a new professor friend

  

  interests you - FOR A LIVING! You get to make connections with renowned scientists and share their stories with the public - FOR A LIVING! Sounds ... have a penchant for running around, introducing myself to professors, and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Some people call me the space cowgirl

  

  MIT's average scores, and some I made a strong case for, and others I ... admissions [I] have seen in [my] time, both as a student and as an admissions ... More reading going on here tonight, after a yummy Super Burrito and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  anatomy of a freshman year 🦴🧠🩸🖐️🫀 my first year at mit, told through the body

  

  seminars (includes both advising and a weekly exploratory seminar) and had ... , Spring HSSP, and Cascade. it was also an amazing community, with a large ... mentors to my naive frosh self, and constantly looking for ways to improve

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 9, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty people later ✈✈✈ (pronounced whoosh) ✈✈✈ (pronounced nyeowww)

  

  for a reason, and each team carries its own traditions, culture, and in ... the theme of the Hunt, and what it'd look like, with writing teams ... , and we had a similar thing in 2020 for the Galactic HQ. It was hooked up

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 22, 2022
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  All the bridges I’ve crossed in Cambridge, ranked my civil engineering hat is off

  

  samples, usually with an accompanied cheese and cracker. A true delight for ... watching a sunset walking across one. So, if you’re looking for that kind of ... means that it is simultaneously a bridge for pedestrians, cars, and the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 10, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Flux and Flow Thermodynamics as therapeutic analogy; or, the longest way I've ever said, "I'm still figuring things…

  

  , with a few hairpin turns thrown in for good measure. It's accepting being ... , even with so much time, money, and energy invested in that outcome. Yet ... . Basically, 5.60 was a hedged bet, and as I hedged, time passed, others grew

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer…” wherein Neil Armstrong's legacy kicks off a year of Unified Engineering, and I reflect on…

  

  AeroAstro department was propelled less by a love for propellers and more ... work in teams, and what qualities to look for in good teammates. I ... The quote, in full: "I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Early History of International Students at MIT studying the people MIT made, and the people who made MIT

  

  tenure at MIT with a vision to build a more diverse and inclusive Institute and “build a better understanding between countries.” Through his ... , Toros was succeeding as both a graduate and undergraduate student. In 1890

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Leaving How I ended up taking medical leave as a sophomore

  

  . My advisor put me in touch with Student Support Services (S3) and MIT ... wondering, they held a going-away party for me. We ate cake and watched movies ... go on leave, but for a lot of people, medical leave is mandatory, and

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  [joint post] we visited every station on the MBTA and the Logan Airport Rental Car Center

  

  order, finish Silver Line 1, 2, and 3 and the Blue Line, and then end with ... , ate a banana, and met up with Alan outside Simmons. It was like, zero ... Vassar Street towards Kendall Square in the cold for a bit, and then took

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 29, 2020
• Blog / Community Projects

  22 Tales from tEp strange sights and stranger delights

  

  I had my first experience cooking with a cast iron pan and a 5-gallon ... with a massive food order from Sysco. The range of ingredients and ... and bacon, it looks like) with Brussels sprouts, [right] sliced

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 31, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty years later cms major who

  

  puzzlehunt community, and what expectations I have for others, using a gift ... note="We'll take a closer look at this tradition, and its merits and ... narrative. In both the 2021 Hunt Wrap-Up and the 2023 Hunt Wrap-Up, there's a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 29, 2023