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• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Culture Clash Spain doesn't do sarcasm, and my soul is slowly dying. But then I took some…

  

  horse or something? Well it turns out that the Spanish expression for this ... just gives me that more satisfied feeling. And it's usually for the ... translations, they have completely different contexts. For example, the "f word

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  Reaching for the STARS* *Small Town And Rural Students

  

  the collegiate success of students from small towns and rural communities.  While the initiative is new, the concern for these students is not ... Today, (April 4, 2023), marks the public launch of the STARS (Small

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 4, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  ASK US (the MIT Bloggers) ANYTHING! YES

  

  . For the most part, we’ll treat your questions like they were written in ... -handed, which has been… less than ideal for glassblowing at MIT. I play the bass ... have lived in the sorority house for three years) Product design and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 18, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Benzene Back Take it to the lab!

  

  'm actually officially no longer a freshman (woo!). The amount of things I have to say, though, is inversely proportional to the amount of energy I ... -like-a-post-finals-limp-noodle lethargy aside with a song. Not just any song - a chemistry song. On the last

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye, for now

  

  the iPhone Product Design team, and will be working in Cupertino for the ... I will be blogging essentially zero for the next 6 months.  I will ... philosophies for some time.  (Regular friends are well aware of this, and are

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Ninth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06.

  

  . I hope Miles smiles for the camera soon." Thanks for thinking he ... requirements for 2007? The essay requirement for 06 were either essay a or essay ... send the transcript now (which will indicate "incomplete" for the EPGY

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  16.810 Rapid Design and Prototyping 8 days to build an airplane. Intrigued?

  

  . Throughout my childhood, a small walk in closet in the basement of my house was ... !). Birthdays and Christmas were the only days of the year on which we'd actually build according to LEGO instruction manuals; As soon as we completed the

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  concerts in the past week, for free. Concert #1: Verdi's Stabat Mater and Te ... : MITSO and Concert Choir concerts are free for "members of the MIT ... love his opera music, though. He was a superstar composer for the London

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  We Want You! Write for us!

  

  this year!). So, here it is, the official "I want to write a guest entry for the MIT blogs about my experience at CPW" rules. > You have to ... containing the HTML code for the entry. Bloggers will go through it and make

  • by Snively '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  in the videos, to my best friends Diann Huynh and Chielo Mbaezue for ... of course…… at least for the most part (awkward lol)). The thing about ... . Your heart starts to beat fast, you start looking around frantically for

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  Congress, now the US Representative for New Jersey’s 12th congressional ... (Sean) and thank him for giving such a helpful presentation at the AAAS ... Capitol Building nearly made up for the fact that it was FREEZING outside

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (An Incomplete Guide to) Summer Opportunities for MIT Students Pantsuits, stress, hyperlinks.

  

  interested); I attended company talks primarily for the free meals. I spent my ... ended, I was already preoccupied with plans for the next. I find it crazy ... essentially look through the listings and decide on three to apply to. If you

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Time For Art [by Ashley Nash '11] If you don't have much or any experience with art, MIT…

  

  has been one and only one answer to every question. The reason to do a problem was to get the answer. What about the answer? Why does it even ... , the answer doesn't matter very much anyway. I got a 39 on my first math

  • by ARTalk
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  the "nerd culture" that MIT is known for, but it’s also tradition to ... does Pi Day look like at MIT? Do students eat pie? Do people recite the ... completely forgot. I’ve spent the whole day looking forward to Blood Moon Fest

  • by Jebby B. '25
  • March 7, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First term freshman year A horror story, I guess... but one with a happy ending

  

  if you never took the class. This is a really good system, for several ... for an 8.01x (physics) test which was to occur the next morning. My ... with him on the phone. All of this stuff was not great for my academic

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vote for Ksplice! MIT's spirit of entrepreneurship and collaboration in action.

  

  cast your vote for Ksplice in the Forbes "Boost Your Business ... do after MIT, please click here to cast your vote for Ksplice! The ... to post the voting link for him, I asked him if he actually thought it

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  This past week has been a mixed bag on many levels. On the one hand ... , and one revised essay) while still finding a decent amount of time for ... generally hanging out with friends. On the other hand, I didn't get much

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of The Bands takes over Bryan’s Blog Hostile takeover of Bryan's blog for the night.

  

  's blog for the day... Shaye: Are you sure this is legal? Yuan: Don ... the band lineup for this year. Yuan: Sweet! I hope Polski FIAT is on ... not? Shaye: Ladies and Gentlemen, I am proud to announce the official

  • by Bryan
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Little Snails SciFi movie marathons rock my socks!

  

  Escargots." One of the things I promised myself is that this year I would try to do all the classic MIT things before graduating. Accordingly, LSC's movie marathon was one such event I had to attend. Slated for viewing for

  • by Bryan
  • January 28, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  -confirmed psychic, the tragic fate I had predicted for myself had unfortunately come ... blood oath I had taken to extort myself for the next five years towards an ... for the love of all things green and good get OFF of those videos

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024