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• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  at the other Cambridge, Cambridge University, for the past almost 6 ... think I have the weekly problem sets to thank for that. Although I used to complain about the lack of time to study for exams, the truth is... I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  Braised Beef from the secret Sichuan menu (ask for it) is unreasonably ... Soviet Union except for the great concept part. Considering the price ... dives while glossing over the restaurants at MIT's doorstep. What's worse

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  Yestermonth’s IAP Everyone else is doing it.

  

  fun. For the overachievers, there are tons of semi-structured activities ... my bash shell*. *For the non-6-3s among you, shell customization is the art of increasing your productivity by writing macros for command

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Onto the next world! a stupidly long metaphor

  

  In this past semester, the definition of "home" changed a lot for me ... four months. Coming home for the first time after this whirlwind of a ... constantly, have the utmost admiration for everything they are and everything

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Fitting in at MIT as a Latino family weekend 2014, day 2 and what I learned

  

  Center acting as the central hub for Latino students and student ... suspense for that question either, I don't know the answer. I would sure hope ... for the 2014 Cena a las Seis was MIT Professor Junot Díaz. He spoke

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 18, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I need a fix ‘cause I’m goin’ down Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love a 40%.

  

  doubleshot from LaVerde's, and get ready for their first exam of the fall term ... and ended up studying about two hours for the second exam, not really ... do hundreds of pages of practice problems in preparation for the next

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  reproduce the answer. When you're completely stumped in a lecture for a course ... slow to a crawl as you work on the same question for half an hour with no ... : Reliability, you can be sure they've prepared for the supervision. This will be

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding a Second Home love is where you least expect it

  

  decided that MIT was the place for me, I spent my weekend traversing the various dorms and houses to decide where I actually wanted to live for the ... just two weeks of living here, I’ve painted my room for the first time in

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  called in for a little help. Enter the DAO (Director of Ambulance ... a driver's ed student once again and for the second time in my life ... headed to the bunkroom, where MIT EMTs basically hang out and wait for

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  I’m Poor!!! But I don't have to be!

  

  . I worked through the summer, kept my job for weekends during the ... serve as one of the dorm's defense systems (they can open the door for ... papers for classes. You collect psets from the turn-in boxes, take them

  • by Snively '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  most music classes or to be a part of the music program. For more ... part of the art program. For more information, see here. Athletics. If ... . None of the below is required or even expected. In general, you should

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• 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 ... to a pet, but it was time to face the facts; it was time for a ... probably the easiest pets after cacti of course, and for all you folks

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  , it's not the sheer difficulty of the work that poses a problem for ... people I know failed their first math exams. And yes, for many it's the ... for her next problem set. She expressed that while the work is tough

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Bookends and every time / i leave this place / i'm terrified, terrified

  

  's charge for the graduates, the receipt of the diploma—these are pomp. The ... graduation rites, there was a defined moment when we graduated. It was when the principal confirmed the graduates, through the authority vested in them from

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 2, 2023
• Blog / Events

  “It’s just so effortless!” Apples and ziti and pies, oh my!

  

  little AppleBake logo on the back, which Adelaide '09 graciously modeled for me while we sampled some AppleBake treats: I'm ashamed to say that I did not really participate in the AppleBake festivities, but well

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Virginia Tech’s Commencement

  

  the face of tragic events, giving those who observe from afar a word for ... As Virginia Tech held its Commencement recently, the media once again started using the "c" word, "closure", the all too convenient word people

  • by Laurie Everett
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  For the past four years, Sid Puram has had a UROP in the renowned ... inserting beneficial DNA into the nucleus of a cell. The tough part is getting the DNA into the nucleus, which Sid achieved by encapsulating the DNA in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pervnert This entry is not suitable for children under 7 or finite-volume, compressible vapors.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The MIT PE Lottery for the fourth quarter starts today ... -foot-tall letters thoroughly ingrained the structure of cyclobutane in my mind, and I probably won't forget anything about the state of American Civil War medicine

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  solace in the self it's me! cami!

  

  kind of embarrassed for disappearing for a month from the blogs, especially when the blogs have been such a cozy, homey place for me, a respite ... city I am learning to love tolerate. I'm living by myself for the first

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 30, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Comments on A Boring Friday lItErArY aNaLySiS

  

  . The narrator refers to the character as "you", for one. The narrator isn ... Spoilers for A Boring Friday, you should check that first. Walkthrough. If you haven't played the game enough, here's three paths that let

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 13, 2022