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• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  chillness progresses through the semester (a harsh winter of studies and ice ... following: These are the contents of a care package I got in the mail this ... the end of the day. I don't know how one can can feel so long when a

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] This is Junior Lab, not Junior Theory By Jorian B. '25

  

  >=3 semesters of theory classes. The first few weeks (the Intro ... is a test-run for the workflow of a “full” experiment. For the intro experiment, there are only 3 hours of data collection (as opposed to the normal

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 1, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Hold your breath my first CPW

  

  the event of a crash. Most databases use a steal/no-force design, which ... step out of their slumber and into the courtyard. I put a patty on the ... of the coolest things on East Campus; that my neighbors are so kind. He

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  writing would be to ride the high of my question-answering experience and ... ) This is my first semester with no finals, so Dead Week marks the start of ... semester, despite the challenges of doing group projects over Zoom. I

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Prof. Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report! MIT Writing professor Junot Diaz, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, appeared last…

  

  A week ago, Professor Junot Diaz of the MIT Department of Writing & Humanistic Studies, appeared on The Colbert Report. Certainly Prof ... of you who aren't familiar with The Colbert Report, there are some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MCAT Advice For the pre-meds out there, MIT or otherwise

  

  ridiculous number of TV shows. It's been fabulous! The test itself was pretty ... feeling a little bummed at the end of the test :( When I went into lab later ... would have studied for the MCAT differently. I thought I'd share some of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Night at da Opera A Jolly Splendid Time!!

  

  . One of my big pulls for the class, though, were the field trips. That ... ="it's like the difference between just living in a town, and being a citizen of that town. The citizen actually cares about the wellbeing of the town and

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / Events

  FUP!!! I spent my first official week at MIT as a FUPPER!!

  

  : (Neerja and I didn't enjoy one of the activities that much at first) We bonded like crazy and ended up having the best times of our lives :) So FUP was tons of fun and one of the best experiences ever!! I love

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  helicopters carry their relatively miniscule payloads of water (relative to the size of the fire and frequency of water dumps), I can't help but think ... it's certainly a problem crying out to be solved. The summer/fall of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Free-For-All Week! Movies, Music, and Baby Names.

  

  rental (Sorry, that excludes Valley of the Dolls) - You must have at least ... the top 5 songs and/or top 5 CD's of all time. (You can mix and match, so long as you don't exceed a total of 10 per genre) Here are the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Freedom costs a buck-oh-five Question: What are two broke twenty-somethings to do on a pristine summer day in Boston?Answer:…

  

  winding through the city which connects many of the historical sites for ... suggested that we join the herds of tourists and walk the trail. It was ... 's stop and Park Street, and a crowded shuttle bus wasn't on the list of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  ’s the elephants. Specifically, the walking of the elephants from the train ... , then down Memorial Drive in front of Killian Court on their way to the TD ... , has been excited about the coming of the elephants for over a month. So

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my spork.

  

  , because of one simple choice. Living an examined life starts with the ... the overall environmental health of our planet. Take the #Refuse ... into the mountains, across desert islands, into Stata Cafe, and

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Been Up To No, not back around finals week - still not thinking about it... DURING IAP! When…

  

  class called the "Nuts and Bolts of Engineering" in case I, y'know, decide ... the rather long list of things I did - rather, watched - instead of writing this over IAP, I've shamelessly put them at the end of this post

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • February 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Freshman Advisors Can Be Awesome A night on the town with Daniel Barkowitz and his freshman advisees.

  

  Boston. P.F. Chang's was packed, but we zipped to the front of the line ... the first row of the mezzanine. Afterward, it was time for some fine ... I've been working with Daniel on advising a group of freshmen this

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Wir fahren nach Berlin! Bullet holes in the cemetery walls, plus Liv Tyler.

  

  was having a lengthy relationship with Todd Rundgren around the time of ... with history, and I want to get back and see the 99% of the sights that I ... the US tied with Italy 1-1 in the first round of the tournament, I think

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update The title says it all.

  

  ! What a day. I took some pictures of the kickoff, which I'll post next week. The thrill of solving a puzzle is just awesome. Obviously, I can ... all of sudden is crystal clear. We solved the puzzle and the next thing

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston Fun Tons of Boston fun, with a dash of Cambridge, too.

  

  : very few of the photographs below are originals) Beacon Hill Boston ... The weather in the area has been simply glorious over the past week, so I've been spending a lot of time wandering through Boston

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Movie Marathon, Pt. I Watch ALL the things!

  

  digress! The point of this paragraph is that I haven't had a lot of time to watch a lot of the movies I've been wanting to see (or haven't had the ... almost every occassion in life.) This was the list of movies I compiled

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 30, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  've experienced the five stages of grief (one of the few things I managed to retain ... from them about the status of my computer tomorrow, but if it costs more ... 'll see laptops dispersed throughout the sea of papers. Although it says

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010