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• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP 101 – The Intro Entry Each week, I will explore a different MIT student's unique research project and the insight…

  

  existing vaccines since these vaccines are relatively ineffective in children ... RNAs into cells that are infected with the influenza virus by injecting mice ... your four years. There are thousands of areas of research and even more

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A quick one, while he’s away I write reviews of things that I know nothing about.

  

  are fantastically imaginative and vibrant, and the kids are quite ... who any of them are. But there was a big black hooded thing (Dementor

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  bike there after 3-6-0? Matt and Jose are going. We can invent a dance ... from campus, the food is unspectacular, and the prices are fairly high ... of 57 pictures I took on the way to IHOP, here are the six good ones

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  of that inspirational outpour, and I hope I do write more.These are ... Things MIT Students Are Bad At. Can you guess any items on the list? Te ... midterm and two p-sets). The reading assignments are both novels, which

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  standards for "popular demand" are low), is a basic guide for those newbies ... . Basil and garlic are easy ways to add flavor. Easy Recipes The USDA ... watery). 3. When the eggs are still a bit runny, take the pan off the heat

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  Halloween, everybody! Cam: First, we have a Halloween story. There are two ... -slickers we apparently are, and decided to head for warmer climates for the ... of this post (which we are writing using VNC - computer screen and

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  freshmen guys are members of fraternities. The statistics don't say that ... don't get bids. These are the ones you don't often hear about. What ... . How many get rejected by fraternities and what happens then? There are

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An old man’s thought of school Whitman. X-men. Youth. Zymurgy.

  

  girlfriend?" then YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING WRONG. Man, what a total jerk. That ... straight. I am an old man now. There are undergrads working in my lab, and I ... delivering my second cup of black coffee to remark, "Are you a grad student? I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  marketing the toys that are designed. Isn't that awesome?! That's not all ... needs the essay, and service grants are available if your toy shows enough ... the rest of class. These are never good. Remember how there was paper on

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Welcome To Guild Camp [by Susan Shepherd '11] "Boot, Not Summer."

  

  where experienced Guild members and completely new writers come together

  • by ARTalk
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  NSUW Coffee Chat Casual conversations with professors

  

  School of Management where she earned her Ph.D. and was a Research

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Travel

  [liveblog] morbing at the airport the flight is delayed for several hours because of toilet issues

  

  also be know that airbuses are prone to toilet problems. i'm melting ... . there are also usually refund/reimbursement forms for incurred expenses ... butter waffle is my favorite by far, but there are still two more i haven

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 1, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  hindsight is 20/20. Or whatever my current prescription is since my eyes are ... posed this terrible, terrible hypothetical idea. But chances are, I ... people I lived really close to (in retrospect) are now spread out so far is

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  their ballots today. Here at MIT, employees are guaranteed time off for ... there are also members of our community who fear direct, disturbing ... stakes are high, and the outcome undetermined. But I am proud of the energy

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So, uh… help me pick classes I have no classes.

  

  . Literary works are read with an emphasis on different forms of autobiography ... ; Poetry and autobiography are obviously scheduled for the same block. One of ... are one of the most painfully complicated things currently at MIT. So

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How hard is it, really? Let down

  

  can be too hard, absolutely, but you'll know it. Many of my classes are ... impossible but are still working through it and getting decent grades then MIT ... tunnel, don't be scared to fix the problem. You are not a superhero, not

  • by Snively '11
  • April 9, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  . For example, if you are going to stay up until 5:30 AM, you probably won ... they are able to achieve something like that. Often, the answer is ... -related things you can do over IAP at MIT, as there are entry-level courses offered

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blinky Lights (Part I) An example of how I go about building things.

  

  those of you who are math inclined, the brightness level that our eye ... with signals that are +5V for a "1" and 0V for a "0" (These are known as

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry 6.003 Wherein my senioritis starts getting just a little ridiculous.

  

  print out a copy of this entry and submit that. So in 6.003 there are ... . Sometimes the kids who are taking the class on P/D/F are kind of lazy and don

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Question me an answer. I try to help somebody, for the first time ever.

  

  the Vietnamese children are so annoyed by this guy that they push him ... properties are and how to optimize these reactions for research and industrial ... as practical, and the questions we ask are not "What cofactor could be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2005