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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hurricane Katrina Trying to help, to the extent that we can.

  

  to work with you and accommodate your situation as much as we can. I ... Before getting too far into this entry, let me just say that I and all of my colleagues in Admissions and across MIT have those people

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  IAP is moving along

  

  hallmates Brian '08, Ilan '08, and Matt '08. This year, I'm a TA. I'm in the ... that many friends already do and that I've been interested in doing for a ... : As you can probably tell, I'm trying to finish up my PE requirement

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 14, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Eating Studio Ghibli Foods 🌾 At a mini-restaurant pop-up by MINCE <3

  

  (Lunar New Year themed, in the McCormick Green Room!), but I felt like this ... -up[/caption]When I walked in, instead of the flowers and greenery I was expecting, I ... pictures of each dish before digging in. [annotation note="I kept thinking to

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 11, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  7 Rings actually just one but ya know

  

  You guessed it, I'm finally: And because there are literally so many ... rat, the ring design and what happens at ring delivery, I'm going to skip past that. As surreal as it feels, I've finished half of my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 23, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  in a future entry.) I’m ashamed to say that I had received an email ... in 5 and 7, with minors in 9 and 14”. Translation: “I’m crazy.” Well ... are all numbered (e.g. “I have 5.111 at 12:00 in 10-250”) wasn’t enough

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT and Slavery a developing history, and a live webcast

  

  universities is entwined with the history of slavery. Last spring, I sought Craig’s advice on how MIT could best explore its historical connections in this realm. Based on our conversation, SHASS Dean Melissa Nobles and I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  We have nice things on the walls And I have pictures.

  

  . There are nice things on the walls of my room, too. I bought these in ... towers in New House), and the top floor of House 5. There are around 27 ... rest are singles. We have nice things on our walls. This is something I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 10, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Navigating Offcampus Housing 101 finding housing is a fucking nightmare

  

  community. I went home until the end of the semester and moved in mid-May, so I wasn't involved in the process of finding an apartment. I'm told ... . Doable in a week, even. Little did I know that it would take over a month

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 11, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorms The closest I'll get to an entry about the different dorms

  

  I know enough to stay away from trying to describe the different dorms because unless you've lived there, you can't describe it. Sure, I ... . Even if I described my own dorm, a lot of people would probably disagree

  • by Snively '11
  • June 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fold, Throw, Recycle I used to get in trouble for doing things like this.

  

  In kindergarten, I used to get in trouble for throwing paper airplanes in class, but apparently, that's not the case at MIT. I received this email just now in my inbox. I might try to revive my skills. For

  • by Bryan
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  last concert

  

  they can hear themselves). i thought it was cool that our final setup ... equipment; i think i got better at event planning in the process i won ... have no idea what to do with my interest in music now that i’m no longer

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  think it's kind of hard. OH, CHRIST. I HAVE NO CHANCE OF GETTING IN." (I ... .) In response to all of these comments, I'd like to deliver a poorly ... I started writing a brief response to some of the comments on Chris

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  I'm studying abroad next semester at ETH Zurich in Switzerland! (Or ... friends and I had considered taking part in the Cambridge-MIT Exchange for ... . The following day, I got an email with an offer for a spot in the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights, Sounds, Smells, Tastes, and Feels of IAP photo dump

  

  .   In New York, my friends and I tried an all you can eat sushi ... soon, I just moved in.   As part of Orientation each fall, MIT ... wanted to try an experiment in Soylent, a meal replacement shake. I first

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more school, no more books Professors are people, too. Importantly, they're people who give free food.

  

  , just a test review led by the TAs. I don't believe in test reviews (I ... in fundamental discoveries on just about any disease you can shake a ... of year for end-of-the-term dinners, and I've been to two in the past

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Watching Birdwatchers And getting into summer programs.

  

  year, but didn't get in - which makes this doubly sweet. I'll be there ... studying pulsars. PULSARS!!! I can't wait. </NEWSFLASH> Twisted as this sounds, the reason I haven't posted in forever is because I have TOO

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pics from the WMBRBQ! Do You Like College Radio??

  

  !! You can listen to WMBR @ 88.1FM on the radio in the greater Boston area ... incredibly long time to create. the camera i was using took photos in a format ... uploaded to this website in that form, so i had to convert every single one

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • September 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool People. And Lunch! visiting committees = awesome.

  

  or foolproof wisdom, I can tell you that if you do come here, you will ... :) Can't wait to meet more of you '15s in the fall! ... following email: "I , and the department are looking for 4-6 volunteers from

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  intermittently ever since IAP. In fact, I was able to get a taste of neuroscience ... relocating to Boston College over the summer, I've had my hands full in chasing ... I find another UROP? Will I be working in a Brain and Cognitive

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Class Projects

  Watch the “Wild” 2023 Final Presentations for 2.009: Product Engineering Processes something to watch while awaiting decisions

  

  early in the term and you'll see what I mean. https://vimeo.com/893853200 ... 2.009: Product Engineering Processes is a capstone course in Course 2 ... creativity, product design, teamwork, and working within a budget in a unifying

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2023