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• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  I’m huddled in an office chair in a tiny box-studio in Lexington, MA, where I’m living for the summer with my partner. Campus is 40 - 100 ... , objectively, but for me it’s a big deal. I finally have HBO access. Another in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  . I have a Macbook Pro for goodness' sakes!!" ANGER: "What do you mean ... Square). Anywhoo, for me personally, the only inconvenience that I can (or ... doesn't own a laptop, I commend you from the bottom of my heart. ps

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thinking Positive Sophomore year was kind of awful. But there were happy things! I'll focus on the…

  

  week, so it'll be a rush to pack up, but I can't wait! I think it'll also be nice to get a break from the institute for a little while. I Wrote ... got a Pretty Camera I'M SO HAPPY! I finally saved up enough to buy the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 17, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Untitled Pigeon Post 🐦💕

  

  .” Initially, I knew better than to trust a book written by a gas company. I ... Hi. I’m Andi. I’m twenty years old and already a pigeon addict. It ... eyes, took a deep breath, and flipped to a random page. Little did I know

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  for the rest of your life. Here is a small piece of advice I want to ... result of attending MIT, but the reason for it. I graduated from college 10 ... (webcast embedded from commencement website. I'll return to this blog

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More thoughts on classes However, I did not find Matt's stuff (see blog post below this one).

  

  can also keep in mind that I will be repaying tuition loans for the next ... his USB drive into the door using a makeshift rubber-band slingshot. (I ... history who learned the Li√©nard–Wiechert formulation of potentials for a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  Yet Another Blog Entry My expenses for the semester in pie form, topped with a scoop of IAP.

  

  Grandma used to make (where Grandma is a spontaneous euphemism for Microsoft ... , I give you this: . . . where "fractal-like vegetable" indicates a ... peppering of apple orchards across this region. I buy all fruit from grocery

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  what to expect when you’re expecting a bad grade, that is

  

  shopping yesterday because it was nice out and I needed a break from studying ... I had a biochem exam today. It did not, uh...go as planned. What was ... just a list to pick and choose from. 1.  Eat a Lot of Food This is the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 29, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  House, and I was on my way to Baker. (pause for information) Just a few ... , crazy stories travel from the college towns to suburbia where I'm from ... out from the beginning. Personally, I've gotten a lot out of my

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Personal Projects

  I painted my door! and it only took 2.5 years

  

  deliberation over the like seven kinds of acrylic paint you can buy at Blick's. I ... the geometric style I was going for, I made stencils. I made two, a big ... current resident or someone from years ago. But when I moved into my room

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 19, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Boing! Boing! Maybe not the best writing ever, but the pictures are awesome!

  

  something called an IFAF. IFAF stands for Inter-Floor Activity Fund. It's a ... fun activities. We got an e-mail from Burton 4 proposing a Moonbounce ... , and on Saturday evening I went out with James '11 and Sara '12 to buy

  • by Snively '11
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  a most beautiful camping trip it's always good to get back to nature <3

  

  for a long, long, time. Thankfully, the real weekend (the one where I ... ones, where my iPhone really can't quite hack it. The nature up in the ... up there, so I wanted to share some pictures from my trip. I assure you

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 17, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Prof. Catherine D’Ignazio on Urban Science for Public Good

  

  about how we can use data and technology for social good for some time. I ... 't I a Woman?". These start to point out some of the places where we are ... /labmates from when I was in my master's program have gone on to build careers in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 1, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  of a lack of vehicle I should probably hold off on skydiving for a ... registered for the 6 hour ground training.  A week later I found myself sitting ... checked our spot by looking out the door. I can see my house from here

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / Summer

  tiny living when life gives you lemons...

  

  place where I do my skincare routine and whatnot. There's also a microwave ... kitchen space than, well, buying a $200 pressure cooker and air fryer in one, but I think it wouldn't have been as fun. (And to sound less like a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 1, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Less Than Perfect Bottle Rockets, Crossword Puzzles, and Half-Marathons

  

  . THAT DEFINITELY DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. I’M TOTALLY DOING THAT. So ... a bit numb from two plus hours of running. Then somehow, there I was ... and I waited a few hundred meters from the finish line to cheer on Tara

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 10, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can my school counselor find helpful information?

  Thank you for all of the good work you do for our awesome applicants! We understand what a daunting task it is for school counselors to meet all of the different requirements for so many students and schools. We
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Asking for Directions Two weeks of pondering, photography, and prose.

  

  -- as there's more usable time onboard a train. I can get work done for ... computer went dormant, replaced by a new enthusiasm for travel. I had built ... Montreal by bus or train. I'll leave you with a few pictures... (you can see

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  admissions. Over the year and a half that I've been here, after meeting ... looking at the college admissions process from the other angle (I like to ... initial outrage, tinged with a hint of sadness. I have a lab report and a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Virtual Reality, Startups, and Donuts in a particular order

  

  a donut from the mysterious donut wall, I looked around the lobby ... for lunch and just wait for dinner. -Minutes later- I was walkin ... the new Vice President and Dean for Student Life, Suzy Nelson. I sat

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 15, 2016