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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  repercussions on the job market. First of all, it is very competitive to find a ... Career Path to Motherhood." The author, Louise Story, speaks with several ... she speaks with aspires to be a lawyer and almost all plan to stop

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  's first decision was whether to use the beaver or the Great Dome on the ring ... To go along with Chris' entry about excitement for the unveiling of ... from their first two years at MIT, and drawing upon suggestions and ideas

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You stay classy, Sam… TA, go! At MIT, I live in a basement and I don't get to watch Desperate Housewives.

  

  First of all, can anybody out there think of a new blog tagline? I successfully bribed Ben to let me stick around as a blogger this semester, and since I've already had to break out the long pants and awesome jacket, the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Got Us iPads! [UNBOXING VIDEO] ft. my cat and my new apple pencil

  

  Back in July, when the Institvte first accidentally leaked their plans for the fall, most people reading the FAQ immediately scrolled to big-ticket items like "who gets to live on-campus next year?","how much

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Social Enterprise Conference with a virtual reality demo that showed me the communities of Nairobi

  

  on the initiative. I listened to him at first, but soon I became ... Enterprise and challenge participants to dare to take the steps necessary to ... top universities in the world is being right next to another one of the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  ’s capital. I frequent it often for my electronic needs—to replace printer ink or buy new paper sheets, to upgrade my iPad’s internet plan and most recently, to get a small phone to use while in Nigeria. It always pulses with

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  starting spring of my first year. What’s the point? 1) I get to declare a ... transition from high school to college can be a tricky one, but you were always ... superglued to my finger once***. I just wanted to let you know that I’ve met

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!

  

  . Similarly, if your first shot is no good, don't give up and say "TO HELL WITH ... Technically, there isn't much to shooting a pistol. Load rounds into ... meet resistance, lower arm to target. Focus on the front sight. Without

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  not available. We will reach out to these students with instructions on how to submit their latest grades.]     Hi Everyone, The ... yet – you need to read some important info below. What is it?  The

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  opportunity to talk to some of the prospective members of the Class of 2011 ... ’s awkward to get a call during dinner from someone you don’t know. But, we’re just trying to help! I am really glad to have been able to answer some of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670- Mechanical Engineering Tools- Week 1 Mechanical Engineering Tools (2.670) teaches us the fundamentals of machine and computer tool use so…

  

  In an engineering class with a lecture format, you get to learn a lot ... students will be equipped to handle upper level classes. But instead of taking us around the machine shop and giving a boring explanation on how to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Days in lives that aren’t mine in a parallel universe

  

  first one to wake up. I curse the morning air for being too cold to go ... downstairs, and then I went to sleep. I wake up at 9 AM, and it's the first ... one else is up until half past ten, and Sam is the first to wake up. I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  Diving In transforming myself into a cs bro

  

  science in an effort to document my journey through this twisty and windy ... to try and learn any computer science related things, specifically out of a fear that I wouldn't do it "right" or I wasn't "smart enough" to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 23, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  To give you a flavor (well, many flavors) for what MIT students do ... list. Without further ado, let me introduce you to... Abby B. '17 ... as you reply to this email? I am currently replying to you as I eat a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Questions and answers

  

  a housing lottery after your first year? If you want to stay put, is ... Yay, you guys asked me questions! And now, I will try to answer them ... your MIT education taking you? What opportunities have been available to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  (not for the first time) in my inbox requesting me to submit my old ... This blog is to all the '14's, '15s, '16s+ who are scared after watching the '13 college results this year. In one of my very first blogs on

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  [live blogging] astronomy field camp sky stalking in tenerife

  

  . eventually, they decided to email the team that first made the observation and ... chunks from the first night. 6/7 done though, wahoo! i came back 5 to ... final presentations and write-ups to the PI that explain the data taken

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  breaching discomfort

  

  ones I didn't previously used to occupy. I've found myself laughing and ... note="Which still feels crazy to say."]a junior at MIT[/annotation] I ... that seems to scream "I don't know what I'm doing." But really that has

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 16, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  judge as it is to know on what to have an opinion. First impressions are ... ring and bright black and pink hair. i'm applying EA to MIT and i was ... ! Here are some of my thoughts. We want you to be yourself throughout this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  on body image me in my head, me in the mirror

  

  to grow fat is a privilege afforded to people who had food in the first ... didn't. Then I went to MIT, and my first IAP, I cosplayed as Angeline ... were first popularized. The only way for you to know what you looked like

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2021