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  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  a state similar to stem cells, prefatory cells that can develop into ... fungus can be traced to human influence. Many researchers believe that a ... population consists primarily of one-year-olds—though axolotls can live up to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Craziest of Weeks I had one.

  

  expletives (that I can't post on the blogs) with my dad. I earnestly hope that ... Olympics we can have nice things, too. Saturday: Wake up and meet up with ... American and Korean American can get?), which involves being loud, running

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  the year, I can describe what happened pretty confidently. Here are some ... the place. I found out how kind people can be, though - the strangers in ... know who can make an adventure out of an Ikea trip - and, like Sam, is

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Appreciating America in Tokyo (or Things I Never Finished, Part Two) On Japan and America. And being an American in Japan. Happy Memorial Day!

  

  , and if you can't be patriotic on Memorial Day, when *can* you be ... standardized American can to shame. It's a totally different cultural experience ... middle filled with mayonnaise.. It can all be pretty overwhelming at first

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Pythagorean Triple of Awesome Otherwise known as the weekend of the 4th of July. Just another long weekend in…

  

  just too great to overcome when you can just stay Cambridge-side instead ... around Boston along the Charles more times than you can count, it’s really ... about), Kathy ’12, and Marianna ’13. That’s our house, that you can

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • July 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Second Day of Class Course shopping and such.

  

  works the best for me is, "well, if I can't remember the event, then it ... sounds daunting (how can you have an entire class about microbes?). But ... -shopping, and as you can see that's a total of 84 (12x7) credits, which is NOT a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  see any more of those, really). Honestly, I can't count the nights when ... , canned soup, and frozen vegetables are routine. The downside is that the ... can usually get better prices on fresh produce than at Shaw's, depending

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Events

  A Break from Break I went to the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference at Yale. And I'm blogging about…

  

  headquarters in building 12. I left after 5 minutes and returned with a can of ... talking about Mystery Hunt, I'll talk about that.   If I can help ... ?" Slightly more. "How many can't decide?" A whole lot. If you're wondering I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  detail on the application (how can you convey a lifetime passion of mountain hiking in a blank? how can you capture the brilliance of a sunrise ... minutes early. You can take a seat, scope out the location, and calm your

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  a ring for 1000 people can't be easy, and no one is ever going to be ... mural as an attack on MIT culture. (You can read some of the Tech ... that once the '02 Ring Committee opened that can of worms, there's no

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunny Skies In The OC [by Mirat Shah '08] A new post, and answers to your questions from the last…

  

  , American stereotypes can be funny / a bit ridiculous. I was with my friend ... practice. If you still need more help, you can go to office hours and meet ... on this. I can't really find a good way to put it, but I think I

  • by Cambridge
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Ina Garten Da Vida, Baby Can't you tell that I love you?

  

  she can have an awkward conversation with the Hamptons' number one ... really can't leave the room once you've started watching an episode. All ... sure seemed excited! Maybe we can invite her over to MIT and let her make

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Antics! The title is pretty self-explanatory, isn't it?

  

  gave Aaron and cops and robbers set, so you can imagine that this opened ... to eating facilities on campus? Uhhh...no idea. Sorry. I can say that ... I have to be an MIT student to get one these blogs...can I be a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Followup

  

  consequence of another disorder, doesn't mean that a child can't do brillant ... school that can make anyone "reach" to their fullest potential provided ... remarkable thing is captured by test scores or not (often not). And they can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Ten Years (On Dreams) Ten years ago, I was exactly where I wanted to be.

  

  shelves behind glass, and stacked little cardboard boxes that I can only ... figures can let you down, and that other people, including some trustworthy adults, can open doors for you and make your dreams possible. I wasn’t yet

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  checked off 101 things to do before you graduate...

  

  swim test ✅ I… can’t swim. I swear when I try to, I just sink. People say ... time, I share a two-scoop cup with a friend so that we can save money :D ... dapped me up at the end, so I can now officially say I’ve met a celebrity

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  confronting the self i am the captain of my soul

  

  job. dan: why can't we just take a break from blogging? it's not as if that's illegal or anything. we can miss a week or two. alan: but we ... was there not alcohol involved? cj: well— alan: i can't think of any

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 30, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Alive and Kicking I kick, therefore I am ~taekwondo~

  

  front kicks, though keeping my foot raised can be challenging. Blocks ... describe blocks, so this part is pretty visual. I hope you can discern stick ... your body is in, and I can’t really explain them other than legs are in

  • by Waly N. '24
  • August 3, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exodus from Cambridge in which MIT evicts us due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  

  Wednesday, March 11: Why panic when you can eat? Thursday, March 12: Forced ... incomplete. I've tried to pour every detail I can remember into it, but too ... with my friends right now? Can I handle going home? A million new

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 22, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  Note: all of my MIT essays can be found online so if you're curious as to what the other ones were, you can easily find them! When ... point to an essay. Don't worry, you can move it around later, but just put

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019