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  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  goes on, it becomes more and more important for interested freshmen to ... for my fellow dormies. They are as important to me as my fraternity ... trying to debate about housing or even recommend to you what you should do

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  gallery of my notes note taking progression

  

  most important shift for me was starting to see my notes not just as ... could allocate enough brain resources to keep track of everything. At MIT ... semester. Deadlines seemed to vary more dramatically between classes; for

  • by Victor D. '27
  • April 8, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  ’t know about you, but I like to eat. I grew up in a family where food is really important. Our gatherings revolve around meals. We pride ourselves ... over the grill. From weekly family dinners, to Pancake Sunday with my

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bit About Me Growing up on a healthy diet of prime time television and MMORPGs

  

  Cailou (a show my young sister was adamant to watch) I'd saunter off to the kitchen to make some food before hopping on the computer for what little ... levels in WoW, FlyFF, Maplestory, or whatever other free to play MMORPG I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  getting back in the groove 🎵groovy groovy🎵

  

  politically important. It is something I could never learn to the same extent ... gathered to recount their days. One says they cried, one says they laughed ... fall down, sky turns blue to grey The freshman will forever cease to live

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 3, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  , especially when it comes to something as important as finances. Is the reply ... it's also important to note that MIT actually has three bioengineering ... as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we help you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  An (overdue) blogger update! I'm trying to come out of writer's block lol

  

  years of being an undergrad. I just couldn't get myself to write as much as I wanted to, and I was largely unsatisfied with the posts I managed to make. The merch contest post was the last post I've written that

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 4, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 3) Thailand and Israel and Columbia, oh my!

  

  'll have about 36 hours to pack up and fly back to MIT!" Cathy Melnikow '10 ... The dramatic conclusion to my three-part series of entries about the ... RA there (basically, Residential Life funds cool events I want to run

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 8, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  2.009: the product engineering process the best class at mit

  

  importantly of all, you have to work as a team. The Red Team was awesome ... Launch – the biggest party of the year. Equipped with enough fanfare to ... 12 weeks to create a prototype and present it to a live audience of

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  walked to campus today and let the mid-fall breeze bite at my face. i could ... and white and blue era, but i’m shuttled back to red every time. i tried to dye a blue streak in my hair but it came out grayish-green, so i

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  notes from a week of new classes the prettiest peril of higher education

  

  sitting across MIT's campus struggling to write for more than 30 minutes ... (highkey) bad. The structure of the class really is made to give students as many materials to learn as possible, which is noble but very messy. Every

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 15, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tour of Novartis

  

  spiffy new building every time I walk to the supermarket or to Harvard and when I found out that they were giving a tour to people from the Bio ... up in 2003 and is home to about 700 scientists. Ever seen those

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  chances the point is to let yourself be helped

  

  became one of my closer friends here. Junior fall: I went to office hours ... There’s a clear, one-to-one correspondence between the semesters at ... , and you spend anywhere between 10 and 30 hours a week together

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 26, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  something like fifteen hours on the robot the day before it had to be shipped ... had an important role to play during build season. We created Middle ... now at MIT - encouraged me to. From what I remember, there were about

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Makes Taiwanese Talk Show! All the way across the world

  

  : ???), or my program for 4-5 hours just to debug." Host: "What does your fish ... Concentration." Jennifer: "I think it's important to focus on details, since ... : "But the important thing is for you to explain yourself - the interview

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  important that you do it out loud) so that you're forced to put your thoughts ... . Most importantly: BE ENERGETIC! Gesticulate. It's okay to embarrass ... important to know how to communicate why what you do is awesome. I learned

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  SHE CAMPUS ON MY PREVIEW TIL I WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my freshman cpw post turned east campus love letter

  

  easy to lock in on mixing ice cream for two straight hours on two ... pretty much the same: after all, flowers were finally starting to bloom en ... it was hard not to forget that I had psets for a couple of days. Here

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 6, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  I didn't mean to write this entry. I sat down to write about some recent events I've been meaning to blog about for a while - and well, I ... . Pass/No Record is not an excuse to slack off and not learn the basics

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  birds called zebra finches, which are known for their ability to sing ... interest me without having to think about grades. I always look forward to going in to lab.” When Emilienne started her UROP, she spent a lot

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  seem to act as liasons to the actin cytoskeleton. This is important ... This morning I went in early to image neurons on the confocal microscope again, and I was going to take pictures of the lab and our equipment

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006