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• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Megaphone, Pressed Against An Insect’s Brain That is what this blog entry resembles.

  

  . Look, MIT has not only girls, but also a political science department. Before your mind even goes there, Lauren is NOT EVEN a political science ... 's just a fake model; I'm not too sure really). Of course, I had to take its

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Peek at 8.033 – Relativity We think physics is pretty great.

  

  So this is a big week. This, is not only production week for ... cause I will not talk to you if you are not holding a muffin for me.). It ... and how wrong Newtonian Mechanics is. So that's recitation. Not too

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  which to furnish their (or their student's) dorm room. While I am not ... not everything needs to be sent from home. Some folks think they need to ... does not provide linens, pillows, or bath or hand towels. MIT *does

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You don’t know what a robot is? I dig Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert digs MIT. Thus, I dig MIT.

  

  ", and not just because of the whole Tom Cruise/Oprah thing. Rather, he was ... through the film: I do not like the tripods. I do not like the way they look ... not the same as its legs and the tail does not touch the ground when the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode II: Amazing Rain The one where you rapidly cool hot metal.

  

  and I decided that not hiking would be a great idea. Yet, this day, more ... 's grandmother called and we had to head out, but not before the cashier could ... ("Do you want to play with anything?" "Y-Knot! (homonym for "Why not

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  MIT for almost four years, I had not yet explored Boston's food scene as ... already off to a rough start. (Although I guess spring break had not ... I was not mentally/physically prepared to venture off campus quite yet

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  a drink? I could not understand. Nonetheless, today, as I walk along ... not disappoint. Its hues of pink and orange merged majestically to yield ... my thoughts. I could not hear the usual car horns and music that filled

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  of moving into MIT!!! I am not going to lie it wasn’t until the plane ... respective student. MIT picks people like-minded enough to not hate each other ... the other hand does not offer you the same luxury. MIT would much rather

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  materials all over the counters, like so. Also, since our walls are not made ... chemistry) study material, I believe. (I'm not a chem person, don't ask me ... was handed one sticker, no strings attached (not even a website to visit

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  next to normal on mental health

  

  confessions, of not so positive experiences with mit mental health. some of ... of my classwork, but i feel like i’m not learning anything. i’ve been ... like i’m getting any closer to act upon these thoughts. it’s not that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 3, 2020
• Blog / Events

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  shifted the culture of my living space, and I find myself not willing or ... into. All this to mean that I’m not surprised that there are struggles ... mostly-if-not-all-black phase that my mom hated and that I am still

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  This Day, the Year I Applied what I learned in college about application struggles

  

  ’t tell. Sometimes I return to that vision. It’s enticing. Not abysmal, as ... school did not prepare you for a basic survival skill. Your group was the ... preparing. But if you’re a senior right now, that’s not what ought to matter

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 20, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  put on when it's cold and take off five minutes later when it's not cold ... , and a willingness to sleep in things that are not beds. Not homework ... homework over CPW, you’re doing CPW wrong. Not food. You’ll get a card with

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  Talking About Dining There's been a lot of talk on campus about one thing – dining.

  

  not produce a profitable venture. To encourage students to eat at the ... hours of some of the dining halls around so that they're not all ... compulsion to eat at dining halls for almost every meal (if not every meal

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meteor Shower For once, the title is relevant.

  

  being. I can dream in black-and-white or in color, but not in black ... of Helvetica not only gave aesthetic purity to subway signs but also ... reference, movies that I've slept through this year include but are not

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 17, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Fryday on Sunday If you're looking for more apples, do not click this.

  

  cesium atom. Editor's note: The following is not for the faint of heart ... mind that this would imply that Random is not actually a residence hall by virtue of its lack of barbecue pits (not to mention a courtyard in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two New Kittens hundreds of pictures.

  

  not pounce on your toes under the covers?" "Life of a cat" "Training ... kittens play outdoors" "Why do kittens not look before they leap even if ... pawing things following me around standing up on their hind legs not having

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  world~. Whether they voiced it or not, I knew my family was really ... , they also knew just how stressful the MIT culture is. It's not that the ... told me not to tell anyone at school that I had gone to therapy. Looking

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dyslexia at MIT Living with dyslexia, and the current state of dyslexia research, at MIT and otherwise

  

  face not only the 3.7% international admit rate, but also dyslexia, a ... not match up with what she envisions in her mind. It takes her more time ... in his autobiography. Recent research has found that dyslexia is not

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On the Scattering of Senior House or: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Acknowledge the Bomb

  

  “dorm culture” was a thing. I wasn’t (and still am not) in any MIT 2020 ... they would not be allowed to live in Senior House in the fall, as new ... have not graduated on time (as if that’s some cardinal sin). I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 12, 2017