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• Blog / MIT Life

  making meaning exit right in 0.1 miles

  

  'm exploring the role of a bacterial communication system called quorum sensing ... according to the concentration of those molecules. Right now, I'm trying to ... sequences of certain enzymes that produce QS molecules are. I text my

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 30, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Friendly Neighborhood Dream-Destroyer "How Could You Work There?"

  officer in the month of April, naturally, I was at still at work. I was ... soundcheck and Mocha Moves, one of our amazing hip hop dance groups, were ... for a living. And yes, turning down applications is a huge part of the

  • by DJ Rock
  • May 30, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Distance and Displacement "how are you swamped if it's only been a month?"

  

    Let's review a concept taught in the lowest levels of classical physics. You have an object and you move it. The length of the path ... between the intitial position of the object and its final position is called

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 26, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summertime When the Thrills are Cheap and the living is easy.

  

  procrastinating about blogging throughout the majority of the second semester ... 'd like to major in a life science. Biology is boring in my humblest of opinions, but the mind has always been fascinating to me. This is one of the

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • July 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In the Music Cubes, no one can hear you scream…

  

  offer! Each one also has an array of microphones built in, which allow us ... of you unfamiliar with the Music Cubes, they consist of three cube ... rehearsal? Or maybe they're giant versions of Minecraft note blocks?) Like

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 25, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Staying in Touch Family back home or here in Boston!

  

  . MIT can offer you everything in terms of academics. I could not ask for ... changes daily), adventure I had taken into a new area of Boston, or just to ... , we headed to Quincy Market in the heart of Boston, where I had been

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  MacCPW, et al. in case you couldn't make it

  

  . Welcome to my dorm's implementation of CPW! MAC.0001: Introduction to Mac ... because that aesthetic was chic in 1970 when MacG was built. It consists of ... in F entry (my home). About half of us are on the meal plan, while the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  chapter of the python natural language processing textbook. then i hung out ... 'm doing good work that i can be proud of, and like i'm contributing a ... 's reflection on John Perry Barlow's 1996 Declaration of the Independence of

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 0: from DC to Quito A rough morning, a long nap, and a kindly neighbor

  

  immigration card. I don't think I know my Date of Bird? - My alarm went off ... 't drag my body out of bed until 4:40. I discovered that the clothes I left ... at which the rest of the world was moving. After listening to a very

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  , I still had a blast; so, regardless of weather, get ready for the most jam-packed days you'll have until you come for Orientation of course ;-) Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule #0

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  stereotypes have at least a grain of something resembling truth to them -- for instance, many people in Boston do like the Red Sox and say "ah" instead of ... work right at the edge of their abilities. But this difficulty is what

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A reading list for a week at MIT All my classes have required reading this semester!?

  

  researchers at the Technical University of Denmark, both having to do with the ... lecture notes, do a pset, repeat. This semester, none of my classes have regular psets, but almost all of my classes have assigned reading! A week

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 27, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  An hour-to-hour (kinda sorta somewhat close to one) description of ... the Friday before, then skipping out on this would only be a sign of ... computer, start watching an episode from the fifth season of Scrubs. Decide

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Allegiance "No, I'm not one of /those/ people."

  

  1. Labels The number of double takes and comments I’ve gotten this month in response to my choice of dorm has been astounding: “What does ... mean, I bet you live in one of the cleaner parts.” I imagine a big label

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  week ago, one of the admins on the MIT Class of 2017 Facebook page asked ... limited Internet access: (trust me, the lack of reliable wifi was by far the scarier part) But here I am now, answering some of the questions

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.

  

  This is a season of stress. The release of Early Action decisions ... decision applications to college, and, for many of my senior friends ... resolved to spend every waking hour of my weekend either studying for my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  21: The Movie Afterthought: You probably have to had seen the movie to understand this entry fully. =/

  

  . Synopsis: (some spoilers for the first hour of the movie) Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess), an incredibly brilliant student at MIT who is capable of rattling ... outstanding intellect, Ben was offered a chance to join the clandestine MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Musings of My High School Senior Self bring your best cringe face

  

  , here I am, headed towards one of the biggest changes life has to offer ... first time. Everything was so new and there was this sense of wonder in ... handful of people from CPW. Four years felt like such a long time back then

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 16, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  found a few nuggets of wisdom in my last post that will help you and your child survive the process of choosing the right college for him/her. As you may suspect, this blog is written from the point of view of a man of

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Maiden Voyages First years, welcome to MIT

  

  boxes in Saran Wrap. Inside the boxes, I carefully loaded all of my ... 02139. My flight was set to leave in the morning from the B terminal of ... parents, and my mother handed me a package of peanut M&Ms and an

  • by Ella T. '25
  • August 15, 2022