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• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  millions of Americans have already voted by mail or in-person; more will cast their ballots today. Here at MIT, employees are guaranteed time off for ... , the result of student activism in the 1990s to demand better access to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  else. Like many of my colleagues, and like many students/faculty/staff at ... to work hard, at a high volume, over sustained periods of time, is part ... by three dimensions: a) feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; b

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Take Me Back to Tech (Guest Entry) So hurrah for technology, 'ology, 'ology oh.

  

  seriously how I am feeling at the moment. Like a lot of prefrosh, I am dealing ... entrants: I was, at times, in the chat group with Omar (in the picture of ... by Donald Guy Oh I wish that I were back again at Tech.. Well, we

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? The answer is "to a fast food restaurant to blog; to four countries in one…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? One of the sister cities of Hiroshima, Japan is my hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The title is taken from a short story ... understood what I was talking about at all, and Mrs. O'Brien told me I was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Odds and Ends It's what's left

  

  -inducing, sickening, almost surreal disbelief at the quantity of quality you have to ... Some friends and I were chatting the other day, marveling at how ludicrously fast the semester was flying by when one of them pointed out exactly

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 3, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Not a Real Entry I wrote it in the imaginary plane.

  

  attempting to fall asleep, having heard stories of people doing this at times ... free coupon books at the MIT bookstore instead of one to mitigate the ... problem set that had a lot of e and no m and ate Thai food at an advising

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Lucky Saturday the 14th Luck was a lady three nights in a row in NYC

  

  nearly-2000 year old piece of wood, and a three-level gift shop at the ... is worth two and a half hours of waiting) a colorful look at Dylan ... the 13th, fate decided to rain upon Sam and me loads of good luck last

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  of this metaphor. Perhaps it is an acknowledgement that life at MIT is ... ) and the end-of-season fencing banquet. Here are some thoughts if you’re into that kind of thing. The Photography of Ring Delivery: Ridiculous

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  A lot of people at MIT were probably seen as the “smart” friend in ... that concept at all. In this case, though, I think it’s a question of ... against this at all. I’m a student, that’s the entire purpose of getting an

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pulse 2011 [by Nathan Kipniss '14] A lot of talent under one roof!

  

  Culture and watch performers from all over the Boston Area. Some of the ... are interested), and we watched videos of Senegalese drumming during lecture. Watching Rambax at Pulse, I was able to experience what we had

  • by ARTalk
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  A “World Record Attempt” We can do it!

  

  scared right now. Be excited. Orientation is one of the craziest weeks you'll experience at MIT, seriously. You'll be rushing around, meeting tons of new ... bazillions of froshies, eager and excited to start the MIT experience. Going

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interphase This entry has nothing to do with cell division

  

  a term at MIT. For some of you, this might entail working a part ... ? Interphase starts at the end of June and goes until mid-August. So I’d say it ... cost? A summer at Interphase will set you back a total of Nada! On the

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reality TV My former dormmate will appear on Queer Eye tonight.

  

  for the Straight Guy." Yes, tonight (Tuesday, June 20) at 10 p.m., Ed will get made over by the Fab Five as part of their new season in Las Vegas (see photo of Ed "before," with Carson Kressley at right). The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Antici A long time ago in a suburb far away...

  

  the large, non-tubular envelope at me. It was kind of exciting, and ... DID YOU KNOW? The name of the "avocado" comes from the Spanish ... whatnot. Let me tell you the story of when I got my admissions decision

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Undergraduate Research Journal: Get your work published! MIT's Undergraduate Research Journal, a student-run journal that publishes articles about research going on at…

  

  research going on at MIT and around the world. We publish four types of research: 1. News: Summaries of breakthroughs at MIT and beyond. -Some MIT ... up your very own copy at the end of IAP!

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finally, a free minute

  

  impression that a lot of smart people (and, by extension, a lot of people at ... always try to put too much on my plate at once: I was working full-time at ... everything done, and we got a great group of freshmen in the entry, as well as

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Growing Pains And Every Other Type of Ache

  

  arrived at the level of hunger where your sides begin to tingle as if they ... should go rectify all of these things… or at least the first two. I’m not ... I’m typing this at around 1 PM on a Friday. My head hurts, just a

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • December 6, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Hey VMars fans Wallace is Course 2!

  

  almost "ALL" of international students at MIT have earned some form of ... if there was a mix of people, some of whom were good at the arts, or ... problem set late at night, you will certainly feel a lot of pressure. At the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  “There is No Place Like Home” ...especially when you are a long way from home

  

  admitting our students. I had at times been a bit jealous of my friends and ... are nearly one-third of our undergraduate female population at MIT now ... view of what life was like for our students, especially our women, at MIT

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • July 12, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10,000 Ways That Won’t Work

  

  at MIT, but rather me filling out a particular section of the ... . UROPs are wildly popular, with 92% of undergrads doing one at some point ... laser-induced mind control at MIT? But probably the most enticing part of

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 27, 2023