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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  although three of my five classes this term are recommended and required for a Course 20 degree, only one of them is, strictly speaking, Course 20 ... highly interdisciplinary field, especially here at MIT; and it is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT is easy if you study rastrology. Getting into awkward positions, at the Bank of London, with penguins.

  

  shots in minus-eighty temperatures and 100 degree winds is beyond me, but ... morning, leapt out of bed, turned off my alarm, and then awoke again. This ... at 10 AM on Saturday morning. Unlike my usual Tuesday and Thursday

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Fall Festival 2014 Some actors came to MIT and told me about their units of measurement

  

  something hilarious and universal about the way parents who didn't speak ... large containers of 'gourmet' fries outside Kresge this afternoon, and saw ... couple friends and I conveniently watched this summer out of boredom

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  “Choose Your Own Adventure” MISTI edition

  

  Chinese and international universities. Our conversation seems to suggest ... Parker (Executive Director of the MIT Global Education and Career Development) and Sean Gilbert (MISTI-China coordinator) to Beijing. Sean makes a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 20, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Healthy reflections… I never know what to write here.

  

  of things I planned to accomplish this IAP. And now, I’m going to practice saying goodbye to Pass-No Record and start embracing real grades ... ’s see – 3 F’s and 2 C’s? What!!! Second-semester can’t be like this! Okay

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 31, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Hawk Flies High Spontaneous jazz improv at 77 Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  Boston university, the Berklee College of Music, plays tenor and soprano ... over our footsteps and shouting in an otherwise silent and uneventful night. At first I attributed it to the loudspeakers that blast rock and

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  rand.random Random photos of 2016

  

  University), which is where my grandparents on my mother's side met and ... and space. But thanks to modern technology (particularly, in this case, Google photos and Snapchat) the random moments of daily life can be more

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 16, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Random notes A mystery solved, an updated blog list, and a handful of questions answers.

  

  Reserve UniversityFranklin W. Olin College of EngineeringOhio University And ... name is Xing Cai and a full profile of her character is available from ... the mystery! Thanks, Eric, for identifying Xing Cai, and thanks Alissa

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Everything Everywhere All At Once a free early screening from lsc and a q&a with the directors

  

  screenings of movies and projects them in 26-100. I've gone to a couple of screenings and events in the past in an effort to see more movies (I watched Fresh with Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones a couple weeks ago and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 29, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Entry: MIT Cycling Team Training Camp Hundreds of miles of riding and thousands of kilojoules spent.

  

  This blog post is by my brilliant Randomite, computer scientist, and ... be clicked for larger versions. You can read more blog posts by and ... —tomorrow they would be mounting their saddles and pedalling off into the deserts

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  were awesome, and the designers worked super hard all semester, and the lighting was super cool, and I’m really glad it all came together so well ... -four designers from MIT, Harvard, and Massachusetts College of Art and Design. One

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  LIVE BLOG: see MIT through my eyes On a very normal, inconsequential day

  

  cream with friends. But then I thought about it more and realized that ... submitting an essay, facetiming a friend from home, and doomscrolling. This ... (the future ones will be written at their respective times) and now I

  • by Hala K. '29
  • March 9, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  CEO of University Beyond, helping brands find and manage campus brand ... , 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants. And that was just on ... (Thursday), my friend Sathya called me and said, "Yo Erick, I just heard about

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  GC's, the parents, the colleges and universities, the high ... Some parents wrote to me and asked me to contribute my opinions to a ... ' forum, I'll try to respond both as an MIT adcom and also as a parent. This

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another New Semester and A Lot of Cats Call me the crazy cat lady

  

  passed my EMT class during IAP, and then the state practical exam last week ... This semester has been quite quiet so far - just how I like it.  And ... couple weeks.  Wish me luck!  I have been studying a lot and I really hope

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  7-9, 10-12 system) was being a member of FIRST(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition(FRC) Team 1710 ... Kamen's goal with FRC and all of the FIRST competitions is to popularize

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2012! how is blog formed

  

  practiced wakesurfing and (poorly) performed in a triathlon. 2) Sports! As you may know, I'm a football fanatic, and since there is no lockout ... Celtics…well… I'll miss you, Ray.   and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  applications makes me extremely optimistic about the state of our schools. And ... Tooling, to come out and join their fellow slugs for a hot mug of cocoa (bring your own mug and spoons, we provide the rest) for a few minutes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Adventures in Italy, Part 1 Chi, chi, chinotto

  

  ended at 11 on Friday after my last class and I had only 28 hours to do laundry, change currency, buy travel books, and sleep. After a pizza lunch ... way. Saturday was the big day. However, I slept in and still hadn

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Round here we stay up very, very late Vignettes on my last day at lab, the Counting Crows, grad school, and pets.

  

  outside and had said all my goodbyes and everything. You know how there's no ... near campus, and we talked about the past three years (after working ... school, and about careers in science. He gave me a lot of good advice about

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 30, 2006