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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My 2023 Libby Wrapped I have a problem with audiobooks

  

  seriousness, the public library system is a truly amazing institution, and they ... for me to understand while multitasking and good for my general state of ... Spotify Wrapped came out a little while ago, and Kayode wrote a post

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2024
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s MIT’s mission statement?

  The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century. The Institute is committed to
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Productive, yes. Appropriately productive, no. You would think that my activities the weekend before finals might include studying.

  

  some friends who study in my country's universities and it seems a common ... Amazon Marketplace, and got stopped next to the Stata Center to take a survey about perceptions of Goldman Sachs and Microsoft (they gave me $20

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Walk Across Rhode Island 12 hours, 33 miles, a million aches and pains

  

  Last Sunday, some friends and I walked across the state of Rhode Island! This idea originated last year, when my friend Xavier and some of ... people from MIT and Brown University to walk the Walk again. I was super

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 14, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  such an engineering-focused institution. But I love Boston. And I loved ... me they’d like to help with an entry, I decided to go all-out and get some video up in this blog. Joe ‘12, Kevin ‘11, and I met up to talk

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Open Sesame A look at Brewster Kahle '82 and the Internet Archive.

  

  of offering ''universal access to human knowledge," and, in pursuit of ... plenty of time to read both the New York Times and the Boston Globe. The ... Brewster Kahle '82 (right, courtesy Library of Congress) and the Internet

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  right place for you and leave without a degree. In that situation, you ... Name University with lots of money and prestige, I hope that this is ... college search process. She is the first in her family to attend college and

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The coolest spring break ever? Visit a College Campus!

  YouTube, many universities utilize social media, and I’ve seen a growing ... -campus visitors, reading your applications, and duking it out with my colleagues in our selection committee (just kidding, it’s much less fighting and much

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 26, 2019
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  ! (And just in time, right?) After my previous state of confusion, this is ... back and paint my new room, have fun doing REX stuff, see all my old ... weather for New England weather, and leaving behind a great experience

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  's hardships and stupidities were swept away from my little corner of the universe. It was a blurry moment of vague, smudgy happiness that I couldn ... and ship yourself to the college of your dreams. Writing this would make

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Summer

  my summer! a belated blog

  

  syndrome this summer, and I can’t tell if it’s because of the team I worked with or if I grew as a person. Probably both. I loved my team and my project and this was by far my favorite internship.          Health I

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 18, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Sophomore Stupid It’s morbin’ time

  

  plan on taking Analog Electronics Lab, Solid State Devices, and C and ... relieved to finally be done with anything. It was both distressing and ... talk and a fireshow, write a 10 page essay, and study for my two finals

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 30, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Years Through A Laptop Case a walk down memory lane

  

  harbor, it's super pretty to walk around and also is home to the Institute ... are thinking critically about the state of public health and healthcare ... year and graduation and "the end" all felt so far out of reach. I wasn

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Who we are All the stuff I've been trying to write since last July. It isn't much, but…

  

  black cap and black gown to receive two bachelors degrees -- one in ... it's worth it to apply and see the financial package MIT will offer you ... everybody walks to their exams together, buzzing and scheming and comparing

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PE classes are…great!? catch me at the 2028 summer olympics

  

  Upon admittance, I dedicated a fairly serious and borderline-obsessive amount of time to look through the course catalog and major requirements for every major. Most of this was out of curiosity and [annotation note

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Spring Concert This year's concert: Jason Derülo and Janelle Monáe.

  

  concert on campus. This year's Spring Concert features Jason Derulo and ... Roast is a celebration of mud, meat, and music. Mud, because of the mud wrestling pit and matches. Meat -- well, that's obvious from the name of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  My winter break so far take a break

  

  break. I made plans to paint, work out, write, study, and a whole other ... a couple of good friends from high school -- Ethan, Harsheta, and Xerxes. We chatted and caught up, telling each other about our shenanigans

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 29, 2019
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How did the blogs get started?

  they do, think, and feel. MIT was one of the first universities to have ... , uncensored posts reveal a lot about MIT students, academics, and life at MIT
• Blog / Challenges

  Making Tracks

  

  I just turned nineteen, and the journey billed as the first year of ... information technology and toward the pursuit of transportation. I'm nursing my ... independence, bringing me closer to both myself and my parents. I was recently

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What have I been doing this break?

  

  it pulled an all-nighter the night before, and considers 7 hours peachy keen and 6 hours adequate, but as soon as term's done and I leave town, it considers itself deprived on less than 8.5 hours per night, and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 3, 2006