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  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  and conditioned to view the US in a specific way for so long that ... could be close to opportunities for work, and so the disparity presented ... living in South Africa, constantly being reminded to do and be more for the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  dampness, perfect for piercing flashlight beams and a spirit of discovery. Or ... larger, color posters printed for event publicity and I've been told that ... basement that sells reagents, equipment, and other laboratory needs for the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  the world, and I would've believed you. This place was not my own. I closed my eyes for a moment and leaned my head back. I opened them again ... hallways. And people. And chalkboards. For a month, I could've been anywhere

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  making the most of things we threw our annual rager in, uh, Minecraft

  

  back for, and that, obviously, is the most fun we have all year. Since ... best we could to do honor this tradition was talk for a couple of hours ... server, so we headed over to our dorm and started decorating. We added

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 20, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT EECS students travel the world

  

  to improve and find new applications for both Goggle see-through and ... 2011, we sent more students abroad from Electrical Engineering and ... working on improving user productivity and blogging experience. The city

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Snow-bama Snow? Obama? At MIT? AHH.

  

  Jeanne '13, I pulled out my camera and literally took pictures for about ... and over again. And then all of you could see him too! But for now, you ... Hailing from the notoriously hot and humid city of Houston, in which

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The City On A Hill The "M" of " MIT"

  

  Massachusetts, and not a day has gone by without me thinking "TGI Boston" (even ... is an unbelievably cool city. From the music scene to the history and diversity and proximity of other schools and even New York, nothing

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biodiesel@MIT: Turning trash into black gold A student group called Biodiesel@MIT has just won the grand prize of $25,000 in the…

  

  operations, and I feel the level of support for this project from the students ... desire for such on-campus greening projects now and in the future.” ... making an impact on their community and world, keep your eyes open for the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Rapids My last day at work was bittersweet. And if there's one thing I've learned from…

  

  get to be awesome and actually save lives. For real. I know, I know, you ... trip to Shea Stadium for my first Met game all season (!!!), and then it ... insanity at that place on a daily basis. (I'm a lifeguard at a waterpark, for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures in Italy, Part 2 Tales from Rome, Take Two

  

  toured the Colosseum and Forum for the low price of 20 Euros. Now before I ... . And now for the pictures (and some commentary here and there ... . Now this made me a little perturbed, and if you who is responsible for

  • by Bryan
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March

  

  , it made me feel like I was at the Oscars of high school science. And, in a way, I was. Science isn't celebrated enough in our society, and I ... likely to infuriate or simply leave a scientist nonplussed. And nothing, of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  IAP thoughts two weeks late, but with an illustration!

  

  Classical Mechanics Study for the biology and chemistry ASE’s Go out into ... ’s cold. And we’re in a pandemic. As for cleaning my room… the class and ... techniques for green [annotation note="and somehow about the geography of

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 15, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  even begin to plan for them all. So instead I stressed, all week, and all ... it, that you can't understand until they happen to you. And then there ... fondness in my heart for that[annotation note="Lydia wrote about this once

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Deadline Q & A Have a question about your MIT application? Read on...

  

  is currently closed for the holidays, and is not accepting emails or ... the document with your file.) For teacher recommendations and ... on January 1, making the MIT Regular Action deadline 5 hours away. For

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cooking in Quarantine making all the recipes

  

  happen for us, probably because they were not red lentils, and we were ... Ghibli movies and Ratatouille), and of course, eating it. During a normal ... video of a recipe we like, we email the link to ourselves, and usually try

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 30, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

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

  

  for narrative's sake, because some facts are both qualitatively and ... player, because 1) I’m not physically built for it, and 2) I didn’t spend ... advantage, and even though they worked for it, it’s still an advantage. There

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  prophecies reversing causality

  

  -fulfilling prophecies. oedipus’s parents learn that he will kill his father and marry his ... his parents and therefore kills his father and marries his mother by ... children, causing his son zeus to hate him and eventually overthrow him

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 2, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Unremarkable things are you "jaded" yet?

  

  think for a while I tried to fight the feeling of ordinariness and ... The other day I was talking to someone new, and he asked me what year I was. I said junior, and he said, “ah, yeah, that’s usually when

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 25, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  bloggers.addAll( newBloggers); System.out.println("Hello, World!");

  

  uncommon perspective in and enthusiasm for mathematics; appropriately, she is ... written several novels, and is currently working on another one for her ... was surprisingly appreciative of my honesty and my enthusiasm for growth

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Leadership Training Institute My first guest blog!

  

  focus on student leadership and provides many opportunities for students ... and service program for Boston-area high school students. The mentoring ... , since I seem to always be falling behind in my classes and getting royally

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2009