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  how the first midterms actually were xoxo gossip girl?

  

  psychic. Not only did I successfully predict the 2021 Pantone Color of the ... going to get canceled for the almost two years I had it planned, and the ... people and even wrote college essays on the topic. Tragically, I am here

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 15, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  The Abstract The adventure density has been high

  

  representatives (some of whom tried to disguise the fact that they were representing ... into a little suitcase and dropped it off at the hotel reception, then slipped the luggage tags under my friend Eric '14's hotel room door. I slung

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Firehose Warning: insomniac blogger on the loose.

  

  of my time immersed in the intricacies of addition reactions to alkenes ... chemistry), not to mention the peculiarities of second-order ordinary ... on the same day. Yes, I'm not very happy about that fact, but it

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

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

  

  kids, and you'd be surprised how often the argument, "It could save his/her life" doesn't work. Of course, if you have the right amount of perspective in life (i.e. a lot) you can make it through the day and in fact an

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

  The Infected It's not a zombie outbreak...yet

  

  When it comes to immune systems, I'm the most arrogant person you ... colds" or "the last time I was sick was 1918" or "MY leg would never fall ... this is going? Pride goeth before the fall. Last week, I...I...I have a

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The Coop What's a coop? You'll find out!

  

  I go to college. Yay! Here's the thing about college, every single ... can't very well talk about the ENTIRE INTERNET because you'd be here for the rest of your life, which for a lot of people, is perfectly

  • by Snively '11
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  10 Fun (and REAL) Facts About MIT! Incredibly Correct Facts about MIT!

  

  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is globally renowned for its contributions to the fields of science and technology. But do you ... mind! #1 - The Beaver Club The Beaver Club is an unofficial student and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Three Tales of Junior Year Accidental Harvard Class, UROPs, Experimenting in College

  

  The Accidental Harvard Class It is possible to miss a class. Not in the “sleep through it” way, but rather in the “harbor a feeling of ... (that’s 46.5% of the total class load!). The ones at MIT were: 17

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  access at the office but not in my apartment. It's been rough, as you can ... with 8 other MIT students. Apparently this office has the most MIT externs of any in the entire program -- NICE. There are freshmen, sophomores

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Structure and function, dorms and culture

  

  causal relationship with a dorm's culture. Let me explain... Take the East ... relative to the general MIT population. How did this happen? There are personality differences among the East Campus dorms, among the West Campus dorms

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wall A Lack of Color

  

  for the holidays. I had other plans for break, but they fell through, so ... place, despite the heat. I really like how much nature is accessible there.) As I was saying. The walls. My room. I have a single, and strangely

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  Inspired by the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme Song Now this is the ... take a minute just sit right there I’ll tell you how I became the ... rapper) In Piscataway New Jersey born and raised In the backyard is where

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Experiment… featuring Emily '22, Felix '23, and Alison '23

  

  work in admissions last July, and by mid-July I was part of the team to help find the [annotation note="Wow, imagine being a blogger, couldn’t be ... like three ideas, created by three separate blogger applicants. The

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  Professor Angelika Amon of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research ... , meant waking up at 6:30 in the morning. Let me repeat that. Six-thirty in the morning. If you haven't been to college yet, that might seem like a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Residential Life

  four ways to unstrip a screw tΞp work week tales

  

  It's work week at [annotation note="pronounced 'Xi' like the Greek letter, tΞp is the co-ed fraternity formerly known as tEp."]tΞp![/annotation] While work week in Greek life systems outside the MIT bubble might refer

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 3, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventure Time at MIT We went on a hiking and camping adventure!

  

  , and camping in the wilderness. We split into four cars with three ... , and then hike the Franconia Ridge over night to watch the sunrise from the top of the Ridge Cars 3 and 4, led by Jackie S. '14 and Cappie P

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 22, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Good Will Mystery Hunting 63 hours of puzzle solving: a classic part of the MIT experience

  

  “It'll be over before sunrise.” The first time I heard it, midnight ... Virginia, the most important city in the world that night for all I cared (Read on to find why, after this commercial break). The third floor

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why the title of this post is really important I got to present my UROP work looking at the titles of graphs at the…

  

  For the last 6 days, I’ve been at the Vision Sciences Society conference in Florida! The view from our hotel room. As its name indicates, this conference is dedicated to the study of human vision—figuring out

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 28, 2018
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Cloud i live there now

  

  (stored either by Steam or online at the Humble Bundle)  I love living in the future, you guys. 

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • February 8, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  [joint post] the MIT picture scavenger hunt or, how to drive yourself insane by looking at floorplans

  

  , CJ, is the MIT Picture Scavenger Hunt? CJ: The MIT Picture Scavenger Hunt is the title of this blog post. The author’s an MIT alum whom I know ... feels like a leading question. CJ: The correct response is “I’ll get to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021