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• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  hallucinogens out of the US, or that I have a small plant in my pocket that needs ... passing security, but I'm afraid I might burst in the process. (Talk about ... house. Right in between the microwave and the food warmer. I plan to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  I first stepped onto MIT’s campus in the summer of my junior year ... like. I didn’t visit many colleges outside of my local area in high ... getting into. I had a few ideas about how I thought college would go—in some

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the luxury of bad art nothing but the truth

  

  sometimes, but it can also get in the way of the reasons I began writing in ... . I became interested in songwriting after listening to Olivia Rodrigo ... among dark churning waves. In tenth grade, I entered a writing contest

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 11, 2023
• Blog / Class Projects

  weld your own bike and other IAP activities

  

  weld. I can set up in minutes now, steady and sure. Many more projects ... in and weld your seat tube. This would be very simple had I in fact ... is bad). So I came in to D-Lab and did a lot of practice welds, and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 1, 2022
• Blog / Summer

  this summer a recap of sorts

  

  months and reflect on what it meant to me. Living in Boston I spent most ... one AC in the living room, under which I conveniently situated my desk (Alysse didn't mind, since she worked in a lab on campus). I would wake up

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • September 14, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA-mazing Lots of tidbits about the biology program at MIT.

  

  I can pop into unannounced, and I wouldn't feel out of place making an ... them seem to be very interested in undergrads -- I think they find us ... in Biology. I wonder if vocabulary will be a hard job for students who

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / CPW

  Hottest ever CPW ouch global warming

  

  This chart first appeared in my CPW history post, but I wanted to republish it to show how absurd this CPW's weather will be. I updated the ... broken, but in the other direction, oops global warming. (And if you're

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  what you hear from colleges in the next few weeks, you can and should use ... skills you'll receive in college. I am confident in your abilities, and ... whether you've been admitted to MIT or not. I want to express to you all my

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Road Trip—sort of.

  

  Sorry I haven't posted in so long! My friend Rose '05 came to visit ... family attraction in the country. The MB aquarium reminded me of the New England Aquarium, which is in Boston, just a few subway stops away from MIT

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Return of the Frog Queen Okay, it snowed this morning, end of story.

  

  when I auditioned for American Idol or whatever. But now? No. I can't put ... . Which is also just about the best thing in the world, now that I think of ... !xobile Time: 12:48 PM Subject: long story I had a dream that I went out in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2025 i3 videos megapost

  

  traditions of their residence halls. In the '90s and early '00s, these I3 ... (alongside tours!) I’ve embedded all the 2025 i3 videos below in case you ... includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3) videos, which are

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2024 i3 videos megapost

  

   (alongside tours!). I’ve embedded all the 2024 i3 videos below in case you would ... Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life and culture of their residence halls. In the ’90s and early ’00s, these

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  I managed to be at least as busy as I was in October or November ... Markov Chain. I drafted most of this post in the eerie, apprehensive calm ... the city I grew up in) and over 3,600 companies, including 82 of the

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Morning Person rise and shine

  

  I can't sleep in. I don't have any early-morning obligations – I just ... 'll crash hard in the afternoon."][/annotation]. Last year, I wouldn't ever ... the efficiency I can achieve when I cook breakfast. Things like working

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 14, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Beard, The Name, The Response, and EC Why does it say E.Jones on my door when I am B.Jones, and why is…

  

  explanations... The Beard. As you've probably noticed in the picture above, I ... can officially accept MIT's offer of admission (i.e. let us know they ... 'd gone to MIT I totally would have lived in EC. I'm not saying it's the

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  DRAW TIM (the beaver) behold the artistic talents of MIT staff

  

  saved in my phone with various truth and lie options, because I've been ... warm-ups can be helpful in certain situations, and that facilitators of ... -sharing because I'm the only person who knows everyone in the room. So my strategy

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 5, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben 2.0 In a world... spiraling on the brink of an admissions cycle... one man had the…

  

  revel in the idea that every day I come to work I can discover what ... "the new Ben." For those who don't remember Ben Jones I can instead say ... decide if you can't imagine spending your college life anywhere else. In

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 13, 2009
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2021 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  (alongside tours!). I've embedded all the 2021 i3 videos below in case you ... Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life and culture of their residence halls. In the ’90s and early ’00s, these

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  i [don’t] have covid?? in conclusion, i am the absolute worst at managing stress

  

  back at home instead of my new place in Cambridge. I think it's ironic ... fun I've had in a while. But it also was the first time I'd moved for ... the day—I felt like a sandbag... On Sunday, the fevers kicked in

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The One and Only Melis

  

  thought that it'd be imposing of me to ask if I could get help from her in person -- much to my surprise, she asked if I wanted to meet her in person ... contributed to MIT in so many ways that I wouldn't know where to begin. So, I

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 21, 2008