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

  

  As you hopefully already know, I am a sophomore in Course 20 here at MIT. Because we say everything here in numbers, Course 20 actually means that I am a biological engineering major. Moreover, even though I

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

  On Latin American Things Hablas español? Do you want to?

  

  , because I'm leaving for Mexico in a few hours and I have yet to pack and ... . Born and raised in the states, but I still love pupusas and fried yucca with a passion, and I speak Spanish at home. Though I can’t say I truly

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  in its foods, language, and people. And through all this, I can now say ... was so shit, but regardless! I started writing my essays in early ... in what makes the most sense to you. I quickly assigned each bit to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bread at Desk This entry brought to you by the letters "Sleep Deprivation."

  

  walked in, there was tons of bread at desk. Even baguettes, and I love ... ! - but I didn't go downstairs right away, I was in the middle of something ... miscellaneous. Hmm. In two and a half hours, I will be attending the "Petit

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  opinion. I can tell you that we didn't place any students in fraternities ... can reassign him to a dorm host. I chose to live in Baker House (a dorm ... primary major in science or engineering. I (like today's birthday girl) was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fact: Architecture majors have to code I don't remember signing up for this

  

  can tell, it’s quite useful :P This is what I've been playing with in ... when I planned to major in Architecture @ MIT, I thought I’d be drawing ... chemical reactions (reactions that oscillate in time and space), so I had to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 22, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  . Confusion. Fear. When I first received news about the tragedy in New Zealand ... sob. I can't remember the last time I cried like that. Alone and on a ... . "Unity in the face of diversity." And for that, I say Thank You. After the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  trying to be positive. Still, I don’t believe in blanket statements. I like ... Tumblr is where I put a lot of this reflection. In particular, I seem to ... on the internet, I was surprised in the last couple years to find an

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 2) Where the music is richer.

  

  I can call "home" in Spain. :) On my way to the Madrid airport ... TEN REASONS Why I Fell in Love With Madrid: 10. I love the Metro system in Madrid. Puts the T to shame. 9. I love the Starbucks employee who

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  Hey y’all, My god I can’t believe it! It has been almost 2 months since I arrived in Boston. I have been up to my ears in work, dance ... summer! This summer, I am doing research in synthetic biology as a member

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  -3. I have a three-hour time frame in which I can grab and eat lunch ... Sci. Fantastic. I start filling in my education section: MIT Class of 2019 ... Science and/or some other major that I don't know I want to major in yet. I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Some CPW Thoughts The latest on CPW planning from the Admissions Office.

  

  had a dream where I visited Snively at his school. I walked in in the ... CPW hosts This past week, my colleagues and I spent many, many hours ... for you, you can imagine how time consuming this can be. Even daylight

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Notes A quick update.

  

  I can. I was talking to a guidance counselor over the phone today ... blogging when I can. Over at Ben's latest post, some folks seem to think I ... email and phone calls. On Monday, I finally returned a call I had been

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Young Guru & the Metropolitan Opera The Arts at MIT

  

  to make time. The rest I'm hoping I can store away for future use and unpack later (in some imaginary future wherein I have ample unstructured ... emergent forms of tactical urbanism can respond to alterations in the nature

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Dark Side of the Moon Mi vida. Nada m√°s.

  

  plug for current students - if you want to be involved in iHouse, you can ... . I can't even count how many people I know in the current undergrad ... , in all seriousness: Wow - in just one more day, I will not have

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that Scare Me 1) Mornings.2) Psets.3) Exams.4) All of the above.

  

  last three weeks, since I'm pretty sure I won't get up in the morning unless I'm being paid to do so. When my alarm clock goes off in the morning ... voice in my head says, "I'll pay you $9.25 if you get out of bed right now

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 19, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  swatches of MIT collected like paint chips

  

  I am going to put this together haphazardly, work on it in drips and ... . But it can be lovely, too.   When I first thought of this blog ... you skip reading an article you can nap in the Banana Lounge for an hour

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  examiners. When I get stuck on a problem or am unsure about a step in a solution, I openly annotate my own example sheet for discussion in ... to compensate their education for their GPA. In comparison, I will

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / How to School

  Today Was A Long Day and it's not over yet.

  

  outside and realized that it was unexpectedly cold. In retrospect, I should ... I processed everything that happened in lab today. And I definitely ... . We had a microquiz in 6.0001 (Introduction to Python) that I didn

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 25, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The home of cool toys the best way to spend a Monday

  

  is by far the coolest toy in the inventory. So when I heard we were getting a fly-in for Marine Week Boston, I had to go see. The weather was ... pun, but I just can't help myself.

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 4, 2010