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• Blog / Academics & Research

  close your eyes and put your finger on the map and other ways to make grad school decisions

  

  if I’ve heard of the program before. This is kind of like forums in ... ? Is this the area of study I’m interested in? Specifically on the MSc ... labs breaking ground in topics I was excited to work on in most of the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 22, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  , yeah? Today I have given a tour of MacGregor to Zi Wen (a member of the ... donate our unsellable textbooks to schoolchildren in Africa. (I have to ... responsible.) Adam and I watched the latest epidode of Lost, ordered dinner

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  also meant that I semi-regularly appeared in the door of my old UROP ... doing. In November, I pitched my entire "buy-genes-off-the-internet, make ... academia should look like and of who belongs in it. Once, in high school, I

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Ten Years (On Dreams) Ten years ago, I was exactly where I wanted to be.

  

  smell of the wet morning air in the early autumn and the hope I had for ... all the genres of people. I dressed in mostly all black, with one non ... period, and I got a decent chunk of my best studying done in detention and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring in hindsight reviewing my journal

  

  so many wonderful people in this city. By God’s grace, my sister and I ... ’t think this would have happened if I went to school in another city outside ... just that good and that it could melt in your mouth like that. I can say

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know All your wishes have been magically granted.

  

  less than 2012's. I can tell you how to maximize the strength of your ... 'm going to answer in a hodgpodge some of the straightforward requests I got ... school we covered most of the material. I took AP Chem in junior year, so I

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 13, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Flying ranting and venting

  

  of lifetime miles. Fact 3: I’ve been in an awful lot of airports ... . Sighing, I resigned myself to waiting in line to use one of those machines ... left. I proceeded to one of those “Self Check-In Counters” that my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  checked off 101 things to do before you graduate...

  

  CPW! I did my fair share of fly-ins when I was in high school and always ... not one of them. I remember once taking a nap on a couch in the MIT ... ’t cook as often, so buying a lot of fresh fruits and veggies that I forget

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  21: The Movie Afterthought: You probably have to had seen the movie to understand this entry fully. =/

  

  City of Sin, Ben discovers the high-rolling life, explores his boundaries ... 's important to note that basically in terms of applying to grad school ... very end of the movie) are completely only present in the movie. To be

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s for dinner? The joy of cooking

  

  not I like this new development in my life. I’ve always been a big proponent of the dining system (or lack thereof) at MIT. I’ve eaten in a ... creativity. I really like cooking. It is kind of fun to look in your pantry

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions? Answers. A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.

  

  prototypes (a.k.a. parents). I was in attendance to take pictures of food- I ... through a wooden door, which is why I chose to live in one of the non ... enjoyment of the material was mildly mind-shattering. In the end, I got the 3

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Under the Dome A full day of free fun at MIT

  

  display at the Media Lab, or a bunch of physics demonstrations. I also hear ... glimpse of artists in action on one of my first days wandering around the ... creations. There isn”t much left I can get my teenagers to do with me on a

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  My Favorite (Kitchen) Things cue julie andrews singing

  

  As I’ve sort of mentioned in previous blogs, I am a big fan of ... else you can do with a microplane? Buy fresh parmesan, like in real ... ’s a bit hit or miss in terms of handling, but I don’t personally like

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 7, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  In 4 weeks, you will leave home for an academic journey of 4 years. Commence the packing process! Frantic scrambling. Wading through piles of ... Campus have trash cans, and some don’t. Luckily, Boston is a giant city

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  of food misery?” or, “Oh no! I want to start eating healthy, and I can ... confusing mess of “Where do I start? How do I start? When will I have time to ... , because in the end, food is great. I like food, you like food. So let’s get

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP 2006

  

  living. Mmm, I can go running in the park if it's not too snowy. Someone in ... I will promptly get on a bus and go to New York City. The MIT Alumni ... can apply to up to 3 positions in the San Francisco, New York, Los

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  14 years later what I've been up to in the past one-seventh of a century

  

  Factory but accepted to MIT in my junior year of high school (after which I ... leave of absence at the end of it. In January of 2013, I had no income, no ... -crazed city of San Francisco. No matter how many tech companies I sent a resume

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  walkability of a city is, in fact, important to me. And although I do like Boston, there's no wonder in it anymore. I grew up near by, and the city ... any other city before. Last summer, in LA, I felt simultaneously as if

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m Back!

  

  come grocery shopping? That way you can buy lots of big, bulky things and ... out, so I turned around just in time to duck. I was one of the closest ... of them, so I'll fill you in on the details later. Right now, I want to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A, Vol. II A sort-of guest post

  

  concern. But in honor of "Patriot's Day" (I honestly never quite figured ... Hello folks of the blogosphere! Greetings from Columbia, MO. Now I ... ' stuff I want to tell you guys about (including a video of the Simmons

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 18, 2011