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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Jeff Karp and his gecko-inspired band-aid Mimicking nature to create a better surgical adhesive

  

  wonders have inspired scientists to innovate. When a group of MIT researchers wanted to create the next and best surgical band-aid, they turned their attention to the gecko. Geckos can scale smooth walls at a whopping

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 4 the finale

  

  , my goal up until that time in my life - to get into a good college ... 've loved my UROP so much - I get to make a thing, test it, and write a paper ... purposes. But obviously, getting to this point required all the knowledge

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  My First Week as an EMT It was quite an experience

  

  get help with managing missed classes. They are going to encourage you ... and EMT!  Little did I know, my new skills as an EMT were going to be quickly tested. It started about 1am that night.  I had been getting in and

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 7, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  how i got my book deal *flailing intensifies*

  

  ’t get past resume screenings at most places I applied to, my GPA was still ... hope you all are safe and well! Here’s what I’ve been up to in ... got too addicting subscribing to Disney+ only to be stunningly

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  we are twins … but ARE OUR AGENDAS?!? (not clickbait)

  

  like using physical agendas more. For one, it’s fun to buy a new one each ... plastic pocket to put in any design you want. So, I printed out one of my ... agendas is because I like to very excessively cross out tasks as soon as

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 23, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Sometimes, I am invisible and other female experiences

  

  to several similar events already. A couple friendly vendors had ... in the eyes of the vendors and I become invisible. They talk to the customers around me, but not to me. I can’t help being a 5’3” young

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 18, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Livin’ La Vida PRoCa I take my clothes off and go dancing in the rain... with Clay Aiken.

  

  getting them all for her, one by one, but to expedite the process, she decided to come back behind desk and get them with me and she TOTALLY saw ... Sam's Mom successfully conspired with Mitra to drag me to the Clay

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 30, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  bumpers a revelation i had while bowling

  

  eventually get better? Also yes. I learned how to time my throws more ... following: I never had to get better at bowling before, because I always used ... bad about asking my company to spend a lot of money on me, I decided to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Fixing a trapeze! then hanging upside-down on it

  

  how to fix it. Anyway, that tire swing inspired me to get back to ... didn't know then how to train myself to get stronger -- honestly, I feel ... concepts of damped harmonic motion and centripetal forces, which is to say we

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  leaving home, coming home I jump from the train, I ride off alone // help me hold onto you

  

  " over and over. If necessary to lighten the mood, finish with one play of ... ." I could get all linguisticy about how meaning is not conveyed just ... here and there when it was absolutely necessary to confront something

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 25, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  Career Fair is a magical time: in addition to the opportunity and the stuff, the jobful and the seeking return to MIT and I get to see some of ... they run out of donuts. That day we got to get a lot of donuts to share

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  Breathe… If you have submitted your application, go to 1. If you are planning to submit your application, go to 2. If you’re writing your college essay, go to 3.   3 How can you describe your essence in 250 words? 100

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Night at Random Beautiful people at a beautiful hour.

  

  to Pecker.       This is what I come home to in the evening. I get to ... around the building to document what everyone was up to. One of my favorite things about living in Random Hall is that when I want to be alone, which

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson ASTRONOMERS! Learn to moonwalk. You'll need it some day.

  

  &A session, but I'm sure that Neil would be happy to stick around for a few minutes and answer questions if there are any." We swarmed to the stage while Neil walked to the edge and crouched down to shake hands with ardent

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One weekend in New York, two (very different) operas And I didn't pay a cent.

  

  up to get my act together. Showered, dressed, brushed teeth - booked it out the door at 9:50, and made it to Astrophysics at 10:03. Our exam ... friends for a while (THANK YOU TO XIAOYUE '15 FOR MAKING US ALL BREAKFAST

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Updates exciting, exciting!

  

  't the smartest idea; in fact, the professor might even ask you to get up ... , preparing for Sunday’s competition. The pressure is on to get MIT’s car ready ... 's gotten into me :( Second: this weekend is going to be EXCITING! I know of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  enough to sway me 5. AND we get them for free when we declare. Course 7 ... Alright, you and I both have some big decisions to make in the next month. You all need to decide where you’re going to college next year

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Friday liveblog Let's see how long I can keep this up...

  

  students get so excited "they sometimes forget to eat!" 10:05am: Prof ... campus to discover there's been a hack in Lobby 10! The hack is two giant ... pages]. 9:15am: I arrive at the President's Welcome just in time to see

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  remember, in my last post I asked for people to provide me with MIT-related topics to write about. Today's entry was requested by Anonymous (come on ... have the same question. It can be intimidating to go alone to a new place

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  Welcoming you to the new MIT Welcome Center a new home for admissions, and all the institute's visitors

  

  almost certainly how you should get to campus! Or you could walk, or bike ... enthusiastic amateur MIT historian — Danny B.D. ’15 directed me to the 1930-1931 MIT Bulletin, which instructs those who wish to petition for entry to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 28, 2021