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  A Trip to AfroTech My Recap of the AfroTech Conference in Houston

  

  About a month ago, I left campus to take a little trip to Houston for ... the first time as we were driving was actually a shock to me. Once we got to the hotel we actually had to wait a bit into the afternoon to

  • by Richard O. '28
  • November 30, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  in London, so decided to make a trip out of it. Unfortunately, I'm not ... are nearly ready for you. While we all wait, a few words to help you ... and a highlighter. Make plans – but don’t force yourself to follow

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  was a completely opened ended opportunity to design your own printed ... find a spare one for me), so I had to go through each pin manually and ... sure to build a quick little prototype that verified this would function

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Love Letter to Tetazoo a valentine's day post

  

  adventures. We wait for the skies to darken and watch supernovas explode to a ... I sit upon this couch in stasis, with many better things to do, beholding the warmth that surrounds me. Your voices would sound like a

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • February 15, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a major road to trouble exploring interests as a baby beaver

  

  ’t think of a good way to write this blog about all the stuff that comes to ... major. I had a pretty clear idea of how I wanted to approach this, but couldn’t pinpoint a simple way or the right medium to use. A way that would

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  force me to have a much deeper understanding of the material. Yes, you ... starting to get a little idea of what being a scientist feels like.  You can ... whatever). Because I don't want college to be just a natural extension of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  a farewell to my phone which hurled itself repeatedly into the icy arms of death

  

  about ancient in terms of repairs. The first shop I went to didn’t have a ... a turn, and dipped inside the nearest store to ask the owner for ... phone fixed again, in Allston, next to a corner store with imported

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 14, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  cautioned off from the public due to a battle scene between the different ... waking up in the morning after a terribly stressful week to a new hack by ... This semester has definitely been a rough one, especially around this

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Visit to eBay

  

  pay homage to the product that made it famous, eBay has a case full of ... . ------------------------------ Thanks to Tiffany for a great lunch and lovely tour of the eBay complex ... friend Tiffany (MIT '06) for lunch; she's interning for Accenture, a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer to Remember – Interphase or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Institvte!

  

  hours a week, I never lost that boyish charm when it comes to the two and ... years I didn't have a book to read, a paper to write or a set of problems ... Interphase? According to the OME's Website "Interphase is a rigorous seven

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / Blog Projects

  how to be a microcelebrity or micro-microcelebrity, or micro-micro-microcelebrity, or...

  

  ’t sleep until 3am because I hit a critical mass of a desire to write. So ... felt like I needed to live more life and read more before I had a right ... anything anymore? Or was it just a way for the scrapers to source information

  • by Janet G. '27
  • July 18, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  A Tribute to the people of South Africa

  

  an entirely new continent (whoop, whoop there more to go). There’s a ... . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inhale. Count to three. I stand, staring at my feet as a blend of laughter ... we can have a safe relationship" "I want to become a teacher. We need

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To a mouse (or nineteen) A eulogy for my UROP mice... in the form of me explaining my UROP.

  

  whose major function is to serve as a structural base which recruits and ... Morgan told my postdoc, an MD/PhD named Albert, to make a knockout mouse ... kiddie pool of water and teach him that there's a platform he can swim to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to Boston My summer plans! And some things I wish weren't a part of them.

  

  shortened my name to "H," lol. I started working in this lab just over a month ... the same time. Aside from research, I have a couple other things to ... dedicated to giving kids of cancer patients a chance to spend time with other

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  learning how to drive and other matters of identification

  

  some luck based on your circumstances. It's going to be a bit harder if ... distance to your high school, DING DING DING! You're in a prime position to ... passage to sit in a classroom after school with a dozen other kids and watch

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  , this can also be a good refresher. Some of the following is specific to ... ’t be able to do much. When your MP and HP drop below a certain threshold ... subbranches. You have a set number skill points to distribute among all of these

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  minutes away. Getting to MIT is a “commute” now. The bus chugs through the residential areas, stopping at every block to let out tired adults. It’s a ... of it, not a mere tourist or spectator of the rush hour crowd. I go to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I tried* to run to the airport *thank you Noah and Sydney for saving my life

  

  wanted to sell the tickets. This seemed like a great way to build disciple! The race was a month out, which gave me just enough time to train, I ... up? Nope. I went for a 5 mile run to test out the waters: My big

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 12, 2024
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does “drinking from a fire hose” mean?

  Getting an education from MIT has been likened to taking a drink from a fire hose—the sheer number of opportunities and rigor of our ... must pass a swim test in order to graduate!
• Blog / Academics & Research

  the journey to PLAYsentations or, the conclusion to the best class I've taken at MIT...so far

  

  am, to have regular access to a 3D printer and a laser cutter and drill ... more discussion, because that leads to a better result. Don't use ... yeah, ideas.  The basic idea behind our product was to create a device

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 17, 2013