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  Appreciating America in Tokyo (or Things I Never Finished, Part Two) On Japan and America. And being an American in Japan. Happy Memorial Day!

  

  a little spout at the top for washing your hands when your business is ... MIT (except for eating noodles, but that would've required a lot more ... (I wrote this entry after spending three months working in Tokyo for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  sunscreen physical health and stuff

  

  severe than they used to be. for instance, as a result of running ... this for a few days i realized i didn’t really remember how to take ... / saturday mornings. i don’t really have a great reason for doing this other

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 4, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  and not feel singled out for not being with a group. Classes hadn ... could go on trips with, from Newbury Street to Italy. I know for a fact ... it. I accidentally spit a little sometimes when I talk, and for some

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  ! How does a computer work? I like to think of a computer as a big house with many doors, and cats walking through the open doors. Each door has a ... " align="aligncenter" width="768"] It's like a cat door, except other cats

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  head above the water (intro post) an inner dialogue about my first month of classes

  

  being suspended in this void for a few seconds, my legs swaying back and ... onto a lane divider, gasping for breath as chlorine stung the back of my ... assignments, have to keep moving and doing things. Relax for a day, and you

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  i love this f*cking place "say this to my face when you're a junior." ~an upperclassman

  

  okay, it’s a bit early to proclaim my love for this place, especially ... latte with almond milk, being vaguely productive for a couple of hours ... Friends™! and wow it was a lot to handle. and for someone like me, who was

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Another FAPtatsic Start we're juniors?!

  

   again as counselors for a week-long, arts-focused, pre-orientation program for incoming ... sheets making door signs for the freshman  getting a LOT of cardboard and wood scraps for...reasons making a, well, some may call it, an

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  : non-studio) life for a while…and she said something like, Why don’t you ... suitemates have joked about, for instance, saying hi/bye to me for a week. At ... building. (Fun fact: we have a food fund for this class – yay healthy snacks

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline MIT's regular action deadline is January 1.

  

  such documents (there is a time for this later). Do not worry about ... The Office of Admissions is currently closed for the holidays, and is ... site -- for example, about standardized test requirements or statistics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics professors have a charming sense of humour Excerpts from relativity problem sets

  

  .033, Relativity. Relativity is a great class to teach, if you enjoy designing ... into strands of spaghetti. Our professor obviously had a good time ... that your uncle is in fact crazy.) Cutest observer ever: A note

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  anything particularly related to my major--in fact, my proposal for a mini ... ’s home by myself. A subway is a subway, the hardest part (for me) is simply ... truly a foreigner. For one thing, I’ve been to those places so many times

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Honse. Nnnyeeeeeeiiiiiigghhhghhhghhhhhh!!!!! 🐎

  

  I'm taking a glass sculpting class this semester! And not to brag or ... ="attachment_113647" align="aligncenter" width="768"] The master at work.[/caption] For those of you who don't know, this is what a pony looks like: [caption id

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Unveiling the New Varsity Weight Room let's get buff !!!

  

  After a seven-ish month renovation, the new Varsity Weight Room is now open! Accessible to all those who participate in a varsity sport at ... , has a new turf speed and agility section, and a bunch of other fun

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 23, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery 2021 meet me halfway

  

  really symbolic, not only for me but for a lot of MIT students. It ... ."]brass rat[/annotation] but also the halfway point of MIT. Obviously, as a result of the pandemic, we weren't able to have a ring delivery in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Have you ever wanted to copy-paste the text in an image file? Well, now you can--thanks to a HackMIT project.

  

  If you're a regular on /r/technology, you might have seen Project Naptha trending the front page. I've blogged a couple of times already ... . '17, is a Chrome extension whose birth I witnessed (and blogged about

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights and Sounds Only at MIT.

  

  would sacrifice an afternoon nap for a one-mile walk across the Harvard ... in my physics classroom for a late-night review session. Somehow, I ... was made more memorable by the following episode: (Jeanne and I spot a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 5, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Regular Action Decisions: Saturday 3/14 We will post RA decisions online on Saturday at 2pm... or probably a minute before.

  

  ... actually, we’ll probably have decisions posted a minute before 2pm. What is the process for receiving my admissions decision? Receiving your ... students.) To ensure that you will receive a decision online, please visit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist News Within the next week, we plan to admit approximately 35 students from the waitlist.

  

  For the third consecutive year, we will admit students from our ... school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a waitlist ... waitlist that we will not be able to offer them admission. We offered a spot

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Yay CPW! I'm just trying to see how many blog entries we can get in the RSS…

  

  then set up for the next event. But, from what I hear, you guys had a good time, so at least it was all for a good cause. ;-) Unfortunately, I ... . I definitely had an awesome time hosting events for Burton Conner and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Flowers in your hair

  

  I'm flying to San Francisco for the long weekend -- hope you kids in Boston have fun! There's a lot going on this weekend, including: Pulse ... Month, come see a FREE show featuring the Logs, Harvard's Ku

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 16, 2006