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  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  the blogs (for which I’m always grateful) and I had a bunch of stories ... , three expectedly busy weeks. I’ve gotten sick for a brief period, seen ... I think I sunk a bit too deeply into the Institute these past few

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  wednesday at wai & aina (liveblog) and leaving the mit bubble

  

  their time on the farm. It's a great program for learning what it's like ... the Safari Tent to working on a new scheduling interface for the farm ... right now, but it's been sunny these past few weeks. for the most part

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • January 21, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  was only around 70 students and the entire school was in a warehouse. Like, actually, the rectangular building used to be a warehouse for some ... head for the past 2 weeks that I have been on campus, I still can

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  disinterprerto! a centennial, a harry potter dream, a made-up spell, a corny metaphor

  

  each other. Over the weekend, however, I got a little stuck--for a ... as an AeroAstro is amazing in a lot of respects. 9AM classes for ... Astro department canceled classes on Thursday and Friday for the AeroAstro Centennial

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  2014 Resolutions January 2nd and still going strong

  

  finances. 3. Go through the INSANITY workout program for a full 60 days. 3 ... had a rewards program where I earned points for using my debit card.  I ... 's (a 24-hour convenience store in the Student Center). All the apps I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  assigned as a cook. Stationed at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Helena for four ... . For a time during his Navy service, Mr. Jackson was stationed aboard the ... years, he had been a constant familiar face at the house for visiting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  2.009 LIVE BLOG 2025!!!!! ft. Veronica P. '27 and Taylor L. '29 !!!!!!!

  

  Year capstone course for Mechanical Engineering. Seniors spend the ... presentation. And many go on to become real products, like the Avive AED ... 7:24  -- HELLO WORLD AND WELCOME TO THE 2.009 LIVE BLOG!!!!!!!! This

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 8, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  sort of math and science. Walking through the new Center for Theoretical ... explain the intricacies of quantum scattering from a one-dimensional coulomb ... change the world. Let's not forget that there actually is a world out there

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Doesn’t Feel Real getting from one place to another

  

  for the course is to pick a spot in nature relatively near to Boston, go ... , for a number of reasons. Physically, being on independent study for the ... we did. We found the perfect people-watching tree to sit on and for a

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 24, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  mailings, I actually talked to Ben about the "Tubes for RA" idea a while back ... everything, if only for a moment? That's how clicking that button felt for me ... and running to tell the rest of my siblings. I may have cried a little

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  setting things on fire and playing with flames

  

  different times in the same week—twice for classes, once for a club—and each ignition taught me something new. For the Spinning Arts club, I went to ... presence. I love it. The club has also taught me a new relationship with fear

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 18, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  by itself was really boring. The challenge of winning a bunch of stuff made the whole experience more bearable. But I wasn’t always a ... there’s a distinct gap between the philosophies behind them when it comes

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  , whether that be completing all my given tasks for a day or using the most ... For a while now, I’ve had this realization that I tend to overthink a ... , you want to make a choice that leads to the least regret. So, how else

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Good Morning, Sportsracers! *erases introductory post draft for the umpteenth time in the vain hope that he'll stick…

  

  Introductions are generally a clunky thing for me. There's some basic ... pressure trying to summarize myself in a few sentences. Should I mention the ... judged for quoting HMS Pinafore in this person's presence? Would this be a

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  my "friends" (names removed to protect the innocent). Here are a few ... Film Experience (a very good choice for a HASS elective) 8.S67 ... versions of: 8.01: Physics I (the Concourse version is taught by a good

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FWACC! and some small thoughts about kindness

  

  over a crowded audience. Then, moments later, for the first time in three ... [/annotation] and didn't get it. I auditioned for a solo in one of the Asymptones ... [/annotation] in the only way they know how: a group song. The last time FWACC

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Chose To Spend My First Weekend Away From MIT 132 miles north to be exact

  

  witness it come to life. Here's a snapshot of what the weekend looked like ... : 4. Becoming B R A V E There's not much to say here other than the fact that I went zip lining for the first time. And for someone who is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finding a job at the National Institutes of Health A guide to getting a job at the NIH

  

  Human Genome Research Institute? Thanks a lot for your help." This is an ... of experience, so I repeated the same process for the next two years. Finally, I found out that the SIP application just goes into a giant

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Truth Values [by Ken Haggerty '11] A fantastic one-woman show about life at MIT. (Now playing!)

  

  stand has delicious cookies for only $1 each :) The show was followed by a ... Nobel Prize (for which the last female recipient in a physical science was ... just a short walk northwest from 77 Mass Ave (i.e. Lobby 7, the Great

  • by ARTalk
  • September 22, 2009
• Blog / Events

  look at the stars hacking mit, six months at a time

  

  [annotation note="BC FLEX is a chance for all the freshman of Burton-Conner to ... everyone had left after the closing ceremony, I blobbed on the floor for a ... weeks of the year, for two years straight — especially at a school like

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 17, 2024