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• Blog / Challenges

  Twenty thousand paper cuts and twenty thousand leaves

  

  for its front desk, it was only one of the packages I had ordered, and ... the beginning of December to the end of IAP, and then maybe we could pod ... probably make room in his group to staple with all three of us. The other two

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  are a handful of graduate students, and I’m the token undergraduate ... communication talents with him to the policy world of Washington D.C. He communicates in two directions: he advocates on behalf of the astronomy community

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  CMU / Parallel Universe i am not a clown

  

  of a photo person, but I took this photo at the Pittsburgh airport because I thought the elevator was cool. You can wave instead of pressing a ... were in the parking lot, neither of them could get any data on their

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m going to be a blogger! The words my family had to hear 635,382 times

  

  every flavour of Oreo offered in the northeast US, as there are many more ... States; I guess this is just the first small difference in a long line of ... , here in my Notes app on the side of the highway. Well, so be it; I will

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 15, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  Laptops! It goes on the top of your lap.

  

  I've had dial-up internet for as long as I can remember. One of the ... internet, most of the links were broken and the info outdated. This is my ... 's definitely in the minority of computing choices. What you'll notice about MIT

  • by Snively '11
  • March 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  making meaning exit right in 0.1 miles

  

  'm exploring the role of a bacterial communication system called quorum sensing ... according to the concentration of those molecules. Right now, I'm trying to ... , not sure tho :( It's not an issue with the size of my tree -- I've only

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 30, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  because on the rare occasions I visit it, so much of what's on it makes me angry or sad. A bunch of the parents were very skeptical that you don ... you shouldn't feel compelled. Some of the parents in the thread said

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hello, I’m Anthony.

  

  It's nice to meet you. I'm a new freshman at MIT, a member of the Class of 2009. I was admitted early action and received the news around ... schools and committed my near future to the progressive locale of Cambridge

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  directly into other people’s heads (pay close attention to my use of the word ... this video that I made with the help of another class of 2019 (Thank You ... result in the crashing of the internet and the explosion of my computer. I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summer Decisions

  

  unexplored intersection of science research and public outreach. Before the ... aren't the most important part of your application. Letters of ... doing research. Gradually, the blurry outlines of A Competitive Applicant

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  lifting heavy objects and the grungy basement gym

  

  , so there was plenty of time to work out. The meal plan offered protein ... . The gym is usually empty when I come down, however, so the lack of ... feeling of getting stronger and lifting big objects. I love the way your

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  that getting into MIT would have been "the ultimate recognition of all ... . And embarrassing. One of the worst parts is when people who believe in ... anyone in the eye again. And then, over empty tubs of ice cream and a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m taking this semester! senior fall

  

  to Film Studies [21L.011] Archery, for the first quarter of the ... of the Communication Requirement in your major. Not only do you learn ... favorite parts of high school, and robotics is the main reason why I ever got

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Balancing Act… ...or not

  

  of failure. My first few weeks at MIT have seen me pick out the major ... some of the slight mishaps I've had to deal with stemming from my brain ... sometimes hard to maintain, and I live in perpetual fear of messing it up even

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  from a rural or small town?". This is an iteration of one of the most ... the inherent strengths of this experience. So this is where I come in: because at the end of the day, it’s about your lived experience, not just

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  Boys like cars and money $1 billion is not enough for thefacebook, but $9 an hour is good enough for…

  

  going to the end of this block." MAN: "It's actually free!" ME: "No ... with strangers. But as the man sped off in search of another victim, I noticed that the taxi was actually offering free rides to anybody who joined

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  Random Hall also allow cats to wander the halls of floors designated as cat ... suite/floor/hall, or will they return to their rooms only at the end of ... understand how the physical space of a dorm impacts one's social life. This is

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  MacCPW, et al. in case you couldn't make it

  

  in F entry (my home). About half of us are on the meal plan, while the ... : Roll with the A Dogs The people of A invited prefrosh to meet residents ... ask the room full of prefrosh who showed up to play Smash on some old

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  chapter of the python natural language processing textbook. then i hung out ... 's reflection on John Perry Barlow's 1996 Declaration of the Independence of ... impossible. Although this is a failure of the recommender system, non

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  , etc. There's a more detailed breakdown about the Class of 2005 here. As ... good candidate?" Hey Alia, Thanks for your support of the blogs =) As ... . I am very much a supporter of taking chances and increasing the number

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006