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• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  then there was Hall Rush (or In-House Rush...I guess if you're in, say ... Campus" in the picture below. I also managed to stab myself in the hand ... this hammock thing was, but it was fun to try to crawl around in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Reuse Poetry Giving things away

  

  was mispronouncing the name of a continent, or the way I refused to call ... it felt elitist to speak in a code no one outside MIT could understand ... portion of my clothing comes from or goes to pika reuse. I have also

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Cancer Research The history and future of cancer research at MIT.

  

  's contributions to cancer research. I'll reprint it below: Even without a medical ... research, from the isolation of the first human cancer genes to the development of a technique for delivering chemotherapy directly to a tumor

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Labs throughout the world open their doors to MIT Biology students

  

  . What next? I may return to France in IAP or next year as part of ... self-confidence to pursue a career in biological research, but also a ... In the summer of 2011, MISTI sent 22 Biology students across the

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  On a week of ups and downs a life update for those who care

  

  was going to fare in college. Being slightly socially awkward and ... to fit in with. Coming to MIT, though, proved me completely wrong. I ... Tube videos. Monday, we crowded in Stud5 to study. After hours of studying, we

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 9, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Kevin’s Room Portrait of an MIT Student

  

  one of few places he was interested in, although he admits to not expecting to get in. Other places he applied to include Caltech, which turned ... Sciences) class in which he gets to create multiple design sketches, capped

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 26, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  FourFiveUnits all you could ever want to know about my semester schedule

  

  expanding to fill its container. I am enrolled in 45 units, which is 3 ... 's healthy for my brain and GPA to have a little bit more "free" time in the ... decided to work on an [annotation note="In a world where I passed 6.00, I am

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  phrase to NYTMITSISATEE?), because, well, I’m a n00b.* As in, I ... for those who just tuned in) kid, I have to take this *one certain class* to fulfill my major requirement… 6.00, or Introduction to Computer

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  a text convo on failure and other stuff i guess

  

  summer I'm in the IAP program Ohhhhh You plan to do misti after graduating ... ']weeb[/annotation] 🤭 I’ll probably be in DC or cali this summer Depends on what program ... . Cool Yeah not to be soap-boxy but   you are not alone in failing

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • December 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  the first problem set than I ever expected to learn in two weeks. This ... jobs: in addition to my UROP and blogging I am now also a professional ... on the floor I realized I was in the wrong classroom, and the right

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where are you going, where have you been? (Part I) Academics.

  

  to a boston day in the spring, one of those rare ones with the power to ... other college in the country, right?".   A few months ago I was cooking dinner with my boyfriend and he was telling me about his visit to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 27, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode II: Amazing Rain The one where you rapidly cool hot metal.

  

  toy in the store and bring it to us immediately. She warned us that the ... secret room in the back and found a display copy for us to play with in the meantime. In my old age, I've come to realize that it's really the little

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  Jill Biden waved at me D.C. during inauguration

  

  , accelerated classes, just do research, or participate in a MISTI program, among ... we went to a Lebanese restaurant in downtown/Penn Court. We took the ... was the night before inauguration. In the three block walk to the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  students in GEL program, and I love the opportunity to meet students from a ... shirts made out of performance material, so subway trips or bike rides to ... fantastic opportunities in the past year. Ministry of Supply got to present on

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Teatro ZinZanni Another trip to the circus -- is my boss trying to imply something?!

  

  Intramural Table Tennis team. Or learn how to dance through MIT Ballroom ... live music and a gourmet five-course dinner - set in the nightclub of ... . The "nightclub of [my] dreams" is along the Embarcadero in San Francisco

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  . This is a bad attitude to have in all regards, because while it's great ... with ten or so others the minute they get wet, and think it's okay to ... means fill in the blanks. Total Shutdowns (Hot, cold, or both): May 13

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  how i got my book deal *flailing intensifies*

  

  hope you all are safe and well! Here’s what I’ve been up to in ... was so in love with this series as a kid. we are going to pretend this ... group, I made new friends. In mid-November, I finally managed to finish my

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Who WIll Win the Nobel Prize? Vote for your favorite MIT professor!

  

  in Stockholm, Sweden will begin to award this year's Nobel Prizes. Nobel Week is a pretty exciting time on campus, since a current or former MIT faculty member or alum has won a Nobel every year since 1993. So

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2012
• Blog / Words of Encouragement

  some small distractions to help with many weighty things

  

  . like, actually, this man is losing his damn mind in a way you have to see ... link you'd like to share, feel free to put it in the comments :) There ... there is a LOT going on in the world right now -- perhaps most

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neurony goodness More lab, because that's what I do.

  

  's mostly what I do in the summer. Oh, and Adam and I went to Friendly's with ... author. Morgan, the professor in charge of the lab, gets to be last author ... this week in addition to writing the paper and making figures; mostly I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 23, 2006