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  New kid on the block

  

  of DNA was discovered (I am a biology major, I have to throw that in ... am Linh, a junior majoring in Biology (Course 7) and I am currently ... programs for a reason: to broaden the students’ horizon, develop our life

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime and the living is slightly less difficult than usual MIT = Masochists in Training

  

  Hmm, I was under the impression that summer was supposed to be a ... , I took the GRE in July, and the majority of my free time prior to the ... -- but I don't think I've ever spent so much time studying for a test in my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-Campus Preview Weekend GET PUMPED.

  

  DChen '10 said, "when I left CPW, I was left with a longing to return ... knowledge that MIT is the place for you, be sure to give other schools a fair ... -run emergency medical service. If you've ever wanted to ride in an ambulance, you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  3 Things We Don’t Remember Enough About each other

  

  relationships we have or can have in our lives should be a means of support rather ... In any given school year or work week, there is so much we can stress ... can get in the way of relationship-building, but here are three things I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MITES, RSI and WTP deadlines approaching Summer programs at MIT for 11th graders.

  

  Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) is a rigorous six ... ), sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous ... open exclusively to high school juniors. MITES and RSI are free; WTP is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t Dump I got stopped by the police.

  

  Awesome title, right? In short, my Friday involved graffiti, press conferences, and getting stopped by the police. Just one photo to whet your pallet. A series of updates on Orientation and the start of Rush are long

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick update A short entry, a quick link, and I become Seth Cohen.

  

  In honor of my trip to the OC, Ben made this for me: And the link of the day: The Art of Problem Solving (more on this next entry) A longer update soon...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What does the D-Lab do?

  D-Lab is building a global network of innovators to design and disseminate technologies that meaningfully improve the lives of people living in poverty. The program’s mission is pursued through interdisciplinary courses
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  suck (like sitting on a beach all day). Things that used to suck are ... , chaotic joy.  But I think there might be something to pick apart in those ... have to do so I don’t die. Perfect! And now that’s it’s a cartesian

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Beantown. sketchbook showcase!

  

  post. I went out in my Red Sox jacket, which turned out to be a ... with people decked out in Red Sox gear. There happened to be a game ... a great time! [You can click on the pics below to enlarge them

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guitar Hero… on the oscilloscope! The secret fifth digital instrument revealed

  

  -shaped controller in time with some music to simulate playing a guitar. The notes are ... oscilloscope was a list of x and y coordinates in my code. To generate this list ... placed the buttons in a way that was most comfortable for me to hold. Only

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 14, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat! Retreat! 24 wonderful hours of sister-time in the MIT mansion!

  

  spent the past 24 hours at the Endicott House , an MIT owned mansion in a ... sisters in such a beautiful setting, surrounded by antiques and eating meals ... a great cause! Our room! And my roommate! The hallway to our

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  World of Wires [by Emily '15] Are you living in a computer simulation?

  

  talked about a play called World of Wires by MIT Associate Professor in ... fair amount of theater in high school, but I had no idea what to expect ... I saw an email encouraging freshmen to audition, so I showed up on a

  • by ARTalk
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

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

  

  semesters in which students are encouraged to explore, take a break, do as ... Julian, and I finished a hike in the north to some beautiful falls and ... were essentially entirely up in the air at that point, he sent me a

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • January 21, 2026
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  team to finish in a combo beating the other team (ex: your team wins if ... , the sailing team goes to the College of Charleston in South Carolina for ... airport we quickly stopped at a grocery store for food and the hotel to drop

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / Travel

  clownazoo part 2 this post is two years late

  

  procrastinated a little bit. In total, we ended up spending around 9 hours on travel and trying to free ourselves from the predicament. ... In case you have not seen part 1, I posted it near the end of my

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • August 1, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  As you know, we had a very competitive pool of applicants in Early ... deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew in Regular Action ... students shortly, to help you manage those complicated feelings. 

  • by Decisions
  • December 13, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ides of March Among other things, I now have the power to kill Macbeth.

  

  Day celebrations, but I'd like you to join me in celebrating the birth of the woman from whose womb I was untimely ripped a mere twenty years ... DID YOU KNOW? Chicken Tikka Masala was actually invented in Great

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Football home opener College football is as American as apple pie.

  

  there are very few pictures of me in a cheerleading uniform on good hair ... through our cheers a few times and warming up stunts, we went to the Z-Center pool to cheer briefly for the water polo team. (We will, as a general

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection notes A brief update from selection.

  

  stage.In parallel, we are preparing to mail out decisions. All decisions ... Solomon '06 did stop by to drop off a copy of the new CD by Resonance, which ... numbers up, we are likely to see a record low EA admit rate, lower than last

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2005