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  doctor worm not a real doctor but i am a real worm

  

  life has been weird. life has been extremely busy. it feels like ... justified it with the fact that i didn't have any classes to take my time away ... them look all shy, and i had to learn how to perform transplant surgeries

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 8, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  two years after my book auction in retrospect

  

  so little about publishing. Plus, nobody knew how long this pandemic ... On April 16th, 2020, my life changed. That’s a kitschy way to put it ... memorable than usual, because it’s the day my first novel went to auction. It

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An OME Welcome to the Institute I took Tsegball, and I have no regrets.

  

  , as some people see it, I signed up for a preview of hell to replace my ... desperately trying to keep from crashing down. Long story short, stuff did come crashing down… right in the lobby, making the scene I had so dreaded. It was

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  you can't fix it? Do you really work for the Apple Store?" BARGAINING: "What do you mean I need to pay $1,200 to fix it? I'm still covered under ... computer for so long (except non-working vacations or trips). ACCEPTANCE

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knife fight with a biker gang Best blog entry EVER. If you think I'm kidding, let me just say: Gory photos…

  

  into this, because the actual story is way less cool. In fact, it's pretty freaking lame. And maybe even a little pathetic. It's one of those accident stories of the "who does that?" variety. ETA:Arkajit said: P

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2007
• Blog / Summer

  turning back time now your clock can follow the right hand rule!

  

  wrong. But everyone can choose exactly how much and what type of math they ... a strategy beforehand. How can they ensure that they win ... divine inspiration, as does often happen when I am hungry and near

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 27, 2024
• Blog / Summer

  bay area parties well, two of them

  

  area. the first one was an invitation from a co-intern, who sent it in a group text with all the other company interns in the bay. it was a link to ... title of the event was "sf party" and the description of the event said it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  It has been far too long since my last entry, and I have an excuse ... wrong with it.) I learned how to use a power drill and table saw at the ... the final steps in the long journey that is the medical school

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  , Peter explained how coming to MIT for the first time can make it really ... graduate, you realize, ‘Wait a second, how did it go so fast?,’” Peter said ... physics -- just do that.’ So, I've been here a long time,” Peter said. Peter

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

  The things that can change your life…

  

  't remember if I have ever told this story here before. If so, it was long ... we wanted to do hall rush the way it was supposed to be done, not to ... , we came upon a short, stocky young man with a black tank top, long

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  I know that it's been a long year, and now that you've had a week to ... your applications, I know how much energy and care you put into them. For ... applications, I was also reminded of how different things are today. Not so much

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  After Graduating From beyond the veil :O

  

  terrifyingly short. Life is so long that you must fill it with things you enjoy ... Hi everyone! It’s good to be back here, on this familiar platform but very different website. I’m so not used to it that I still drafted this

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The middle of the semester I'm kinda over this workload

  

  I took too many classes this semester. It was an accident. Usually ... have semester-long group projects. My French class is also an ... ’ve had several weeks where I have deadline after deadline and it’s hard to

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  A Snively CPW By: Snively' 11

  

  night of sleep for a long time. The next morning I met Sara '11 at South ... my picture taken with Matt at 9:55. Then it was off to the Stata center ... time at this one, but it's worth noting because it showed up on the

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Alaska, part I There...

  

  town began to reassess its very existence, and how it could continue on ... , August 2nd! Snap to it! AND NOW BACK TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED READING Unlike Snively's "Alaska" post of a year ago - which read, in its entirety

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  Okay, so it's really 52, but who's counting? So far I've been fairly ... it's time for me to lighten the mood around here. So to all of you uber ... , you want to know the skinny on how to get into MIT. The more I try to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Look At Stagecraft [by Susan Shepherd '11] And axes!

  

  does not disappoint. The play follows three story lines that frequently ... !" than were strictly called for by the script. I'm still citing it as an ... must-see for anyone 13 and older (it's rated PG-13, and deserves it

  • by ARTalk
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Meaning of August It's time for classes, moving, colorful dorm rooms, and new bloggers.

  

  What does August mean to you? For me it used to mean that school was ... little while longer), but it's not depressing, because I'm taking classes ... means to me right now, and it's kind of weird, because I'm not used to

  • by Evan B. '10
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  work thoughts on productivity and a post-mortem of my spring semester

  

  had a problem.   In my head, work is an escape. Working is how I ... do not want to do; working is how I run from my fear that nobody will ... , and sometimes it helps me get to cool places that I didn’t really know

  • by Alice L. '24
  • July 5, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  'inappropriate' intellectual interests, but I have long been grateful that my ... the process of teaching, you learn more about your stuff, and how others think about/with/through it. For more than ten years I've taught at the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014