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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Right back where we started from You can call me Dr. Mollie.

  

  disorder and studying its function. We can learn a lot about how the brain ... I think when you haven’t written a blog entry in almost six years, it’s ... cortex of mice. (I wrote a review! And drew the pictures for it!) I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  days of MITblogs, circa 2006. Long before my time, Sam '07 would prelude ... past, I observed that my calendar looked like it was about to suffer an aneurysm. Little denouement did I provide, so let me resolve it now: after

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Self-Discovery Within An Internship guest post by Grace C. '21

  

  success depends on how well you perform in these three months. While it is ... may sound dumb. It is about teaching yourself how to learn and see the ... guest post series*   It’s the end of finals. I’m sitting at a

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 27, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  drinking age is 21. It was a culture shock. How would a bunch of 18- and 19 ... price of a bottle of Jack Daniel’s — it’s a no-brainer as to how I ... age is 18. You can read about it here, but the basic story is: Proposals

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  *Independent* Activities Period an IAP apart!

  

  , didn’t know how long the typical training of a neural network takes, on ... coincidence, and I still do not know how it just fixed itself (but I’m in no way ... , but it said it will involve AI and art! That was enough to sell us, so

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  breathing in and out

  

   jaded—i don’t think that’s how i’ll describe myself right now. it’s not ... ’s how i feel. it’s not burnt out. i don’t feel burnt out. i feel like i ... long without any of it, but i’m not sure if i want to take on more. i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 12, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  it was slightly disturbing how close what many write off as “history ... post series* For as long as I can remember I have wanted to travel the ... environment completely foreign to me and see how well I could do. I arrived at

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  If I ever come back on being away from mit

  

  enough of it, even accounting for how MIT will change. Then again: did I ... -offs. The value of a value lies in how it guides decision-making. Valuing ... with. There's no longing attached to it, other than the want to stop

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  if only I cad more time… Diving into software, ft. a bad pun

  

  struggling for a bit too long to make the base of my lamp, I gave up on it and ... struggles with lamp 2.0 began. Not sure how to explain it myself, but Ansys makes one’s SolidWorks creations into a mesh object, and that's how it

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 30, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  exactly how tempting it is to put things off...but look at this way: do you ... was applying, I realized that talking to another person - whether it's a ... needed suggestions or direction. I didn't always make it easy for them, but

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  asked, "How often does MIT rescind acceptances, and for what reasons? Do ... replied, "A.M.C., they might not know you by your pseudonym. It's easier to ... your application or is just say that the Admissions Office has it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  and took a gap year. The story of how I decided to take a gap year is ... dream life. Well, no! No! It’s not fine at all! The first few weeks of ... school already. Of course, they eventually did, and for a long time, I was

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Announcements

  A special announcement about SAT Subject Tests MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests

  

  simply not a part of our process anymore.   How does this apply to ... , we won’t consider them for anyone. We think it would be unfair to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 20, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  plausible, not because you didn't know how to swim but because your ankle was ... friends. :( And now it's December, sub-zero (Celsius) outside, and it ... . *They're separated by lots of wall, don't worry. It's 2pm. Goggles on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Movin’ On Goodbye '09//Hellooo IAP

  

  Wow; it’s already 2010. Anyways, Monday 1/4/10 marks the beginning ... Period), it’s basically the whole month of January during which …MIT students do whatever they find worthwhile – whether it’d be a mini

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  Engineering and Computer Science). Someone took this information, typed it onto a JPG image with my picture, stuck it on my blog page while it was still in its embryonic stages, shuttled off my finished webpage into the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bored at work My weekend, a favor to all of you, and some questions to answer

  

  It is currently 10:53 AM. I have been at work for three hours and ... -friction activities. I think Dave Barry says it best here: Skiing is an exciting winter sport, but it is not for everybody. For example, it is not for sane people

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vast Oral Tradition Bela Bartok, a fluorescent rabbit, and Helen Keller walk into a bar. Stop me if…

  

  . DID YOU KNOW? It was originally planned to inscribe the names of several ... he was the only composer for whom it was agreed that popularity would never fade. Sunday: After a long, long, long desk shift, I was greeted my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  oversharing first base what have I been up to for the last 2+ years?

  

  how to get back on - with the end result that I haven't blogged for over ... void. But before I get into any juicy details, I think it would be good ... don't know who I am, and I don't know who you are, but we'll make it

  • by Jude H. '21
  • December 11, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  negotiate with effectively. As a GEL 2, it was great to see how much the GELs ... ; Urgency to Deliver, Initiative, and Decision Making   It’s safe to ... didn’t have enough Legos to make satellites on its own. Some teams had a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011