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• Blog / Academics & Research

  To a mouse (or nineteen) A eulogy for my UROP mice... in the form of me explaining my UROP.

  

  . Pretend you couldn't tell.) Shank1 is such a scaffold protein. It was ... which had no copies of Shank1. What's known about Shank1 is that it's a scaffold protein found in the post-synaptic density (PSD) of neurons. It

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Every square is a rectangle A brief look at every student activity at MIT.

  

  working all these 90 hour weeks with a violent illness. Seriously, it sounds ... photo ID and sign a special book. I guess it's kind of a security measure ... for you with their logo on it. Still, I've reached a point where I feel

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Venturing to far living groups

  

  are pretty polite about it. Cats, Smoking 4th West 5th East Cats, No ... on the roofdeck. Boffing is very popular at Random - well, it's popular ... , with airholes poked in the end to keep it soft. These guys were moving

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An End A whirlwind.

  

  gradient across the parsec scales of our globular cluster, then it was one ... after cup of tea, then suddenly it was the day of my presentation and I ... , Raphael gave a talk on his Iapetus research, and then it was 3:30 and I was

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 20, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Listening What's in your stereo?

  

  catchiness, aesthetics, singability, relatability and associated memories. It ... excruciating minutes coming up with this equation. It also explains why, despite ... song that has a very summery feel to it. Not too many memories associated

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Remember? A Blast from the Past

  

  I like it: 7.013 (Intro to Bio) has been kind enough to assign psets ... its boundaries, challenge it if we so wish. There are no dumb stories ... then we read it aloud to receive feedback from both the professor and our

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 16, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint liveblog] finding the BALANCE with 2.009 watching the 2.009 annual showcase (with Kayode D. '27)

  

  the event. It's my first time, the vibes are immaculate, and I'm SO ... (it is conveniently purple) opening speech it was very lit. they made ... knows nothing about music. it was... actually no that's what it's called

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 9, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT Bloggers Sniped Wrapped in which people take a LOT of photos of me around campus

  

  At MIT, a lot of groups use Slack to stay connected. It's like a big ... is that you can make separate tabs for different topics. It's kind of ... Captains, and one for the MIT Admissions Bloggers team. So I thought it would

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions to be Posted Tuesday, 12/17/24, at 6:28 PM ET exactly what it says on the tin

  

  comment if you have any songs you want us to add to it!"]a playlist with ... ="There's no right way to check your decision. Maybe you want to check it quickly ... electronics at decision release time and—in fact—forget about it until later

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 10, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  , and it is. As a matter of philosophy, we have typically preferred to ... decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to receive, but trust me: it works out okay in the end

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  like a large number, and it is. As a matter of philosophy, we have ... it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to receive, but trust me: it works out okay in the end. Take a deep breath, shake it out

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  , and it is. As a matter of philosophy, we have typically preferred to ... decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to receive, but trust me: it works out okay in the end

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  A reminder that there is no advantage to applying Early Action to MIT As always, you should apply when you feel ready

  

  and an aging parent and hasn't been able to get it done yet. Judging by ... contingencies, regardless of when they apply. However, it is perhaps especially ... on in the world, it is a confusing time, and I want to make sure it is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  some things my eyes saw recently (this is exactly what it says on the tin)

  

  use blackboards in Stata! (If you haven't seen it, more background on the dome decoration is here.) It must have taken a lot of work and it ... didn't have to pay storage costs. Still, damn, it was hard. I've never

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 24, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  , super-smart students has been more than difficult: it has been truly ... another place. If it is amazing, it is amazing not because of some occult magick embedded in the Great Dome, but because the people here make it so

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  , super-smart students has been more than difficult: it has been truly ... another place. If it is amazing, it is amazing not because of some occult magick embedded in the Great Dome, but because the people here make it so

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  ’t believe it! MIT is like this entirely new planet in which I am yet to ... on the other hand, is not a rectangle (in fact it feels like the most un-rectanglulary shaped campus I have ever seen). It is also not a

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Projects Some examples of some projects you might see in MIT writing classes

  

  at MIT, and I love it. Here are some of the classes I am taking or have ... Writing I experiment, with writing. It is awesome - I feel creative and ... letters that are repetitive). It was a lot of fun to experiment with this

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentations Live Webcast Project Engineering Processes aka The Most Fun A Course 2 Major Can Have Without Their…

  

  It's that time of year again! Final Projects Time! Finals Time ... put into them (almost). I hear it gets even better as you go along ... nickname thing) (but it could be if y'all are into it) (I just call it

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 7, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summary of the Semester I'm a senior and it's super weird.

  

  I'm a senior! And it's November of my senior year at MIT! Crazyyyyy. So many crazy things. So much has changed. So where did it go? What ... since I sprained my ankle(s). But about eight minutes. I love it. My cat

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 9, 2015