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  10,000 Ways That Won’t Work

  

  just sat there and shook my head in silence. “No? What about a ... – I would’ve loved to have either of those things, but my semester just ... ? That my experiments didn’t work? That the effect I investigated is likely

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 27, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  my plans for the three-day weekend. Sorry, Chris Columbus. I’m actually ... do both AND watch an episode of “Glee” just blows my mind. Did I mention that, after my awesome weekend, my Wednesday problem set deadline

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  tell me about your research? Al: I’m having a blast! My current ... medicine for my taste. There are times when I seem to make no progress and I ... just hope I could drop all my classes and spend all day in the lab. I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  I Feel *a* Last or at least, I'm trying to

  

  over blue examination booklets, and stops at me scribbling away at my ... (more often) that I hate it. This is how I talked about my first day of my ... halfway mark of my time at MIT. I felt like there were too many stories left

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  , through the building, and up to my room on the fifth floor. We'll start ... greets me every day as I walk down this hallway to my side of the building ... 'll be honest, my feelings about the food are very mixed. Before covid, I

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  have to kick it into high gear for my 6.042 exam on Wednesday. I spent ... through all of my other commitments, I studied from 10pm to 2:30am. Then on ... thought were acceptable answers. I barely finished on time and handed in my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  consists of problem sets, papers, alarm clocks, and in my case, rowing ... my past two summers were spent in a variety of locales (take advantage ... for the perfect microbrew, but this summer it is my home while I am

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  I was extremely stoked to finally visit. Not only was it my first time visiting campus, but it was also my first time in Boston/Cambridge. Here is a photo of me outside of 77 Mass Ave. (So this is where my application

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Seminar Advising There is nothing funny about this entry...but please read anyway.

  

  dedicate this post to my experience so far with academic advising at MIT ... masculinity. I reread my application essays to see if something gave it away. B ... time I got my seminar assignment, I had forgotten my entire lottery

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  one side of my body. Given that this is New England (42o north latitude ... -MIT people who are still interested in the minutiae of your MIT life. My ... -- when I came on my visit, I promptly fell asleep at midnight. My host

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Where We’ve Been And Where We’re Going A brief history of the blogs and MyMIT.

  

  . Ooops. Oh well. What's interesting is that my second entry didn't happen ... 't one of my top priorities. For me blogging was almost an afterthought - I was so busy trying to make MyMIT live up to its promises that I had

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  classes are hard but i’m sure you knew that already an academic case of murphy's law

  

  else, I want to make it clear that in my opinion, the class itself was a ... class demanded, so I had my butt handed to me again and again. I guess the ... there won't penetrate the wall I've gradually built around my ego over

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 29, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  watching my 3-minute research talk! [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4 ... "][/video] This is also probably the most terrifying 3 minutes of my life to ... essentially let me design my own project based off his work on hydrogels, and so

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2021 Reflections & 2022 Resolutions

  

  View my 2020 resolutions and 2021 resolutions. There were some 2020 ... Bunny in concert this year! I've already written extensively about my ... to these concerts. Squat my weight - Incomplete. I found out I've been

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Teaching at MIT we live and we learn and we teach

  

  As my second semester at the Institute draws to a close, I've been reflecting on how I've spent my time outside of class. Of the various ... language, Scratch was an invaluable stepping stone in my journey to pursuing

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2016 FAQ

  

  next? A: First, you should create a MyMIT account. Then you should ... to follow up by mailing a fee waiver to us. Q: I am taking my tests ... happens? Should I unrank MIT or withdraw my application? A: If your

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

  next? A: First, you should create a MyMIT account. Then you should ... to follow up by mailing a fee waiver to us. Q: I am taking my tests ... happens? Should I unrank MIT or withdraw my application? A: If your

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  There's a story my mother likes to tell about the time, soon after I began first grade, she received a polite but concerned note from my teacher. Evidently, when my time to show-and-tell had arrived, I read aloud

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  May we offer you a drink of water? Because you're just so thirsty for what I have to say and all.

  

  Chicago, you see, and I was still wearing my uniform--polo shirt and plaid ... "yay" around my house after I had opened the web page notifying me that I ... , and it has nothing to do with the fact that the word contains my name, I

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tasty water, the Charles River, and other things that are not synonymous First post!

  

  nature. I stashed the water in my assigned kitchen cabinet back at Random ... can't remember.), lost a pirate battle, had my lower left quadrant ... . Say I had to limit my inaugural entry to a mere 6 hours of my time on

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 11, 2008