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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The rest of my life is a black hole. But not the fascinating kind that's the topic of extensive astrophysical…

  

  is actually pretty cool, because we're learning and practicing a bunch ... fully appreciate how utterly terrifying this is. June 5 is Commencement. June 6 is moving day. I was on the phone with my mom the other day and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  't have to explain to all the postdocs what a "blog" is -- but I forgot the ... of the more senior lab members. Morgan's lab is primarily concerned ... 's relatively universal is that the receptors are anchored to other proteins

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So many problem sets

  

  lab, which is due this week. 5.12 Organic Chemistry 3. Sphingosine, a component of sphingomyelin, is part of the cellular lipid bilayer. For ... energy versus dihedral angle. d) What is the barrier to rotation around the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  SnowDays while you're waiting for decisions

  

  SnowDays is a snowflake maker, and I think by far the best one. I ... 2009: The fantastic thing about SnowDays is that you can share your ... my recent snowflakes, which is so big I had to convert the GIF to a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking 3 math classes this semester as someone who isn't a fan of math

  

  people tell me that math is important in learning computer science (drawing ... something I could ever establish an interest in. The weird thing is that I ... math itself is a lot rockier, swinging between begrudging acceptance and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 3, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Beauty, xkcd, and my classes The problem with me.

  

  This post is about the classes I'm taking - and is a case in xkcd ...                                               Oudenaarden The pre-8.03 reaction: my level of awe and wonder is inversely ... 'm also taking... 5.13: Organic Chemistry II Our first unit is on “amines

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Lessons Learned from (Watching) D&D thank you brennan lee mulligan

  

  whatever I want, however I want. Apparently, 'immense freedom' is just slang ... is a fantasy TTRPG with...an incredible amount of rules and complexity ... first episode is so, so good. Fantasy High: Sophomore Year - the direct

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  i saw twenty one pilots at td garden in boston live music is very much alive and here to stay

  

  concerts and music and creation and my heart is so, so full seeing how we are ... 've undergone is so, so stunning to me and I cannot believe how far I've come

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 28, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Supposedly Fun Thing That I’ll Probably Do Again On July 4th, I reenacted The Old Man and the Sea, minus the old man…

  

  that the official requirement for a raft on the Charles after sundown is ... , which side is the front?), I decided to be extra careful and attached four

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 7, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  variability depending upon who is responding So instead of giving a number, I ... pie is a zero.” The protests were immediate. I think there was a ... , “Great story David.  What is the point of all this?”  Perhaps there is no

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my day in pictures

  

  "introductory digital systems laboratory" aka "digital death" is super cool! we ... ):   this class is eating my life. i hate it. i love it. it sucks. it

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Ask Me Anything go on

  

  closed! at 10:54 EST. so i can go to bed without worrying about whom I'm not answering. thanks all!  Today is Sunday. I am at home. After ... the question is, as Elizabeth would say, "totes inapropes", I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  only problem with these awesome devices is that they require you to cool ... ? Why is that important?" Well, it turns out that superconductors have ... (whichever comes first). The implications of high-temp superconductors is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It Ends Tonight, It Ends Tonight On this evening / I give the final blow...

  

  It all ends tonight. Last 8.02 exam. Last 14.01 pset. Last 5.111 pset. One all-nighter. Wish me luck. ;) The semester is really coming to an end! Freshman year is almost finished...wow. I'll be back tomorrow

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The best Metro station ever The Metro does it best.

  

  station, which is located next to the NIH and my house, I saw this ... blotting in a Metro station! (By the way, a Western blot analysis is a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biochemistry at its finest!

  

  molecules and processes. The picture below is what the board looked like last ... ! Basically, everyone knows that when a blood vessel is damaged, a bunch of ... know is that this process is facilitated by the formation of a mesh made

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Not an actual entry Warning: I am apparently in a run-on sentence/overuse of parenthetical statements mood today.

  

  . My excuse is that I had to haul the Christmas presents I bought for my family, but in reality I am just an overpacker.) Adam's dad is driving ... Adam is the baby of the family and his mommy won't let him drive to Maine

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Bad Haiku What better way to welcome spring than to write some awful haiku? Help me create…

  

  long). Sometimes quiet is good. A lot of the snow melted this past ... that is not light-hearted will be deleted! :-) I'll start. McGann's new

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 21, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  calculus-based physics. It’s rare that an applicant is admitted without ... have more engineering than science courses. Fortunately, each decision is
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are the deadlines for first-year applicants?

  deadline for Early Action is November 1. We accept test results from any test ... Regular Action is January 6. We accept test results from any test taken