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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Classes about the Brain That Blew My Mind and I just had to share

  

  day of class and I, as the only Political Science (or really, the only ... for Biotechnology and Neuroscience, 10am-1pm. Next up is 9.24 Disorders and Diseases of the Nervous System, 1-4pm—the final elective I need to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 6, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  dampness, perfect for piercing flashlight beams and a spirit of discovery. Or ... convenient signs above the hallways at every crucial junction or fork in the ... 'm not complaining or anything. Just putting my own initial disillusionment

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)

  

  [/annotation] asked me over Discord one day, “how many unique [orientations] can you make?” I was, for better or worse, all too familiar with this “ultra ... , let’s talk about how the game handles rotations… or rather, how I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 29, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything again & again my senior iap

  

  1="72487" image2="72484" image3="72485" image4="72482" /] Exercised ... , possibly declining slightly in size as I occasionally put away one or two ... , it's OK. But it does bring me joy.) [carousel image1="72483" image2

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MCAT Advice For the pre-meds out there, MIT or otherwise

  

  that day though, I had a surprise waiting for me that cheered me up ... hopefully, one or two of you are pre-meds and might appreciate my humble advice ;) Topic 1: MCAT Prep - Courses and Books Quite a few of my

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Lobby 7 Gotta love it

  

  Here’s a little tribute to lobby 7. Since my start at MIT in January, I’ve walked through this lobby nearly every weekday to get to my ... music. Gotta love Lobby 7

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  play Division 1, Division 2, or Division 3? Do you want to earn a ... student-athletes interested in MIT or in playing college soccer in general ... sports get recruited at MIT (or at other schools, for that matter), but

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  Meh. My last, like, three or four ideas for entries have not quite ... all sorts of profound ways. When I was a new frosh, I was temped on 1st ... and 1st East. 5th East was, I think, 9th on our pre-hall rush list. But

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

  Walk Across Rhode Island 12 hours, 33 miles, a million aches and pains

  

  . In fact, some states were so thin that one could cross them in a day ... excited. I haven't gone more than 20 miles in a day in... ah... I'm counting ... got to hear students coming back home every 15 minutes or so, talking

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 14, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  in a funk and salvaging hope

  

  content warning: mental health, trauma 1   I've been in a ... until one day I sat with myself, looked inside, and realized I didn ... . writing letters i don't plan to send. forgiving myself for having days that

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  it’s only a matter of time a post for the deferred

  

  home that day, and I was competing in two events: student congress and ... someone or something." The point of this is to say that it is hard. Your ... well. A deferral is not a rejection. I, through some miracle or another

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  rethinking perfectionism god i just want to get things done

  

  laundry at 1 am the other day (as one does, living between [annotation note ... procrastinate. Which isn’t to say that the videos aren’t effective or useful ... at a reasonable time and not stay up until 4 am every day

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 8, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Chose To Spend My First Weekend Away From MIT 132 miles north to be exact

  

  north of MIT, and here's why: 1. I Kind Of Had To The morning of retreat ... something about themselves or their lives. And so it goes on, until everyone ... . Some Peace Is Kind Of Nice After a long day of zip lining, mountain

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  : shave on October 31st do not shave again until December 1st see what ... is simply a case in which Australia got it backwards (or perhaps upside down). Anyway: My Novembeard is now 20 days old, and I am happy to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Making an Entrance On being helped to my feet.

  

  On my first day at MIT, I fell flat on my back in the Student Center ... - with a pounding heart and a throbbing, fractured and/or badly-sprained foot. It was pouring, and I 1) didn't own a raincoat, and 2) was too

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Time Management Reading this article adds +15 to Time Skills

  

  really want to do nothing but study all day? Of course not! And neither ... some basic principles I've gleaned from my notes and handouts: 1) Make a ... mediums though; as you youth hear so often in rap songs these days, BACK IT

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  So the other day at work, I was sitting at the bottom of one of the ... the light or kept it from being absorbed or from shining right through ... about half of them) on a slow day, I find myself puzzling the many

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lazy hazy crazy Summer for me means lab and cooking. I'm not sure which I like better.

  

  a regular basis. Over the past few days, Adam and I have made spinach ... resist pie? Questions 1. Anonymous asked, Hi Mollie, about the swim test ... campus and not unpack most of it for a week, or do you have your parents

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Repilot A 10th vlogiversary for the 20th blogiversary

  

  pset or study or whatnot as a student, I would drink a soda! And that habit has persisted when I need to stay up on a long road trip or, y'know, throw together a creative project in the middle of the night."]one (1

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is why we can’t have nice things harmless things that irritate me

  

  possible way, or 5+ people congesting the hallway like a sinus infection ... are other reasons, too: A mechanical issue or a passenger getting a ... .” Sometimes a single bus serves multiple routes on the same day. Maybe it

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 29, 2022