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  I Remember…

  

  , unbridled passion, and you leave with a plan for how to channel that passion ... It is difficult for me to accept that the MIT Blogs are turning 10 ... for high school students to join -- we had to wait until May to get our

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  10:31 I wrote this entry on my iPhone about two minutes after boarding the 11:10 train…

  

  everything happens for a reason. And so I'm trying to convince myself I am out ... original bus. And I'll probably miss most of the onsen (edited to add ... naked (edited to add: I was not that late to Kyoto, and I still had to see

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 29, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Polymer Police Using spectroscopy to prove my mom wrong (except she was right and I was actually…

  

  are attached to it. For example, here are the FTIR spectra of silk and ... , which makes it very easy for me to identify the material. [caption id ... Yesterday, my mom had some “silk” scarves shipped to me so I could

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Alum Adam Riess ‘92 Wins Nobel Prize Riess was a Course 8 Phi Delt with a minor in History.

  

  Prize in Physics in 2009), opened the possibility in the 1990s to add more ... conclusion. For almost a century, the Universe has been known to be expanding ... Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt for "the discovery of the accelerating expansion

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Cambridge, Boston, and MIT in the Snow Santa and Poseidon in a winter wonderland.

  

  before, click for larger versions).                           Finally, we ... Here’s what I woke up to on Friday morning: massive snowflakes, falling sideways and sticking to everything. I wasn’t brave enough to take

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  allow you to preview your application as a PDF. This PDF is exactly how ... them in time for our review. If you do not send them directly and plan to ... time for EA review. You do not need to use rush reporting. Please

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  the analogy to freshmen entering college for the first time, and how ... learned how to sear off chicken livers for liver pâté, how to cook up a ... from, and how I used to be. I used to be afraid of change. Complacency

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  glassblowing & me a series of memories

  

  prompt for our weekly poem; this week, what we write is up to us. Purely on ... , trying to make ourselves better. How can both be true? Failing to believe ... responsibility is to try to add new colors, pick up what might be good, help it

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 18, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Terrascope Save the world. Go. (:

  

  MIT freshmen for them to answer in a single semester: “How would you ... the going got rough and we asked for help on how to put everything ... how he will convince everyone on the planet to learn karate given that

  • by Ana V. '15
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  sourdough start & restart & starter this is and is not a metaphor

  

  use for everything else. Every morning, I would wake up and come down to ... perhaps to come from the verb alo, to feed, nourish, and develop. This is ... novel hobby, in certain circles, to have begun a sourdough starter during

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 19, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answering questions for those who were deferred to Regular Action.

  

  Report for your updates. Should I send in a whole new version of my ... Here are some FAQs for deferred students... Is it all over for me ... grades are very important, so keep working hard!) as well as a text box for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answers to some FAQs.

  

  Report for your updates. Should I send in a whole new version of my ... Here are some FAQs for deferred students... Is it all over for me ... grades are very important, so keep working hard!) as well as a text box for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students FAQs for students deferred from Early Action.

  

  Here are some FAQs for deferred students... Is it all over for me? At ... weeks before January 1 working on regular action applications for other ... be great, but definitely by the end of February. You may also want to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ¿Cómo se dice…? La única cosa que he aprendido en la clase de español.(Blame Google Translator if that…

  

  's Worcester. I'm going to teach you how to pronounce it now, you ready? Pretend you just called your friend a wuss. Now add "ter" to the end. Wuss ... . Very few people actually know how to pronounce "Stata." I've had just as

  • by Snively '11
  • June 11, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  classes now, I need to take classes that genuinely interest me in order for ... prepsets for this week in class, skimmed over pset1 (which I don't know how ... for those trying to see if EECS is the right choice for them, which

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  accomplishments. We talked for a long time about how I got to MIT and what it is ... to South Korea for two weeks to work on a project. In the words of one ... classy!! It is company policy for most companies (I think) to provide

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  Manage Your Future

  

  . I really want to improve my qualitative research skills: for that I plan to ... been a very good opportunity to learn how the economic theory can be ... transportation companies. I created competitor profiles and presentations for DB

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 30, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  !). Your host will know how much time to allot for you to check in and meet ... matches visitors to hosts definitely works. Now, for us, CPW is a familiar ... issues. What should you pack for the four fun-filled days? How do you pick

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

  Mattress Dominoes! One of many reasons why my summer is better than yours.

  

  I've got for you today. Back to the living and the learning and all ... For those of you who don't remember or are new here (or don't care about what I have to say all that much - there, I covered everyone!), I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  tendency to imagine how these intuitions should apply on a broader political ... them to kidnap from its proper context and present to you independently ... 's presented! Plus, it’s probably more fun to figure out your own position on the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016