2022-05-21 |
Getting back to reading for pleasure -…or an ode to now dead literary references? |
Vaishnavi R. |
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2022-05-21 |
The Breaking Point-And the slow path to recovery |
Anna I. |
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2022-05-21 |
An experimental study of the Holy Cannoli -The hunt for the greatest desert in Boston |
Ben M. |
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2022-04-07 |
Recreating the Taste of Home-Exploring beyond my (culinary) comfort zone |
Eva C. |
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2022-04-07 |
Wait, There’s a Fun Scale?-Type II Fun - what it is, and why you should try it |
Christine D. |
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2022-04-07 |
Reactivating -Mixing Metaphors with Meaning |
William B. |
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2022-04-07 |
MIT-only Memories-Taking advantage of unique MIT experiences |
Miriam K. |
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2022-04-07 |
Tomatoes, Parmesan, Bread…Oh, My! -A No-Knead Focaccia Recipe |
Samantha H |
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2022-04-07 |
The White House is on the phone-And MIT is in my inbox |
Will S. |
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2022-04-07 |
Life lessons from a cookie-What the science of baking taught me about leaving home and entering a new environment |
Cassandra O. |
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2022-04-07 |
How to Hang in There-For one grad student, holding onto their scientific dreams involves more literal grip strength than you might think! |
Emma K. |
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2022-04-07 |
How a tree decided where I live-The search for my off-campus home |
Krishna M. |
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2022-01-18 |
How my journey to the Philippines brought me to MIT -…and connected me with an incredible mentor |
Autumn D. |
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2022-01-18 |
The conflict and the privilege of MIT -I didn't think I could come here, yet here I am, and that made me question everything |
Jorge S. |
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2022-01-18 |
3 Things I did as an International Graduate Student This Summer-And three that I wish I had devoted more time to. |
Ambar R. |
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2022-01-18 |
Whales of quals- Prioritizing my mental health over qualifying exams |
Anonymous . |
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2022-01-18 |
Innovation and the Daily Grind-How admission into MIT Sloan Fellow MBA transformed my way of thinking about careers, entrepreneurship and innovation |
Vikram Vikas S. |
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2021-12-03 |
Nurturing yourself by nurturing some greens -How growing an indoor vegetable garden from scratch became a life-affirming engineering project during th... |
Hyunhee L. |
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2021-12-03 |
Escape MIT for a weekend-My favorite weekend getaways around New England |
Lily L. |
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2021-12-03 |
How I realized graduate school was the right choice for me-The best ideas come in the bathroom |
Edita B. |
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2021-12-03 |
A Graduate School Simulator-How playing Stardew Valley prepared me to move to MIT |
Vik O. |
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2021-12-03 |
You have got to have a plan, and a planner! -Putting everything on the calendar makes life at MIT so much easier. |
Devaki S. |
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2021-12-03 |
Finding your why-A good reason to go to grad school |
Miriam K. |
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2021-11-23 |
Have something to say or share? Then blog about it!-IAP workshop application deadline December 29 |
Grad Blog Editorial Board |
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2021-11-03 |
Making kofta in an air fryer-Balancing cultural identity as a second-generation American |
Lucas A. |
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2021-11-03 |
The lady and the grad-How a dog can help you push through the loneliness of a PhD |
Sarah A. |
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2021-11-03 |
I Hear You-How I learned to listen in grad school |
Zhutian Y. |
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2021-11-03 |
MIT PE to the Rescue! Yee-hah!-How a trip to Volcano Bay got me learning to swim and much more! |
Vyshnavi V. |
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2021-11-03 |
Christmas in September?-You can’t buy happiness, but sometimes you can find it for free in your neighbor’s trash |
Grace N. |
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2021-11-02 |
To visit or not to visit?-Awkward COVID family decisions |
Miriam K. |
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2021-09-30 |
On Grieving from a Distance-Learning to speak the language of loss |
Mingyu Y. |
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2021-09-30 |
If you want, add a jump-My rewarding journey of becoming a group kickboxing instructor at MIT |
Zhutian Y. |
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2021-09-30 |
Crafting is engineering, music is math-What I learned from teaching design and engineering to elementary schoolers |
Rima D. |
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2021-09-30 |
Touring Colleges on Foot-A brief jog through some of Boston’s many universities |
Christopher K. |
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2021-09-30 |
Trying and failing to buy a house-Why can’t grad students get a mortgage? |
Miriam K. |
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2021-08-12 |
How leaving MIT convinced me to stay-Navigating academia and industry as a grad student |
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2021-08-12 |
small silver slivers-finding the bright spots in a dark time |
Rumya R. |
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2021-07-20 |
Have something to say or share? Then blog about it!-August workshop application deadline August 1 |
Grad Blog Editorial Board |
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2021-07-15 |
From Procrastination to Productivity-How I Found Motivation in a Remote Semester |
Anonymous . |
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2021-07-15 |
The Perfect Recipe Doesn’t Exist-Making connections between baking and experimental materials science |
Sasha C. |
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2021-07-15 |
What A Poet Taught Me About Sitting Still-Building a mindfulness practice into a busy grad student schedule |
Meggan D. |
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2021-07-15 |
Miss to Mrs. to Dr.-How to plan a wedding in grad school |
Miriam K. |
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2021-06-23 |
Second time’s the charm-Finally at MIT after an undergraduate rejection |
Miriam K. |
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2021-06-23 |
All the good ideas are gone!-But all the good work is left to do. |
Mirna G. |
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2021-06-23 |
The Right Roomie For You-How asking the right questions can help you find your people |
Meggan D. |
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2021-06-23 |
Born in the USA!-A foreign American’s journey back to the US |
Ariel V. |
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2021-05-01 |
Experimenting with love-Attempting to date as a PhD student in Biology |
Kate K. |
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2021-05-01 |
PhD Parenting in a Pandemic-Challenges and lessons learned from a tumultuous time in my life |
Adrian G. |
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2021-05-01 |
Routine in Chaos-Discovering opportunity to hack your own personal productivity habits |
Clara D. |
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2021-04-17 |
Mayan, what else? -Take the time to breathe and do what you like |
Grégoire J. |
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2021-04-17 |
Launching Into The New Year-Experiencing my first rocket launch |
Daniel J. |
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2021-04-17 |
Pandemic pupils-How Covid-19 has transformed my perspective on outreach and education |
Arianna K. |
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2021-04-17 |
When is the best time to start graduate school?-Pros and cons of fresh-out-of-undergraduate and post-young professional paths |
Jessica W. |
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2021-04-17 |
Hunting for What We Lost-How the MIT Mystery Hunt Reminded Me Of How Bleak Pandemic Life Is |
Mary D. |
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2021-03-27 |
Join today, plan for tomorrow-Why you should join your professional society |
Miriam K. |
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2021-03-27 |
A Food Scientist’s Views on Instant Foods-How to consciously generate instant happiness! |
Zenia A. |
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2021-03-27 |
Fostering Success-Sometimes the youngest kids can teach the biggest lessons |
Anonymous . |
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2021-03-27 |
Getting closer to my “luck”-The story of my journey to MIT |
Zhutian Y. |
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2021-03-23 |
Grad Student by Day, Standup Comic by Night-Finding communities outside of MIT |
Emily M. |
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2021-03-23 |
My musical journey in Boston-How a fortuitous encounter started my musical career |
Yong-Chul Y. |
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2021-03-23 |
Does This Make Epstein My Boss?-How MIT handled the Epstein scandal, dirty money, and why I’m still here. |
Samantha E. |
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2021-03-23 |
Packing for MIT: Laptop, Winter Coat, Math Phobia-How I survived MIT classes without a math background - and you can too! |
Jelle V. |
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2021-03-23 |
New England-themed Reading List-Weathering this Winter with Literary Escapes |
Vivienne Z. |
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2021-03-23 |
A Journey through Time: Voyaging into Boston’s “Other” History-Personal Growth Outside of MIT |
Pervez A. |
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2021-03-23 |
This isn’t Canada, eh?-The times Americans thought I was crazy |
Kelvin L. |
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2021-03-23 |
Unleashing my Inner Rockstar-Becoming a BollyX fitness instructor during grad school—and a pandemic |
Neha B. |
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2021-03-23 |
COVID-19 Elevates Incidence of Impostor Syndrome in 1st Year PhD Student-A virtual MIT student, by any other interface, still belongs here. |
Brandon K. |
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2021-03-23 |
The Silent 50%-Women and Men Are NOT Equal |
Rumya R. |
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