| 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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| 2021-11-02 |
The lady and the grad-How a dog can help you push through the loneliness of a PhD |
Sarah A. |
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| 2021-11-02 |
I Hear You-How I learned to listen in grad school |
Zhutian Y. |
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| 2021-11-02 |
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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| 2021-11-02 |
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 |
Anonymous . |
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| 2021-08-12 |
small silver slivers-finding the bright spots in a dark time |
Rumya R. |
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| 2021-07-19 |
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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| 2021-03-15 |
Grad Student by Day, Standup Comic by Night-Finding communities outside of MIT |
Emily M. |
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| 2021-03-15 |
My musical journey in Boston-How a fortuitous encounter started my musical career |
Yong-Chul Y. |
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| 2021-03-15 |
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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| 2021-03-12 |
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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| 2021-03-12 |
New England-themed Reading List-Weathering this Winter with Literary Escapes |
Vivienne Z. |
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| 2021-03-12 |
A Journey through Time: Voyaging into Boston’s “Other” History-Personal Growth Outside of MIT |
Pervez A. |
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| 2021-03-12 |
This isn’t Canada, eh?-The times Americans thought I was crazy |
Kelvin L. |
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| 2021-03-12 |
Unleashing my Inner Rockstar-Becoming a BollyX fitness instructor during grad school—and a pandemic |
Neha B. |
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| 2021-03-12 |
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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| 2021-02-06 |
There is more to MIT than lectures and labs!-How one day at Boda Borg changed my perspective of work-life balance |
Vyshnavi V. |
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| 2021-02-06 |
Be the [Climate] Change You Wish to See-Don’t underestimate the ripple effects of small changes |
Rachel S. |
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| 2021-02-06 |
The Silent 50%-Women and Men Are NOT Equal |
Rumya R. |
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| 2021-01-19 |
Mitconceptions-Unlearning what I thought I knew about PhDs and MIT |
Viraat G. |
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| 2021-01-19 |
Dousing First-Year Burnout-The importance of making MIT your home |
Alex O. |
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| 2021-01-19 |
Lost Hobbies and How to Find Them-Finding time for hobbies during graduate school |
Rachel B. |
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| 2021-01-19 |
A (rest)room of one's own-Experiencing MIT through all-gender bathrooms |
Cal G. |
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| 2021-01-19 |
An Unconventional Path to MIT-From Industry, to MicroMaster’s, to Master’s |
Maria R. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
Between Three Worlds- There are more things in science and engineering, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your departmental curricula |
Elizabeth Q. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
Art of Comfort-The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls |
Yuqin (Sophia) D. |
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| 2020-12-30 |
Prospects of a prospective international student in a pandemic era-Hey, it’s 2020 everyone! |
Andreas S. |
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| 2020-12-22 |
Safer Grocery Shopping Guide During the COVID-19-Grocery shopping has been even more difficult during the pandemic, but here are some tips! |
Kristin C. |
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| 2020-12-22 |
Welcome to the CandE Shop-Building an Online Community for MIT Climate and Energy Enthusiasts |
Cathy W. |
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| 2020-12-22 |
My advisor left MIT during my PhD-Making difficult decisions with incomplete information |
Cherry G. |
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| 2020-12-18 |
To the Mom applying to Grad School:-How Motherhood led me to MIT |
Namuun P. |
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| 2020-12-18 |
Ohana means family-Finding a community outside of MIT |
Sophia X. |
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| 2020-12-11 |
Volunteering in a home away from home-Is it possible to volunteer while studying at MIT? |
Mariel G.-M. |
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| 2020-12-11 |
Strange lands-On being a (foreign) grad student mom |
Ying G. |
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| 2020-12-11 |
MIT-isms-Crack the Code to MIT Conversation |
Allison P. |
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| 2020-12-04 |
Reasons to Cook for Yourself -An optimization problem |
Hyunjin P. |
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| 2020-12-04 |
Vacation time!... What to do? What to do?-Opportunities for graduate students during pandemic and non-pandemic periods |
Andrea D. |
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| 2020-12-04 |
A stroke of luck?-Hospitalization during a pandemic |
Charlotte L. |
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| 2020-10-24 |
Finding a Cambridge coffee home-An inner journey in pursuit of good coffee |
Jenny C. |
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| 2020-10-24 |
How I came to Cambridge before I came to Cambridge -Lessons I learned as a newly accepted student during a pandemic |
Ambar R. |
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| 2020-10-24 |
Beer in Class—but Peers Afar-Navigating the Freedom and Isolation of Virtual MIT |
Danielle P. |
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| 2020-10-23 |
Why I Vote and Why You Should Too-Your voice matters, so make it heard |
Seamus L. |
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| 2020-09-23 |
Bench, bath and beyond-Transform your apartment into a yeast lab, and have fun doing it! |
Veda K. |
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| 2020-09-23 |
Playing Avalon on Zoom-How a virtual board game keeps us connected during quarantine |
Bright Y. |
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| 2020-09-23 |
From Rockets to Rocking Chairs-Sitting in a rocking chair holding a baby wasn’t how I expected to kick off graduate school |
Anonymous . |
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| 2020-09-21 |
Managing your finances when your spouse can’t work-Being an F1 and F2 couple living on graduate stipend is challenging but manageable |
Aufar K. |
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| 2020-09-21 |
Any tips on tipping?-The plight of an international student new to the tipping culture in America |
Aditya G. |
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| 2020-09-21 |
Shaking hands with death-My clinical experience through MIT |
Nicolas M. |
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| 2020-09-21 |
Ode to Crosswords-Are you down for a cross? |
Mingyu Y. |
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