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  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  After the chaos and confusion that was associated with MIT FPOPs (Freshman Preorientation Programs), orientation, and sorority recruitment, I’m finally free to come back to the blogs (: It’s not…

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Hug Your History Teacher Because it's 9/11

  

  So, I manage the blogs. Interestingly, the best way to manage the blogs I found, is to do it by NOT managing the bloggers. Might take a second for that…

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 11, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  World Suicide Prevention Day Write love on your arms to show support

  

  MIT is a really stressful place.  Class just started less than one week ago, and I already have four problem sets due and a quiz this week.  Still, I love…

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Results of My Summer cookies, web usability, and painting

  

  Now that the semester has started, it’s an opportune time to procrastinate and let you know how my summer turned out. Did most of my diet consist of Doritos? Will…

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Feel Old Senior year? Already? #indenial.

  

  I can’t believe I’m a senior. Seriously, I can’t believe it. I have 9 months to do all of the following: get through the list of 101 Things to Do Before…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Junior Year: The First Week (Originally titled "Junior Year: The First Day" but I procrastinated too much)

  

  In comparing the beginnings of each of my academic years, I’ve noticed that my outlook on things has changed dramatically. It can be summarized thusly: Freshman year: Woohooooo MIT is…

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 9, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  I came, I saw, I stirfried Foray into non-ramen cooking

  

  School has already started, but I have one last part of summer to share, and that is how I managed to feed myself for three months. You see, this immediately…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eric Lander, spring rolls, and the New York Times two of those three are related

  

  There are few things that will make me wake up early in the morning: (1) bacon (2) an Eric Lander lecture (3) large amounts of money Luckily, thanks to our…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 6, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The last few days of summer I think I spent them well.

  

  My summer internship ended on Friday, August 17. Today was the first day of classes. I therefore had eighteen days’ worth of summer to spend. Actually, I take that back.…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is live we're ready for you to begin

  

  Good news!  You can now log onto MyMIT to access the application for freshman admission to MIT. Many of you may have received a shiny silver packet in the mail…

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Hardest Thing Ever FOP, family, and how I'm doing so far... plus some findings on frisbee and free…

  

  I split the month of August between three states, between two coasts, two mountain ranges, and about a million different thoughts. The states: Oregon, my home, New Mexico, my camp-home,…

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After: A Collage living the MIT dream

  

  Hello from the other side! Like the wizened, immortal Jess Kim, I am finally An Old Person, relatively speaking. Work As mentioned in my graduation entry, I work at Bluefin…

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  Fraternity rush and sororiety recruitment, cornerstones of the ‘welcome to MIT’ freshmen experience, began on Saturday. Today, Denzil Sikka, the President of Panhel and Evan Wang, the Programming and Recruitment Chair…

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds of Summer What've you been listening to lately?

  

  Howdy homies! Has it really been over a year since I posted this? Holy giggles it has! Now I don’t know about you beautiful folks, but I still have four…

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 30, 2012
• Blog / Events

  FUP!!! I spent my first official week at MIT as a FUPPER!!

  

  My first week at MIT was absolutely INCREDIBLE!!  There was an extreme lack of sleep, but I met so many amazing people and did so many cool things that it…

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  Hi!! First of all, I’M SO EXCITED TO BE AN MIT BLOGGER!! When I got that message from the infamous King of the Internet, Chris Peterson, that said “YOU GOT…

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Associate Advising and the MedLinks Program I'm sick of unpacking, so here's a blog post

  

  Overheard at MIT (from sometime Spring 2012 – I’ve been keeping a collection of these for a while, and will start leaking them out) MIT Student 1: “Any luck with…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  (beginnings in which I say hello, and explain that unclosed parenthesis.

  

  On December 17, 2011* at 12:17pm EST**, I was accepted to MIT. After slamming my laptop lid shut, running around the house screaming, and generally alarming everyone within a half-mile…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A FAPulous Start On how I’ve spent 0.0016% of my life at MIT so far.

  

  Hello! What’s up Homo sapiens sapiens? To everyone I’ve met this past week- I think you’re incredible human beings. To everyone reading this online- I think you’re just awesome in…

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • August 27, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Random Hall REX! Residence Exploration events at Random Hall. Your orientation booklet is WRONG. :D

  

  Late August is upon us: the last of the graduating seniors have dissolved into the real world forever, the night air bites with a cold we haven’t felt since the…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 26, 2012