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  A Few Lessons from FLL

  

  might want to apply to college, and high school freshmen and sophomores ... next year. So this time of year I am asked all the time for advice on what choices students should make to help their chances of coming to MIT

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 23, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  Pre-Sophomore Year in anticipation of the sophomore slump

  

  whirlwind of finishing finals, flying to DC, driving home to Pennsylvania ... ="Burton-Conner"]BC[/annotation]this afternoon, and it truly felt like home <3 Despite the bulk of my traveling ... drafts and actually posting, and part of that requires not thinking so

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 1, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Mid-May Update Q&A: Athena tips and hints

  

  week of rain. :- But... I bet by now, all you '10 folks have your Athena ... installed) to download a licensed copy of Eudora. Also available at that software site is a fully-licensed copy of Windows XP Professional -- I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  taking care in all forms

  

  i've been thinking, recently: in times of need, who takes care of me? of course, growing up, the answer was my family. i woke up one morning ... with the phantom taste of salt and light broth on my tongue, there was

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Temp assignments and cautionary tales

  

  summer, you get to rank the dorms in order of preference, based on ... got one of their top three choices). When you arrive on campus, a period ... or whatever your dorm of choice has. And then, after that, there

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  .111 (Principles of Chemical Science) professor has so much fun just thinking about ... chillness progresses through the semester (a harsh winter of studies and ice ... following: These are the contents of a care package I got in the mail this

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 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 ... scattered. I spent a good part of the month here, at the Sufi Foundation of ... -fasting diet of watery vegetable soup and salad (occasionally and discreetly

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Neil Gaiman: The Liveblog "This is a land of fire and dreams."

  

  shape the perception of fantasy and science fiction in popular culture ... impressive slate of visitors over the past year - Melis recently blogged about ... Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. In terms of my personal excitement level, I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Gala a premiere event celebrating fashion, arts, and culture

  

  creation, discussion, and appreciation of fashion. Since its launch in 2018 ... variety of topics. Usually, the release of each issue has been marked by a ... . The Gala was the first Infinite event of this scale, featuring an art

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  *witty title here* (Guest Entry) You want awesome? I'll show you awesome!

  

  night reading and looking at pictures of the most amazing place I'm going ... insisting we take a picture: far more chipper than I   The rest of ... before noon since Massachusetts is an hour ahead of Texas and I didn't go

  • by Snively '11
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Sorry you didn’t meet me :( I missed Meet-The-Bloggers, and some things on this semester

  

  when I was a wee freshman and now she's all grown up and class of 2011 ... the little pine tree on the side of the road instead of the big huge ... of their host stars). The project is very ambitious for a 2 million

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  soulsearching / coding in which i ramble about careers

  

  : That's good. CJ: But I've also been thinking about a lot of questions ... . Xian: I realized that, after talking to the rest of my team. There ... return offer, I could take it, or I could try to look for some other job

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 26, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on the question “where are you from?” and the answer: neither here nor there. alternatively, about being a missourian.

  

  to answer and ask the same set of questions: what’s your name? where are you from? what are you thinking of majoring in? It got to the point ... nametag — Teresa, Missouri, uhhhh I applied as an [annotation note="at least

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My night with 8.03 MONSTER ENTRY AHHHH

  

  in a very long time. So I heave the pretty incredible stash of lined ... 'm cheating) off my lap, open up notepad, and commence my play-by-play of ... hours worth of work? God I hope not. Come to think of it, a part of that

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  there is no time left musings on death and the future

  

  applies to many of your friends as well. this post suggests that, for those ... tw: mentions of substance abuse, various diseases, death i have been much more productive over the past few weeks than i usually am. of course

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every class I’ve taken at MIT RANKED!

  

  Friday Problem Solving. Principles of Chemical Science (5.111) → Rank D ... Cognitive Science (Course 9) as my major at the end of this semester, then ... my class tier list, some stats, and my four-year roadmap of classes

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 26, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  Science. a lot of people take three technicals and one HASS each semester; I ... the oft-quoted line of Gatsby: "So we beat on, boats against the current ... my best to set up good practices at the beginning of the semester, but

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: What do those ROTC kids do during summer…? guest post by Karen C. '20

  

  a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest post series* Everyone knows the deal - MIT is a constant whirlwind of PSETs, exams, lectures, and the occasional puppy labs. For several of us, there’s so much more

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 23, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  More Updates from Cambridge It's CPW 24/7 here. We can't wait to see you.

  

  here as we prepare for nearly two-thirds of the admitted class of 2011 to descend upon the MIT campus... CPW Events Wow, there are a lot of cool ... 's Battle of the Bands at 8pm Saturday, with special guests Ben & Marilee

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesdays with Menorah, eek! A young boy, a young girl, and life's greatest lesson.

  

  fear of fire was a major hindrance in science olympiad my junior year of ... kind of delicious Kosher jelly candy for passover, both stuffed into my ... really had no intention of ever being Jewish while I during my time at MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 28, 2005