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• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  about this "hidden gem" even though it's so crowded that you can never get ... . you might procrastinate at times, but you definitely know how to get ... working on your own and getting things out of the way before you go hang out

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  A lively Dead Week what i've been up to

  

  I'm given to understand that at other colleges, students actually get ... year struggles, I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of this whole ... groups get together at the end of the semester to schedule next semester

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  high. (Last week, we were getting over a hundred emails a day…) While you are patiently waiting, please check out the FAQs below in case I can get ... people seem to be panicking about getting all the required materials in for

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  of the World Bank. President of the United States. And who did you get ... , urging the graduating class to get out there and "do interesting and ... problems you see.” Matt Damon would travel far away from Boston get a look at

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  also don’t get to randomly see students I know in the hall. I also miss ... occasion when I get to a story that has special significance to me. I believe ... well share my advice here for those who won’t get to hear it in the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  being admitted to MIT, students are invited to CPW and get to explore all ... each individual dorm in an attempt to showcase their culture. You get to ... their temporary rooms. Everyone will get another opportunity to explore

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  are going to end up getting a slice of that beautiful pie and taste ... gets their dream slice of pie will treat it the same. Some gulp it down ... taste. Some get sick of the pie halfway through and need to take a deep

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!

  

  inevitably periods when the semester gets out of control: the work pile ... more of your work; otherwise you won't get everything done! Sleep three ... might get nervous and anxious. Pressure mounts. Your pulse goes from a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Jellyfishing and other ways to recruit people to your organizations

  

  Jellyfishing...GEL-ly fishing? Get it? Fishing for new GELs? Maybe it ... beginning of the year, recruiting impressionable freshmen who want to get ... . Feedback – It’s nice to get honest feedback from a peer about how

  • by Stanley G.
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  to get sucked into the MIT mindset (or as I like to think of it, the ... . Enjoy the little things in life. Whether that be getting to the T stop ... 't matter whether you didn't get an A on that test. It doesn't matter if you

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Needles That was anticlimactic.

  

  get a haircut. A lady at Walmart cut my hair boy-cut short and then my ... point came when last weekend my friend Ami ’14 decided to get a cartilage ... from the horrible bleeding, only to get an infection that would last the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Help@MIT welcome to student resources

  

  might need more than the incredibly awesome How to Get Around MIT guide ... our medical facility on campus.  Maybe you need a checkup, or to get a ... (617) 253-1212 from a normal phone, gets you our equivalent of 911.  Your

  • by Piper '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Most Importantly, No Reddit This is actually how people lived.

  

  powerful abilities (pun intended). After fruitlessly trying to get the thing ... to get some serious work done. No YouTube, no Grooveshark, and, most ... , and I should be fully prepared once I finish this post and get back to

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  and get here, and if you are, you shouldn't waste too much time reading ... this cool one MIT student and get to know them and blah blah blah ... some sanity) that you'll ever encounter. Don't get a sheltered

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A new semester but if I give you my daily schedule here, what will I fill my Facebook…

  

  schedule this term so lets get to it. (classes are arranged chronologically ... physics, grade a few papers, and in exchange I get to say I helped teach a ... semester at MIT, so I'm happy to get to work with him teaching his class. 6

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  other people, and really getting into the groove - but mostly the banging ... desire to rock out, so we get 6 units of credit per term - just to bang on ... hours early to get ready, try out the acoustics in our new digs, and get

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  ) ride from Berkeley to Oakland, getting to work at 8.59. During lunch, I ... located strategically to get maximal sunshine exposure in the afternoon =p ... gets real cold here after the sun sets. 6. 9.75% sales tax sucks!! 7

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  that ends today when I start training for teachin' the kids IF I EVER GET ... class, you won't pass, you won't graduate, you won't get a job, no woman ... get across. By the way, all of the Introductory Biology classes cover

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  Cross? But oh, free food! Of course I’m terribly interested in getting ... part responsible for getting me involved in GPI. GPI is the Global ... wanted to get into it, too, but honestly wasn’t sure how much time I’d have

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  everything you own in a few hours and still get some sleep? Laundry is tumble ... has been driving me to get up and about. Some things I've been up to ... . Walking is fine, but a fixed up old road bike really makes getting around a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008