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  My “Normal” High School What it was like going to an ordinary high school

  

  could do nothing to change and honestly…… It terrified me. Now before I ... what I decided to do, my school's faculty was behind me. If I was really ... school possible, and therefore it creates a drive in these students to do

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the (New) Bloggers! CONTENT COMING IN HOT

  

  ;from" considering the fact that I do not really like choosing one home over the other ... really figure myself out, and I hope that while I do, you can, too. I ... . My parents, both immigrants, always raised me to do what I love, so I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  to do laundry frequently next semester (#42). College has significantly ... .02 Multivariable Calculus, worked. I looked forward to doing the homeworks for it ... with true responsibility. All I must do these days is learn and prepare

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  comfy little bed and move them like my biology intended for me to do. I don’t know how long my body can sustain this level of non-activity. I do ... something? Nothing is stopping me. I want to do something? Nothing is stopping

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  How To Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay Step 1: Fumble. Step 2: Turn out pretty okay.

  

  -supporting adults do. The illusion of adulthood: it continues. In the last month and ... out to be what I was actually supposed to do, but a slight problem has ... Wobegon of colleges, what other choice do you have?) As I met and learned

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Being Home and Answering Questions some changes, some constants, and the end of pass/no record

  

  holler to the next room away. Going out to do things or hang out is ... want to get out of my time here?" "Which activities do I value more and ... try out things you didn't get to do before. Learn a new skill. Play with

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing is useful for science. Surprise!

  

  you were doing, you could in theory get observation time on the VLA. I ... of 9 to 1. How do you get time? You write. You argue persuasively for ... those things that you just HAVE to do as part of your job, because that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  've wanted to do in college/MIT/Boston that I just haven't gotten around to doing yet, and GOSH DERN IT I'M GONNA DO 'EM, FOOLS! I am proud to ... name is Ted) and only play 80's Madonna. That didn't happen (do we sense

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Reasons to Join ESG A Look at MIT's Freshman Learning Communities

  

  do Terrascope alongside one of the other three FLCs. Check out Ana V ... to Terrascope in that their focus isn't GIRs (although they do offer ... "Fundamentals of Computational Media Design" and "Introduction to Doing Research

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  trips to do some "real" climbing, and I hopped on the first one I could ... up for one last hurrah and I set out to do it. To scale Monkey Face ... plan and laid out the gear we'd need. All that was left to do was get

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  process out there, but it is still useful to learn how other places do ... volunteers do tours, information sessions, talks at high schools, etc. There is ... multifacted golem of workers just whirling around campus doing things that need

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Gallivanting with Gilles or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the MIT Mailing Lists.

  

  't bounce. These are things you wouldn't do on Craiglist, but, as Gilles said ... more. Vultures@MIT, or, What To Do With That Leftover Pizza First of all, if you have leftover pizza, you're doing college wrong. But let

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 4, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Blogarhythms! All-blogger a cappella? Nope -- a CPW event!

  

  -Swift-singing-fellow -- and asked him if I could do a blog post about his performance at the ... will have to do instead. (Apologies to those who don't like the song ... 're doing, and then respond with "How you doin'?", a-la-Joey) Who will be

  • by Cam T. '13
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Boing! Boing! Maybe not the best writing ever, but the pictures are awesome!

  

  figure out which IFAFs to do due to a delay in getting the budget finalized ... forms filled out (take note, do not try to fill out all of the forms on ... ://mit.edu homepage (come on, do it!) After relaxing in the Moonbounce it was time to

  • by Snively '11
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Island Paradise That's where I live. No, seriously.

  

  are a lot of things you can do with them in terms of design. Sophomore year I had a pretty big single, and while I didn't do anything ... secret of room decorating is that if you don't do it all within the first

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Wiimote Fun in Spain What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults…

  

  Director, and she basically said, "Wow, that's awesome, but do you think you ... of the study abroad that MIT students do. Basically, back in the 70s ... 're interested to know what I'm actually doing here? I'm working in the Networked

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  -stop-shop for all EA questions you may have, let's see if I can do this. What is ... have for applying early. Some people do it because MIT is their number ... their EA programs with no problems. Do I still have to pay the

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  're not trapped in a Vogon airlock (or are you?), but I do have advice for ... do your own thing. Yes, I know I just said your host is a wonderful ... ridiculous amount of freedom to do what you want, where you want, when you want

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  critical difference: to do the analysis, to create the innovations, to fuel ... Government/Resident Based Advising What will you do with a $10,000 budget? You ... many companies will be eager to hire. But how do you talk to companies at

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Adonde? Excuse me sir, I seem to have misplaced my pants.

  

  there. "THAT'S AWESOME!" I told him "I know! And they do all sorts of ... "Snively, Improv Everywhere is doing their no-pants subway ride at 3 o ... group and everybody's doing it. The issue is starting, who's going to be

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008