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  I’m still here. Promise.

  

  . I came along and had nothing to do, so I tried to find a rule that ... -credit class that meets twice a week for an hour and spend the rest of my time sleeping." But then I had to be like "nah, I'm going to take a class that

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In which I “get a life” again reclaiming my childhood hobbies

  

  no psets at all to do, I picked up a pair of needles and a ball of yarn ... Over this past summer, I spent a lot of time filling out all of those ... there was a problem with this question. I didn’t have any hobbies. That

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 12, 2024
• Blog / Events

  AND THERE WAS A PILLOW FIGHT!!! Didja catch the reference?

  

  . While I'm not a prefrosh, I do enjoy a good pillow fight every now and ... to do tomorrow. Maybe I'll play Worms: A Space Odyssey? Yeah, that ... Snively! So, you want a fun activity to blog about (since we all know a good

  • by Snively '11
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  major uncertainty switch 2 A 6-2?

  

  concentration. Think of it as a flexible version of MechE. I was hoping to do 2A ... disasters (albeit not amazingly so), I knew I have a track record of doing ... being a Course 2 pretty busted. I still do. I feel like quite the damn

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 2, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  , I'll do it even if there are only maybe three and a half of them and ... idea of what I want to do with my life, also known as a double major in ... don't have to be the best at everything. Neither do you. It's kind of a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  do some simple integral problems on the board a couple times, and one ... professors who do that. In contrast to high school, here is how MIT teaches, a ... . Expectations are higher at MIT. You are expected to do a lot on your own. If you

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds VII: Decided? T-minus one day until the reply form postmark deadline.

  

  questions, and be honest with your answers: What kind of a school do I want to ... Fernando '10 to MIT! On the topic of the reply form, we do expect to get a ... . First, if you are still deciding, there are some things you can do. 1. Ask

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Poetry from 5 AM This Morning Don't worry, I drank an entire MUG of espresso

  

  This girl is tired. Verrryyyyyyy tired. I had a lot of ideas for what I wanted to post this weekend. A month into my time at MIT I can ... week has been a wild ride. To quantify it: Five hours of sleep per

  • by Powers '23
  • September 30, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Holidays with the Huangs a nondenominational celebration of capitalism and duck

  

  I've been home for almost a week now and I've done nothing but sleep ... 't tell you how luxurious it is to wonder what I should be doing right now (nothing) or when I should stop doing something (whenever) or when I can go

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  I love. Heck, if I could do that for my job, that'd be a dream come ... All around North America, it's been a pretty snowless winter. Some people are excited by that, because the cold, bleak winter is a tough time

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m so ill. like, in the bad way

  

  really have to do this week is nurse myself back to a coherent enough state ... semester once you fall behind, so just don't do it. Ever. Really. Keep yourself healthy. Take this advice from a hypocrite. At the end of freshman

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ..and Here We Go Again! [by Ken Haggerty '11] ARTalk is back!

  

  for snacks. Art gives us MIT students a reason NOT to do schoolwork, and ... Association, and I do my research in Camera Culture, a group at the Media Lab ... [by Ken Haggerty '11] MIT can be a very tiring place. MIT IS a very

  • by ARTalk
  • February 5, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Advices, advices Notes from Associate Advising...

  

  , when a lot more things are established. On "How do I plan my schedule so ... xiang" - a phrase that alludes to the traditional "tou xiang," a Chinese ... place a stick of incense in the incense pot at a temple festival. Now

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  For pi are cubed. There can only be one winner.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Some languages do not effectively distinguish between blue and green. By now I think there should be a category called "e ... . We'll view the movie "Pi", while simultaneously enjoying a dinner of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  .02) or accelerated single-variable (18.01A) and see how you do; if you find ... , it is a significant investment of time to do the problem sets. Another ... Scottish band, beating even Franz Ferdinand. Now, you know I don't like to do

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Super Adventure Club In a little while, I'll be gone.

  

  recklessly complaining, but here goes: Today I had a to-do list of 23 things to do before Spring Break. Right now, I'm working on number 22: "Blog." And what am I doing for Spring Break? Well, I'm not heading east like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  Well, apparently I touched a nerve with my last entry -- sounds like ... 're googling themselves -- hi professors, I really do like you!) So my big news ... before she came here). I think it's a very positive thing for our community

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  Oooooooohhhh boy. A new semester has begun! I know this post is kinda ... semester was a bit of a struggle. First of all, I got a little off ... ="The attitude that your grades don't really matter and you should do the bare

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MIT and other summer programs Juniors may want to start thinking about summer programs including MITES, RSI, and WTP.

  

  summer programs as a thing to do "to look good on a college application ... do these programs. As I've said in previous entries, a summer of ... . Here's a little more about them: Minority Introduction to Engineering

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neurony goodness More lab, because that's what I do.

  

  I've been doing for the past year and a half. I started with the ... rotation for grad school! I've been doing a few experiments at the bench ... 's mostly what I do in the summer. Oh, and Adam and I went to Friendly's with

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 23, 2006