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• Blog / MIT Life

  Why I haven’t posted in forever In picture form, no less.

  

  don't exist. I don't exist, because this is my to-do list: No joke ... squeeze it into the margin. I hope you'll notice that I actually added a section labeled "fun." Basically I decided that if my to do list looks like

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  particularly satisfying. Although, I do still panic when I see a [annotation note="a ... During my hiatus, I spent a lot of time working and [annotation note ... tips of my fingers soldering, sliced the tip of another with a box cutter

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  progress and doing whatever we need to do to ensure that astronomy remains a ... I'm sitting on a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to Boston ... of Mountains In The Continental United States, so I stopped a random

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hello, I’m Anthony.

  

  regard to how I felt or what I wanted to do. I was an instrument of a force ... It's nice to meet you. I'm a new freshman at MIT, a member of the ... old. I'm a carefully sensitive romantic and a sucker for international

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21M.285: The Beatles the most enjoyable class i've taken at MIT

  

  -finals, when I had absolutely nothing to do, I started reading a lot about this ... Before college, I was by no means a hardcore Beatles fan. When I was a kid, my dad would play me a few of the classics—Golden Slumbers, Let

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 3, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  (as babies do) with my pinky in a vice grip - while being fed through a ... . I was taking a bath (not really sure why this detail sticks in mind ... head in. Lisa: Anna, does being born on Halloween mean that you're a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Expanding on Pass No Record It's not so much a time machine, as it is a dodgeball cannon!

  

  harder than I've ever worked before, I just also spent a lot of time doing ... . I'm discovering something about sophomore year, well, a lot of things, but a few key ones. 1) Classes are harder 2) Classes are in your major

  • by Snively '11
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Whew! A brief interlude before I go back to studying.

  

  E class I need for my degree, and I'm doing a lot better this term. I'm too ... Hi Everyone! It's been quite a while since I last blogged. MIT can be a harsh mistress. But I'd like to use this post to get back into the

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 10, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  , a significant number come from parents whose children are years away ... , the underlying question is almost always some variation of “How do I ... , I responded to one such inquiry with the following: While there are a

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  to the skeletons in my closet an open letter to you

  

  i could be, with or without you. everything i used to do felt like a ... , [annotation note="hello cami here. this is? a different kind of blog. ranty blog ... a blog that explains it step by step i figured id just cut to the part

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / CPW

  Who’s psyched? I’m psyched! It's gonna be stitchin'!

  

  Last year, about this time, I was typing a blog entry much like this one, under similar circumstances. There are a few key differences ... 'm actually getting a paycheck and have health insurance. Difference 2 - I am

  • by Snively '11
  • April 6, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to be Tim The Beaver anyone can wear the mask.

  

  do now. Cuz I'm [Tim the Beaver]. And I'm not the only one. Not by a ... . Find a partner! Being Tim is Hard Work, and you need someone to guide you ... some time-  beats me why there weren't more people pumped about wearing a

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • November 4, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  road trip here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors…

  

  I really like driving. I wanted to go to college in a city with ... because I like riding in cars. Sophomore year I got a Zipcar membership (only $15 for a 1-year subscription, and cars typically hire for $12/hour

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 21, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  call MIT home. Though they all do different things — baking and ... by a shared standard of rigorous academics, high character, and a ... arts to make the world a better place. We deferred 6,210 applicants

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  How To Avoid Sounding Stupid* *All advice should be taken with a grain of salt/pepper/Adobo and a pinch of parsley. Don’t ask questions ... argument; that’s a sign of weakness that will immediately result in losing

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember, Remember, the 17th of December… things that happened

  

  numbers and MIT selects "prime" candidates - is that a reason for the date ... perhaps it is an appeal to something which happened on a historically significant December 17th. I am going to continue to keep our reasons a deep

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  40 Hours Left! The time is 0500 EST, 12/15. I am studying for finals. You are waiting for…

  

  suerte! :) ---- Some things I learned this semester: Here's a fun experiment. How do we perceive emotion? The faces pictured below are either ... They Transformed New York. John Hopkins University Press, 1995. A 1907

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…

  

  , People Talk About What They do All Day and How They Feel About What they Do ... . "Working" had a profound affect on me as I thought about work, and the basic ... that stayed with me for many years was called Car Hiker, a profile of Al

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Parafilm Effect The center cannot hold... unless you stick it together with Parafilm.

  

  is Parafilm? Parafilm M is a unique self-sealing, moldable and flexible ... a "dead fold". And as if this is not enough, Parafilm can be stretched ... Parafilm is. Basically, a high-tech version of Glad Press + Seal. Anyway

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Updates Online & postal decisions, matching Pell Grants, and reading continues.

  

  much to add beyond what you've already read elsewhere, but I do want to ... , there will be no way to find out. As for the postal mailing, we still do not have a definitive date and time when letters will be mailed, but it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 7, 2006