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  Why was I up so early this weekend? Reaffirming my faith in humanity and destroying my confidence with computers

  

  to Boston, and we were meeting for dinner at the delicious Fire+Ice in ... Both days last weekend I got up at ungodly-early hours (read: 7:30am) because I was volunteering for two different programs. Sunday morning was

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

  

  -preservation instincts began sirening for me to pick up the scissors and start cutting ... Vibrations (8.03): Required for major, will keep. -Special Relativity (8 ... -quality produce. I left early and arrived at the grocery store just as an employee

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A speech, of sorts

  

  Association Vice-President, or UAVP, of MIT. In March, I ran for president, with ... talking at the debate, watched by opponents Dwight Chambers '07 and Chris ... well, do I? All of us at the debate. From left to right: Dwight, Chris

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Trp

  

  morning of reading, I had lunch at the Stata Center (or Building 32, or Building 100000 for you binary fans) and read, among other things, about how ... is moving quickly! All of this is good news for those of you excited

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  for the first time,[/annotation] in my sixth semester here at MIT, and ... , about the mission of care that the students at this school have for each ... impossible to think, or to make any useful decisions at all. I wake up and feel

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  going anywhere at all. I wanted to go to college, but how would I possibly ... picked and pruned at what would make me seem most interesting, most full ... in your wallet?” “I’m not telling you.” For some reason, I didn’t want

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Subtle Art of Being Unhosed what i've learned and what i'm still working on

  

  on a bunch of applications for something that I’m not ready to announce ... weekends either. I kind of feel like I’m back at MIT in that regard. Part of ... to do, whether it’s a chore around the house or something for work. So

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?

  

  of college, I searched for opportunities at nonprofit organizations ... I first set foot on campus about five years ago for my MIT Admissions ... locate the Admissions Office. I finally arrived at my interview a little

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • December 12, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Walkin’ Enjoy my expository, mediocre investigative photojournalism!

  

  up buying at the store. Ice cream is a catalyst for productivity ... list at MIT for free food, there is also a mailing list for free ... 's worth of tents. I, for one, feel the interior of my heart warm at the

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Short Thoughts Girlhood, editing, iPhone notes.

  

  struggling with bouts of illness for the past month or so. I'm not sure what ... my MIT experience that I've been sick for more than a few days. I ... that recruits teams of writers at thousands of different universities. I

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter/Summer/Where I’m From

  

  I spent this past IAP at home in Central Pennsylvania. This is where ... for the past four months. Winter in PA is grey trees against a warm ... fireworks shows, a dozen at a time if you park under a mountain, each one

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing is difficult みんな、がんばってね!

  

  postponing for another 47 days of drawn-out anguish at the accumulating height ... the other. Therefore, I apologize in advance for the scattered nature of ... , and subsequent soar into brilliant adulthood?). Who knows at this point

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • July 31, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not Much Has Changed except a lot has changed

  

  talking about what his first year at MIT is going to be like. That post was ... talking about what my first year at MIT actually was like. First things ... changed during my first year of MIT. I'm smarter now, or at least I hope I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Engineering leadership: the one-hour edition President Hockfield makes a surprise appearance!

  

  About 20,000 visitors took a peek at MIT during last Saturday ... place at the same time. Wow. If you haven't seen the flashmob video yet ... . As I hinted at in my last entry, the GEL program had a hands-on hour

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Art Imitating Art well, at least blogs.

  

  your house, the car is at the shop, and you don't have any firearms. What ... design at neighboring Northeastern University - just sent me this Kotaku ... Band or Guitar Hero drums against the undead is almost over. Here at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 5, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  is an amazing, world-changing place. But it's not for everyone ... quite successful, and I applaud them for it! Let me tell you a bit about ... 't want to go to MIT, despite the nice scholarship thrown in for good

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  From the eyes of a newly minted EC A flashback++

  

  to study. MIT had always kind of been that school for me but since I ... call. So the emo-high school senior Bryan was at home when the phone rang. My mom looked at the caller ID and said, "Oh look it's an out of state

  • by Bryan
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Meaning of August It's time for classes, moving, colorful dorm rooms, and new bloggers.

  

  all of the dorms at MIT remain open for summer residents, my floor was ... What does August mean to you? For me it used to mean that school was ... time around, summer is over and school is starting (although not for a

  • by Evan B. '10
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  We Started the Fire It wasn't always burning since the world's been turning.

  

  wasn't true at your high school, but in all ten classes I took there was ... the AP exam, to 1) prepare us for the exams even more, and 2) allow us ... , I was actually surprised to find that I could get credit for them

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  extraordinarily grateful for the education I've received at MIT which has prepared ... a woman who cries at telephone commercials, and I'm actively trying to ... successful -- I cried at every single movie I saw in theatres in 2005. While

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006