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  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  walk to Simmons was regular. I marvelled at the West Campus landscape ... feeling pretty fancy then. At last, I reached the Simmons sponge. I leaned ... I cringe at the recollection) I’m going to go graphic on you here

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 23, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  bloggers.addAll( newBloggers); System.out.println("Hello, World!");

  

  senior thesis. In a past life, she was my roommate at Random. Chel has ... invaluable tool for procrastination planning your future at MIT. Danny wants ... the skills necessary to truly apply what she is learning at MIT and take

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  seemed to pay me any attention at all (this was a recurring theme of my ... think about/with/through it. For more than ten years I've taught at the ... undergraduate too, for that matter) I studied social media. I worked at the MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  become a doctor. I was going to rock out at my classes and a bazillion ... time off from MIT. I ended up attending classes at a local university in ... one could be a coder and someone interesting for me to talk to at the

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Imbibing the Nostalgia Punch More akin to jumping on the bandwagon than drinking the kool-aid in that it is…

  

  started writing this post, I wrangled Elasticsearch at work and made dinner ... , and running as fast as possible down the hallway while screaming at the top of our lungs at the stroke of midnight to keep ourselves awake for

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  most common group pose found at Ring Premiere, in which several people ... contact between their rings, at which point Zan (the male) would be able to ... of this metaphor. Perhaps it is an acknowledgement that life at MIT is

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  future blog) and are where a significant portion of learning happens at Cambridge. Here's a handy chart I threw together to show contact time at MIT ... concept of Office Hours But the difference doesn't end at class size or

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  ? We will look at your application again and consider it in the context ... deferred. In fact, there will likely be nothing at all missing or needing ... interviews have been waived are at no disadvantage). You are welcome to request

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  dream life. Well, no! No! It’s not fine at all! The first few weeks of ... at home, doing nothing, being nothing. Eternal nothingness. I did ... occasionally at my high school, which was a walking distance from where I lived

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  week. -Twelve jars of tuna canned at home by loving mom and sister. They ... confused at high speed than standing still for weeks on end. My 5 ... love my classes--but that doesn't mean I'm not completely wiped out at

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  restaurant hangout for the students at Lima High School. I am here to say that ... years out from a company start date. At MIT’s spring career fair at the ... the “other side” of hiring at the MIT career fairs. Both of them agreed

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  actually smart enough to perform at this fabulous school with you amazing ... after they learned more about their fellow admits. Online, at CPW, and ... admission and high achievers, and especially at graduate school (one grad

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Q&A: Food on campus, UROPs, decisions Qs from prospectives and prefrosh, As from me.

  

  else) You're free to eat at any dining hall: the meal plans are not dorm-specific. If, for example, you lived at Simmons, you could eat breakfast there ... eat dinner at Next House. Even if you're not on a meal plan, you can

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trumpeting for Assassins I get to watch each presidential assassination. Live. Over and over again.

  

  In fifth grade, everyone at my school had to pick an instrument to play in either band or orchestra. We had "tryouts": we took a shot at ... ANY NOISE! Matt stared at me. He stared at the flugelhorn. He reached

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  if you have any real problems but at least your summer will be in order ... intern, volunteer, or do research. Some options (at MIT) to help find ... an ambassador for such a cause. Now I am at home in Tulsa, OK interning

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  fire hose of learning was opened at full force. I'll try to sum the ... get students thinking at their seats. They responded by adding a few ... a lot of fun with the people at my table (yeah table 12!), it was

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline MIT's regular action deadline is January 1.

  

  recognize that processing can take 2 weeks. You do not need to worry at this ... backlog into January. Do not send a second copy of any document at this time. Also, you do not need to call MIT Admissions at this time to check on any

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  feet. Talking to Prof. Reddien reminded me of this a lot. At MIT and at ... -up routine at an open-mic night? Who knows. For those of you who were admitted ... determine how happy someone would be at MIT.” This school is not for everyone

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events That You Should Come To! totally biased, but hey, it's my blog

  

  offered at MIT will be there to address your questions. There's always been ... how to pick up a humanities double major at a tech university! FRIDAY ... what you can be involved in at campus after you matriculate in the fall

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Shortest Blog Ever (update 3 =p) 19 days till Taiwan!

  

  bring up the average. And if you're at MIT, you know that "getting an A ... fulfill this small promise, so here it is =p At the CPW Festival, you may ... present ready for you at Meet the Bloggers. Actually, I did have that ready

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2009