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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Managing a Full Plate Both Food and Life

  

  , and more responsibilities. Although the amount of time I spend on school ... semester in differential equations. I walked out of the exam room confident ... job at TSR^2 (Talented Scholars Resource Room.) I mentioned this at the

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 26, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  rand.random Random photos of 2016

  

  about, that we easily forget, that comprise the in-between points of time ... , Google photos and Snapchat) the random moments of daily life can be more ... from throughout the duration of last year that I would not have any

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 16, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  friendly company? The math gangster you dreamed to become? Now’s your chance. But wait, don’t rush. Don’t plunge into the ocean of choice immediately. Start here. First, from fellow bloggers: -- On getting to MIT from the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Escaping MIT Maybe if I just get far enough away, my finals will cease to exist!

  

  -to-back, followed by a third on Thursday. I would say that I’ll blog about the result, but I’ll be too busy celebrating and reveling in the streets, regardless of the outcome. Pass/No Record was a wonderful thing, but like them all

  • by Joel G. '18
  • May 16, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January Book List Oaks & Poems & Baldwin & Biss

  

  The snow is quiet and deep. I hope all the people who want to read and don't have time got some time today, stuck at home by the blizzard. This is not a best-of-the-year list. It's not a syllabus for literary

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Toons and Tasty Burgers adventures in chalk and tasty-burger-tasting

  

  11/9/2013: At the time of this writing: > I'm sitting in a cozy ... the burgers are tasty. > "The Fox" is playing on the speakers. Loudly ... is an amazing mural on the wall of Samuel L. Jackson from Pulp Fiction

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Becoming a Princess the making of a Halloween costume [+many pictures of ponies]

  

  You see, the thing about Halloween is that it gives you a reason to ... going to class as a princess. Let me explain. I'm a fan of the TV show ... given to the male viewers/fans (whether they are straight, gay, bisexual

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Language (die Sprache) MIT-Germany student discusses language

  

  , to ponder. It's quite incredible really. Coming from the US, I had it easy overall. Growing up I spoke English from birth, and the few ... how they interact, particularly in the lab. Unsurprisingly, Germans

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing…Stan! Passing the blogger torch

  

  able to write on this site, so when the GEL program asked if I wanted to write on their behalf, I jumped at the chance. It’s been an interesting opportunity to be able to link some of the lessons I’ve had in engineering

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 24, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Love MIT And why you should

  

  Happy Valentine's Day to all you lovely readers of the MIT blogs! I promise I haven't been trying to avoid blogging... but the last week of IAP ... on campus, and scoring free swag (Woo! Free Swag!). Of course, the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 14, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts

  

  for most people, they go through a rotation as the year goes round and ... interested in adding a few new winter sports to the mix, and the one I've had my eye on the most is ice climbing. If you want the technical

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ICE, ICE baby Guess which song would inevitably get stuck in my head as I tooled in the…

  

  Mary, and my status as the youngest child meant she knew my location at ... wondering, however, seeing that I’ve become the Disappearing Blogger I told ... excuse, nor is it a particularly unique one, but that’s the story I

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 23, 2011
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  hogging wifi and using the textplus app on my iTouch to wish my friends back ... ’ve been here with my mom and grandma; it’s absolutely gorgeous: The beauty of this place is reason enough to be here – but the actual purpose

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ye Olde Career Fair An MIT tradition...and a great opportunity for a discussion on leadership!

  

  When I was first applying for the GEL program, I heard a lot of ... little hazy on the distinction of what makes an engineering leader, so at ... leader, chats up a student at the GEL Career Fair boothThe Career Fair is

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  Since nearly two-thirds of the admitted students are attending Campus ... time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a ... hosting. Some hosts are very hands-on, being excited to be with you the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  has certainly been different from any we’ve seen before. The economic crisis has affected many, here at home and around the world. I know that many of you — students and parents — are concerned about the future

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  to all take the same core curriculum as freshmen. This not only ... . But that's actually part of the point of biological engineering: it is a ... continuing to evolve from the various fields that originally gave birth to it

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My Application Story Modified (but mostly plagiarized) from my personal blog. Enjoy the copy pasta.

  

  until very, very late in the game. I first started researching colleges to build my list in August of my senior year. We had done the campus visits—the Eastern seaboard trip to hit the Ivies, the midwest trip to hit

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Fall Formal My Saturday evening.

  

  One of the most common misconceptions about MIT is that the Institute ... misconception not only because of all the prospectives students I've talked to about MIT's supposed lack of fun, but also because I used to think the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Break To sleep or not to sleep?

  

  , realizing I have very little idea how to do it, I let my eyes stray to the next problem. This may have been, subconsciously, due to the hope that I may understand the next question and not feel dumb. Unfortunately

  • by Snively '11
  • May 21, 2008