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  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  For the past six years or so, I've been a desk calendar addict. You know, the ones that have something to read every day, and you rip them ... them as presents at New Year's now - I've gone through The Far Side

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Eating Disorder Awareness Week – The Secret I Kept by julia p. '24

  

  and I am a physics major in the class of 2024. This week is eating ... is an issue that I am passionate about, and I really appreciate the ... For as long as I can remember, the world has been a scary, anxiety

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime and the living is slightly less difficult than usual MIT = Masochists in Training

  

  Hmm, I was under the impression that summer was supposed to be a relaxing break of some sort. Apparently my schedule hasn't gotten the memo ... 's addictive, I swear), I haven't done much else in the way of vegetating. First

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  In 2004, I applied to MIT.  It was a paper form, the first part, and ... thing mattered.  It was the first year of the MIT Blogs, after all, and I felt a connection with the team who would review my application.  I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thanksgiving a different way All the cool kids call it "Friendsgiving" now, right?

  

  tradition, we got the full week (to allow for on-campus students to pack and move out). In the days leading up to our unprecedentedly luxurious break, I got more and more excited. We were in the twelfth week of the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 2, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  incremental game support group let's distract ourselves with games!

  

  Given how depressing and sad the last few days were, I’ve resorted to ... the extent to which they're amenable to idling is very different. I don ... think two or three nights ago we were at the Floor Pi Discord server just

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 6, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  Over the last few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of many people around the world, including our prospective students ... responded — responsibly — by changing or cancelling their activities in the

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to back to back maybe i am doing too much

  

  The last post I made was kind of a lot. Even beginning to write this ... that was free. During January, ESP was asked to clear out the room where ... them to another room. Then on the first weekend of February, the weekend

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2020
• Blog / Events

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  introduced myself as a freshman one too many times. Now, I take on the task of ... Annie:((("]graduated.[/annotation] This and the influx of new faces have shifted the culture of my living space, and I find myself not willing or

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Humans 101 @ MIT introductory SHASS classes this fall and recapping the lightning talks

  

  Every year the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) publishes a list of introductory subjects offered across its departments. The purpose of the list is to provide admitted students with a basic roadmap to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  readmission what'd i miss?

  

  competitive high schools, ran the college-admissions rat race, and kept running ... Engineering), probably the most stressful semester of my life. I was lucky ... that time. When the opportunity came to spend a semester away from MIT

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 19, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  So they say that the best part of MIT is the people. Is this true ... the best parts of MIT is the tiny furry people walking around on the floor where I live. On this day let us take a look at the dynamic

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  1 day in the life of an MIT student

  

  The unabridged version of a semi-recent, semi-typical, but memorable ... outside when it's nice out. I admired the food as I waited for Katie to come ... go back to sleep. It had been a late night of work for both of us the

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 12, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Studying At Cambridge 101 An Expert's Guide To Tackling The Revision Process

  

  of them have in common though are the scale and weight of the exams. Another non-trivial difference between academics at Cambridge and MIT is the ... of thought. Throughout the semester you'll take 1-3 tests + final and

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  2014 Resolutions January 2nd and still going strong

  

  approach the rest of my goals throughout the year: Should any of my goals ... finances. 3. Go through the INSANITY workout program for a full 60 days. 3 ... , during my first semester, I ended up not using any of the them. The Subway

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  do is guess which of the three things I'm about to say is a lie: 1. I ... perfect. Go ahead, take your pick and then read below for the answers ... passionate about the arts…or sports, or dance, or writing, or anything else

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  . You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who ... , you'll head straight out of town. It's opener there in the wide open air ... happening too. (flickr: D-lab, and google MIT-Cambridge Exchange) OH! THE

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  Gregor, which had a beautiful view of the rain pummeling the Charles River and Boston on the other bank, pictured above. It was windy. I was cold. My ... somewhere in the sky, and when I got home I invested in a big, dark green

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mikey’s Meta TV Post ...In which you find out about the good, bad, and really bad shows I love…

  

  , which I will list here (notice that lists will soon become the theme of ... applications. 3. The end of the year is near, which always calls for lists and countdowns. 4. I've been meaning to write a post like this since the big TV

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Bavarian Rhapsody I'm just a poor boy, I go to MIT.

  

  backing vocals, the opening chords of Bohemian Rhapsody are sung entirely by ... visiting the tourist traps. Well, I never said I was a role model. But as far as tourist traps go, I did go (briefly) into the Hard Rock Café. I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 29, 2006