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• Blog / Summer

  MNL → BOS → SFO we live in a so(ci)e(ty)

  

  the middle of nowhere, or way overbudget. My roommates and I settled for ... Manila, lived three years in Boston, and am now spending the summer in San ... right now I'm in Mountain View, an hour long drive from SF. The scales of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  gave out these awards, and the first year that the company decided to ... , and another alum and ex-captain of the team) and I were signed up to go ... , who evaluated the quality of the takeoff and landing for me. He promised

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Lucky Saturday the 14th Luck was a lady three nights in a row in NYC

  

  the 13th, fate decided to rain upon Sam and me loads of good luck last ... : Summit Ruth: The first half means "to aggregate" and the second half is ... nearly-2000 year old piece of wood, and a three-level gift shop at the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  SpaceVision 2010 Space is cool.

  

  incapable I am of doing anything at all in the morning) and confirmed that he ... organization called Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS ... The night of daylight savings, I tried my best to ensure that I would

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 13, 2010
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  , and it’s important to understand the mechanics of the game you’ve just ... MP bars: Physical and Mental points. It’s the amount of energy you have ... measure of the amount of time and energy you spend on something. If you

  • by Anika H. '26
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  his very first documentary. Of course, I would have loved his ... identity in the not too distant past. And it’s also, at the same time, about ... of teens at his school. It is about gender and how kids are choosing to

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  25 things and another reason to come to CPW. FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS. OH GOD.

  

  quite honestly be the reason I got through first semester), and would ... FIRST OF ALL: In case that you haven't thought of enough reasons to come to CPW, in case a weekend of free food, free shirts, and hanging out

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 3, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking + Evie Pix Some quick updates.

  

  Hi folks, First I just wanted to give mad props to the kind folks who ... are amazing and are giving the admissions crew some much-needed cheer during a particularly stressful spoke of the admissions cycle. You guys

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ROTC Is Life (In a Good Way) Everything you ever wanted to know about ROTC at MIT (and then some)

  

  (obviously, we’re a little biased), and we get a lot of questions about the ... answers to some of the most common questions we hear, and a few others that ... building exercises, and introductory combat skills. The goal of LLABs varies

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  the service, I got out of the Navy in August and started at MIT in ... folks here aren’t used to failing. The biggest highlight of my first month ... spend their days listening and thinking of innovative ways to support the

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Touching grass scenes of spring

  

  my room is nice and warm? The first sign that something was going ... spring break, and then brought the plants to my room. Now they sit on my glass center table. My mind looked at the leaves. Those green and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 18, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  What is weather? ...and what is rain?

  

  bought my first umbrella and poncho, in the event that rain, sleet, snow ... rain! OH, is that actually water falling out of the sky?! And it falls ... appropriate for the rest of the day (read: will keep a Californian alive and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 9, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  Union, Harvey Mudd, Olin College, RPI, and the University of Chicago. For ... regular action, regardless of when the application was submitted. (A little ... action, 295 the year before, 267 the year before that, and 326 the year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  soul searching at CES 2019 a non-journalist's take

  

  a quarter of the displays. The Las Vegas Convention Center is huge, and every open space was packed with people. Some of the exhibitors even ... that's the whole point of a technology showcase but let me FEEL!) I'm a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 15, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits i answer a bunch of random blogger prompts

  

  sugar and red meat out of my diet, and since those are most of the things ... MIT? At the first fencing meet of this year, I started off very strong ... single elimination bout, my muscle froze up and I made the mistake of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  slower, steps to a solution instead of the small and fast steps of the ... , with the speed of sound being the usual  = 340 m/s and ... ’s consider the proper mathematical way of solving the problem first. To do this

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  If you're looking for an in-depth view of Career Fair and all the ... -shirts (the technical term is "swag"), and there was plenty of that. This story ... first impression upon entering the Career Fair: [for the non-MIT people

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Need help choosing a MISTI program? MIT-Germany alum Nina Sinatra advises incoming interns to keep an open mind

  

  consider the Spain and Mexico programs at first, I ended up choosing Germany ... students who are considering MISTI to think of the program both in terms of ... research involving polymer chemistry. I enjoyed the best of a friendly

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 3, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  a relationship rather than the thing itself. and of course, almost ... + a lot of work and she divorced me because i left dishes by the sink ... . and while none of us can see the future like louise could, we do know

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  's addictive, I swear), I haven't done much else in the way of vegetating. First, I took the GRE in July, and the majority of my free time prior to the ... relaxing break of some sort. Apparently my schedule hasn't gotten the memo

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 10, 2005