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• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s going on inside my head It might not have been so very important.

  

  's beef stew, spinach with hot bacon dressing, squash, rosemary ... . Then he kills himself with a dagger and sings for another good two ... with my application, so here's what I sent in: They can't refuse to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday vacation An atypical (but more entertaining than average) day in the life

  

  with my head cut off for an hour, I went to 5.60 lecture, where we ... and try out the Steam Cafe. I had the vegetable ragout with northern beans, because I'm a wannabe vegetarian (not to be confused with a former

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  around the block three additional times with three different pairs of shoes ... to something with that system.) I should mention that Marathon Sports ... late at night, but it sure is pretty. Wish us luck with the marathon

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I AM CONNECTED! Finally arriving on campus was way less exciting than finally getting my wireless connection to…

  

  the Student Center to check in with the Orientation people. (This is a ... were wondering. After eating with my parents, I headed over to the Z ... crashing as soon as I turned it on. After playing with it for awhile, I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  I feel the need, the need for speed!

  

  Harry Potter fame) tried to kill the Great Dome with a curse, leaving a ... years in a row, with good reason. It climbs 20 stories, with an amazing

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  deferrals to most any proposal you might have. Also, we agree with Connecticut ... -4307 "Gap Year" is a bit of a loaded term, I think, with images of British ... mentorship, with the help of his gap year's perspective, was invaluable to many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  room in Burton-Connor too, as long as you clear it with the house manager ... friend in Senior Haus, Alex '07, lives in an enormous double with two ... Princeton Review lists of Professors with Low Marks and Campus is Tiny

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  engineer," said Jones, who began taking her crusade national last year with ... pressures are immense, with some people working two or three jobs and with

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  (2 SAT IIs: 1 math and 1 science) If you are comfortable with your ... you, however, that we will treat your applications with the attention and consideration that they deserve. I close with a sincere thank you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What We Did In High School pls don't be as stressed as we were

  

  specify what you contributed to). We’ve chatted a couple times with Lauren ... , and helped Lauren with the 2 Q&A sessions. us (Danny sitting, Allan ... our relationship with blogger alum Anastassia B. ‘16 (who we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 11, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I tried* to run to the airport *thank you Noah and Sydney for saving my life

  

  plan was to go running with other runners who knew tips and how to ... train station. And as I'm on the phone with her I reach the bridge and ... bridge. Or maybe the next one? I share my location with Sydney and get to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  ![/annotation] You are required to swim 4 laps in the pool without stopping, with 3 ... read which asked people to sit in a room with a shocker and nothing but ... [/annotation] than sit alone with nothing to do. MIT moves so fast, and having times

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  's Island in Maine, along with Nathan S. '25 and Jonathan H. '25, I took my ... Institute last spring, with an [annotation note="trivia: MIT only offers ... having a person I couldn't avoid checking in with."]for the first time in

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 1 MITWE (+ FJE and VJE) go to Brazil

  

  . After trying (fruitlessly) to nap, I went to a nearby supermarket with a ... using fruit with the texture of dried mango and the taste of avocado. (It ... São Sebastião community (an indigenous community that I think works with

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  several minutes, with nothing rolling through my mind. I was incredibly ... , the nightfalls were warmer, with shades of gold and red. They, too, were ... large black eyes that shimmered with the light, and fit perfectly in my

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  -dimensional person, which is what we strive to do with all the other parts of the ... volunteer to help with these interviews are called ECs (Educational Counselors ... application. However, even though you do not need to initiate the email with

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exercises in Style with apologies to queneau

  

  had a lot of fun with this exercise and decided to write not just twice ... which? Homeoptotes On a certain date, I carried a crate with a lot of ... , and it began to precipitate. With straight gait, I accelerate to an

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 20, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Sophomore Fall Goals So you can bully me when I write a post saying they didn't work out

  

  emotionally over with, so I'm not as scared to fail again. I know it's good to ... struggled with waking up to an alarm, and once I'm actually out of bed, I feel ... person. I'm just a slob with my phone and computer. I have a rat's nest of

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 11, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  how to make a minecraft bot reflections on my microsoft internship

  

  at Microsoft and got to work with Minecraft. I learned some cool things ... meet a bunch of cool Real Adults brimming with wisdom and eight hours of ... bot would respond with something like "Mix eggs, flour, sugar, milk, and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2020 Reflections & 2021 Resolutions

  

  went to the Air and Space Museum in DC when I lived in Virginia with ... . Watching the final season over IAP actually broke me.) I had really fun with ... excited to do showcase with it, but unfortunately due to covid we were

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 3, 2021