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• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

  years ago I received my temporary housing assignment (Simmons), and since being at school I've lived in many different parts of the housing system (West Campus, East Campus, Off-Campus). And from those experiences I think

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tangential Learning Isn't the point of research to delve into what you don't know?

  

  More than anything, I'd say that MIT offers a merciless crash course ... burdens are lifted: IAP, and summer. That's why for this summer, I decided ... ... ...and one month later, I learned that a man named Guido van Rossum

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  (Paint)Ballin’ Hey, if you're already hosed, you might as well have a good reason for it

  

  named. Some people call it hell week, but I've found that even in the ... ask Fodor? Has anybody ever read any of Fodor's stuff?) The way I see ... that with the fact that I didn't adhere to the end times of my study

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 19, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AROTC Day in the Life Notes from Cadet O'Brien, MIT '12 / Course III

  

  Hi, I am Cadet O'Brien. I am a Junior at MIT majoring in course 3 ... training), one military class, and one leadership lab. But I'm not here to talk about minimum requirements. I like being as involved as possible

  • by ROTC
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Announcing New Bloggers for 2010! A digital debutante ball...

  

  story - I loved how much I loved reading Kate's blogs, whether about math ... Connection; I'll post his answer to the "zombie apocalypse question" to ... . And the gigantic flamethrower I ordered was stuck in Beijing. "I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Orthostatic Tolerance [by Ken Haggerty '11] It might not be such a bad idea to visit this…

  

  " (2010): India ink on Mylar®. I will admit upfront that I am a bit, if ... Not Be Such a Bad Idea if I Never Went Home, is really one of the best exhibits I have seen anywhere and is easily my favorite LVAC exhibit that I

  • by ARTalk
  • June 23, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  It's hard to know exactly how I'm feeling on our last night here in Haiti, but I'll do my best to try to summarize. We just got back from a ... though my feet are aching and my vocal chords nearly destroyed and I really

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Movin’ On Goodbye '09//Hellooo IAP

  

  for a better idea ‚Üí Overview of IAP 2010 From what I've heard, some ... my first IAP – which I’ll surely blog about in the coming weeks. • P.E. ice-skating @ 10 AM on MTWR - I’ve been ice skating before, but am no

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  Back when I was about seven I dreamed of being an astronaut. Of ... a half months ago, I thought that was just one of my many fleeting childhood interests. I never thought that by going to college here I would be

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Time Management Reading this article adds +15 to Time Skills

  

  I'm fairly sure all of you are familiar with the fact that MIT has ... , Sleep; pick two" and just having been here a few months I can certainly ... that can be part of the challenge that's so exciting. I mean, would you

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  One of the biggest things that bugged me about MIT before I got here is not knowing what things looked like. I kept hearing about "Athena" but had never seen it. I knew MIT students had e-mail accounts but who

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Steer Roast 2008 We Sport Death like it's never been done before

  

  . If your initial reaction to that was "...um, what?", then I'll fill you ... presentation on Senior House and Steer Roast created by Charisse '03: "I present ... said, I present you with pictures from the pit lighting and mud wrestling

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 5, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  If you've been deferred, you may be asking, "What now?" Luckily, I ... before that) What should I do now? I recommend spending the next few weeks ... application into your other applications. [But MIT is my dream school, I can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Someone saved my life tonight Survived my squalor, like a butterfly.

  

  forever. Try it next time you have some red grapes sitting around. I have ... . disarticulated 7. squalor So boy, was I excited when we were sitting around the ... in squalor, but Second Degree Squalor. Most times when people laugh I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  doing a urop over the summer as working at NIH? I was thinking about different options next summer... thanks." In response, I have to say that my situtation is pretty unique; since I live very close to the NIH, working here

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So you think you want to be a doctor: Pre-med at MIT

  

  -thorasic surgeon like Dr. Burke or Chief of Surgery like Dr. Webber? (do NOT, I ... world, I'm sure.) A lot of MIT students enter their senior year without a ... , humanities, math (whatever, basically, though it makes it more difficult. I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Varied states of the basement A roundabout trek to an underground level of Building 7 leads me into areas very…

  

  Once I reached Room 6-001, some nearby basement sights compelled me to poke around a bit before heading over to 7-012 (a room I pass on a ... ... and arrive at one of my favorites -- I mean, just look at the pattern on

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  , The Empire Strikes Back, Hollywood Shuffle, Seven, The Godfather, So I ... about a move, I suggest the following website: The Internet Movie Database Favorite music: This is tough... I own over 600 CD's and 20 Box Sets

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  [live blogging] astronomy field camp sky stalking in tenerife

  

  14/01/2025 20:00 this IAP, i am in Tenerife for 12.411 (astronomy ... and results deduced. today, i am observing at Artemis, which is a 1m ... around cool stars. i am here with Jayna E. '27 and since both of us are

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You Can Save the World a post on Kanye West

  

  Being as musically obsessed as I am, it'd be impossible for me not to talk about Kanye West. I'll start this blogpost off by saying I ... past that I do not stand by. However, I do give him props for constantly

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 3, 2019