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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  trying to figure it out an attempt at a goodbye

  

  Whether I like it or not, my senior year at MIT is coming to a close ... today. (In fact, I’m starting this post on a plane from Boston to Las ... trying again and again to write my [annotation note="although i am very

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 31, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  even got to hear me read out loud in Middle English), the art of writing ... in London, so decided to make a trip out of it. Unfortunately, I'm not going to be here for CPW itself - ESP is flying me to California, to teach

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  Many bloggers have been posting about their decisions to live off campus, and their explorations in finding new places to live. Today, I'd like to talk about exactly the opposite - deciding to live in the COVID

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Introduction To ROTC At MIT A new guest-author blog in response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC programs at…

  

  this past spring. In response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC, it's my pleasure to introduce a new guest-author blog that will help you to better understand the ROTC programs here at MIT.   ROTC is more

  • by ROTC
  • August 14, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Bernanke to speak at Commencement!

  

  MIT just announced that Ben Bernanke '79 is going to be the graduation speaker for Commencement 2006. Bernanke has recently been nominated by President Bush to succeed Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  'm finally free to come back to the blogs (: It's not that I haven't been ... a napkin... I just haven't had a good chunk of time to sit down and actually type everything out. So here we go: Dear Class of 2016, Welcome to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  to Learn at MIT. It's about - surprise! - learning to learn in the MIT ... details may be specific to Plaz, the overarching message - time management, the removal of distractions, and knowing when and how to ask for help

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  Some of my blogger friends and non-blogger friends have asked me to teach them how to use Illustrator so I've decided to write a blog about it instead of trying to find time to meet irl. Illustrator is basically MS

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Reasons to Join ESG A Look at MIT's Freshman Learning Communities

  

  Learning Communities were created to allow you to branch out in these classes ... , allow you to avoid the negative sides of GIRs and go through your whole ... to your professors. I found myself in ESG (Experimental Study Group

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  electronics to the point of designing them, and that had been something I'd really been wanting to remedy. Specifically, I wanted to learn how to ... was a completely opened ended opportunity to design your own printed

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Lyrics to my MIT experience i definitely never, ever wrote songfics when i was in middle school

  

  't really like, and didn't end up pursuing in the long run. I worked hard to get into MIT, but really had no idea what it was like. I looked to a ... onto fictional worlds to motivate me to soldier on. MIT surprised me by

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How To Make (almost) Anything

  

  -land without anything to tether me down to things that actually exist. So to hedge my bets, I've set out on a crusade to learn more about regular old everyday physical objects, starting with "How To Make (almost) Anything" (aka

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  somehow forgot to submit the event on the left on time, it's not on the official schedule, so I'm just going to tiptoe over the bounds of propriety a ... excited about CPW! There are far too many events for a single person to

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  , studying, and socializing, you're forced to choose two. Well, they're almost right... Some weeks you only get to choose one. It's a lifestyle not for ... 's complement & bitwise ops are a good way to wake up. Oh, by the way: today

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas." Ahhh, New York City, winning the lottery (for Avenue Q), gourmet French Fries, Taboo, Mitra and I got TO SEE ... I am, I got to Boston's South Station at 10:28 AM ready to depart for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told ... : I don't know, I didn't listen." - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  Hi folks, Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or two. I apologize in advance to the folks who have asked chances-related questions - I don't have enough information to

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  (supposed to be) studying for a 9.24 (Diseases of the Nervous System) test ... really feeling all that enthusiastic about studying. Plus, I had to go back to lab tonight at 7:30 to change the media on my COS cells... and if

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  how to meet curious people

  

  -professional clubs proliferate like dandelions—I’ve found it reasonably simple to avoid ... passion. To be fair, MIT may have cultivated a different culture than these ... direction, I would have to continue going to boring meetings surrounded by

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  ? Well, it's this wonderful machine shop that MIT students can use to make ... taken some photos for you guys to see these machines :( But this just means I'll have to swing by the shop to make something awesome so I can

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012