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• Blog / MIT Life

  musings on duty and purpose brought to you by slow ambles through lobby 10 at twilight

  

  fastest way to get from Building 2 to E25? At the same time, too, there was ... show you; 2) yes — go to the closet and get another roll and it will pop ... Thanks to Petey and Kathleen for giving me the idea to blog about

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My 2023 Libby Wrapped I have a problem with audiobooks

  

  [/annotation]. Get the Libby app. Profit from never spending money to consume books ... when familiar stories help me get through change. If I had to pick a non ... season, don’t forget to check out today’s sponsor, YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, and

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  🎶Jauntily Sauntering Ambling Shambler🎶 Yes, those are actual lyrics from the musical I was just in

  

  , which scared the hell out of me when I didn’t get admitted to other ... ’t get a section of the tap dance for THE LIFE OF ME, and I wanted to just walk out. When you’re stressed and busy it can be hard to remember why

  • by Powers '23
  • December 20, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Quizbowl adventuring knowledge is (*) power !

  

  . If you're right, you get points; if you're wrong, no one else on your team can answer and the other team gets to hear the rest of the question ... course I had to say, "Now I'm definitely writing a blog post about

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 29, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  tick tick tick and the euphoria of it stopping

  

  get in? tick I’m just going to shut up, put my nose to the grindstone ... students to get through it.  … They made me feel like everything was going to ... , temperate weather of Boston? How's family? Your brother still asking you to

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 16, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  . I remember when I was in your shoes. Back in the day, I had to do it ... terrible happened to them and they’re in the hospital and…you get the point. So I've developed some go-to time-burners to get my mind on something

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Adventure’s Out There….. in Boston! Summer shenanigans at MIT

  

  little... hypocritical, I know. But it happens. It's very easy to get ... from UROPing this summer, I've been trying to get out and explore Boston ... fireworks! The fireworks were incredible. If you ever get a chance to see

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • July 20, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  nervewracking to realize that you're no longer the class brain, and that you can't sleepwalk your way to perfect grades anymore. My first semester at MIT, I ... of my class at OSU to get into the grad schools I got into this year. I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Low The first in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Zinedine Zidane.

  

  touristy, yeah, but it was great to get the lay of the land in such a huge ... don't want to advertise, but if you're going to come to MIT, I think ... busy, but when else are you going to get the chance to see the actual

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A typical first semester more or less

  

  , and I haven't been to 6.0001 lecture in two weeks. Actually, most of ... of time management. For me to put in the maximum amount of work into all of my classes (which includes going to all the lectures, reading the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  is many people? How did they get to be on this grand decision ... meal that doesn't come with fries. I'm also pretty excited to get totally ... realsies! In the meanwhile, I'd love to answer any of your questions about

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recycle, Reuse, (Map) Reduce? Jackpot, baby!

  

  Some people[1] say that you need to seriously rethink your life when your days don't end with grass stains on your knees. I'd like to suggest ... : ------------ From: Vincent To: Cam Subject: blog i just happened to look at your

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 10, 2011
• Blog / Events

  REX at Simmons Hall 2015 water balloon wars, pancakes, roofdeck parties, and a trojan duck

  

  Make your way through the most puzzling of MIT’s dorms on the path to ... at any time and solve a few puzzles, or stay as long as it takes to get ... - 9:00 PM SIMFEST!: Henna Tattoos Your first day of college? Get a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 31, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  retreat to your single at the end of the day to get away from socializing ... and elevators? does the act of getting from one place to another utilize ... past the laundry room/TV lounge/gym, get to my floor, and walk all the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  dresses up nice and goes out to dinner. I'm sure this list will get longer ... all - and hopefully, you all find similar things to do around your own ... perfect 100% of the time. (3) It's easy to feel sad and miserable about

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule parete legi novembri

  

  is getting into a relationship of any sort. Your self-esteem is already being tested - the classes are hard and suddenly you're getting Bs and Cs ... 't belong here. The last thing you need is to get into a relationship and go

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  limited to): the IB, A Levels, the French Baccalaureate, and CBSE. Your ... We understand that it's difficult for international students to apply to schools in the U.S., but almost one-quarter of MIT's applications
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  longer drive in college), and you parked your car, and all you had to do was press a button to lock your car and you were good to go? Parking a ... Question, or just PostCard.. I was getting my mail today and almost fell to my

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  /or speak to your dorm/floor chairs, they can try to accomodate your ... sticking my head out there to get a better camera angle. As you can tell ... allowed to live in a single room?" There are actually two people in the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  did you miss the EA deadline? why i applied and admissions anxiety

  

  more intimate environment when getting to know your professors, find ... narrative is that even being a valedictorian "isn't enough" to get into MIT ... . I decided to take more time with my MIT application and ended up

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 5, 2025