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• Blog / Challenges

  The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out

  

  AM so we could get to the parking lot by 6:45 to ensure a spot because ... face. It looked very steep. I started to get apprehensive. When we ... , I occasionally 'took breaks' by standing to the side so people coming

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  blood to get extra credit in AP Bio (no, really) and she passed out in the ... answer to this question. AP tests are mostly good for getting you out of ... them would now be able to go into any freshman class and get the same

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  they want to see you fail managing others' envy

  

  , because I was surrounded by people who wanted to see me fail. This dynamic ... ; initially I struggled to adjust, but by late 2020, I had gained more ... might be nice to my face, but I know they were secretly upset. They didn

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  schools.  If you've got the will, it's comparatively easy to get a research ... departments, nigh impossible) to get a research position in your first year. But how do you get a UROP?  A good first step is to look at the UROP

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  I don’t know where we’re going ...but we're following my map of MIT's campus.

  

  means you crossed one or more streets from main campus to get there. W is ... Cambridge, you're better off consulting a map or getting laughed at by Central ... generally get to where you want to be without too much trouble. So study hard

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  “Heroes” The second in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Michael Jackson.

  

  . Somebody remarked that it was impossible to get by the Brandenburger Tor ... seemed kind of strangely appropriate. After the game, I went to go get a ... yesterday's entry for, well, more pictures. I, I can remember standing by

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  AND THERE WAS A PILLOW FIGHT!!! Didja catch the reference?

  

  would take to arrive by T, meaning we were all about 15 minutes early. As ... not after I made sure we had a map, because it's really easy to get lost ... didn't get to go to any when I was in high school, this was actually my

  • by Snively '11
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  was Red Mango, so my friends and I would call going to get frozen yogurt going to get Red Mango.  Sadly, the closest Red Mango to MIT is kind of ... Mango. I begged and begged my boyfriend to come get Red Mango with me

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Jellyfishing and other ways to recruit people to your organizations

  

  beginning of the year, recruiting impressionable freshmen who want to get ... . Feedback – It’s nice to get honest feedback from a peer about how ... that course 20 focuses a lot on, it’s really nice to get that

  • by Stanley G.
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  applying sideways, beyond admissions a rendition of Petey's hit blog

  

  outlines for how to get into MIT are do well in school, be nice and pursue ... well beyond trying to get into college.   In my first couple of ... sugar and caffeine to get me through the day left me exhausted at night

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 22, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  how to meet curious people

  

  direction, I would have to continue going to boring meetings surrounded by ... (and free food), but I don’t try to get involved with them at any deeper ... -professional clubs proliferate like dandelions—I’ve found it reasonably simple to avoid

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of UROPing in few words

  

  meetings and started reading different papers to get a better idea of what I ... able to handle more force. Using the facts given by the computer, I ... . Without classes this month to focus on, I started working under some

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  -dominated field. It was also a chance to get a selfie with CTO of the United States ... getting the chance to learn more about how other female engineers dealt with ... 't afraid to speak up, as evidenced by the huge hubbub that sparked from

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Wow KABOOM!

  

  ) So that's my week. I need to get back to 2.001 now, hopefully I can ... work to do (let me rephrase that. . . .AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH ... these blogs are for, right? These are supposed to give you an inside look

  • by Snively '11
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  how not to be a mathematician on taking time & not running away

  

  undergraduate, even though that had always been my major. I had hoped to get here ... By the end of my freshman year, I was convinced that I had not learned anything in my classes at MIT. By the end of my sophomore year, the

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 15, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Mirrors Because reflection is not just that image you see of yourself in the morning, or…

  

  burned the midnight oil already, you’ll get to hear a couple of my thoughts ... improve aren’t large tasks by any means. I spend a lot of time thinking to ... Fun fact about me, on days when I don’t have much to do, especially

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 8, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Burton-Conner long live BC

  

  out to the artists to ask about it and was told by Colin that it was ... , leading to the term "pedurple." cute!   Ice Skating Dino, by Lexi ... obsessed with Hamilton and wanted to give it a tribute.   Paris, by

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 25, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ho-dee-hi, hi-dee-ho, ho ho. How many digits of pi do you know?

  

  you get here, since it's sure to be legendary by the time you get here ... went to, who you recognize and know by name, but haven't ever really ... Wikipedia. I couldn't think of anything to blog about in recent memory, but I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MVEMJSUNP A contest!

  

  If you're old like me, you'll remember a classic episode of Saved by ... nerd, Screech, got sick and Zach had to help carry the team. One of his ... -vehn-se-nup' But given that science likes to redefine itself every so often, it may

  • by Bryan
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  a day, five days a week, but the benefit is that you get an intensive immersion that allows you to take the second level during the spring semester! These classes are limited-enrollment and available by special lottery only

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005