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• Blog / Challenges

  Somewhere in between Trying to find out where I belong at MIT

  

  occasionally law school, looking for places to live in their new found location ... , my degree will say 2020, and for the most parts my day to day ... matter before I apply to graduate school. I am taking five classes for the

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 13, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  It's been a while since I've had time to sit down for a long period ... to get sucked into the MIT mindset (or as I like to think of it, the ... . Enjoy the little things in life. Whether that be getting to the T stop

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Kickoff! and away we go...

  

  to qualify for the Championship Event in Atlanta. But the competition ... need to go to a regional event and see for yourself. FIRST might just be the best opportunity for aspiring techies to learn not just how to wield

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  the two: fight (by studying hard for two weeks), then flight (home for the holidays!) Many students will come back to MIT around January 7 for ... Wonderful Time of the Year”* During IAP, students get to enjoy MIT without

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Watch the 2.009 webcast tonight at 7:15PM ET!

  

  (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my fellow FIRST alumni out there, it's sort of like FRC, but for products ... work in large teams of approximately 20 individuals to design and build

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things You Shouldn’t Do And something I did

  

  upon, Winnie has agreed to take over for now and help all of bloggers ... mentioning a brand new feature for the MIT bloggers: Locker Space! We're not ... for other important things. I decided to just bite the bullet, move

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  to this system by an Interstate Compact. Hawaii, New Jersey, Maryland ... the night, by flashlight, for some reason, after the stragglers have ... presidential debate bingos and register to vote parties. Well, I've been getting

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Gluten-free at MIT Oh hey, that rhymes!

  

  Trader Joe's every one to two weeks, both of which have tons of options for ... . These dorms also all have one kitchen open to all residents (for example ... hall: "I live in Baker now and I have to pay for preferred dining, so I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions & Coca-Cola Check-in Last-minute questions, and Coca-Cola Scholars check-in.

  

  With CPW less than a day away, I'd like to use the comments for this ... do this in Mollie's latest entry). Students who have to miss CPW for ... there get a chance to connect!).

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  class (MAS.110) or for just getting "lost" in the many halls of the labs ... I love going to the MIT Media Lab. Being part of the MAS Freshman ... with the Men In Black Headquarters, except without aliens (for now

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Beard, The Name, The Response, and EC Why does it say E.Jones on my door when I am B.Jones, and why is…

  

  'm getting kindof hairy, much to the chagrin of my wife. There's a story behind ... have the official form that you'll need to sign and send back by May 1 ... campus. I'll get to work on that next week, no problem. EC. Matt and I

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  P(Happy Chanukah)

  

  asked of late. I'll address a couple quickly now, and get to some others ... , music, or art, at least as far as I've seen to date. For those of you who ... one in. Finally, I know that another deadline is about to pass for some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  passage of time I’ve had a better opportunity to get to know them. This year however I’ve reached the maximum time that I will have to ever get to know a ... and brought them to the point that made MIT the right college for them

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Long weekend It was a looooong weekend.

  

  go for delayed gratification; it's easier to work work work for a few ... actually a very good case for an entry with the title "How to do everything ... you need a set of perfect test scores and grades to get into this joint. :)

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  to be part shameless plug for my website CourseRoad, and part ... ? Whenever you get a chance, try to read as many of those as possible. You ... classes to a timeline of their academic careers and get immediate feedback

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  , thanks to free nights and weekends, I actually get to keep in close contact ... 't live without my fridge in Next. You might be able to get a used one, I ... packs of 5 for $3) and they're great to store in the bathroom. Wash them

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  to study for the 8.022 exam when your notes are neat and have pretty ... day would be fairly dull to keep up, at least in my opinion. It's really ... lost it before you could get it down on paper or somewhere else you

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  shoot an email to be less unknown!).  You probably have a passion for ... .  Welcome to the party. I fell out of my parents' nest in New Jersey and ... winged mechanical beast that brought me to a new world, and I rode in the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

  

  sessions: getting to observe and be inspired by other people's processes ... for a circle of artists to sketch. Life drawing is essential to a traditional art education, for many good reasons that I've come to realize

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 28, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  manner, by which I mean that I had probably forgotten how to add properly ... at MIT happens more often than some people do laundry. Best to get it ... upperclassmen scrambling to finish their quantum problem sets also provided for

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009