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• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  allows you to achieve [annotation note='by this I mean that intangible ... [annotation note="this was by choice, to be clear; there are lots of singles ... experience was defined by proving myself to nobody in particular—proving I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  'm very fashion challenged. So, I headed back to my room to get changed ... been planted...so I think that maybe, if I can somehow manage to get a ... know, good schools and stuff and i have to get out of mit), internship at

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right

  

  . You don't get something for nothing. In addition to rerouting your life ... toward the goal of getting into a top school, and it's been portrayed to ... needed to do, you have it made. That's not true - it's once you get here

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 0: from DC to Quito A rough morning, a long nap, and a kindly neighbor

  

  so, we went to the lobby to check out and get a cab to the airport. I ... particularly endear us to her. She wrote down suggestions for how to get to our ... January 10 On the plane from Panama to Quito What a goofy

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  for internships. I got lucky and managed to quickly get a few offers for ... -negotiated one of them to start in the spring. By late June, I had finalized my ... was only able to find a job and housing by making lots of negative

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  socializing over zoom it's been rough

  

  that seek you out to spend time with you – be it to get lunch, or to sit ... by moving to a remote time zone. Surely, that could’ve been avoided ... Last week, non-seniors who want to live on campus in the [annotation

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Attack! My war diary.

  

  their stronghold. Our first priority was to get out the window to ... Oh hai world! Welcome to my very first official MIT blog entry ... year, because MIT is out there to switch things up and do things people

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  Next is). 11:02 AM: Gets to the first floor of Building 16, all the way ... : Decides to get some dinner. 6:51 PM: Cold blast of air from the outside ... students here had dwindled down to single digits. I logged on to take a short

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  recommended pressure and were almost ready to get back on the highway before ... , surrounded by tall, looming pine trees, listening to the tinny sound of the ... need, but neither of us had the strength to get the lugnuts off the tire

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Being Home and Answering Questions some changes, some constants, and the end of pass/no record

  

  want to get out of my time here?" "Which activities do I value more and ... . Get in your college applications, and now what? Well...now's the time to try out things you didn't get to do before. Learn a new skill. Play with

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 21, 2013
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Moving Across The Pond From One Cambridge to Another

  

  long time D&D/MTG player in HS, it's been nice to get back into the ... DOTA2 players Tune in next time to learn about how I managed to get ... -essential employees I said my final goodbyes, hopped on a plane to Canada and shipped

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  thrown at him by an island native. Hee. =) Responses to Questions: Shannon ... excessively amusing. The creator of the group asked the group members to post better photos of Pluto, and I started to look through them. One of the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  by you, the applicant. The MYR serves two purposes: to share your ... , since you only get to submit this form ONCE, this causes problems. So what we really want is to get the MYR as soon as possible when your grades

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  get to glimpse my innermost(ish) thoughts. And by you, I mean the entire ... things changed - but definitely by mid-February or so, I wanted to get into ... to sacrifice a few other things to get there) or manage to finish the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  attempting to refute that - my blog is what it is, and the folks who "get it ... officially sanctioned by the MIT admissions office - I'd say if you're going to ... sacrifice your true passions to get that A in French, but at what cost? Let

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  These are a few of my favorite things Silver-white winters that melt into Newbury Street shopping.

  

  has been on a campaign this winter to get me to learn how to ski, even ... very good". Certainly you don't have to be an IMO medalist to get in ... UROPs. How hard is it to get a UROP in physics? Since it's more

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?

  

  scholarship, getting to know them, and talking to them about college. The only problem was I didn’t get to do much of it. So armed with a greater ... up running around madly and using the compass on my smartphone to

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • December 12, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Remembrance Another year of old people remembering things

  

  late for my work-study bookbinding job, but managed to get there a little ... to get something. When I turned around to return to the building, I saw ... remember today for the people who didn't get to have a phone call like mine

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  DOFMH A sick day from work, where "sick" means "I wanted a day off"

  

  for snickerdoodles at LaVerde's, and they needed to get baked -- I find ... grade teacher) used to encourage me to occasionally take a DOFMH -- day off for mental health -- from school. (To be honest, Mom likes to play

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / CPW

  Who’s psyched? I’m psyched! It's gonna be stitchin'!

  

  stitching supplies mailed to them by the admissions office so you can stitch ... by COVID (RIP Tradeshow Industry). Sadly this means no all-day Animal ... 'm actually getting a paycheck and have health insurance. Difference 2 - I am

  • by Snively '11
  • April 6, 2021