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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why was I up so early this weekend? Reaffirming my faith in humanity and destroying my confidence with computers

  

  perfect opportunity to get off my butt, ride my bike, and save $3.40 in T ... scanner. And my job, my one job that morning, was to get the check scanner to work. And I failed. Getting the check scanner to work is a tricky

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Personal Projects

  1 Fish, 2 Fish, a Lot of Fish, and a Snail Putting a Big Box of Water on my Dresser

  

  by the shore, wash it, boil it for a while to get rid of anything it ... So last semester I had a radical idea to get a pet aquatic turtle. I don't even remember what sparked my interest in wanting to get one (it

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 30, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 2) notes from the second day

  

  Station to [annotation note="no, that’s not a real word; yes, I stand by it ... my bet that I get to California before the Speaker gets elected is ... merely getting to bed. Good night!

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 12, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Snowmageddon Infinite amounts of pancakes, international adventures and poutine, and icy apocalypse preparation

  

  catching up on my movie/book/TV show list fell by the wayside. Not to mention writing and casual vlogging. But my friends and I have managed to get out ... guess an unofficial theme for this IAP has been to explore and get off

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  get into MIT. Being deferred means you're going to get another fair ... characterized by this kind of complexity. My advice would be to send in the FUN ... denied in EA. Deferred students, however, will have to wait a little longer

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  uncertain coworker. By the time I grab my sandwich and get to the door, both ... looking all over for you, kid!" booms Satan. "Let's get you back to hell ... roast chicken-mashed avocado-jicama sandwich and talking to my sister on

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  if we were lured by the idea of talking to prospective students or the ... helping out from 6:00 to 11:00, with maybe a half-hour break in between to ... happened to leave a message on your machines or with your parents, feel free

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  Spanish essay due tomorrow and 5.12 to study for, but I feel I must get this ... ? Am I good enough to get into college on my own?" I want to tell you ... imposed upon us ideals and molds - to get into MIT, you must have had done

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  to different stores for different foods to get the best deals, a ... convenient. I go to Bfresh in Davis Square, Sommerville (~15 mins away by ... because most people aren’t taking classes. For a month, we get to catch up

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  favorites below. Failure to follow directions: This one never gets old.  I ... directions is impressive, we are not actually impressed by the inability to ... : Responding to questions about cultural background by talking exclusively about

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  setting up a house will it take an entire semester? stay tuned

  

  took a few days to get the essential furniture set up. Boxes were so ... to get our common spaces more together, though. The living room was in ... guess we'll get it whenever one of us feels un-hosed enough to take the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 5, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  I hope over the next course of the year, we can get to know each other ... years ago, I was dropped off here by my mom and she said, "Go ahead, son ... things to see and do as Walt Disney World. So far in my little trip down

  • by Bryan
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Nightmarket Two (unrelated) celebrations of low-priced office supplies and Asian culture. (~15 pictures)

  

  bus back to MIT for Nightmarket. This event is co-sponsored by lots of ... each paid $2 to get in, and were handed 5 meal tickets. In addition to ... ) and I went to Harvard Square for some errands and dinner. Weywey dug

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  that it comes back to me?" If you take single-variable again, you get ... to something else without bothering to get credit for it. Right on with ... , awesome entry. I heard that Random is very selective (hard to get into) how

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  a postcard from GTL Spain finding myself or something like that

  

  . Despite all my best efforts, I couldn’t get the lock to turn. My host family ... myself to someone new, I get the opportunity to meet myself again. I know ... , Girona[/caption] 9/8/2025 Dear blog, Last night, I arrived to Figueres

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • January 9, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Pieces Check your application tracking.

  

  get us a missing piece is by fax. Our Records Office fax number is (617 ... . This is a good time for you to check your application tracking on My ... application component at this time. There are still more weeks of reading to be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  some thoughts i have a few

  

  't know, glassblowing is a notoriously difficult class to get into. You have ... was already othered. I didn't want to further box myself in by joining ... afraid to write about things and I don't really care if I get shit for it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 10, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXit FOMO....or JOMO???

  

  from MIT. I’m slowly getting ready to go back to the firehose; I’ll be on ... need to go back to get the card made in the card machine."]half a Harvard ... sets and early morning rowing practices. I’m excited to see my friends

  • by Alex M. '21
  • September 4, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Neil Gaiman! The uncensored version =P

  

  ...er...girl): It's always dangerous, non-productive or you get lied to when you ask a ... . Even in retold fairy tales, people get amazing feats done by being clever ... more beneficial to the audience. You maximize your time and don't get as

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 24, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  We Really Aren’t Kids Anymore avoiding the part where it all has to end

  

  we (the class of '24s) were supposed to just get it. Like we were ... get to redo my first year at MIT. Whether I liked it or not, whether I ... the role of 'generally older person'). I'm going to have to "get it

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 9, 2023