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  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

  Anatomy of a Late Night There are some problems caffeine can't solve. But only a few.

  

  2 liters of Mountain Dew: $2.75 Mint Milanos: $3.39 Artichoke Spinach Hummus: $2.99 Wheat Thins: $2.29 Getting all your work done... priceless And now, I sleep, perchance to dream...

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  to New York City with me. there's also the fact that I'll be in Africa ... ...," nor can I quantify the anxiety it evokes. I did a "senior sale" to get ... significance. I get stressed out if I'm not taking every opportunity to see my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  djent is not a djenre or is it?

  

  fire shows. I spun to “The Lighthouse” by Halsey for my very first show ... want your soul to be revealed and exposed and perceived beyond belief ... Sometime in high school, I was trying to break the ice at a group

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 22, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!

  

  My first blog entry! Let me begin by introducing you to MIT World, a ... one to be the first one to reflect on in this new forum. So, I thought ... out The Akamai Story: From Theory to Practice by Tom Leighton. Akamai

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  social groups a different angle on the 'i found my people in college' trope

  

  , but you should also be prepared to survive on your own if and when they ... within your control that you can take to preserve your well-being. this is ... new projects to work on, and why, despite my current courseload being

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 27, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  fastest (and most fun) way to get through problem sets is to do them in a ... high school (duh), and most people had to fight to get the opportunities ... everybody could get a 100% or something, so people take it upon themselves to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  your sport by completing a recruitment form. Depending on your potential contribution to MIT's varsity athletics, they may choose to advocate for you in ... undergraduates play at least one varsity sport. If you're a prospective student
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You don’t know what a robot is? I dig Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert digs MIT. Thus, I dig MIT.

  

  's online column, appears below. They began by pointing out, "Your comment ... divisible by two, due to the principle of bilateral symmetry to which nature ... just profoundly bothered by the alien invaders' use of hulking, unstable

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slam Dunked Long crazy week...a few necessary lessons

  

  . You’ll work hard, really hard, but you can get used to it; you’ll strike ... problem set on Tuesday afternoon and get done by midnight with a few breaks ... . I was reluctant to get up from bed—I always am, really—but I managed

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 4, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  two years after my book auction in retrospect

  

  to get (along with my math degree). I was and am grateful that so many ... On April 16th, 2020, my life changed. That’s a kitschy way to put it ... memorable than usual, because it’s the day my first novel went to auction. It

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  Food? What? I may weigh approximately two pounds, but I eat as much as everyone else. All…

  

  Before I get to an actual point in my next post, let me say this: I ... lack the ability to cook food in small amounts and nearly all of my ... 't cook to save my life. I was dead set on living in a dorm with a dining

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’m Teaching This Fall spoiler alert: a social history of the internet

  

  new special topics course called CMS.S62: The Internet as Social ... of diversifying your sources of media:     Ethan and I ... description: There is often a tendency to consider technical systems as 'purely

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus – mainly Manus! Hmm my hands feel itchy...

  

  escapes from the tennis courts to a vast Briggs Field trademarked by the ... ? (Carved by Andrew Hoy '10) Do you see what's in here? To no surprise ... in the wee hours is hard to come by around here. -- 3 Days before the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 29, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Places You’ll Go Places I've recently gone.

  

  !) and busting my butt off at my JOB. I chose to get an internship in ... I went to 9-to-5 life in downtown Manhattan. Some of you might have ... world. One other thing many people do during IAP is get an internship. So

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Blog Projects

  hello, after six years

  

  good way to remember that you are more than what you are able to do. by ... i find harder to talk about, have changed me and my relationship to writing. this is not possible to stop, how change continues to happen. i

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  bother you, but can I please borrow your window for a moment to take a ... , where I seemed to be getting closer... ..but not quite what I wanted. I ... , elegant, and anonymous prank, designed to amuse and catch the attention of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cancer on my mind Wait, shouldn’t that be Carolina?

  

  , hospitals, and private companies. You’ve got until October 1 to submit your ... Cancer is on my mind lately. I know how to have fun, huh? But maybe ... place of its kind trying to come at diagnosis, treatment and prevention of

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 18, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Sport CPW cpw at senior haus

  

  Infinite and through Dorm Row, we managed to get every single hot dog eaten ... sunny weather for this week. I should preface this by saying: I love CPW ... it before. Mix the two together and you just get a really excitable and

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  we help you make your decision? What more would you like to know about ... financial aid office says they'll get it to me next week. Are they really that ... 10 days to go until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006