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  Things That Have Happened To Me Recently in no particular order

  

  the first step on the road to recovery. My phone is a RAZR - not one ... want to look up on Wikipedia] if you had a smartphone. Except you don' ... can't seem to find a place that makes good ones in the area). I had

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The After

  

  , working in the machine that is Big Tech. My day to day involves a lot less work on psets, a lot more talking with people, and probably the same ... have been able to ship a few products that are out there in the real

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An OME Welcome to the Institute I took Tsegball, and I have no regrets.

  

  post to be. I better try to sleep now. It is 10:30, and I am making a new ... On June 14th, I began my journey to MIT. I packed all my clothes ... set off on a cross-country road-trip. I was leaving that early because I

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Summer

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  [annotation note="Tangent: Freshman winter, I made a new year’s resolution to ... Cambridge Half marathon last fall, I accepted. But first, I went on a run ... ended up writing a blog about it all, though. This summer, I wanted to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  haunts in a last bid to say goodbye. But what if you held off on all that ... ). Taking a gap year is a wonderful opportunity to focus on something ... I'd like to talk a bit about deferring entry to MIT, also known as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  to gracefully flail on the ice rink, while dressed up as your favorite ... paste on setting: Friday. After 4 hours, at 11:59, quickly sprinkle in the ... various fraternity brothers coming to serenade you as a musically delightful

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Events

  How Many Liveblogs Can We Get Onto One Page?! Mystery Hunt Part 3.5

  

  WRAP-UP! As a favor to everybody who worked on the puzzle remotely ... 's a completely new kind of experience! Thanks again, more to come later ... ) ************************************************************************************* TIME TO HELP ON A PUZZLE!!! KEEP GOING! UPDATE: BENTO NATION and JAPAN

  • by Snively '11
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  -male a capella group, on their way from one serenade to another. But some ... MIT performance groups give students the opportunity to buy a serenade ... sitting in class my freshman year, listening to a (differential equations

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  DNA. This situation means that a strain unable to grow on glycerol could ... isolate a haploid strain that can not grow on glycerol and want to know what ... distorted slightly from a spherical shape due to drag forces on the sphere

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  been attempts to shine some light on what is too often a dimly understood ... . So I'd like to begin by giving a shoutout to my grandfather, who, in addition to being a WWII vet, was also ordained as a nondenominational

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  scootin’ and zoomin’ a transportation saga

  

  at the start of my junior fall, I upgraded to a new A6 scooter ... . But for now, here is on to new adventures, this time on an exciting ... may see me zooming around campus on my white razor a6 scooter

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 18, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

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

  

  like we were supposed to know how to advise actual first years on where ... years later, about to become a senior this fall. Of course, one can argue ... now, [I mean, according to the student directory I'm already a fourth

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 9, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  technical pursuits. And I've begun to feel a certain yearning to do something ... write, even if its only a page a week. Right now I'm working on a piece ... (because I've been practicing piano). And I have a cheesecake to bake for my

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Answering my own questions My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.

  

  than turning you off to MIT. Quickly answering a few questions before ... other departments. And to be honest, I have no idea what on earth a math ... supposed to equal one hour per week spent on the class. 100 units is absurd

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  and at home on our campus and the best way for you to be comfortable ... shirts so keep a lookout for them. A great place to find a parent to talk to would be in the Parent’s Hospitality Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee or

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas thanksgiving and warm fuzzies all around

  

  course, Thanksgiving weekend. I have...a lot to be thankful for. Mom, if ... to so many new perspectives and ways of life that I just never even ... our friends in Fremont!), who came to Boston to hang out over break. On

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time in a bottle. A Newbery-medal-winning collection of short stories.

  

  coming to MIT for a day and wanted to see how our research on the thermal ... If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I'd like to do ... of it like a box full of memories. ...and the Trumpet of Coffee On

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Football home opener College football is as American as apple pie.

  

  there are very few pictures of me in a cheerleading uniform on good hair days. Seriously.) A few weeks ago, the cheerleaders recruited new ... promise that we don't require new members to have prior cheerleading

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Events

  This… is… Jeopardy! [UPDATE] Jean '09 knocks off a 6-time champion; watch her defend her winning streak tonight on…

  

  earlier this week: Computer Program to Take On 'Jeopardy!' YORKTOWN HEIGHTS ... completing a computer program to compete against human "Jeopardy!" contestants ... call from an MIT senior who is going to be on Jeopardy! tonight. Pretty

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  experience was rare But I learned a whole lot and I have more knowledge to share I walked up to MIT on July 7th, 2008 Made sure my shoes were shiny ... every type of background from New Jersey). I look forward to lending

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008