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  DEALicious in which i counsel an FPOP and come out with free candy. also how to…

  

  First things first -- I took a weekend trip back to New York and ... freshmen. Totally optional, but a great way for incoming students to meet ... all ages and disciplines -- they just expect you to come in with a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  always wanted to have a brother. Last Saturday, that dream came true ... means to be a member of a fraternity. Because the fact of the matter is ... always worked through those conflicts, and we went on to achieve some

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Chinatown Food and friends and pigeons.

  

  'm stuck on a deserted island of pre-afternoon hours with nary a soul to ... the lack of sound judgment, I urge you to see how long you can live on a ... horizon. Dim Sum! If you're ever mind-numbingly bored enough to pop open a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Re-introduction A summary, for those of you just tuning in.

  

  to organize everything properly so that my postdoc can do a few final ... pictures of neurons. 2. Starting to plan a really important party for next ... 's the beginning of a new application season, that I'd rewrite an

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  2002. Gillespie is also a new television star, playing himself on the ... 's offer to do a gap year(s) to focus on his racing career, looking to return ... You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  batteries recharging because that's what IAP is for

  

  a lot of money on a gorgeous new guitar, which was totally worth it ... all of these mistakes. i went to NYC and went on a ~15 hour bender with ... this is the third IAP i've spent on MIT. trust me, i really tried to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 22, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  8 / Fresh start A month of eating and sleeping and other fun things

  

  learned how to set type, design a layout, and print our work on a handmade ... mates made a poster to cheer me on during my event. :^)   ... , My first priority was to focus on eating well and to cook most, if not

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  .007 has come to a close. If you're saying, "2.007, huh?" click here and read ... ) other schools do not have the time and resources to make such a class ... opportunity to work through the entire design process and end up with a nice

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  in search of lost time a cruft joint post with CJ Q. '23

  

  March, we visited every station on the New York City subway in a 29-hour ... , showing up to a random office building on the first day still a little ... changed. CJ lives in New York, where they work for Stainless, a company that

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  Things got poopy in Beijing and edible.

  

  This past weekend, I went to dinner with a group of MIT and Johns ... on the Beijing streets. I was drawn to the "indie music" sign, but ... Michael Jackson to Katy Perry to LED shirts … ...as well as a whole shelf

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 28, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Adventures in Time Travel (in the Library)

  

  ’s observations on climbing plants and the similarity of their strategies to those ... on the brightness of burning magnesium, a call for more systematic ... Cory and I paused for about an hour and a half while looking for

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 1, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXit FOMO....or JOMO???

  

  from MIT. I’m slowly getting ready to go back to the firehose; I’ll be on ... ’m excited to finally move in. I’m especially excited to be a blogger for the ... , convincing new students to join the crew team, leading FPOPs and orientation

  • by Alex M. '21
  • September 4, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Ending it's the last day of classes and I am having some feelings.

  

  maturation. You only need to sit in a poetry class, people-watch at a few parties, or heck, stay up a few late nights talking in the dark with new friends, to realize that people are, well, complicated. We're a pretty

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Friend the Parasitic Scientist A Random Hall alumnus on reality television!

  

  I want to tell you about a friend of mine who is on television this ... on the show? I was contacted by casting and asked to make an audition ... 24 hours a day. Sleep schedule was up to the individual but we had to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 26, 2013
• Blog / Events

  What’s on your mind? As for me, my hair feels normal again.

  

  surprise that I plan on spending most of rush hanging out at Random, with a ... RUSH RUSH RUSH RUSH So much is about to happen!  Electrical ... -creating!  Not to mention the epic water war between the east side and west side

  • by Piper '13
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What a Robotics Career Looks Like What does it mean to get paid to work on robots?

  

  perspective on what a robotics career has practically meant to me, but don’t be ... impossible point on the very edge, that we know how to pick up a tennis ball ... once worked on a tick-collection robot (yes, ticks the insects). I had to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 14, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Power Tools at 2 AM A typical MIT experience.

  

  I've been on campus for over a week now, which basically means that I ... logging on to the server at the same exact time so they can have enough time ... afterwards we all got a chance to meet President Hockfield. (By the way, the T

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knife fight with a biker gang Best blog entry EVER. If you think I'm kidding, let me just say: Gory photos…

  

  're required to make every call, I gave the new third rider tips on how to hold ... that is going to have to take a back seat in order for me to document to ... to a bloody pulp with my awesome newfound kickboxing skills. I'd almost

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is wondrous strange. Why didn't the ostrich cross the road? Because a girl had no pants on.

  

  Jessie '07 sure has a cool life. But so do I, sometimes. Yesterday I was a little bored (for the very first time since I got to MIT two years ... California. If you can't trust a student blog on the MIT admissions portal

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Superbowl Discuss.

  

  I am currently a bit overwhelmed with work & application reading, but I'll return next week with the next Q&A and other new content ... 's going to win? And most importantly: who will have the best commercial?

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 2, 2006