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  Steve and Me remembering steve jobs

  

  think back to the call I received from Steve Jobs on a Sunday morning in ... was stored on top of a tall cabinet out of harm's way. The very first ... Apple was trying to make its stores seem like a church, a sacred space

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  contradictions too much, not enough

  

  to? good question. right now, i'm sitting on my chair in a weird ... 's a lot going on, you know? and also, overall, i'm a lot happier these ... that was a dream. something about being on a farm just activates my

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 8, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals! Finals are here!

  

  : A toughie, but I managed to answer most of the problems =) If you'd like to see what an MIT final exam is like, let me know, and I can post a ... I'm currently studying for what might turn out to be my last ever

  • by Bryan
  • May 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Today’s Mailing Day For me this is a huge thing. You guys are my first MIT class, which…

  

  to break my heart in a lot of ways. Anyway... Tonight feels like xmas eve. I distracted myself with a transition shave. It's supposed to say ... Waited until midnight so I could post on the 11th officially (EST

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Family Weekend 2014 family weekend 2014, day 1 and how I had fun

  

  .01 lab to finish a 14.02 pset due Monday morning, and an 8.02 exam also on ... waaahmbulence for a bit, I got straight to work. I traded away sleep hours for ... Student Center where they were showing a livestream of a One-on-One with

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT, Part VII in which I realize that I am less wise in person, and also a senior

  

  A couple of weeks ago, it was too warm and humid to sleep, so I ... into Jeffrey'13 leading a cluster of frosh from his FPOP. As is wont to ... bloggers, blogs were...blogged to. Frosh: Are you excited to be a senior

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  I wanted to post this a couple days before decisions came out but ... reviews, but it’s Spring Break now and time for all of us to take a ... decision you’ve made/ You’ve put a stamp of approval on every part of the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  An Interview about the Interview Remember: questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart.

  

  's start at the very beginning. (A very good place to start.) 0. Is an ... , your EC wants to get to know you as a person so he/she can add another ... the MyMIT section on interviews. To get to this page, which has

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mr. E. Hunt In which I return to blogging only to learn that I forgot how to blog,…

  

  deliver* a sandwich to the first person(s) to solve it from scratch**. *The ... Truth be told, I have no idea how to use the MIT admissions web ... be told honestly this time, I've actually forgotten how to write

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Engineering leadership: the one-hour edition President Hockfield makes a surprise appearance!

  

  , you have my permission to put down your AP study books and take a look. As I hinted at in my last entry, the GEL program had a hands-on hour ... while building a paper bridge on time, within their materials budget, and

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hydrate Happy Sent by the magic of mobile technology

  

  want to pound my head against a wall, and it costs hundreds of dollars per month to operate on top of that. Overall, a terrible product ... minutes for me to have the misfortune of using a Bevi machine. (The reason

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • July 3, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back in MD Summary of the end of the year, and a look ahead to the summer.

  

  on that later. But first, a State of the Institvte address. The school year ended with a fizzle. I must admit, I love rolling out of bed on the ... an MIT alum. I also made a surprise visit to my 5th grade teacher along

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I read the news today Oh boy! I hope that you're as excited as I am.

  

  should apply to MIT. I came across an article on Google news about a ... Hypothesis if it is actually false." Last year I wrote an entry on a one ... DID YOU KNOW? The Riemann Zeta Hypothesis was voted to be the most

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT XC, looking sharp In which Maggie unveils the most awesome flowchart ever!

  

  Now, I know I’ve had a tendency to bury the lede a bit, (although I ... before going out to dinner. Running is a great sport, but no one ever chose ... ’ve had a lot of chances to practice!). We are at Ben ‘12’s house for dinner

  • by Alina G. '11
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Takin’ My Time I've got to keep on chasin' a dream...

  

  .020 group final project...and so on. Not to mention, the next issue of MURJ is ... time, and I can't wait to see the issue come out in just a few weeks ... refers to the final day that MIT students can "drop" a class (remove it

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 29, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  This entry is a double cheat -- I was trying to think of something to ... other day on CC. I really was paying attention to the game, but my feet ... of sports at MIT, and a lot of ways to get involved with physical

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Drinking from the Firehose By: Teresa, '11

  

  ice cream and put on shoes and a sweatshirt”). So I was able to ... education to a drink from a firehose? There is so much more than water at MIT ... variety of activities that students do. All it takes to make a group is

  • by Bryan
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  trust how do you decide who to trust when there are lots of untrustworthy people?

  

  as a kid, i used to always be on edge when interacting with people ... every stranger i encountered, and it took me a long time to realize that ... instance, last fall i filled out a google form to go live with 30 strangers

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  More from Ahia I even manage to do MIT-related stuff when I'm 750 miles away.

  

  for a few days), since my fam is hopping on a plane to LA early tomorrow ... suppose it's usually more expedient to leave a comment on my blog -- I can ... treats and a frosted star cookie, and got to speak to the entire group

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  out phrases or clauses just to save on words, but I did it and felt like ... So on the MyMIT Admissions site, the 2005-2006 undergraduate application has been posted. You can request a paper copy, download a PDF, or

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005