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  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  things. I spoke on a panel about student workers with some counterparts ... appoint officers, on down until you get to the general admissions infantry ... made. Schools could have cut back on financial aid to preserve other

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  to slam through 15 applications (TOO MANY!), spend a lot of time on one ... 4 years now. I'll be honest, I used to know a whole lot more about it, back when I was in the thick of it. Now, my role as a blogger, is to

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Second Day of Class Course shopping and such.

  

  beautiful now). There's a certain serenity and peace about grasping on to ... Harvard on an errand, and had a great dinner at the Vietnamese place next to ... just means i have to prioritize earlier) I do keep a Post-It pad with me

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  as well be on fire. When you're used to life in Hell, sometimes a ... Stokes' Theorem on my psets. No hard feelings?), I submitted my name as a ... 4-159 and somehow I need to find a stapler in the next five minutes

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Theory of Actual Reality

  

  musicals (not to mention a brief mention of MIT). Soon after, we were wading ... 't dwelling on the derivation of equations but rather getting to the guts of the ... a classic MIT moment for several reasons. First, it was a challenge to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 22, 2004
• Blog / Events

  Le BBQ

  

  Two of my dear friends, Gary & Sherveen, wanted to host a BBQ ... , besides insisting that we serve corn on the cob, was deciding on a theme ... graduation/4th of July decorations were on sale, but I chose to look forward

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT or Bust Our story begins here...

  

  So I guess telling you my name would be a good place to start: Bryan ... 's Inauguration last May. In order for you guys to get to know me a little better ... ----------------------------- 1. The first day of high school, I rode a unicycle to school. 2. I can

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Giant Cows Eat Venus; Earth Next Breaking apart and growing, fireworks, and a story

  

  week pretending to be a tomato. Hold on to those. I’ve learned that ...       On the evening of June 6, 2012, a satellite ... Venus is a fairly predictable thing.” He paused, switching the settings on

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  A thank you to all the supportive faculty & staff at the ’Tute ... insurance changed) Tripped so badly walking down Amherst Alley (on a ... once. It started with an email to my academic advisor, then a phone call

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Beauty, xkcd, and my classes The problem with me.

  

  shattered with a bang. *In contrast to "ood", an alien species from Doctor ... we struck the glass, it would ring with a frequency identical to that ... glass to fall apart from each other are the same vibrations of a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Cleaning A psychoanalysis of the recently deleted folder in my notes app

  

  .091 Part II This is, again, something I typed to memorize on the way to a ... 't Have Shazam  This one's a real classic. I refuse to download Shazam (in ... . WHAT!?! This one has a lot to dissect. First, we have a Slack message

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • January 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  It's hard to remember a time during my senior year of high school ... . This is a bad attitude to have in all regards, because while it's great ... 's likeness to recycled cardboard; a girl I know at Berkeley calls me to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Cake Concert, Wing Dinner, and Senior Ball An action packed 2 weekends: Cake, a wing dinner, and Senior Ball!

  

  . As a result, I don't have any pictures to post. =( Anyway, the ... event and all proceeds went to the Cambridge YWCA, a shelter for abused ... ,000, thanks to everyone who came! This Friday night: MIT gives a lot of money

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 7, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2025 i3 videos megapost

  

  their housing survey and choose where to live on campus. This guide ... to kindred spirits that they hope to live with. (A note that not all ... As a part of MIT’s unconventional housing process, rising first

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Seatbelts, Everyone! Interrupting Radio Silence...

  

  a week ago, I feel compelled to at least pretend I have some salient ... ...for a little trip down memory lane. What inspired this sudden ... speaks the truth. (for those confused, i must point you to the wikipedia

  • by Alina G. '11
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  to have achieved genius status. I've got a lot of ground to make up ... 'm officially a junior, halfway done with college, done with thermodynamics, and not even close to done packing. But, that's what tonight and tomorrow

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  people appreciation post <3

  

  culture of MIT dorms and how they foster a community rely on people who make sure that the dorms are clean and livable and a home to so many of us ... hope to even feign. dining staff  I had a very complicated relationship

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 2, 2024
• Blog / Events

  “It’s just so effortless!” Apples and ziti and pies, oh my!

  

  Bake results, the Conner 2 freshmen rushed back up to our floor to work on the freshman dinner... We had to cook for about 30 people, so we started with a ... mixed, it was time to bake it. Hence the name "baked ziti." I grabbed a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faith Embracing uncertainty as the world changes around us

  

  .” He went on to explain that I was one of less than a dozen children ever ... disappeared underneath the skin on my left arm. In a few moments I was relieved ... - in the doctor’s who had labored straight through Christmas to reach a

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 1) wits, skill, and the teeniest amount of luck

  

  1: Hide and Seek Rules You are the player. You choose a place to hide and a place to seek from a list of 20 locations on MIT's campus ... :30PM ET!"]progress to a live game show[/annotation] to compete for $399

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 13, 2020