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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  promise to be marketed and you need help on the startup. That's right, MIT helps pay to get your toy marketed. By this point we're all reeling ... appendages but I wasn't keen on using them to paint. Maddie '11 was sitting two

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Fashion Free For All like the hunger games but we love each other

  

  Black Friday sale where I'd have to snatch clothes quick and fast and ... On Friday, October 18th, the MIT Women's League hosted their 24th ... come in and get clothes for absolutely free. From formal wear to scarves

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 26, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  reading as my stomach sank. I decided on a restaurant to go to (a fancy ... , I encourage you to stand up, shut off your communication devices, make ... four, exhale on a count of four. Repeat twice more. You’re gonna be okay

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  being with it and in it, and having motivation and desire to keep on--that you're specially chosen, and lucky to be there. -Richard P. Feynman ... . AOL Radio is on the background, tuned to the Top 40 station. The desk

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  equipment, etc) and managing the camp website. On a more personal note, this ... Putz): "I'm working in the Media Lab's Tangible Media Group on a new ... 'm particularly looking forward to a program on roller coasters: campers learn about

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Celena in CPW-Land (Guest Entry) Skipping school to have fun, duh!

  

  planned to go on a campus tour (which started every half hour), but missed ... tour. Enter Kavita from Florida. The three of us decided to go to New ... you guys have heard your teachers say that?) Thursday New House

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  Crocheting With the Firehose Gauge your stitches, gauge your life

  

  's three stops on the Red Line to Porter Station"]Where is the nearest yarn ... : As you can see, it is best to use a hook size that matches your yarn ... on a number of factors, and the capability of one is relative to the

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 13, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Self Help I

  

  . James' books on "Living the Simple Life" by involving your kids in ... offering quick or permanent solutions to problems I thought were probably ... bookcase. I read Flirting 101: How to Charm your way to Love, Friendship, and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Party in the MIT This is some scary stuff.

  

  admissions website. The link has been sent to a couple of dorm lists and is ... entry and knew exactly what to expect when they clicked it? I know that at ... Baker (one of our dorms), was uploaded to the internet. The instant

  • by Snively '11
  • September 25, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Ten Years (On Dreams) Ten years ago, I was exactly where I wanted to be.

  

  for a week, either to take the lead on my work or to sit back and ... got just dark enough for someone to get injured on playground equipment ... only one person, or only one person’s feedback matters to your career

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  last first day (take 3) there are so many other blogposts with this title

  

  taught by the Digital Humanities group at MIT that focuses on how to ... have been meaning to get back into it. I plan on taking piano lessons ... skills! I'm super excited to just learn and get introduced to all these new

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 8, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  How Are You? because it's not just a simple question

  

  these people we ask one quick question as we hustle on in our lives. In ... sense? Same. I want to hear about how you're afraid of growing up. I want to hear about the spontaneous adventure you took today. You’re worried

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 19, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  a love letter to rice cookers and a recipe

  

  you have to actively stand around and make sure you don’t burn your food ... the ingredients clearly depends on the size of your rice cooker, so take ... ’s frustrating to hear “listen to your gut” and “use your best judgment” in a

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 16, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Reading Commences The applications are in, and now we're reading them.

  

  progresses, but I did want to take a quick break to at least give you all an ... Things are starting to get quite busy! Now that the Early Action ... 's what a stack of application folders looked like on my table yesterday

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  hungrily gaze upon the little pieces on the screen as they hop from square to ... dedicated myself to the black and white pieces on the board and learned the ... tears and my nose a horrid, stark red. "You seem to put on a brave face a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  A Few Lessons from FLL

  

  . You get judged not only on how many points your robot scores during the ... your process – the teamwork, intentions, and values that you bring to it ... only based on how many points you scored, but by how well your team

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 23, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exodus from Cambridge in which MIT evicts us due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  

  New cases in MA: 13 On March 9, Princeton made an announcement ... 10 new cases a day. To me, COVID-19 still felt like a far-off threat. Tuesday, March 10 The Announcement New cases in MA: 51 On March 10, I had

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 22, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  geographic traits to New Orleans, Venice. A quick Google news search produced a ... " O.C. on September 28th). My visit to Orlando, by the numbers ... to make sure she takes advantage of her new school's resources. ''I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  . -- There are murals on the walls! You can paint on your own walls and ... stuff, impostor syndrome is fairly likely to cross your mind in East ... 's put it this way: far from the nicest facilities on campus. -- Your

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Romance of Learning rainy days, language tests, and a book called Babel

  

  -winded sentences, making sure to use one of the 32 new grammar strategies we had ... morning to study for it, scrubbing the sleep from my half-conscious brain ... characters, brushed up on Japanese geography, and drilled myself on the grammar

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 23, 2024