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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  lounge, one of the upperclassmen in my dorm stopped by to comfort me. “Don’t ... academia changing rapidly, it’s reasonable to say that you too might be

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Sentimentality a.k.a. Why I'm So Glad I Picked MIT.

  

  Last night, I went to bed at 5 am. This morning, I woke up at 9 am. My eyelids currently feel ridiculously heavy - and yet, I don't regret ... arrival of more experienced dancers, the energy rapidly picked up, and the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Alaska, part I There...

  

  Blaugh." Of course I immediately asked him about his law blog (if you don't ... -water rafting in some class 4 rapids down the road: And I stayed in and iced my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  of the purpose, of this rapidly changing landscape, going from green to ... can't tell you honestly where I'm headed. I don't know that much. I do

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  From Charlottesville to Cambridge photos from a gathering for solidarity

  

  hatred in Charlottesville     City Manager Louis De

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  thrifting. i don’t really know what that means. maybe it just means you look good in red. yeah, maybe. some change would be nice, though. i don't know ... your classes this semester, don't you? yeah, they're fun. you know when

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 1 MITWE (+ FJE and VJE) go to Brazil

  

  dinner, we went to Luar de Uaicurapá – a nightclub-esque restaurant famous ... projects were possible thanks to the Nobre Academia De Robótica – a local ... very popular fruit in Northern Brazil. But don’t let its innocent looks

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  23andme happy new year

  

  could improve", that would probably not bode well for my future. I don't ... no longer have the rapid metabolism of my teens that meant I could eat whatever I wanted and never gain any weight. I don't want to perpetuate diet

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  , right, I mean, don't we we have to learn what every single Spanish word ... drinks. Wait, don't judge yet! Let me explain! See, in the US, drinking is ... , and I just don't understand it. Anything with fruit juice in it, which

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  email from G@MIT with the first line written in large bold letters: "De ... email said, "DeAnne Smith is a queer comedian. If you haven’t heard of ... better live, and DeAnne Smith was amazing. Plus, they tailored their show

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  self care define it or perish

  

  only thing i can do right now. i'm getting enough sleep, but i don't ... album, and it really helped me de-stress. it was such a simple, low ... —for the first time in my life since my literal birth i don't have blackheads

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 2, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  software package called A la rencontre de Philippe. It’s an interactive ... “student holiday” of the year – in months which don’t already have a three or ... torpex shot him from behind??” I think it’s probably a good thing I don’t

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s going on inside my head It might not have been so very important.

  

  gives you gallstones. Luckily, I don't like spinach very much. That's why ... scored free tickets to the Boston Lyric Opera's production of Lucie de ... bowls and for some reason, I don't know if I can bring myself to use any

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests of the non-standardized kind Stop thinking about the SAT and start thinking about 18.01!

  

  available. Generally, though, if you don't know the material, having a review ... something you don't know. (In many classes, test questions will take the form ... 'est la MIT vie. And now, I present the piece de resistance of my entry: my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  directly to admissions committee. Make your voice count! Don't use your whole ... more that the SAT, I suggest that you do the same. 3. Don't let the cost ... . Finally, I've lived in Queens, NY; Newark, DE; Seattle, WA; Seoul, Republic

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Lyrics to my MIT experience i definitely never, ever wrote songfics when i was in middle school

  

  you But now I don't care, I could go anywhere with you And I'd probably ... ="Furr by Blitzen Trapper"]--[/annotation] My college experience is rapidly ... Campus, I revert back into my quiet shell and don't fight situations that I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  guess is pretty hard to do if you don’t have any actual leaves. Even the ... first time. The sailing deteriorated rapidly into flailing and eventually ... around me, I have not once felt unwelcome. I’m not saying I don’t miss my

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Shortest Blog Ever (update 3 =p) 19 days till Taiwan!

  

  ease. Oh well :( ---- 4/29 Update!: Since I don't anticipating ... rapidly after fifth week of term, although demonstrate a statistically ... for you, but I don't think you came. :( Since I don't know your name, if

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bubbles and UROPs OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question, because I…

  

  OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question ... opened. I don't know where, exactly, but it's on the green line. So it won ... and how much you plan to borrow. (But don't worry, those numbers are

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  even though I don't actually go there yet. If you think that makes me ... order. I'm spending this summer working as a lifeguard at Runaway Rapids ... competition. I don't even know what that competition is, all I know is that the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005