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• Blog / IAP

  IAP in Review: Week One IAP should stand for Independent Awesome Period.

  

  here's a look at what I'll be doing for the next three weeks: More ... A couple of days ago, I was working on an entry talking about all the things I was planning on doing during IAP...and then I got distracted by

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  secondhand stories an allegory

  

  doing improv was a lot of fun, so i tried auditioning for a few groups myself. most of the process consisted of taking a video of myself doing ... had to do a live performance in front of retired cast members. the first

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 22, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  will post once I see a logical end to my day. Brendan asked, "What do ... Brendan, MIT students go off to do a lot of different things when they ... you speak to who you are and what you want to do. John wrote: "I have a

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  This Post Has a Happy Ending dealing with obstacles @ MIT

  

  new life, break down from a petty virus. I could do well on exams ... Do you know what “hosed” means? Urban Dictionary defines it as ... available (as in trying to drink from a firehose). (context: MIT)” I drank

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Peek at 8.033 – Relativity We think physics is pretty great.

  

  being able to do physics so quickly that he is a veritable blur. This was ... . And do it quickly. Don't make a fuss. XOXO -lulu ... So this is a big week. This, is not only production week for

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear High School Senior I know you're stalking us

  

  a book (Step 1a would be to buy a book if you do not own one). These ... . Build a thing You are creative. You can do things. I know it. Does your cat/dog need a house? Build it a cat/dog house! Do you need a particle

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • November 17, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Conclusion Rock the vote!

  

  've been waiting to tell your friends, family, or family pets to vote, do it ... , iPhones, Treos, whatever.. just be sure to do it before the deadline ... , to the point that I sound like a drowning male frog through a voice

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 27, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Forum Monday Let's make a list of questions that you feel you REALLY need answers to ASAP.

  

  Today's post is a bit different from my regular posts. As we get ... incline. As a way to help with your tension headaches, I propose the following: instead of me posting a topic and you responding, let's make a list

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  blogs MIT Admissions would launch in 2004. Now, with more than a dozen blogs up and running, I feel very proud of what we've been able to do. Over the past year, I've learned a lot about blogging and how to best

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting a Physics Major – Part I I split this up because i need to start studying for finals.

  

  Juniors in physics tend to complain a lot. The more of them there are ... junior physics lab with a bit of preparation. By the end of the first 2 ... data analysis in Matlab, learned how to use Latex, written a 4-page

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 14, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Meet More People a guest post from Amy F. '20

  

  ado... How do I meet know more people (To new friendships! A special ... only so much time in a day to do everything, so why do you deserve their ... What follows is a thought that I've mulled over recently put into

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  The Marks of a Student or, let's catch up

  

  doing good enough, here it is! I think a lesson we all need to learn ... to take a break. I am not weaker or dumber for struggling. I am doing ... Hi, long time no see. Well, for me it's been a while. I've been

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 4, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The last few days of summer I think I spent them well.

  

  didn't have to do that) and took me out to get a pedicure (my toenails ... do justice to how otherwordly it is. For a day, I was a princess ... jousting on a zipline, with a foam sword. I hear princesses used to do that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  freshman spring in which today is the first day of spring

  

  you won't have a new pile of things to do waiting the next morning as a ... linguistics, I recently started a UROP that has to do with the rhythm of speech ... week some time ago: we'll be doing a co-blog post thingy about it down

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  One Day at a Time or, springing into junior year, part 2: electric boogaloo

  

  find myself unable to do anything, whether it’s as grand as stopping a pandemic or as small as comforting a friend. All there is to do is wait. Wait ... trying to do something. Our dining room has been converted into a home

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 17, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  a jaunt to Philadelphia We went to the AWP writing conference!

  

  sitting in a coffee shop in Arizona, finishing this blog many months later ... postcards picked up at a writing conference many states away. I moved the lamp from a corner where the wall is painted black to a corner underneath my

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 26, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Night Off Campus and some dancing

  

  to unspool from the rest of my body. I need a break, and luckily, I can get one. I put on a light jacket, text a friend who wants to meet at ... to the gas station to grab a few drinks. Fifteen seconds outside, and I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 21, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  what to do with myself, and fell asleep on the couch. There are a lot of ... doing great in that department, so it’s nice to have a single friend to laugh about it over. “Have you ever looked at a Domino’s box? Do people

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  gracious to send you. I know that most of you will put it all in a big box ... . Why do we send you all of that stuff? Good question. The answer is that ... admission or at least want to come for a visit. So, you go through the box

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: A Guide for the Hopeless and Drenched thoughts from mark '15

  

  twist and break, doing everything to throw you off its course. A storm ... numbers and letters. Scores and grades do a fairly reasonable job of ... millions of people is your drive, do it! Dedicate a significant amount of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 29, 2011