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  168 Hours and how to spend them

  

  curls and incline sit ups. A few weekends ago, at 1PM on a Saturday (most ... of the week based on how you plan to spend them. Athena and Leo have ... on my existence.  Despite everything, though, I realized after some

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 21, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  lookin’ at the blur of this semester and ahead at the next one!

  

  week, on average (the first month we read one book per week, circa 200 ... meant I knew what was going on in my Harvard classes. I plan to prioritize ... !![/caption] working out :D After a year off the bandwagon, I jumped back on and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  post-semester paradise two weeks with no psets or exams in sight

  

  [annotation note="the newly renovated library located on the east side of campus ... the next few days. surviving on snacks and free food scavenged from ... consume so many episodes on a 'school day'. the next day, which was the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 3, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  living away from home lessons learned

  

  's incredibly hard to live on your away from home, especially with your friends ... . It's important to establish this early on with your roommates if you ... more tidy and nice. Keep things well stocked. If you're on your last

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  and i try to find my place

  

  stupid one of the group. No matter how many pats on the backs and heartfelt ... morals. Would you work for a company that works closely on military ... in hell in getting a job out of undergrad but on the off chance that

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out

  

  AllTrails said that it was sometimes filled up by 7. And even on three ... definitely surpassed Switzerland for me as the most beautiful place on Earth ... perfect, there were cool streams of glacier water to splash on your sweaty

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 7, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Anxiety Level: High A play-by-play of emotional diffusion

  

  Phase I: Recognition I sit down on my bed. My heart is racing. I am ... late! Communication was bad on both ends; you’ll get it done. And the ... time on it? No! They’re asking us to do all of these things and we don

  • by Powers '23
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is a zonotope? yes this is a post about math

  

  vector on every vertex except the lower-left one. (If I drew it starting ... process. Draw the next vector on each vertex if it’ll be “outside”, then ... these lines on top of each other:Notice that when we read the colors of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  screaming a mood board

  

  school admission process is almost done, and I'm on track to graduate and ... I really had one place that wanted me there on January 9th. I guess ... some rare reaction pics out there that you just can't find on Google

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  involves using your hands. My high school was a magnet school that focused on ... new. I did social media research and sat in on team meetings about it ... of the scenery, all on top of fabrication. Every Tuesday, we had Thai

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  what you hope to achieve and building on your vision with concrete goals and actions. It's about taking on causes where you are 100% invested ... speech on MLK Day, in front of our cohort of 40+ undergrads, grads

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Make Friends Disclaimer: Attempt at your own risk

  

  be on alert, and it’s easy (especially when psets are happening) to ... someone also takes time and repeated interaction, with an emphasis on ... of my lofted bed in Simmons until I agreed to go on this adventure with

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  This post is for the MIT students about to embark on finals week ... out. Maybe you're planning on pulling an all-nighter tonight and to ... tell you that nearly everyone on campus is feeling the same way, even if

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  Choir Thursday night, I destroyed both of my knees running three miles on ... stretching by spending most of Friday with my legs propped up on a giant ... pain). I think about how everyone on the stage is an extremely

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes and Casting and Birthdays, oh my! What are "Things That Wake Me Up at 9am"?

  

  .01 forces you to really get what's going on, a quick scouring of the formula ... Chemistry. 3.091 has an "emphasis on solid-state materials and their ... early on in High School it's been an interesting experience that I have

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 29, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  On a recent blog entry, I got a question from a student I thought was ... weigh on the interviewer's impression of the applicant." Art '68, MI ... , in general, does not reflect positively on the person. Again, it begs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Boston’s 3rd of July It's almost a holiday, but not quite.

  

  week and then get off early on Friday. That changed a bit this week ... , unfortunately, did not take my camera, so you'll have to rely solely on my ... for a concert I was told started at 7:00 PM. I strapped on my skates

  • by Snively '11
  • July 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools My week.

  

  puzzle-palooza, which ran from Friday at noon until about 8 pm on Sunday ... noon on Friday with a big "kickoff" event, which serves the dual purpose ... , or sleeping. (Oh, and I ate a bit too.) The puzzles I worked on

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  graduate. A lot of students pursue 5th year masters, some go on to industry ... on what I've read, it seems like everyone maintains a balance in what ... encountered. I will also cherish the value put on hard work and dedication that

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

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  's currently on CNN.com, with a nice picture of Marilee and her daughter (at ... it literally, snapping off statistics on the increase in ulcers ... "early action" round of admissions, partly on grounds it contributes to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006