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  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  , after all, hope that something exciting would happen on my first shift ever. What followed that wish was just. my. luck. ~*~ My shift began on the doorstep of my dorm, where the other two EMTs on shift kindly picked

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  hosting. Some hosts are very hands-on, being excited to be with you the ... for you to explore on your own. You may want to talk with your host ... extent you're looking to explore on your own.A team of admissions staff and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Guilty Pleasure or why it's all about "the Hockey."

  

  excitement that went along with it. That also meant that on occasion it was ... played on the D-league team so it wasn't as much about scoring as it was ... feet on the ice. Now hockey may not seem that foreign to many of you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / Events

  A Latino Christmas An introducción to Next House's newest student group.

  

  Linux on a potato. But last night in Next House, a very different kind of heraldry was underway. This story begins on November 24, when a group of ... the more conservative halls on campus, people started asking questions

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  've planned on being Course 20* since before coming to MIT**, MIT students tend ... worry about what you list as your "intended major" on your application ... several friends who put that down on their application and got in. Don't let

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  a good portion of you, the pressure is on, as there's officially ... what you have to do now? Chill out. Seriously, pat yourselves on the ... on my application, do you think that's enough? Do you think I'll get in

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Where WAS I? Honestly? I still don't know.

  

  periods of time and then come back mysteriously with scratches on my face ... , and, well, it's a month later. I woke up on the floor of the blood bank ... eyelid and a little pamphlet on not engaging in vigorous physical activity

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Full Circle Here's to yesterday.

  

  . Specifically, a class on medieval prayer books. Why? Well, for one thing, I ... visiting MIT (more on that in a sec), you'd probably find me poring over some ... , because my dorm room was on the first floor, I had a great view of the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  're a concert pianist working on her third novel. (They'll never know ... 's almost nonexistant hair to set on fire. That's when you see the warning. "NO GELS OR LIQUIDS MAY BE BROUGHT ON ANY AIRCRAFT." It is impossible

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Cristen Chinea Cristen Chinea '10, for whom MIT might mean "meteorologist in training."

  

  through Union Square Park, you probably noticed Belinda and Joey. On most ... vodka, Joey a bottle of something else. On some days the cops would ask them to keep it down. On others, Joey took a trip to the emergency room

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  investment. On average, UROPers spend eight hours in the lab per week and a lot ... on biology-related projects at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ... "there's so much going on that you're bound to find something that will get

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yay for cheap stuff Inexpensive books make me happy.

  

  late night I really mean early morning. I did have help on one occasioin ... of people had questions my entry on tests and reference sheets. There ... allowed to use a cheat sheet." Mollie even wrote a whole entry on tests

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 4,5,6: NACAC Conference Part 3 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  counselors, admissions-related vendors, etc.) descend on a city (Tampa this ... hysterical). I got up at 4:30AM on Thursday to make it to the airport in time ... on how best to age, cut, and cook beef. Amazing dinner. After dinner

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Varied states of the basement A roundabout trek to an underground level of Building 7 leads me into areas very…

  

  to poke around a bit before heading over to 7-012 (a room I pass on a ... ... and arrive at one of my favorites -- I mean, just look at the pattern on ... few highlights. The note on this door wouldn't normally be amusing

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  SPECIAL DOUBLE BONUS ENTRY!! I didn't actually write this entry on Tuesday, but it's dedicated to Tuesday, because on Tuesday morning I pulled ... really cool article. Then on midnight of the 12th day of the festival, a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  on schedule to mail decisions in mid-march.) MyMIT has been pretty ... ; some new ones will be added. We've hired some student "experts" on ... something you do for the pleasure of it." That question, on the MIT

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Visualize whirled peas

  

  States, and how it related to the promotion of unity and understanding on the Indian subcontinent in the film. Peace has been on my mind a lot ... dropping an atomic bomb on Falluja. Sadly, I'm not making this up). It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  notes from a week of new classes the prettiest peril of higher education

  

  the info on the slides (but not all of it?). Already, I don't know if I should take my own notes, write on the slides, or write on the notes handout. Then the professor writes on the blackboard during class, none of

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 15, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of UROPing in few words

  

  . Without classes this month to focus on, I started working under some teachers and students on Course 2 work. I talked about this in my last ... different teachers who had work focusing on paper art. After a few

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  ways of saying goodbye joint post with CJ '23!

  

  . from everything goes on: But if I was gone tomorrow, would the waves crash on? Is it selfish that I’m happy as we pass the setting sun? from goodbye: So long, goodbye Hey, here's a fun idea How 'bout I sit on the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 31, 2023