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  In Case You Were Wondering… Here's what I do when I don't do anything

  

  a short sprint away. Twenty minutes before 8 AM, I wake up to the ... teeth and popping my contacts out, among other things) before I need to be ... AM, would be a horrifying thought. But on this particular day, I feel

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  with their summers, I solicited updates from the French House mailing ... as you reply to this email? I am currently replying to you as I eat a brownie from a mug (an activity I highly suggest) in my apartment in Boston

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  stop by Random Hall (and I happen to be home, and you recognize me) I’ll give you a glitter fairy sticker and a sheet of bubble wrap. I experienced my CPW, two years ago, through a downpour. I was temped at Mac

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  AND THERE WAS A PILLOW FIGHT!!! Didja catch the reference?

  

  board: On March 5th I received an e-mail from Tamara '12. Hey ... March 22nd in Copley Square. "Hm," I thought, "wouldn't it be cool if these things happened together?" I wandered over to the Facebook group to

  • by Snively '11
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  When I went online to start typing up this post, I noticed an unpublished post of mine from nearly three weeks ago. Apparently I started ... it, which is just as well because I don't know what was going to be in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  This morning I went in early to image neurons on the confocal microscope again, and I was going to take pictures of the lab and our equipment for you guys -- I wanted to take them when I was in early, so I wouldn

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  I know I just wrote an entry about grad school interviews, but my mood has done a total 180 since then, so I feel I'm justified in talking ... people who are going around interviewing at all the top programs; I've met

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Pageant and pomp and parade The whippoorwill of freedom zapped me right between the eyes.

  

  It looks like I've already been outdone with this entry; I must say ... he saw was exactly the same... but I'd be willing to bet that there ... I was there, taking this awesome picture! It's all downhill from here

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Everything Everywhere All At Once a free early screening from lsc and a q&a with the directors

  

  This past Sunday, I walked out of an early screening of Everything ... screenings of movies and projects them in 26-100. I've gone to a couple of screenings and events in the past in an effort to see more movies (I watched

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 29, 2022
• Blog / Events

  2024 ring premiere! amogus??

  

  Premiere and Ring Delivery, so of course I had to show up to Premiere and cheer for her super loudly. Grace M. '24 and I trekked over to Kresge ... COVIDPass was working), and I hung my coat up. Then we walked right up to the

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 13, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  8.021 and my favorite moments the class that taught me to love physics

  

  One of my most favorite classes I've ever taken this semester is 8.021, Physics E&M. I failed the regular version of 8.02 in the spring, so I ... &M. 8.021 was the best decision I've made this semester! I enjoy 8

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 17, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taylor swift songs as applicants emergency evermore post

  

  counterpart. willow Head on the pillow, I could feel you sneakin' in As if ... But there was one prize I'd cheat to win The uptight honors student who ... .   champagne problems "This dorm was once a madhouse" I made a joke

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 11, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What a Robotics Career Looks Like What does it mean to get paid to work on robots?

  

  I thought it would be good to share here too for those of you who may still be in high school and interested in robotics. Now that I have graduated, this is the type of post-college wisdom I might share from time to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 14, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Taking a Step Back Using Avatar: the Last Airbender to talk about my feelings

  

  his heart instead of a lifetime of unhealthy conditioning. I remember seeing this scene for the first time when I was much younger and not ... it a few months ago, I find it’s not only a powerful piece of media

  • by Powers '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  A lively Dead Week what i've been up to

  

  I'm given to understand that at other colleges, students actually get ... , but we still call it Dead Week, and I'd say we manage to cram about a full week's worth of life into it. This semester, I only had one final

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  21 i don't know about you but i'm feeling 21...

  

  available to everyone in most other countries since they were a preteen. I’ve hit that milestone this semester and would like to share 21 thoughts I ... ). Pick my battles. I was incredibly argumentative as a child, and I learned

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eyes Wide a scandalous, unintentionally-devoid-of-meaning recent history

  

  Once, while working as a cashier, I noticed that a customer’s total ... ’s circumference and its diameter. I automatically said, “Heh… $3.14. Like pi.” The woman made a face. “PI?!” “Did you say PI?!” “I said it’s like pi,” I

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 8, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Chris inspired me to do dumb things I went to Disney World. It was fun, I guess.

  

  January 2015 I saw a Reddit post about a guy's mother who ran the ... the Disney World Marathon the next day on Sunday. I saw the picture of this woman holding up three large medals and thought to myself "I want

  • by Snively '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Toilet @ MIT The Ben Schreck Shits 2015 Calendar.

  

  this semester, I sat down with Benjamin Schreck, MIT senior and creative ... in McCormick Hall for about six months. At that point I decided I ... visible. We had two people carry it to the shoot, which I guess made it

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  Last week I started working at the MIT Alumni Association. It was difficult to leave my job in admissions since I have really enjoyed working ... prospective students. The transition happened quickly and I didn’t have time to

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014