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• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  ’s capital. I frequent it often for my electronic needs—to replace printer ink or buy new paper sheets, to upgrade my iPad’s internet plan and most ... . And this past Wednesday should have been no different. I spent it at

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!

  

  I skip pistol class to fly to Los Angeles (don't worry, Mike is cool ... time ("ReMOVE the magazine. RePLACE the magazine"). I can hear his voice in my head, as I type this. It's soothing to step through a routine

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Spontaneous 5-Minute Classes on Whatever You Want These are too good not to share

  

  a whirlwind of learning. I've blogged about teaching at these events before. A few weeks ago, I agreed to teach a class with my friend Davie '12 ... ." Every time I re-read that, I wonder what possessed me to agree to do this

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Toons and Tasty Burgers adventures in chalk and tasty-burger-tasting

  

  11/9/2013: At the time of this writing: > I'm sitting in a cozy ... .) > Hairuo, Royal, and Trevor are telling me I should double major in Comparative Media Studies. I'm kind of considering it. > I have yet to see if

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2013 FAQs

  

  that QuestBridge applicants often have at this stage: Q: I am taking my tests in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the Match? A ... Early Action, and up to January test scores for Regular Action. Q: If I

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Alumni Barbecue I love living in a place with so much history!

  

  A few weeks ago, I organized a 140+ person barbecue for the many ... current residents to keep pushing forward and doing great things. I found a ... awesome research in the same labs where I worked last semester.  A bunch of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 6, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff

  

  rock band CDs and video game/TV/movie soundtracks. In high school, I ... I learned about student rush. It operates a bit differently based on ... ’re pretty good seats. My friend Jamal E. ’13 and I had tossed around the idea

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 22, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Boston Festival of Indie Games In which I geek out on campus with a bunch of gamers

  

  conference started in Seattle that now has a Boston branch. I went last year and plan on going this year. It’s freaking awesome.) I woke up at ... much meaning I derive from video games, and made me question whether I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville [by Xenia '13] Art Scholars go to the Met!

  

  [by Xenia Antipova '13] The very first time I heard of Richard ... give to her. It sounded fairly interesting at the time though (I paid ... operas: Gotterdammerung. A couple of years later, I watched a the film

  • by ARTalk
  • March 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT, Part VII in which I realize that I am less wise in person, and also a senior

  

  A couple of weeks ago, it was too warm and humid to sleep, so I ... clusters for my daily dose of midnight Haskell practice. Instead, I bumped ... ? Will you miss MIT after graduating? Me: Well, I'll miss MIT. I don't want

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ratification: The Story of the US Constitution History @ MIT

  

  , published this book last year. I wrote about the book when it came out last ... : When I visited Borders last week for their liquidation sale and saw Prof. Maier's book, I knew I had to get it. Having spent a whole semester poring

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

  years ago I received my temporary housing assignment (Simmons), and since being at school I've lived in many different parts of the housing system (West Campus, East Campus, Off-Campus). And from those experiences I think

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tangential Learning Isn't the point of research to delve into what you don't know?

  

  More than anything, I'd say that MIT offers a merciless crash course ... burdens are lifted: IAP, and summer. That's why for this summer, I decided ... ... ...and one month later, I learned that a man named Guido van Rossum

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Announcing New Bloggers for 2010! A digital debutante ball...

  

  story - I loved how much I loved reading Kate's blogs, whether about math ... Connection; I'll post his answer to the "zombie apocalypse question" to ... . And the gigantic flamethrower I ordered was stuck in Beijing. "I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Orthostatic Tolerance [by Ken Haggerty '11] It might not be such a bad idea to visit this…

  

  " (2010): India ink on Mylar®. I will admit upfront that I am a bit, if ... Not Be Such a Bad Idea if I Never Went Home, is really one of the best exhibits I have seen anywhere and is easily my favorite LVAC exhibit that I

  • by ARTalk
  • June 23, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  It's hard to know exactly how I'm feeling on our last night here in Haiti, but I'll do my best to try to summarize. We just got back from a ... though my feet are aching and my vocal chords nearly destroyed and I really

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  Back when I was about seven I dreamed of being an astronaut. Of ... a half months ago, I thought that was just one of my many fleeting childhood interests. I never thought that by going to college here I would be

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  One of the biggest things that bugged me about MIT before I got here is not knowing what things looked like. I kept hearing about "Athena" but had never seen it. I knew MIT students had e-mail accounts but who

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Steer Roast 2008 We Sport Death like it's never been done before

  

  . If your initial reaction to that was "...um, what?", then I'll fill you ... presentation on Senior House and Steer Roast created by Charisse '03: "I present ... said, I present you with pictures from the pit lighting and mud wrestling

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 5, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  If you've been deferred, you may be asking, "What now?" Luckily, I ... before that) What should I do now? I recommend spending the next few weeks ... application into your other applications. [But MIT is my dream school, I can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007