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  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  The other day I was walking back to Next House when a leaf literally hit me in the face. Not a light caress, not a brief reminder of the ... a painful metaphor for my life right now. (Sometimes, a leaf isn

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First term freshman year A horror story, I guess... but one with a happy ending

  

  are only graded in a pass/fail fashion -- if you get an A, B, or C in a class, it gets recorded on your transcript merely as a "P". If you get a D ... if you never took the class. This is a really good system, for several

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Swiss Miss "The archangel Michael descends riding a triceratops."

  

  . This is a dumb story, but scroll down for some more pictures. I left my umbrella on a train in Switzerland last weekend. It was really a great umbrella--it had a big button that you could press to open it, fit perfectly

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That Lovely Pre-Finals Period

  

  IBM/Lenovo merger for class. It was a team project on mergers as a whole, with each of us choosing a merger case and exploring its respective ... finish a few pages for Friday, along with studying a bit for my (last

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the ... worry about this. In a case where we need to see a mid-year report and it ... . In other words, if we feel that a mid-year report is needed to make a

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.

  

  )! IAP is one of the most fun times of the year. It is a time where ... an externship, some will learn a language, some will do research, some will build a Stirling Engine, among the many options. A couple IAP

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  studied extrasolar planets (a planet outside of our solar system), which I'm told is currently a super hot topic in astronomy! The goal of the ... equipment to detect and do studies on extrasolar systems. A lot of extrasolar

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  College students do eat real food! ...sometimes. I now present: the culinary adventures of Laura and April.

  

  found a table cloth! And salt and pepper shakers!" Meanwhile, I was putting some Chef Boyardee in a pot for lunch. That's not to say that I ... directly. Her boyfriend, Chris, just flew in to visit, so she cooked a real

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Images of Rush preparation

  

  leading up to Rush/Orientation. So I decided to bring you a few pictures of the activity in my neck of the woods. But first, a pic of my hallmate, Deirdre '08, that I took a while back for an entry that never happened. One

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Railroad reading A Thursday evening book review that nobody really asked for.

  

  froze exactly as it was, would you be able to roll it like a bowling ball ... . Finally, I went to Allison's and watched Sin City and as a result I can't sleep for days so I figured, hey, what the heck, I might as well write a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  You know, I'm not a real admissions worker, but I bet they often get ... are united by a thirst for knowledge and an indefatigable work ethic ... Kappa Late Night, a fall talent show for charity sponsored by one of MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Multi-Day Weekend at MIT

  

  Now that CPW is over, things are a little less hectic around the ... ! -- the applicant Class of 2010. As for me, I spent a good part of today ... ) in Phoenix next month (more on that to come). This weekend is a four

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More CPW Pix

  

  's photos Rob's photos Ash's photos Eric's photos CPW is a crazy time for us ... 'd imagine -- and sometimes, that picture in your head is a bit off -- like ... -awesome)! It's also a time to see some folks we haven't seen in a while. It was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 3) notes from the third day

  

  This is part three of a series, consisting of a lightly ... morning! The sun is coming up over Denver, CO, and it is a beautiful day out ... the mountains. I am feeling rejuvenated after a good night’s sleep; I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 13, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  if only I cad more time… Diving into software, ft. a bad pun

  

  A quick note before I start: VOTE (if you can)! Find your polling place here or drop off ur absentee ballot at a drop-off location: https ... /or procrastinating. Just a few days ago, I beat my all-time record for cutting it close

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 30, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  . Whenever I finish a relatively mainstream series (ex. The Owl House, The ... commentary, allegories, plot devices, etc. I emerge with a deeper understanding of the content and a deeper appreciation for the creators. But even if

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits i answer a bunch of random blogger prompts

  

  Hello Internet! I'm briefly poking my head into the blogosphere as a respite from a very busy IAP (which I'll hopefully get to blogging about ... IAP yet, and I couldn't think of a single unified topic to write about

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Kevin’s Room Portrait of an MIT Student

  

    You’ve probably heard this a million times in various iterations, but MIT is a kaleidoscope of vastly different people, all of us ... think in many ways reflects his individuality and personality, and is a

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 26, 2016
• Blog / Events

  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  PREMISES 1. This is an OPINION post. Not a suggestion post. I'm not ... apologize for that in advance. --- Paul joined a fraternity, and now lives at his fraternity. Snively didn't join a fraternity, and lives at his

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  (Yeah, okay, that was a really bad title. I GET IT. Not everyone can ... them in conjunction with Ben's mom, etc.) IAP began a little over a week ... prodding, as long as he gets to bite back. Aside from class, there's a huge

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007