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  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  class I took in high school, I do feel like I've learned the problem ... essays will come easily once you've spent four years doing what you love

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  my favorite professors I've had at MIT. He managed to take something ... work I have to do, I remember the opportunities I've had to learn from

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

  'Sup, blogosphere? Nothing personal against this year's prospective students, but I've had quite a few things unfold throughout this month, most ... time. I've made a habit of beginning to study for orgo 2, which has a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Let’s see those cell phones up in the air” cause every little thing's gonna be alright

  

  random funtymez, I've been meaning to share this since the end of summer ... , a "skybridge" did. (In retrospect, I should've expected it; a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebieasy Because "Freebie" is already an entry title.

  

  left home. But here's the thing - I luuurve the schedule I've settled on this semester; it's probably my favorite course load I've had so far. I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  teenage dream. I've just always loved art and design and cities, and in the ... . (And so far, it has been really cool.) But still, it's like, I've been

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogging Is The Salt Shaker Of My Life thinly veiled platitude included free in box of metaphors

  

  Though I usually try to avoid being serious on the blogs, I've always felt truly honored to be an MIT admissions blogger, and by 'always' I ... over into real life, too. But sometimes, I've just about had it with the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I would like to find an astronomer to talk to No admissions. Just good writing.

  

  mine more exhausted than when I embarked. So I've spent most of the day ... certainly not forgotten. I've got a blog post in the works about how to write

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How the Career Fair saved my summer And forced me to try something new

  

  ’t like it, you have narrowed your options. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve really enjoyed the experiences I’ve had in labs, but I started to realize that it

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / Events

  (Still) Celebrating the 150th! Boy oh boy is it delicious (and free!)

  

  know and love from all those other schools you've visited). However, when ... day I've been hooked. MIT students frequently compare the addictiveness

  • by Cam T. '13
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  regattas. This summer is the first I’ve spent outside of academia. Although ... cross-country adventure. I’ve taken plenty of road trips in my time, but

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recycle, Reuse, (Map) Reduce? Jackpot, baby!

  

  companies (arguably, that's redundant) don't like to give up their stuff. I've ... examples of things we've picked up off of reuse in the last two years

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 10, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  There’s More to Life Than Tooling You can, for example, write your mechanical engineering thesis and an original musical. At the…

  

  about hacking at MIT." Julie: "I've been looking to write a musical! If ... . You've heard a gajillion times that MIT students are time management

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 9, 2011
• Blog / Events

  How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb? If you asked somebody what 'for' was for, what would it be?

  

  , celebration, and other shindig going on; if you've been living under a blogrock ... biggest auditorium I'd ever seen - I think it could've doubled as an

  • by Cam T. '13
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Entry: Engineers Without Borders Environmental engineering major Tiffany'12 fills in on international development

  

  Sorry I haven't blogged in a while -- I've been hosed with the deluge of tests, homework, and projects that inevitably follows CPW. To ... during the year to implement the technologies that they've developed

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Get excited for CPW! CPW= Campus Prefrosh? WHOA!

  

  extensive gallery of various electronic detritus we've acquired over the years ... weekend is for you. You've done some working hard, now get ready to play

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  /general thoughts on CPW 2011: 1. Be spontaneous - You've seen the CPW schedule ... we've had on campus. We're open to any and all questions

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  smart enough to get into MIT for their college years? I've always been a ... adjust to the rigors of MIT. “ Marcel Williams If you've been admitted to

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AROTC Day in the Life Notes from Cadet O'Brien, MIT '12 / Course III

  

  enemy bunker 400 meters away. You’ve got two hours to destroy it and ... cadets at West Point. They were some of the best people I've had the

  • by ROTC
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Things That Aren’t Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate

  

  , uh, relaxing. And now, to punctuate the beginning of this week, I've ... makes perfect - so naturally, I've done 3 scans (and counting!)  

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 7, 2011