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• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  longer drive in college), and you parked your car, and all you had to do was press a button to lock your car and you were good to go? Parking a ... waking a disgruntled Mr. Neha, and going to sleep. I dream of a time where

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  tick tick tick and the euphoria of it stopping

  

  this something I truly want to continue? But, I don't have time to think ... necessary resources and have to scrounge for them on their own. Lectures can ... to figure things out, at times it feels like an opportunity to teach

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 16, 2024
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Year of the HASS thoughts on single-tasking, cheese slicers, and the tyranny of the mind

  

  . But, this semester, I actually had time to take a walk without a point B ... expected to have a working race car, design document lab report, and online ... . The basic idea is that multitasking doesn’t work because every time your

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  select a leader. Once you have, leaders, raise your hand” Me: *turns to ... : “Alright, you have a packet in front of you. You have 30 minutes to complete ... understanding anything until I actually do it, so it’s refreshing to have that

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that

  

  entrance, that's GREAT: you have time to break the ice! So, before your ... 's just as well, though, because according to Youtube it's clearly time for ... observed that "your last name* maps to a rare earth element whose compounds

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  your vehicle is pointing relative to the Sun, Earth, and other reference ... over. What you do have control over is your attitude. Attitude is ... obsessed over my resume in LaTeX.  I even timed the walk from campus to the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Staying in Touch Family back home or here in Boston!

  

  literally in the perfect place to have too many things to do around off-campus and having too little of time to check them all off the list. We ate ... completely until you’re here in a dorm, in a town you’ve only been to during

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  For Deferred Students Some advice and answers.

  

  enough to make you a contender in the Regular Action round. Let your ... . What other advice do you have? You should check in with your guidance ... your particular situation. They're more than welcome to give our office a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard MIT students actually have lives, occasionally.

  

  risk of sounding like a complete idiot, I have to ask: do people always ... grades with time to do other things besides study? And I got the impression ... students have this reputation of never going outside, never talking to other

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Emergency Application Extension for students affected by the storm

  

  tomorrow. Some students have called in to ask about the essay questions ... can't restore whatever drafts you may have saved to you, here are the ... advise you to fill out your application at school. And obviously, anyone

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  time can lead to frozen pipes. Don't eat in your room – Snacks might be ... . I have complete autonomy over my living space and habits, down to the ... when you're hungry, it can be irritating to smell hours later. Take out

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back and ready for action! Saying goodbye to summer and hello to my sophomore year

  

  back-up into the pump to save some time. Since I thought the driver was ... definitely happy that I will not have to surrender my wallet at any gas ... family went to my parents' friend's restaurant in Rhode Island. If you're

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  requiem for the desert as temperatures rise higher

  

  climate you’ll have to experience henceforth used to be somebody else ... architecture to not have shade over bus stop benches, everyone knows that. But I ... . To be fair, it’s worse to have heat waves here because the city isn

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 30, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Random Hall REX! Residence Exploration events at Random Hall. Your orientation booklet is WRONG. :D

  

  desserts? Well it's time for you to try Dessert Pizza! Come make your very ... say? Fine. Now you have to spell your program out loud. Not enough? Live ... you no, or where to go, or say you're only dreaming. Come to Loop to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 26, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Sensations On Having Feelings

  

  ’t have the words to explain it, but this poem has such a power to evoke ... the surface of your skin, just enough to numb the tips of your fingers ... fewer emotions to be hard, partly because I have a lot more control now

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Sophomore Stupid It’s morbin’ time

  

  gave it my all. I used every bit of time I had left to slap together a ... , maybe I would have understood more, if I spent less time scrolling on my phone, I could have painted a mural, or done things I actually wanted to

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 30, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 4

  

  have plans to stay with, and then realize I have someone I want to stay ... decided on MIT, CPW allows to meet your classmates, check out which dorm you might want to live in, etc. You can see the schedule of CPW events in your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 25, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  A Brief History of Hacks Unfortunately I couldn't get Stephen Hawking to narrate.

  

  I don't have a pair of cat ears to wear." See? Isn't that so much easier? Not to mention your most special friend, or "friend^0" is "the one ... slideshows where you have to click to load the next page for a single image

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  and i try to find my place

  

  and I told him that for once in my time at MIT, I want to be good at something, to have my niche. I've been struggling a lot in finding my place ... 't understand because they're smart. And you're stupid. And you don't have a shot

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Photographic evidence Warning: trig ahead.

  

  , I have a confession to make to my fellow VMars fans... ...Ready? I ... keyboard i[s] broken! :( ) Man. I feel your pain. I didn’t have an “i” key ... , they still need to fill out some forms for your app (school profiles and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2006