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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Questions and answers

  

  you that you feel get you closer to your goal in life? So I guess what ... , but I'm getting a team together to take the Mobile Autonomous Systems ... -frosh get their I3 (Interactive Introduction to the Institute) housing DVD and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  pursue paths where my best qualities don’t get a chance to shine. I can ... saturated and shouldn’t I use my college degree to get one of those well ... , instead of trying to bust my ass to get an A instead when the rigid

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Community Projects

  Guest Post: Simmons Hall Finishes 18,239 Piece Puzzle in 40 days and 5 hours

  

  getting, we had one picked out and ready to order. The first day was a huge ... that this was going to get done. People’s level of interest was a truly ... that we had the puzzle out. Josh ordered some Insomnia Cookies to get

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  in my opinion. I'm sure we all fall victim to surrendering minutes and hours to the Internet - aka procrastination. But is it me or are we all getting desensitized to the negative connotation of procrastination so that

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW time waits for no man, woman or beaver

  

  and get to know your fellow classmates? So please consider your memory ... , March 25th? I feel there should be a dramatic chord (or small mammal) to ... be tempted to break out the blink tag. CPW is an enormous event. It

  • by Dave McOwen
  • March 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happiness in threes

  

  yet (I'll get to it later, I'm about to go to sleep...), but basically ... Okay, so I just figured out how to add the Spanish keyboard to my OS ... ...it's kind of pathetic, I suppose, that I just figured out how to do this. But

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt Day 1 Liveblogging the beginning of this year's campus-wide puzzling competition.

  

  're getting closer! 10:45am: A quick walk through Lobby 7, soon to be the site ... 2007 Mystery Hunt will begin! I'm going to try today's entry as a ... Hunt is a weekend-long competition at MIT where people team up to solve

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2007
• Blog / Events

  5 days until Mystery Hunt

  

  "Restistance is Fuschia"... Getting close to solving another puzzle (maybe "X ... a few more of my favorite puzzles of yore. But now, I must get back to ... and others team up to solve lots of puzzles, with the ultimate goal of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  I’m anxious to finish it on time so I can get started on my work for ... -house groceries to make themselves breakfast and lunch. So we get a lot of groceries ... functioning anymore so I go to sleep. Sunday 5:11 a.m. I get up to finish the

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right

  

  . You don't get something for nothing. In addition to rerouting your life ... toward the goal of getting into a top school, and it's been portrayed to ... needed to do, you have it made. That's not true - it's once you get here

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  'm Vietnamese, would you tell me about how to get a scholarship from MIT?" Hi Nam ... 's just an accepted social norm that in college people really want to get to ... tests i have to give to get admission in b.tech in computers." As far as

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  I'm going to start this out with a quick disclaimer: no, a double ... you happiest :D Okay. For me, a double major is how I've decided to navigate MIT and attempt to reconcile my diverse interests in both biological

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  checked off 101 things to do before you graduate...

  

  sunset from the Harvard Bridge so many times, so that one was easier to get ... also my one and only visit to the state. Get to know your professors ... do it at all. I was planning to at least get my Harvard Library ID

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  and make sure to get outside during the nice days. There are some ... Two years ago (wow time flies), I went to CPW, and I came away ... mystical fog of technological magic and innovation. I still decided to come

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  people keep leaving their things in my room and other stories from sophomore fall

  

  outside to take a break and get some fresh air. It was, however, raining, so ... friends and I decided we absolutely needed to get out, away from campus ... getting up at around 2 pm and walking to get a peppermint mocha from

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  recommended pressure and were almost ready to get back on the highway before ... need, but neither of us had the strength to get the lugnuts off the tire ... still get our gift and she decided to spare us. i picked out first band on

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Being Home and Answering Questions some changes, some constants, and the end of pass/no record

  

  want to get out of my time here?" "Which activities do I value more and ... . Get in your college applications, and now what? Well...now's the time to try out things you didn't get to do before. Learn a new skill. Play with

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  parents love getting to visit me in Boston. The Parent Lounge: I hope you ... from your hotel -- call them and figure out your best way to get to MIT ... Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90). To get to the drop-off point from "the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  very accepted and able to share my thoughts on anything. Don’t get me ... coursework. Not only did I get to create an awesome package design, but I made ... getting tough and you all have a lot to look forward to. I am going to miss

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  Before I get to the point of this entry, I'll answer a couple of questions. Karen asks: "This is a bit random and irrelevant to your entry ... explored your options in person, first? This is when you really get to learn

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006