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  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  of a process than an event; sure, the main goal is to get the frosh ... more abstract purpose relates to getting us in the appropriate mental ... You know, it’s not every day that a person chooses to move to a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  now, getting on to dusk, and I am thinking of heading home soon ... the kids trudged past to their classes, and I wondered how I would have turned out if I’d gone to Harvard. (I think I’m glad I didn’t, I think I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  only one. We’re here. Email, and I can blog about it. I may not get to it ... Breathe… If you have submitted your application, go to 1. If you are planning to submit your application, go to 2. If you’re writing your college

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?

  

  or brush it aside, it’s easy to get bogged down in the details from ... nine long months to birth with a lot of snarling and kicking around. On ... , sigh, and shut the fridge. Two minutes later, I return to the fridge

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Look At Stagecraft [by Susan Shepherd '11] And axes!

  

  there are a fair number of ways to get that experience. Twice a year, MIT ... Thursday evening. Longtime Ensemble fans are used to brilliant performances ... get into trouble when they encounter the Fairy Folk. Next, there are the

  • by ARTalk
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art Keeps Me Sane At MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] The beautiful irony is that the analytical, obsessive, and perfectionist mindset…

  

  [by Danbee Kim '09] My mother, like any other parent, likes to keep tabs on what I'm learning at this fancy college I go to, which is why she ... year knowing three new ways to juggle and talking about how I was being

  • by ARTalk
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  72 Hours Three days can be a long time.

  

  , to say the least. I've also been out of town quite a bit thanks to the ... . But that's another story for another blog entry. What am I going to ... I and II," shortened to "J-lab" (an abbreviation of Junior Lab, as it

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • November 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Past, present, and future

  

  , they get to relive their triumph to an interested audience, in the latter case, they get to vent their bitterness. I care about the past because I ... TFUEC has been working for two and a half years to redesign MIT's GIRs

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  of holiday-themed things around campus/Boston to remind us all to have ... . Luckily, MIT did not disappoint when it came to abusing the pretty parts of ... of lobby 7[/caption] Also in an attempt to spice up the awful, drab

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  's the only way to keep from getting sad about some folks I really want ... Sorry to have been ignoring my poor blog, folks! Here's my excuse... Thursday 12/1: The day I'd set aside to catch up on email, blogging, work

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  parents and get to know other people within a pandemic pod. It’s really close to campus, actually. Like, so close that I get this breathtaking ... schedule around, and get ready for the semester to actually start, all in the

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  guys, if you get into MIT there's a high likelihood that you'll get to ... polite and everybody gets along alright. You may not be used to having to ... Every so often I am begged to write a blog entry about a specific

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  How I got mugged in the frozen foods section. So, MIT is kind of like a turkey and provolone Subway sandwich.

  

  Potter, and I had to get Dumbledore’s help because I was hiding in a broom ... organization, and we needed his help to keep Voldemort from getting in because ... can get to come home next year and just veg and be with the fam. But

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 5, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  168 Hours and how to spend them

  

  secure in getting my stuff done now that I know I have enough time to do it ... MIT and I get to do things I love and find meaning in all day long ... A/N: This post is coming out weeks after I intended for it to; please

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 21, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ST PATRICKS DAY RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  

  gets done, but you worry some, I know But who wants to live forever, babe ... HOZIER, KING OF IRELAND, IS HERE TO SPEAK:  It can't be said I'm an early ... sleep so well? You keep telling me to live rightTo go to bed before the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 17, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  As we hurtle towards Pi Day… A post of posts.

  

  't eaten dinner yet. Time to go get some food... ... Things are getting fast and furious as we head towards Thursday, but I thought I'd take a tiny break to post a little something. I

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Typical Friday Night Done with 6.046 exam, time to chill

  

  , post-6.046 exam. I know that before I came to MIT, my impression of the ... , several friends and I headed over to Harvard Square (about ten minutes away by bus) and went to L.A. Burdick, a store known for its delicious

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Starting 2012 on a volcanic island bonfire! but no eruptions yet [photo-heavy]

  

  new experiences may come later, but for now, let's not get lost in translation. I'm here to introduce to you Jeju Island, South Korea, as ... were about to find out how Jeju does New Years'. (I apologize in advance

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 11, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cambridge Traditions and 5 Course Meals

  

  first day of the term where all the first year students to the university ... to a really nice dinner with the fellows (mostly professors) of the ... . After talking to the other CME-ers, I've concluded that ours was probably

  • by Cambridge
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Virginia Tech’s Commencement

  

  wrong goal. It suggests that we "get over it" while the only goal you can really have is to "get used to it". Perhaps this is why time is a major ... consciousness as much as this talk. Ed Linenthal has enabled many to understand

  • by Laurie Everett
  • May 31, 2007