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  Drinking from the Firehose By: Teresa, '11

  

  ’Hare airport was delayed, and it took over fourteen hours to get to ... education to a drink from a firehose? There is so much more than water at MIT ... to find Terminal E, and jet lagged. By that night, I was bouncing with

  • by Bryan
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Recap; New Bloggers Announced Philly, Jersey, Wilmington. Jess, Keri, Lulu.

  

  , although it's only been a couple of weeks. Lots to tell you about. Fall ... close), I left for the first leg of my fall recruitment travel. As to not ... morning I went to Philly schools, then drove to Delaware... Went to one

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The Aftershock In memory of Kate Hunter ‘20 (1997-2017), who will always be remembered for her big…

  

  death. There was guilt that the last text she sent to me promised to get a ... remembered for her big heart, bright mind, and beautiful smile. According to ... , confusing everyone, making weird sounds, and refusing to be consoled until it

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 18, 2018
• Blog / Events

  This Particular [T-] REX Tuesday (No actual tyrant lizards in this blog post.) Frosh come chill with me!

  

  when I ran REX events (still not). This year I get to experience R ... of giant cards). Today while my code is running I am continuing to observe and absorb my and your experiences and fun to compile a project that

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 1, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bubble Bath Disastrophe (and Other Adventures) Spring break: adventures and misadventures, coming home, and MIT on the Colbert Report—twice!

  

  Getting Home Instead of flying, my boyfriend Cory and I took a bus from Boston to New York City and another bus from New York to Pennsylvania to visit my family. After we got off the first bus we wandered

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Building the Yearbook [by Ken Haggerty '11] An inside look at Technique 2010 (shhh!!!)

  

  what needed to get done, who was doing each task, who wasn't doing each ... year's yearbook might not actually get done, I can confidently and quite ... ), it was my duty not only to come up with a concept, design the book, and

  • by ARTalk
  • March 29, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Gobble Gobble Geeks with guns

  

  trying to get them to miss. I see your hand shaking! I SEE IT! DON'T MISS ... other half who had to dress up as pilgrims instead of indians. That was ... ammunition, and more guns than you can (or would want to) shake a stick at. A

  • by Snively '11
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And sometimes why? A reality check on the state of my MIT blogging.

  

  , Rome, Paris, London, and God help me I want to get to Montreux ... MIT. I'll tell you all about MIT student life when I get back to Boston ... landmarks. Well, here's why. So I got to MIT three years ago and I found out

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Question me an answer. I try to help somebody, for the first time ever.

  

  getting to know me. I mean, the real me. On Friday or thereabouts, I'm going to do an entry introducing myself in a survey-type format. If you have any personal questions you'd like me to answer, just leave them in a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode II: Amazing Rain The one where you rapidly cool hot metal.

  

  , I lied, we turned around just before getting to the island. But that ... managed to get a degree from the Sloan School of Management or something ... my summer vacation. DID YOU KNOW? Portland, ME was once home to the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done with the b.s. 4 years of mit by the numbers

  

  to get many more. Funny enough, the cities I have keychains from and ... cost-neutral meaning I got a stipend (to eat and live), flights covered, and housing. While doing MISTI, I’ve taken two personal side trips: 1 to

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

  90-something days of summer (Part 1) MIT people around the world

  

  thought about attempting the swim, let alone getting that close to shore ... Europe (which I WILL DEFINITELY blog about later!), I have to go straight to exam revision (yes, over here people say revision, not review

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blagoblagz*: Why I’m a History Major at MIT (Guest Blog!) By Dora '11, who is a Physics and History double major and is super awesome.…

  

  made a pact to share the fruits of their research and resources in a peaceful coexistence that had propelled their various nations to glory. But ... , discovered to have fully populated an entire continent by herself, with cities

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 4) notes from the last day

  

  while before it was time to get back underway. He also did me the great ... on my poetry. I think that, once I get back to a real laptop, I will be ... doing, but I am doing my best to at least get my head around the music

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  I got the urge to write this short story about 2 days ago. Then, I decided to kind of throw most of my writing rules out the window and have ... , shall we? *** Teddy Purdue had much reason to be nervous. The confluence

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  studying something that will get people to think I'm smart, I'm disappointed ... they come up, bile burning in the back of my throat, to painfully remind ... place at MIT. What good is it to be at the best school in the world if you

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  attempt at getting to know the whole student?" Absolutely. The more context ... answers to more questions... ------------------------------------- Andrew ... 's story as a complete picture - each factor affects each other factor to

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Researchers Develop Autonomous Shoe Technology out of the MIT STrIDE group

  

  available until next year, but I hope to be first in line to get some.   ... incoming hazards and obstacles. The demonstrated use case is to avoid ... algorithm-based sensory attachment that connects to any footwear insole, uses

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 1, 2017
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Soymilk 豆浆

  

  Yesterday I was at the grocery store. I needed to get soymilk, because it is lent and I am fasting. I try to fast like my father does, the ... breakfast, while my brother and I groggily walked to the kitchen. I liked it

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 7, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Upon entering MIT, every freshman gets a list of "101 Things To Do ... : 2011 and 2008.) On the Class of 2016's list, number 82 tells you to Hack ... all exercise some common sense. And so, walking back to my new dorm

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014