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  Yes, This Actually Happened wwydfcfa - what would you do for chick fil a

  

  Boston. The closest one is in a town called Dedham, MA. My craving for ... another opportunity like this for the rest of the year where Mariia would ... within two minute walking distance of each other for no apparent reason

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  On Friendship how my beliefs have changed over the years

  

  school, they would not match it to me. For the most part, I didn’t really ... Myers–Briggs personality types. It stands for introversion, intuition ... new image for reasons I struggle to justify now.  Was it because I felt

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 2, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  and then sticks around forever. At least, not for me. A social circle is ... hard to build the friend group that I craved. And for my first year and a half at MIT, that worked spectacularly. For most of freshman year I

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  biotech companies to MIT campus (possibly for recruiting reasons or close ... sign in the cold for an hour vs. purchasing a sign holder."]when it ... day-pass.  Cheaper food: For the price of going out in Boston, Harvard

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)

  

  actually are. Also, summer is sort of nebulously defined for me as an MIT ... could! I also put a decent amount of time aside for having a lot of fun ... performances of Shakespeare plays in the Boston Common that you can watch for

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 17, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What’s happening with Senior House The thing that happened, why the thing is upsetting, and what can hopefully be done

  

  ominous - “Important news for the Senior House community” - which then was ... House community,” and I felt that discrepancy did well to set the tone for ... statistical methods to diagnose a problem, we will first want to control for

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • June 13, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  when they are looking for some information or advice on transportation in Cambridge and Boston, so keep an eye out for it. Also keep in mind that I am ... ! The Actual Guide Part: 1) Feet – “Best bang for your buck” award

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Books write our life stories Philosophy, astronomy, religion, neurology - and my plans for the future.

  

  Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien (I owe Prof. Bahr for much of my current reading ... text was still confusing him. He handed me a board marker and asked for ... annotated Gorgias will travel with me to Marburg, Germany, for an intensive

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  degrees and the skies are probably going to be blue for the next three ... , final grades are coming out, with little "P" for Passes appearing on ... /B/C/No Record (or, for those people like me pursuing sophomore standing, a normal

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 21, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

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

  

  life shoves you. *(Credit for this analogy goes to retired astronaut ... rewarded for a lack of preparation, so when you find yourself in a situation ... .  I went to the career development office for mock interviews.  I

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  13/101 Things To Do Before You Graduate 2 of my favorite days at MIT, to date.

  

  Graduate" list. See here, here, and here, for example. To summarize: during ... years at MIT, (b) leave in the closet for all four years, then pull it out ... as a placemat for his jade plants. He pulled it out after finals, and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 22, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  looking for a program that didn’t promise that and rather had a different ... offer me the experience I was looking for. Although not many students ... with Cambridge University; MIT Madrid, which sends students for a

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Misery Loves Company: Part 1 You might fit in at MIT if...

  

  For those of you who missed the blog post subtitle: "You might fit ... note "it's for your own good." Or maybe not. But people get too worked up over bacon; when I tell people that I don't especially care for

  • by Cam T. '13
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogger Freebie #2 And a plot twist!

  

  two freebie posts; for fall and spring semester, you can write about ... class. The first test was altogether not that bad for me. However, it ... .022 for weeks, and taking 18.02 -- a less challenging multivariable calculus

  • by Cam T. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  -year varsity starter in the outfield for the Warriors, applied to the MIT with ... and a 2,100 on the SAT. "He's a great role model for our younger kids ... field and right field for Post 283. "It's just a great fit for me all the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Woman and Her Lute An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

  

  squabbling over pieces of bread, the plaza is deserted except for an eccentric ... . "For goodness' sakes! Are you going to come see me play tonight ... tonight?" "Giuseppe! For the hundredth time, you very well know where it is

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  class on Tuesday (a math recitation at 1 o'clock for an hour). I ... (home of the OLPC) and its description states that it is Intended for ... Arts and Sciences freshman program. I've saved the best for last. Why is

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Trip to India ...to the slum children who smiled at me even though it seems that they have…

  

  horns every second, toss in a few bulls for good measure, and you have ... large number of sustainable livelihoods, including for the rural poor and ... Association), a trade union for “women who earn a living through their own

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Return of the Frog Queen Okay, it snowed this morning, end of story.

  

  your grandmother about apple pie recipes, and that would be fun for ... about fluid mechanics. Sorry, it's the time of the season for offers, and ... it was no trouble for me to just lie down, put a sheet over my face

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  my place. For the first time ever, I told myself, I'd have a true peer ... 't make school my reason for living. I came in with an existing, established ... , get ready for the Great Injustices, er..., the General Institute

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006