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  Anyone else OCD about saving space?? This blog is about things on my computer.

  

  told is actually bad for the computer, but whatever - Ineedtobeliterallyandfigurativelypluggedin (typing without spaces is another idiosyncracy). My left [shift ... . AND ONE THING I REALLY HATE IS USING SPACE ON MY COMPUTER - via you know

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  are buzzing... the semester seems to be in full swing. This semester is ... , this is no ordinary laptop. This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE! I ... completing your degree in exactly 4 years (which is not always a bad thing

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT on the road Admissions officers are visiting cities across the United States.

  

  the door. Please note that no RSVP is required. The meeting itself will ... MIT is a good match for you? We will of course talk about admissions ... . This is also a good chance for students to meet their interviewer face

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  I saw a turkey the other day… hello, world!

  

  country and track team is to Jamaica Pond (part of the Boston’s Emerald ... Olmsted, the Central Park guy), and the route is full of fearless packs of birds. That’s kind of a problem for my teammate Katy ‘11, who is deathly

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye Free-Body Diagrams Hello free -

  

  work space in the intro architecture studio to find this: This is ... -related anything is the sheer range of supplies you get to use! Although all of the ... charged a lab fee ...but oh well, a sketchbook is a sketchbook!!! :P) The

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 18, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  My Entirely Unexciting IAP see title

  

  the SAT is bad, wait till you get to the MCAT. But that's enough ... colleges - but MIT's is very unique!), is one of the many reasons why I love ... backpack across Europe in 4 weeks, which is what one of my friends is doing

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Merritt ‘13, Carlos ‘13, Edward ‘13, and John ‘13 The final edition of a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  culture of the students I think is something that really drew me there ... is. "Astrophysics is basically the large scale structure of the ... . Boyd's mom says today is bittersweet because she's not looking forward to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  And now, for a brief interlude from our regularly scheduled finals whining. I should be studying E&M right now, but this is much more fun.

  

  with this is that I am literally in a pair of free Crocs I got at Notre ... house to work. This is not the point of the story, though. The point is ... occurs. And this is why I love MIT. Sarah: Genes? me: crap, I keep falling

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Where You’re Going, Where I’ve Been CPW! YEEAAAH!

  

  major news on my end since the last time we caught up is that I got my EMT ... narrow my decision down to two schools, and there is no better way to get a ... , Johnson. This is, in my opinion, one of the most valuable events of CPW

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fresh Food! Here at last!

  

  Dining is a hot topic here, and rightfully so 'cause a tooling MIT ... . Today, something magical is happening. Students, DSL team up to bring ... cooperative effort between students and Division of Student Life is bearing

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 31, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Places You’ll Go Places I've recently gone.

  

  world. One other thing many people do during IAP is get an internship. So ... waking up at 7:30am on weekdays (this is hard for a college student. really ... . I visited the quaint historical residence that is now AMS Headquarters

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  ’m from Michigan, so Boston cold is still no big deal. To be honest, if it ... this is that when it’s cold, it snows, which is pretty much the best. So ... , we were walking by the moat of the MIT chapel, which is just an empty

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  . Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of ... viscosity of eggs. I drink soup from a can, except that this is semantically ... . Tonight, my subconscious is in a recursive mood. I dream that I fell asleep

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  campus as a freshman. While reading these blogs is a great alternative, it ... . So the story that follows is about my first visit to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The context of my trip: New York City is a few hours

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  Inspired by the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme Song Now this is the ... Assistant Director for Minority Recruitment at MIT…..which is in Kendall Square (I know, I know….give me a break, my title is long and I’m not a

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  Orientation is about to arrive and all of a sudden MIT will be ... maybe even meet some new friends. Orientation is just like CPW all over ... naked house" but its real name is "Tuesday." Mine makes more sense. If

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  As I type this it is 3:28 AM. I have to be awake for work at 4:45 AM ... in for our 2 hour wait. [2 hours later] OMG guys! This is it! Batman ... understanding at MIT that if every light in the green building (both sides) is

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  . Basically, the book is about a bunch of strangers coming together to live in ... the heirs that the race is on to claim his treasure, and leaves behind a ... much intrigue and humorous dialogue (the book is quite entertaining

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer & the Coming Commencement stuff and things.

  

  freshman year, stayed on campus, that is, working with the LIGO burst team ... 've already talked about what the deal is with my research (I'm continuing from ... location was a blessing. Yesterday, it was so hot and today, it is so cold

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  matter how dedicated you think you are, at MIT, odds are someone else is just as committed than you are. I think this is actually a good thing, in ... ) and dissecting yeast spores. Pouring agar plates is about as exciting

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008