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• Blog / How to Human

  In which I show no restraint whatsoever But don't worry, you'll all probably benefit from it (unless, you know, you don't).

  

  the fifth day (fifth? What day is it?? Is it really Thursday???) in a ... comfortable, is really not necessary for your bed. In fact, I fear that it may ... is not that important. I ranked Baker first in my housing lottery three

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 11, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  a recipe for making yourself extremely hosed or, what i'm doing this fall

  

  Before we begin, a word of warning. This blog post is not representative of the schedule of a typical MIT student, nor should it be. It is ... 36 units, tuition is the same no matter what; in general, most students

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 2, 2020
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who is the President of MIT?

  Sally A. Kornbluth is the 18th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kornbluth follows L. Rafael Reif, who led MIT for a decade and stepped down as president at the end of 2022.
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  Near the start of the pandemic, I decided not to come back to MIT ... that this company was not going to provide me the growth and learning ... anymore. Sunk cost fallacy is a fallacy, after all. The first week of school

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)

  

  Let’s face it, MIT’s campus is not known for being the most gorgeous ... , campus is not beautiful. The hallways inside these buildings can be even ... past 9:00 pm, the academic side of campus is filled with the tense energy

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  ? I think not. These are the shoes that, until today, I wore when I ... "Running Store" category for the past 5 years. I'm not sure how much competition they have in this category, but a winner is a winner. The store

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dudamel On music and becoming an old man

  

  my program, I learned very quickly that Dudamel is not a music genre. Dudamel is not an instrument, or a song title, or a composer. Dudamel is ... Gramophone Hall of Fame, has won a gazillion awards, is in the Royal Swedish

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Obama to speak on clean energy, visit MIT energy labs today You can watch the speech live... or wait for the bloggers' account of it!

  

  two purposes: it enables offshore power generation when the wind is not ... WebcastHere is the White House Press Release: BACKGROUND ON THE PRESIDENT ... renewables such as wind. Professor Alex Slocum is the Pappalardo Professor of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.

  

  unsuccessfully to fasten it shut. The climbing wall is run by volunteer staff, who ... window. The man and woman stood back and watched. I thought, this is what ... . The man asked what Lucas is majoring in (physics) and said something

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Announcing New Bloggers for 2010! A digital debutante ball...

  

  difficulty of the decisions is no excuse for not making them. Decide we must ... to land a job as a blogger than it is to get into MIT in the first ... and is a world-class mathlete. She attended the IMO Training Camp and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in New York! where chicken and rice is so good.

  

  I think one of the greatest things about going to college is the ... ? ;) This is the obligatory "oh-wow-I-can't-believe-how-fast-time-is ... in the entire Expo - UK - this is what it actually looks like! (read

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing Workshop I just wrote an entire post and my browser crashed. dfsdfksdfojfoajwefoiajdwf.

  

  There's not any real formula to the way I write blog entries, but I try to ... brought it in pieces over from Ireland (I meant Patrick the IRISH Irish, not ... the freezer for a little bit, becaue sometimes this works. This was not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tour of Phonology, Part 1 fənɛtɪks ɪz fʌn!

  

  , manner of articulation, and their voicing. A consonant is voiced if the vocal cords vibrate when producing it. A consonant is unvoiced if the vocal cords do not vibrate when producing it. Here is a diagram that might

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 12, 2017
• Blog / Residential Life

  A Place happy thoughts on East Campus

  

  , everyone sporting Rush T-shirts from years past; on the back of each shirt is ... .']Rushburgers.[/annotation] That does not capture East Campus. The list of REX events give you a ... the basement walls. I am doing just that, except it’s not conforming so

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  (The Problem With Wikipedia is basically my life). But Wikipedia, wonderful as it is, is so secondary.  And it's all about the primary sources ... : how the rhetoric about how Iran is "one screwdriver's turn" away from a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  't get it, I'm reposting the email in its entirey below. This is also good ... Components If your Evaluation A or B is missing, click the link to check ... is the more important one for us. Please fax them to 1-617-687-9184 by

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  mom, Elise Burfield, is one person who has no person telling the two ... the fall. They say it's not because they want to be together, but ... is what to say in their graduation speeches. When asked about the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  just taken a leave of absence. Taking a break from the Institute is not ... 's something I want to convey to you. MIT is not for everyone!! It's not that ... study that's not even vaguely within your interests? I don't think it is

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Emergency Application Extension for students affected by the storm

  

  , freezing to them, and then being subjected to 50+ MPH winds is the landlocked ... other in history. In most of these places the power will not be restored ... still require you to submit the application by the old deadline, which is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Skill Issues (spoiler alert: i've got them)

  

  it is - I’m not sure that it’s necessarily the most disciplined ... think this is representative of the actions of a few bad apples, not the ... tendency to just sort of... not follow the rules), and as a result I never

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • June 29, 2023