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  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  ...you actually AREN'T doing work, because the total work in circular motion is zero ... ." is from a musical written by MIT students that I performed in. The ... is the president of their astronomy club. They meet for an hour every

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!

  

  Between the fall and spring semesters at MIT there is a period ... without knowing what day of the week it is, you can spend all your time ... alongside the nine-to-five intern life.) Without further ado, here is my

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  All the Feels introduction to me and my thoughts

  

  the moment listening and trying to absorb some of their greatness, not ... completely new place with new people, new challenges, new thrills, and the same old me. There’s change in the air too, and with every breath I take

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 14, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  The night before graduation, I was about to turn in for a good night's sleep so that I could wake up early the next day to figure out how to pack for the event under my regalia. But a fateful gchat with Chris '09

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MOMENTOS IMPRESIONANTES Because this place is full of them.

  

  several with you. 1) THE MIT EXPERIENCE ITSELF: “MIT is amazing” has ... ’re on the right track to graduation. It turns out Bartley’s is right ... accepted the tragic realization that I wouldn’t see Stephen King. Not yet

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  , "Well, what good was it for?" If you're on the waitlist, you might not ... observes one's surroundings. Even if you're circling the globe in a plane 20,000 feet in the air, you feel deceptively little motion; you'd only know it

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Good And mostly musing

  

  breath and relax without feeling too guilty. This is quite the rant, and I ... , MIT is going to split my mind open. My vague appreciation of how the ... some not-at-all-over-idealized way is probably going to bloom. And it

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 26, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 2: Hiking up a volcano at 15,000 ft (~4.5 km) Altitude sickness and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #3

  

  . Quito itself is at just under 10,000 ft (3 km) above sea level, and the ... lung capacities can hike to the Pichincha volcano summit, which is at ... January 12 Hostel Colonial House, Quito In retrospect, I do not

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  MIT, the more I was certain that MIT is the perfect fit for me. This ... exciting. I toured the actual laboratory, how cool is that? I even got all of ... This past weekend was the legendary Campus Preview Weekend at MIT and

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  the advice I received from an MIT alum a while back. Throughout my time at CPW, I came to understand the meaning and context of those words. My name is Li, and I am an enthusiastic member of the incoming class. I

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  . Everything is more dramatic at 2 in the morning. The scanner in CopyTech was ... the deadline. For now, everything is great, and with only 20 more days ... , but that’s beside the point) I found myself sitting in front of my desk

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fact: Architecture majors have to code I don't remember signing up for this

  

  my year is ... CODING. Yeahhh - What the... I’ll be first to say that ... the mechanism of these reactions. The idea is to extract how self ... , the second class I’m taking is 4.302 - Introduction to Visual Arts for

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s getting colder and i’m getting older on fall, friendship, and growing up

  

  the idea of receiving student evaluations is so nervewracking and haunts ... . Audrey, you didn’t veer off the track, this is your track! This is the ... has abruptly given way to winter. It’s the cold air stinging my airway

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  8 Hypotheses Like Schubert, I never finished the Eighth.

  

  , and the average human arm length is around 2.1 feet, and you point at ... ” = “non-solvable.”] Psychology major: The desire for social belonging is a ... MIT Medical and IS&T should jointly investigate the frequency of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 7, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Class of 2010: Wondering Where Everyone Is Living? Find orientation housemates/roommates.

  

  ! If anyone wants to add themselves, his email address is on the page. The address is: https ... database of housing info for at least half (so far) of the class of 2010, so

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Calling Yo Snively - I lied. There are actually 2 admits in Oregon BESIDES you -…

  

  planning on posting the most common questions, but the truth is the most ... . Last year when Anthony called me, I flipped out. "OH MAN MIT IS ON THE ... . OVER THE PHONE. AAAHHH. AAAHHHH. AHHHHHHHH." And it's not like you have

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  , as Melis is currently the only '08 blogger, we may consider hiring ... upperclassmen - please choose one of the following). Option A: Who is more ... welcome to apply. In the interest of full disclosure, however, you should

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  It happens to Helen Life is just a series of awkward moments sometimes.

  

  was just thinking, UROP (pronounced "yer op"), is actually one of the most versatile words in the MIT vernacular, if not in the recorded ... DID YOU KNOW? Homemade mayonnaise is actually acidic enough to kill

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask A VC Boston 2016 networking with over 20 venture capitalists all over the startup scene

  

  ; Reasons not go: The event starts at 8am. My sleep schedule has been ... people will buy the solution. Artificial intelligence is new and exciting ... ."   Here’s the guest list of the VC’s that were invited. Not all of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy November 1st! Halloween was yesterday. My costume was/is an embarassment. You should read about it!

  

  space as grad students. The thing is, UROPs can be anything, really. I ... to tell. In fact, I'm embarassed just thinking about it. The thing is ... are all very welcome. I hope it helped you chill a little about the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 1, 2005