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• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Brief Retreat How a short trip to Block Island left me revitalized

  

  in the dock, my wandering thoughts continued to hang on each new sight ... the sun began to set in much clearer skies, I reflected on my experience ... any excuses, I've been looking for ways to recharge myself and face the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 31, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

  answered while reaching for my coffee cup near my slippered foot on the ... stopping a half a dozen times along the way to see what's going on around ... be on a weekend is roaming the infinite, but March just happens to be

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  treadmill. The treadmill just keeps going and going. You're trying to reach the controls to slow down, but they're just out of reach. You fall flat ... changes to walk, or taking in the occasionally beautiful weather on the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Burton-Conner long live BC

  

  -themed cocktail party on April 28 to celebrate the mural being recognizable. Also ... murals may be restored. Also, sliding wall panels for students to paint on ... be restored, but this renovation is still impactful on each of the dorm

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 25, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on wryping styles wryping = writing + typing

  

  absolutely has to be uppercase, hence the word 'monocase.' second, grammar and ... time to time, during the academic year, it's all about catching up on ... on the blogs came to mind, and i was curious so i checked, and allan

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It Ends Tonight, It Ends Tonight On this evening / I give the final blow...

  

  .111 pset. One all-nighter. Wish me luck. ;) The semester is really coming to ... (after I'm done with the exam and the two psets I have to do after the exam ... second semester! Good luck on your AP exams, too! But don't stress out too

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  walking, walking, walking walking and/as coping

  

  slowly descended to the horizon, I finally—finally!—reached Bedford ... Kendall/MIT back to Next House. Reaching the end of the trail didn't feel ... , listening to music, beating on against the winter wind. [caption id

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 31, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  . Start here. First, from fellow bloggers: -- On getting to MIT from the ... Police number on your phone. Here: (617) 253-1212. Always nice to know the ... friendly company? The math gangster you dreamed to become? Now’s your chance

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  spot on the waitlist. Not all of those students will choose to remain on ... the second. This shifting can lead to a second round of waitlist ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  went over New Zealand on June 29 to catch the stellar occultation of of ... biological effects of weightlessness, and he trained to fly on the space ... Close up shot of Pluto. (Image Credit: NASA) On Jan 19, 2006, the New

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  for the 3:20 flight before mine still waiting to get on their plane and ... The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... things: my last ten hours, which shall from here on out be referred to as

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  , faculty, and members of the Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and ... successfully prepare them to do that. The students who enter MIT bring with them ... this energy that inspires all of us to reach higher, and to go further

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• Blog / Events

  A Typical Friday Afternoon on a Thursday Honoring the decades old (?) tradition of the East Campus Friday Afternoon Club (FAC)

  

  ? The career fair is tomorrow, so we had to do it on Thursday. Did we all ... called the "Bring the Feast" FAC. I was unable to attend the event ... have the fridge. We just need everyone there to bring the feast to life

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Using Fireflies.ai to Write a Post About Fireflies.ai behind the scenes: it's pretty meta

  

  proofread what Sam had sent me. The last task on my list was to add in ... ones where I know the founders. It really exciting to know their story ... to Sam, asking if he wanted to contribute a guest post on his

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 20, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  when he lost his Number One position on the US charts to Tyler, the ... to how someone confronts failure. The goal of high achievement is to ... ; The goal of perfectionism is more similar to a survivalist mindset. If

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Infinite Magazine [joint post with Kidist A.]

  

  other’s focus areas. I felt welcome to express my opinions on the design ... ideas for the sake of upholding those ideals. I reached out to a friend ... photography to tell the story of her losing the earrings and them going on their

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 27, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...

  

  /lounges/libraries/other favorite study spot to ready themselves for the barrage of final projects and ... from Chris P.) for a few minutes to welcome all the new pre-frosh to MIT. Congratulations on your final decision. You are about to enter an intensely

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Some Saturday Thoughts a meandering, journal-type blag post

  

  because the positive things I want to write seem to take too much effort or ... write a peppy post about personalities (which is still on the way for a ... -control to only let the emotional floodgates open a little. I apologize in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  To tell the truth

  

  announced to the crowd that the score was 2-0 in the second inning. That part ... driving back to my hotel, listening to the game on the radio, and they kept ... On Tuesday night, I told the audience at my Central Meeting in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  -mail to ALL THE PREFROSH! passing on personal advice and some specific messages from the MIT admissions office. I wanted to re-post the e-mail here ... even got to hear me read out loud in Middle English), the art of writing

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013