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  jr fall classes &c

  

  quick dispatch from my new room on the first floor of senior haus ... wasn't too thrilled about, i've finally reached the promised land, a ... .122, which is game theory and takes up the second half of the semester. in 14

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 19, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  cleats on feet, smile on face thoughts on injuries and spring season

  

  roller coaster. As a junior, it was a bit tough to sit on the sidelines and watch the season slowly slip through my fingers. I remember going to the ... into shape. Even though I am still on the road to recovery, I finally

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Movin’ On Goodbye '09//Hellooo IAP

  

  choose to complete the second half during either the spring semester or IAP ... makes! & Finally, a search for “IAP” on the blogs homepage will pull ... where near comfortable on ice. Here’s a chance to change that. You might

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  Professor Peter Fisher appeared on Late Night to help Conan finally beat the ... airing without the benefit of writers, due to the strike (soon to be ... light shows, a visit to the doctor, a turtle race, and ring spinning. In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  that are true to anyone who reads them on theirs. The MIT experience is a ... millions of nighttime lights. I pressed my face to the window, not quite sure ... that’s been on everyone’s mind for the past week. The pre-wedding dinner

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Countdown to Burnout the clock is ticking

  

  training, and there's no time to dwell on anything else except the feeling in ... you have to do is reach the end and rest your legs for a while. For an ... gym, maintaining my social life, and I still get to fool around on the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what’s the point? on impact, art, external validation, and remembering to be kind

  

  , measurable impact on the world is slim to none, but each of us must have a ... , like the play just might work, only to have it come crashing back down on ... , at the very least, it will not have the impact I want it to have on

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Who we are All the stuff I've been trying to write since last July. It isn't much, but…

  

  impending doom -- you know, it's bad luck to say good luck on opening night and all that. I heard a lot of conversations on my way to the final ... /forced to take a year off? The Committee on Academic Performance doesn't set

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Delta Phi To Be The Best of Men

  

  community, primarily freshmen, to know them. Always on the lookout for free ... on the front and a phrase on the back: to be the best of men. One of ... Library on the ground floor, drawing chromosome structures and trying to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• 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.

  

  test to determine which six of the 12 students will be on the U ... in July and then go on to Poland for the Linguistics Olympiad. While ... Cross student going to M.I.T. in the Fall By Jarett Henshaw Published

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility

  

  foresight to grind a Duolingo course on the flight there, my half ... found the place on Google Maps and handed it to him. He rotated the phone ... you feel better. On the small scales of day-to-day survival that we

  • by Kai V. '25
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Some Useful Things Things that greatly enhanced my chance of survival quality of life at MIT, and lots…

  

  the situation all wrong. I tried to make a second story by lofting a ... room to my right swayed with me, and so did the world four stories down at the open window to my left. I was terrified at first, but some time

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  how not to be a mathematician on taking time & not running away

  

  that helped me be less afraid to reach out in the first place is ... , the deep curiosity lives on.  It is still scary to think about the ... didn't want that to happen.  The question of whether I wanted to do math

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 15, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  journey to the end of the world visions

  

  walked. and so the idea slowly came to me: what if i just kept on walking ... to wake up to a universe on the brink of extinction, with all remote ... , and in a couple seconds i had run into it—i was in the void. i tried to

  • by Ali C. '26
  • November 16, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  known to rely on MIT fraternity parties for their weekend fun. The parties ... /merengue to hip-hop to a battle of the bands... I can go on forever. The extent ... as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we help you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Study Break!

  

  move on to the next. I took one look at the question and just burst out ... break thing. All of the dorms were like "oh we go on these awesome trips ... breaking abilities. But now I know. =) I first learned to appreciate the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  90-something days of summer (Part 1) MIT people around the world

  

  , munching on macarons. The following summer I obtained a PSC Fellowship to ... to see them going on to college and pursue that love. It's the MIT ... . _____________________________________________________________________________________________ The second person I would love for you all to meet is Qing Li, Class of

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Snow! there is (was) snow and it's freezing (or is it?)

  

  I returned back to campus on December 29th, and as the Amtrak approached Boston South Station, I spotted snow on the tracks! As I stepped ... -covered sidewalks. I had yet to master the tunnels and navigate through them on my

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  good post to write on the occasion, or some significant reflection on my ... , beating up on myself just makes things worse. Sometimes the best thing to do ... displaced interns. I was really touched by the people who reached out to me

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Talent Show ua innovation gets lit

  

  span of a month, the committee reached out to as many people as possible ... [annotation note="send emails to all the dorms"]dormspam,[/annotation] reach out ... in the virtual environment and not have a clue how to reach out to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 30, 2020