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  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  spent a lot of time and effort preaching to you about your high school ... devote an entire entry to a class I'm not even in anymore: Physics ... 't join twenty extra-curriculars because you think you have to in order to

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  UTTERLY MEANINGLESS except for boosting your GPA. Hey, my A in choir made ... quite nice when MIT rounds your GPA to one decimal place. In addition to ... -term freshman to nth-year grad students) in August on one or more pieces of your

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  to do so much. I feel ridiculous and strange sitting in a hotel room ... , we've been working in small groups to devise projects that we could take to disseminate in Haiti at the end of April. I'm working with Anila

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Western Union A celebration of marriage, nanotechnology, and acrophobia in Seattle, WA.

  

  Hudson's wedding in Aspen, Colorado.) Last weekend, I went up to Seattle ... .") Their wedding took place in Bellevue last Saturday, and was a bittersweet ... HTML than I do -- bummer. After that, most of us went to bed. A certain

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  : "I could've sworn that I've seen a photo entry in your blog, Ben, or ... to the word limit for the essays, a lot of space is left over in the ... starting to regret not putting it in a more noticeable place, but it was

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Enterlude Brought to you by the letter "L", for Late, Lame, and real Life. Or something…

  

  from “decent” to “huh, that’s a little weird, but okay” and “is that even ... in the hopes of securing a game buddy. “Nah,” he said, shaking his ... balled up a white t-shirt covered in even more Twister polka-dots and

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Global Poverty: ‘This Is Our Crisis’ People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most…

  

  opportunities. He began his amazing journey in 1974, loaning $27 to a group of 42 ... particular, she wants poverty to occupy a more prominent space in MIT’s ... of others who were in line, I anxiously awaited the chance to hear

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  . I did really well in the class, and even enjoyed it to a point ... definitely reinforced what I learned in 3.012. I am excited, however, to get ... gets us through it all in the end. There were a few others things

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Taking a Step Back Using Avatar: the Last Airbender to talk about my feelings

  

  ’s important to see the people you look up to engage in self-compassion. I know a ... completely different person, working with his uncle to start a tea shop and build a simple, happy life in the Earth Kingdom.  The visual and

  • by Powers '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

  old people do. So basically I had to edit this down a whole bunch in ... to be family friendly, it's better that I didn't :p In case you're ... of which has kept me incredibly busy. To put much of this in context, I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  c/o 2017

  

  people i wanted to. but i saw a lot of them in those last few days of the ... together on psets in my room or in your room or somewhere else just to enjoy ... -- "my" class -- carries a lot of people who taught me how to care, how to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 12, 2017
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Astrology Forecast for the Class of 2023 Some big aquarius energy is coming...

  that we value your empathetic ways, but we want to learn about you in ... , instead of using their authentic voice in a college essay, they tried to be ... apply to MIT if you're a pisces or are you automatically accepted if you're

  • by DJ Rock
  • August 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things you might have wanted to know

  

  picture in your banner? As the observant have no doubt noticed, it's a ... Matt McGann. I was introduced to him in January 2005 by a mutual friend ... . I have only a few days left in Switzerland (I will post pictures at

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taste ai has no taste.

  

  lyrics and hook to produce a pop hit. Seems hollow to base your taste in ... out of reach. As mentioned earlier, sometimes your taste is bad in a ... actually went. Me: “A good rule of thumb [in choosing jobs that will not

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 20, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  DOFMH A sick day from work, where "sick" means "I wanted a day off"

  

  hooky more than I ever did. But when your mother is begging you to call in ... sleeping in until 11 AM; I then rode my bike to the Student Center and ate a ... time to blowdry my hair normally. In fact, I don't even own a blow dryer

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  GTL the secret to a successful summer

  

  reserving some time in your day to paint. ... A couple of weeks ago, Chris Peterson tried to describe my life as ... uncomfortably close to getting scurvy, probably because I overestimate the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 4, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  jr fall classes &c

  

  already (in a very short period of time) significantly informed and enhanced ... to engage in self-sabotage. i now live in a super quiet place ... .33 - Research and Communication in Economics a sort of pre-thesis class, where we

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 19, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  party. Go on hacking tours. Hug a beaver. Especially since you'll get to ... to your questions - but this was too good not to post right away. So here's a brief message brought to you by my junk mail.) I have a first

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in Internet in the bathtub! And a bunch of stuff on choosing a major.

  

  's great to be in such a small department and get personal attention, but I ... or Wellesley for those esoteric art classes, but you're going to want a ... Well, I'm back home in the great state of Ohio, getting ready for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  . Countless visits to the local diner to savor every last bite of your favorite meal. Polaroids scattered in a half-packed bed room. Late evenings spent ... and dislocate your knee cap just a few weeks into break, you, my friend

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019