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• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkeys and babies But no baby turkeys.

  

  practice, and a couple long shifts on the ambulance before I get to fly back home; three weeks in which hopefully, just maybe, I'll start to figure a ... 's starting to get a little old because a lot of them are red-eyes and I am

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 25, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Pigeonholing boxes = semesters, pigeons = classes

  

  is a somewhat privileged position to be in (and given some of those ... to help prevent burnout and introduces some variation in your life. Though in general, it’s a good idea to keep taking HASS classes, at least

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Sophomore Fall Goals So you can bully me when I write a post saying they didn't work out

  

  didn't have them in the earlier part of last year. I'm moving to a new ... , and I lived in Simmons, so I had to cross a tower and go down two floors ... : I need to stop throwing all my clothes in the dryer. When I saw that a

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Sound Like an Old Man I'm really not that old...according to CVS cashiers, I apparently look 17 =p

  

  much to say in this entry other than to give a brief update of how my ... units), so what grade you get in the class also makes a huge difference in ... in it, and having motivation and desire to keep on--that you're

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Inside/Outside words/pictures; I really don't know what to put here... haha

  

  $25 to get a blank Moleskine cahier sketchbook, which you're supposed to ... Wow so …….... I’ve been MIA for a whiiile. In the past 2 months ... the transition back to twin size in September though – heh. * Drowned

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  the eggs. One rolls to and from me in a breeze I don’t feel, like a boat ... any other Harvard building I’ve never been in. I sat with a dear friend ... it must be a draw for many other people too. Yet somehow I made it to

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Profiles in Courage My neighbor could kill you or save your life with her bare hands.

  

  turned in a problem set that was 47 pages long. CPW rocked it, yo. Special ... preventing the theft of my laptop, and to all of the lovely prefrosh I had a chance to meet over the weekend when I wasn't slaving in lab, passed out on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vaccine Externalities Health economics applied to the decreased odds of my getting the flu, courtesy of my…

  

  (decreased odds that I'll get sick) in a way for which I do not compensate him ... vaccine. (Open up the images in a new browser to see larger versions of ... Gabe '08 got one today, but I didn't end up getting one for myself. In 14

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  students in GEL program, and I love the opportunity to meet students from a ... , Kevin is amazed with how much he’s learned in such a short amount of time ... to focus their efforts from the get-go. It apparently makes things a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  happy lunar new year the year of the tiger

  

  why birth years are unlucky. I do not know why, although according to a Google search, those in their ben ming nian (birth year) may encounter ... , Gossip Girl was on television, I went to a nerd school where people were

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  more than a page in length) to mitwl [at] mit [dot] edu in mid-to ... ’ll email you to let you know. Next, be sure to enroll in a college ... you a financial aid package and you'll have time to consider your

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call your school to ... , 2014. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You ... page in length) to mitwl [at] mit [dot] edu in mid-late April with an

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Lectures I had two ideas for good blog posts, and both were stolen by other bloggers!

  

  switching back ends. I get to learn a whole new process for bringing my words ... there and tried to take the first page, thinking it was a stack of ... can't write a blog post! I can't mar this clean, polished page with my

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds VII: Decided? T-minus one day until the reply form postmark deadline.

  

  should be getting to me shortly)." I can't say for sure since I'm not a ... it to falling in love.] Make the decision with both your head and your ... questions, and be honest with your answers: What kind of a school do I want to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  . Fortunately, to make your life easier, MIT published a page about what it values ... your essays fit word limits, it can be very helpful to get a second ... a TED talk related to my essay. If you're in the right mood, maybe a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  'll get to experience a small slice of life at MIT to help make your ... you who get in will get to come to CPW. And some of you might have already visited overnight. You'll get to stay with a student, or a house

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  confirmation page in your decision letter. You should complete this form when you ... , 2012. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You ... ). I would recommend sending us a note to this email address in mid

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainly i am writing a blog post about another song

  

  ) submit a request to remain in on-campus housing. i applied. i also ... get a copy of some book shipped to them. i picked the unbearable ... want to make round 3, because everyone who makes it to round 3 gets a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 17, 2020
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Studying At Cambridge 101 An Expert's Guide To Tackling The Revision Process

  

  ) Also have to orally defend your code in a short code interrogation. E ... professor to talk about your work. Group Projects - A term long group project graded both individually and as a group. One thing to keep in mind

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  SUMMER ROSES stop and smell 'em

  

  , working in a wet-lab means you work on your experiments’ schedules, not your ... to define it. And whether your interning at a top tech company or ... ’ve found myself with a lot of time to “stop and smell the roses.” There

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 25, 2018