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  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  importance. {oscilloscope photo credit to Banti G. '17}  I can speak ... I came to MIT a wide-eyed froshling. The sun shone brighter through ... the heart. I got by on 3-5 hours of sleep then. Soon, the lessons

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 29, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things Charles Has Made fare thee well, rocket powered roller skates

  

  So the other day I was reading an article on slashdot about ... , no less!) I remember back when CS was getting started - one of their founders posted on some forums I frequented - and being amazed by people who

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Sunrise, Sunset An MIT-Israel student shares his day

  

  I’m not going to be in a Jewish wedding anytime soon, so far all I can ... couches on which I can crash, whether I'm visiting Haifa or Tel Aviv or ... Israel: http://benbellinisrael.wordpress.com/ I was trying to think of a

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Flux and Flow Thermodynamics as therapeutic analogy; or, the longest way I've ever said, "I'm still figuring things…

  

  'll never know what you can accomplish until you push yourself. I also found ... I never really liked 5.60, or thermodynamics. In my senior year, I ... med school ready, the last outstanding class I had to take if I ever

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 12, 2014
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  Choice and the MIT lifestyle ...because "MIT" and "student life" aren't mutually exclusive.

  

  lot of my activities into a few days of the week, so I can enjoy my lazy ... First, questions answered: 1. Many people wondered aloud how I was capable of doing a problem set in 45 minutes. Whoa there! I'm not that

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My dorm room’s 24-year history meet 16 former residents of my room

  

  is a room with a rich history. i can name the past four people who ... I live in East Campus, on the third floor of the west parallel, which we call floorpi. And on floorpi, I live in room H306, which looks like

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 19, 2022
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  HOW TO FORGE A DRAGON SWORD and other skills picked up in 3.096

  

  I've been blacksmithing for just shy of a year. This fall, I took 3 ... hours considerably. And I made a dragon sword! First we had some lessons ... things) slowly. Feel the heat rising from them. I move differently in the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 7, 2023
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  Mark Zuckerberg Visits MIT NBD.

  

  In the time I've been at MIT, we've had some interesting characters pass through the 'tute - Obama, Bill Gates, will.i.am, and Lady Gaga ... Engineering) have a discussion with our chancellor Eric Grimson, I packed up my

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer…” wherein Neil Armstrong's legacy kicks off a year of Unified Engineering, and I reflect on…

  

  The quote, in full: "I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket ... , I felt somewhat reassured once more that I was in the right department ... they could read. These are people that can identify airplanes on sight

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  sea glass turbulent waves in these parts

  

  Sooo I wrote about pouring my heart out into a research conference ... the time of publishing this blog since i like to let my writing marinate ... ."]Last week[/annotation] I got back [annotation note="how the process for the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 5, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Gee, my life’s a funny thing Remembering the bills I have to pay, or even yesterday.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The first person I met when I arrived at MIT for orientation was from Alaska. While in Paris this weekend, Ling '07 and I went ... ironic now. This is why I'm going to be cremated when I die and have my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  their sun, moon, and rising signs so that I can give them an "astrological ... ambitious people I know. And during the college application process, this can ... Anyone in the admissions office knows that I have an unhealthy

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  “You are capable of more than you know.” Reflections from six MIT transfer students

  

  .S. Armed Forces). I am fortunate enough to know all of our current transfer ... our transfer community with the blogs, I asked [annotation note ... cohort[/annotation]to reflect on their experience. I’m sharing the

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 13, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Random Ceiling Tiles The ceilings of Random Hall and a friendly message.

  

  :59 tomorrow. If you're on the fence, I have one small bid to make you fall in love. I came to MIT for the people here. I've had wonderful experiences with my professors and friends, but I found a home and a second family in

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms big brains, big gains 😤

  

  desk for them, I’ve seen that space can be limited. So, dorm gyms come ... ’s under renovation right now, so I (Kano) can only tell you what I recall ... residents can tap into 24/7. Since the [annotation note='the primary gym for

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • September 4, 2024
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  Classes, by the Group Chats and their potential replacement, Interstellar!

  

  At the start of each semester, I typically join Facebook Messenger ... . Students can use it to share the classes they're taking and see the classes ... of their assignments. I'll be taking a gap year this year, so I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 27, 2020
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  VEDA In which I try to vlog every day in April

  

  so about once per week, which isn't too often. I can't believe I ... disciplined and make consistent content. I'm going to use it to motivate myself ... least I noticed it today) I'm probably going to be more hesistant about

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 24, 2015
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  Burton 1 Social Club This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my ridiculous, hilarious, amazing floor.

  

  that I've established that, we can all go home. I say this lightly, of ... 'd just have to meet them. The best I can do is try to introduce them to you ... I've mentioned a couple times that, like East Campus, Burton

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007
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  Units of Measure A simple question with a lot of cool answers

  

  assigned to them by another member of Conner 2. I can't remember all of the ... I would like to direct you to this blog entry before we begin ... written I moved into the same dorm, the same floor in fact, as Sam - Conner

  • by Snively '11
  • January 7, 2017
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  [Group Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Survivors three bloggers face the horrors of public transit

  

  Reif had dared to escape the horrors! Despite the fact that I’ve been living at Next House for 3.5 years, I still hadn’t done Next Haunt. My excuse is that I forgot to sign up in the previous years. But that isn

  • by Jenny B. '25
  • November 27, 2024