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  Two hundred puzzles, fifty weeks later a post of galactic proportions

  

  tend to be blockers to a team's progress, so they needed thorough ... puzzle to "Needs Factcheck". Factchecking is the process of making sure a ... mechanism is much harder. As a novice author, my first instinct was “I want to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 6, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  need to go through a lot of training and orientation sessions. I attended ... of which has kept me incredibly busy. To put much of this in context, I ... old people do. So basically I had to edit this down a whole bunch in

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Summer

  bay area parties well, two of them

  

  group text with all the other company interns in the bay. it was a link to ... " began with names and a handshake. where are you from? where do you go to ... , because apparently everyone has to be a founder in this party. when i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summertime When the Thrills are Cheap and the living is easy.

  

  'd like to major in a life science. Biology is boring in my humblest of ... was a fair benchmark for which course to declare, so Brain and Cog it is ... application to Cataldo EMS, a private ambulance service for which many MIT

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • July 28, 2009
• Blog / Events

  And It’s Over! The end of the madness

  

  Congratulations to the Evil Midnight Bombers What Bomb at Midnight. They found the Mystery Hunt Coin at 8:28 PM tonight. They're a great team of MIT alums; lots of really smart people. They actually won the hunt 2

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More humanities than a humanities major Bitter complaining and fond reminiscing. Can't beat that with a stick.

  

  remember a time when I used to feel smart: The test is from the Fall 2004 ... Okay folks, here's what I have to do this weekend... 1. Write a blog ... Connecticut with Mitra to see Abyssinia, an inspiring musical written by a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Steer Roast 2008 We Sport Death like it's never been done before

  

  ; instead of getting a band or two to perform, we hire a dozen bands to play ... the time to get out the DVD, here's a YouTube video of them wrestling at ... favorite two. Roast is also a time for halls and suites to do something art

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 5, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  incoming how i’ve been spending my iap yes get ready for like 8 of these in a row

  

  This past week and a half I've been slowly adjusting to life at MIT ... myself busy and attempt to be an actual college student. I made a lot of ... significantly much more time to figure out. Regardless, I've been keeping busy

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating the PM Interview the crash course i wish someone gave to me

  

  someone that needs variety to stay engaged, this is definitely a world for ... does it cost per customer to keep the product running? How much money does a singular customer make for the company? Tests to run to measure

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 10, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  decisions, we utilize a wide range of sources to help confirm and validate our ... that it frequently seems to be part of a continuous feedback loop. Allow me to explain. In a selective, competitive, holistic, merit

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  I don’t know where we’re going ...but we're following my map of MIT's campus.

  

  needed to go, turned around, walked around searching as if I were looking for a trash can, and then walked into the room. I am so smart. And I ... estate too. There's not much rhyme or reason to building names off of main

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Parafilm Effect The center cannot hold... unless you stick it together with Parafilm.

  

  . Why? Because they don't really need to focus on marketing or anything ... world would come to a screeching halt. I think of all this tonight ... DID YOU KNOW? John Stamos, better known to millions as Uncle Jesse

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Going Home We're halfway through MIT? o____o

  

  've learned that I'm okay at biology, but yes, it does suck to be a premed at ... . When the onion begins to take on a golden shade, add water to the skillet ... without sauce). It may help to place the carrots in boiling water for a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 23, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Historic Boston This entry may be a little long . . .

  

  's much easier to jog down than to jog up, so in about a minute and a half I ... . It does give you a chance to see the Bunker Hill monument from a ... . I took a moment to evaluate my options. There were all sorts of

  • by Snively '11
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  goodbye goodbye goodbye what's in store for me?

  

  'm terrified to leave MIT. How do you make new friends as a new grad? What if I ... me? How are you gonna tell me I'm just going to need to be an adult for ... chapter of my life is done and that in order to grow we need to put

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Late Night Dial-Up Users Beware!

  

  've favorited since I've gotten here. "What does this have to do with MIT?" Look ... stars. We're going to turn this thing into a YouTube phenomenon, alright? I need your help though, push it to the top! The Gamer Ballad And

  • by Snively '11
  • May 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doing What You Love it's both priceless and utilitarian

  

  's a terrible metric for uselessness.) But the same is true, to varying ... ? Maybe I'm not allowed to tell stories about Qiaochu any more since he's a ... to do. This means that doing something without a massive impact (but

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  me a bottle. Fast forward to 1991, and I'm a little boy playing outside ... department of defense to pay for my education. I'm sworn in as a midshipman, participate in a week-long introduction to the Navy, and on August 28th I take

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  much better at identifying what i need, and how to go about fulfilling ... my high-speed data for canada, there wasn't much to do on my phone so i ... . i skimmed through many iterations of "a pleasure to have in class" and

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  Every year, I try to set aside a chunk of time to reflecting on the ... was a really fun exercise to do because I genuinely forgot that so many ... that a lot of the events that felt "important" to me often were things to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023