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  5 / The final countdown A month of stress and relief

  

  just me), that once the exams are over, it's hard to fully relax ... than I needed to, ate some more, probably ate more than I needed to, but ... TO SET THE MOOD: Cologne by Haux       The last

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Starting over sucks but sometimes you have to do it

  

  how much effort I put into my classes, I can't seem to get a result that ... wrong. I just need to remind myself that calculating the pros and cons of ... , so I knew what to expect by the time I became a senior. Each round had

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 16, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Recap—The Book Launch Oh hi there...yes, I'm back!

  

  until it suddenly felt too much to simply be contained. It just had to be ... substance that MIT once did--a height to be contemplated and admired, never ... the published book to life. A book needs readers, right? So the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)

  

  deliberation on this issue. Scientists point out that we need to reduce gas ... area of the Africa! This does not include the land used to provide food ... figure goes up to as much as $30 trillion annually when also considering

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 11, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  , but this doesn't need to be true nor is MIT benefited from it ... completely unique to MIT. people are always there for you whenever you need ... skills and that does contribute to some disutility), but I’m not so

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  On schools & context

  

  the first thing I need to say is that our process is individual ... more students to MIT than others, even when a student from a nameless public school might have equal stats, more activities, and a much lower

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New Year, New Semester Celebrating Lunar New Year and a new spring schedule

  

  . Classes are in full swing, though I’m just getting acclimated to how much time needs to be allocated to different psets and readings. I’m fairly ... fulfilling one of the four CMS courses that I will need to graduate. The class

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  . Who would have thought I'd need to remember how to do things like ... night that I got to the GRE test center, froze once I got to the computer ... Just thought I'd reiterate, for anyone who's applying to MIT this

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! how to something something

  

  . Once again, thanks to all those who applied, and join me in welcoming the ... log cabin; unlike Abe, she does not (yet) have a beard. An aspiring ... , and wants to learn to climb things. She sometimes eats three breakfasts

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  up to 9 months before you graduate. this also does not guarantee ... need to be able to run. --------------------------- ... are buzzing... the semester seems to be in full swing. This semester is

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Killer Mike, Lupe Fiasco, and the Dancing Body of the State five gatherings of many people

  

  'm qualified to be here because I am a black man in America, and that does not ... needs to be something substantial. Not "look, we got Killer Mike at MIT. I ... Dance at Duke, gave a profound lecture to a rapt and engaged audience. He

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  , you should! Note that you'll need to sign the MyMIT Guestbook before ... split into two or three, but I didn't want to dominate the homepage. :-) ------------------------------------------------------- Campus Preview Weekend Registration Deadline The deadline to register for

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  really need them and don't have them, your counselor can expect to get a ... . You have put in too much effort into the process for us to disrespect ... am brief and to the point with my answers! Questions answered by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  Snow has arrived and shut down the Institute

  

  if Bostonians are less accustomed to snow, or perhaps it really does ... , running errands and working. Today was supposed to be much of the same, but ... I woke up today to blowing snow, the sound of fire trucks (from the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 12, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined A story about cream soda

  

  needed to show them the truth, but unfortunately, I had no correctly ... from vanilla ice cream that they don’t need to share colours. The ... Office gave a presentation about adjusting to life in the alien environment

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  Quick, what does an atom bomb, the plural form of a famous Texas battle, and hiking have to do with each other? hmmm... If you guessed ... that superconductors are actually crazy materials that once cooled below

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  at falling down, so if you need any tips or pointers on how to be ... -lined asphalt to Honey Pot Hills Orchards. Laden with sleepy MIT students, the ... plastic bags and enthusiasm. It was like we had found a way to bottle the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Community Projects

  MINECRAFT MIT!!! our most remarkable feat of engineering since...mit

  

  virtual events to be held on the server. Indeed, once the map is complete ... every floor of every building so he can add as much detail to the ... elevators to landscapes, students are intent on rendering as much detail to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains, Voltaire’s Son, and Other MIT Things Notes from the Start of Junior Year

  

  like one or more of my professors, but too many lucky stars need to align ... It’s the start of my third year here, and once again I am smiling at ... , I’m just so glad, happy, elated, delighted to be here with people I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  surprise at how much I knew. But after coming back from that 2 week trip to ... to sound more authentic was definitely a big factor. How much Chinese ... before I even feel close to fluent, so there's so much left to learn and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013