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  Full Steam Ahead Leaving Boston for the final time

  

  finally moved from the present to the past. But, for some reason, this wasn ... to be more elation, more joy, and more optimism as I looked toward the ... jubilation to dissipate. The weather was markedly poor during the third week in

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • June 9, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  is the culture. It's hard to describe, but there's a peculiar mix of ... aren't nearly hot enough." "I agree. What do you say to refining the capsaicin to get a really spicy dish?" "Actually…that would work. Okay

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  the bible to free food, free stuff, parties, meetings, and other activities that spanned the course of the four days. Have nothing to do? Look ... out about the MIT sororities before going to CPW, so this was a perfect

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Doonesbury Conclusion Official Doonesbury news.

  

  and trouble to vote, even those who voted only once. Ms. Doonesbury will ... 's Doonesbury FAQ: The previous Straw Poll invited readers to choose among three academic futures for Alex Doonesbury: Should she go to Rennselaer, Cornell

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  10 ft from Hasan Minhaj D R E A M S D O C O M E T R U…

  

  smile and big eyes): “ What does it feel like to know you’ve made it? It ... This past summer, Hasan Minhaj FINALLY made his way to my hometown on his homecoming tour. Keep in mind, this is a person I’ve been wanting to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  three things i made recently lasers, radio, and a chocolate chip cookie loaf

  

  in session yet. the snow's only just turned to rain and we've had two ... package of semisweet chocolate chips INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 375 ... dish. Use a knife to draw a pattern on top if you're feeling fancy. Bake

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 15, 2017
• Blog / Events

  MIT PUMPKIN DROP 2012! chucking pumpkins off the highest building in cambridge. that's an exclamation mark, not a factorial.

  

  : (I was supposed to be a Wellesley girl.  No, I was not prepared for ... enough chocolate in general to sink a small ship, midnight did indeed roll ... guilt, over to the east side of campus, and stood in a semicircle under

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Escaping MIT Maybe if I just get far enough away, my finals will cease to exist!

  

  ’M ON NETFLIX It’s finals week. On Monday I have two exams back-to ... , it came to an abrupt end, and I’ve been left staring dejected at my ... ’t yet, but I’ll keep trying. Thursday morning I spontaneously decided to

  • by Joel G. '18
  • May 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  On Greatness

  

  to is: No one has become great by wanting to be great, greatness is a ... remarkable don't do it for any reason beyond that it's what they love to do, a deep intrinsic call to follow their dreams regardless of whether or not

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 11, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just Dance! Dance = Awesome.

  

  Hopkins, and UMaryland; it felt nice to meet others who cared as much about ... proud of this video! We practiced sooo much for this performance. It ... the "Build Your Own Pizza" app on the Domino's website to order pizza

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The reading season begins

  

  awesome. It is incredibly inspirational to read about you and see just how many amazing students are out there. As I said to one of my colleagues in ... promising and in good hands. Yes, it's Saturday, and I'm working. Much of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  The New Year Barging in on the new blogger party.

  

  clean, or at least in navigable condition. To this end, I have a much ... came to the sad realization that I had far too much stuff. There were ... As is my style, I didn't arrive back to MIT until the last possible

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blended Learning at MIT benefits of technology in MIT classrooms

  

  MITx adapts to meet the needs of different classes, anything from the ... collaboration. Since there is no need to debate the answer, learners can spend ... MITx Digital Learning Scientists hope to meet the students’ needs

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 23, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trumpeting for Assassins I get to watch each presidential assassination. Live. Over and over again.

  

  I troop downstairs once a day to practice, trumpet in one hand and ... In fifth grade, everyone at my school had to pick an instrument to ... playing every instrument in turn, and the teachers would rate us from 1 to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What is Simmons Hall Like? part of my freshman year experience

  

  ’t. Once you get to the upper floors, A, B, and C towers are all separated ... MIT Logo on it. Next to my birthday cake were two robotic arms (the ones that Iron Man talks to in his workshop), which I assembled (from

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Excitement On The Road Adventures in the Princeton Hospital ER.

  

  So Marilee and I spent much of last night in the ER at Princeton ... , I'm almost positive that the Princeton Hospital is supposed to be ... -worker is fine, thanks to the wonderful medics and folks in the ER. But more

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  The other day I dropped off my application to the International Honors Program in the mailbox across from WILG. So begins my journey to ... program I am applying to is called “Cities in the 21st Century”, which looks

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Life of a Black Person A followup to the amazing Black Lives Matter Post

  

  I would like to preface this by saying if you haven't read Vincent ... . From the murder of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, to the tragic ... presented themselves to both black minds and not: "I am not black, can I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 11, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Celebrate the Good Times just another good reason to eat more cake

  

  much smaller party that was waiting for us the next morning to do some ... full day on Saturday while surveying the yard in anticipation, I said to my partner, Janyce, “Come on, we’re driving in to Cambridge tonight to

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Building 46 ‚ô•

  

  -high atrium to its bamboo forest to its bold colors to its people. This is Building 46, home to all that is Course 9: Brain/Cognitive Sciences. Which, as of January 15, 2010, happens to be my major. Generally, MIT

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 18, 2010