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  Internet Nostalgia Internostalgia!

  

  -billion dollar company came up with for the web in 1996: McDonalds-1996 ... .) There's some great information in there. For one thing, back in the day an ... up a heaping dose of pain in the form of academic expectations. If you

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  a salmonella saga weekend outing tingz

  

  someone in our group who was coming for the weekend. unfortunately, driving ... ; it had been raining in Dover for the past day, so the ground was muddy ... -day music festival in Delaware. as an MIT student, this seems unthinkable

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing Workshop I just wrote an entire post and my browser crashed. dfsdfksdfojfoajwefoiajdwf.

  

  (There comes a time in all great bloggers' lives when, while writing ... will inevitably follow, from denial - searching for a clipboard log - to ... more refined word choice, subtle humor, and poignant advice. For it was

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 2) 12 hours of coastal biking and other Spanish adventures

  

  -sleep aboard the bus for 14 hours, we awoke in Barcelona. Because of the abnormal ... fun in the hostels—we even made a few friends. But, for our final leg of ... ='I learned this from my father, who is known in our family for always trying

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 11, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hi again (and goodbye) (For real this time!)

  

  in MIT Open Learning for a few years (working with Ceri!) while doing ... now a professor in Course 20 who I saw every week for the past 6 years. I have lived in the 01239 zip code for almost half of my life. MY

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  ’ve appeared had she made a different decision somewhere in her life. In one ... -carpet photoshoots and limousine rides. In another universe, she is a sign-spinner on a street corner. In other universes, she’s a teppanyaki chef, a rock on a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  coach before I apply to MIT or just (if i get in) show up for tryouts? And ... October, and my SAT IIs in November, which would qualify me for early ... us for consideration in EA, but you'll still need to submit the mid

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  carly SLAY jepsen concerts > psets

  

  Among my defining personality traits are playing 2048 in the year of our lord 2022 -- many people have made fun of me for this, but it's like a fidget toy for me at this point -- as well as baking banana bread

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 28, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  What does a number do when it wants to be a picture? I acted in my first class play in 2nd grade. Science was a way to explore the universe ... later, I am now pursuing a minor in Theatre Arts at MIT. I, like many

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  you're in a Slump, you're not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is ... and sneak in from behind? Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find, for ... 're off and away! (flickr: thenerdsangle) You have brains in your head. You

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Q&A: Food on campus, UROPs, decisions Qs from prospectives and prefrosh, As from me.

  

  what you paid for, you'll have to eat a certain number of meals in the ... everything in bulk (which comes out pretty cheap when scaled for 27 people.) It ... places (in fact, all of them, as far as I know) also have options for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A grab bag filled with a magical camp and the Big Apple One month of activities in one entry.

  

  looks like I’ll be sticking around the lab for an extra week), presenting ... Bon Pain in the NIH Clinical Center (which I justify by the total ... mug), hanging out in New York City, and more. I’m really only getting

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Goal Setting a learning process

  

  ways in my life that I've used task management, especially for goal ... other things that make it in there as well. This summer, for example, I ... 100 list' did a lot more for my motivation to read. In the end, though

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 4, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Balancing Life, School, and… More Life? Gotta start by taking advantage of Veteran's Day to... work... and, more importantly, BLOG!

  

  -day weekend! Wooohooo!!! Yesterday, I decided that today would be perfect for a ... any plans for tomorrow?" Their responses were like this: "Tomorrow ... evil physics test on Thursday!" "I am locking myself in my room and never

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  How to decide, when you’re deciding a pretext for productive procrastination

  

  MIT students have to live in a dorm for all four years (they don't), or ... , your career path, or, in this blog post, your home for the next four ... choose it for yourself and that you choose it for reasons you believe in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 1, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2021 Wait List Today, we have closed out the wait list for the Class of 2021.

  

  've been waiting for all our admitted students to submit their final ... from our wait list this year, and, if so, room for how many. Each year ... at MIT (also known in admissions parlance as the "yield") of greater

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stand Back! I'm going to try . . . well, you know the rest.

  

  2.671 is an AMAZING class (that many people dislike, for reasons that are totally beyond me) and I've been having a great time in it. I ... much just going nuts. For our final (9th) lab of the semester, we were

  • by Snively '11
  • December 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  That's it ladies and gents, sophomore year is over for yours truly. I ... are for. I have to say, it's going fast. When I applied to MIT and got in, I always thought of MIT graduates as geniuses. These people went to

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to get around MIT hunger pangs [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Culinary art = delicious art.

  

  ginger as you feel you can handle! Mix in a little cayenne pepper for an ... and shirts and ties! What am I not prepared for? Nowadays, most high ... totally new experience for college freshmen. One of the most important

  • by ARTalk
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on my mind *insert witty caption here*

  

  the freshmen in my fraternity the Class of 2012 in general Independent Activities Period! Only two months away! picking my classes for ... Brass Rat in the spring this upcoming summer :) this weekend! Plans

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 24, 2008