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  Musings on Colorful Balls (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ramya '14!

  

  Wesomeness that is MIT...As I would do right now if I had the chance to - high ... ). Basically I wanted to get the most fun out of my stay per unit time. Hey, from ... to make contact with the balls represents how much I was overwhelmed by

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  every day it gets a little easier but you gotta do it every day, that’s the hard part

  

  experience is that most problems are not so simple to resolve and most ... question and instead tells the reporter that the team’s goal is to work as ... strong the urge is to open emails or look at your phone or get up and take

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 20, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  It’s been a long road… ...gettin from there to here

  

  a famous photo of me in the news. I don’t want to post it directly ... ="attachment_109829" align="alignnone" width="225"] My hair has been updated in the last ... 9 (Brain & Cognitive Sciences). I started blogging in the summer

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Beauty, xkcd, and my classes The problem with me.

  

  This post is about the classes I'm taking - and is a case in xkcd ... proportional to how much my ears hurt. Also, because I didn’t expect the glass to ... the cells in your brain talk to each other. In other words: it allows

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  There’s No “I” in Team There's also no "Tennis" or "Senior Day", but that won't stop me from writing about…

  

  , the internet is forever), and I look forward to the ones I’ll have in ... class for tennis so the only problem I face is finding the time to catch ... In just four short weeks, my time as a MIT freshman will draw to a

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 1, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  Yestermonth’s IAP Everyone else is doing it.

  

  most of my major. It wasn't that exciting. As I passed the halfway point ... has led to some vaguely unfortunate situations, such as taking the ... applies to the lab, too.) "Just do it" was difficult to implement during

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard MIT students actually have lives, occasionally.

  

  /enjoyment in the work and what you're learning. Is that true? (I dearly hope it ... was the first university in the nation to be named a Heartsafe Community ... talk about science at MIT? I mean, obviously it IS the institute of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  . This is a bad attitude to have in all regards, because while it's great ... 's not too much a price to pay to stay stinky for the day, at everyone else ... pretty much it for me. I was going to MIT. I never really entertained any

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  fast approaching. Today, Friday, April 29, is the regular deadline to ... for U.S. students to sign up. Remember that we require, in addition to the SAT or ACT, 3 SAT IIs: one in math, one in science, and a third SAT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Goodnight Moon Or: The Senior Who Desperately Tries to Put Off Bedtime By Saying Goodnight to Every…

  

  before the last first day of my time here at MIT. To put that in less ... as is my house back in California. I remember being gently startled the ... thinking about this actually for the last few years, perhaps in an effort to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  tunes of interphase! or, how to leave home and look cool doing it

  

  stuck in my head-- This is the place Sit down, you're safe now You've been stuck in a lift We've been trying to reach you, Thom This is the ... . Something most people will (unwillingly) come to know about me is that I can

  • by Angie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  how i got my book deal *flailing intensifies*

  

  had changed so much in the past six months. I didn’t want to go out on ... hope you all are safe and well! Here’s what I’ve been up to in ... was so in love with this series as a kid. we are going to pretend this

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts from Science Bowl 🥣 a story about now-nostalgic times

  

  your thumb above the buzzer, so you’re always ready to buzz in.” “Okay ... the round feel distinct. Crisp, in a way. “My favorite supervillain is ... answers. In one round, our coach told me to sit out the next round

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 30, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  highlights of a hellish semester it's OVER. IT'S FINALLY OVER GOSDAIUOSDSOIJD

  

  to vibe with them is the reason my semester was even remotely tolerable ... in the downstairs fridge, which prompted all of us to start sorting ... playing games at pretty much every waking hour of the day. shoutout to Wii

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 28, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Hidden Treasures @ MIT: Pistol Think Pistols Are Cool? Wait Till You Meet Mike Conti

  

  First thing I want to do is apologize for not blogging in a while ... .   Why Mike Conti Is The Man 1. He's hilarious, I've honestly yet to ... for the class is such that it's easy to use it to escape from daily work

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] Duolingo Champion How to immerse in education while learning nothing

  

  sponsor me). I’d used the app in the past to learn Italian and to refresh my ... . Oblivious of what this would result in, I decided to work for the rest of the ... hours to take a 1,000XP lead and completing Italian in the process. Final

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  think about all the new people you're going to meet in the next five hours ... the people going to the same college you are, is aware of the late girl with the crazy hair in 7D. (At least you HAVE hair for them to set on

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  Martha Stewart), in addition to visiting all of the above locales. We not ... Mariane Pearl to health tips, in addition to the expected celebrity news and ... through some pictures. We took two trips to the Glamour office in Times

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Parent’s Guide to CPW ...it's not just for Prefrosh!!

  

  , all the time" and to a large extent our office is that way too. We ... programs so I'm probably the most logical choice to talk about what the ... weekend to address those issues that are most important to you, the parent

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  This blog post is about you. yes, you.

  

  to stress. MIT is a difficult place - but you already knew that.  The ... than your grades.  It happens to everyone sooner or later, if The Tech's special issue on stress is anything to go by. (If you haven't read it yet

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 7, 2012