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• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  to the enduring spirit of the Institute, as if I were suddenly engulfed ... doing laundry. (The “Did You Know?” opener is a throwback to the olden ... because I needed to go to class the next day. Emotionally, the discovery

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a ranking of building 68 thesis defense posters graphic design is our passion

  

  projects that it could be a bit alienating to separate their names from the ... be mean. This is ultimately why I chose to black the names out ... biologist not to care about the happiness of beings that their naked eyes can

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  . Of course, being the black cloud that I am (a term used to indicate ... moment leading up to then. You have to prepare for the unexpected. If your ... , and this Saturday has been the first time I’ve really been able to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  also point out, however, people have every right to be disappointed if ... not. It would be so much easier if the number of qualified applicants ... officially sanctioned by the MIT admissions office - I'd say if you're going to

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  journey :-) If you take the stairs to the left up one level, you arrive ... . Once said novelty is firmly affixed to said vacuum attachment, the lid ... basement in the middle of the night, I moved to the side and acted like I was

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  In a few minutes I'll head over to the committee room to begin Day 7 ... looking to dive into a theoretical physics book. Truth be told, you ... ~10% to Simon, Paula, and Randy - the former because they actually have

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  - take, for example, everything related to 18.02 ever - but if I fail at ... wipe the crusted drool off my face before going to classes) and doing me ... applied to Teach for America in October, and I received the book as a gift

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  glassblowing & me a series of memories

  

  ."]frit.[/annotation] My mentor advises me that if I want the color to be solid throughout, I ... , trying to make ourselves better. How can both be true? Failing to believe ... them into myself, if I choose to, if the color will look good. And over

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 18, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  writing for CityLab, then part of The Atlantic), moved to New Mexico to be ... space. Courtyards are meant to be crossed.  The entry on courtyards in A ... and comfort of the interior spaces adjacent to it. Therefore: If you

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  year I had applied to be a counselor, but I landed the job of AD. My boss ... your problems. Facilities worker says the projector isn’t going to be ... right!) And if MIT AV forgets to give you a projector to go with the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  One Month of Baby Steps my feet hurt

  

  , taking new classes, and handling the new responsibilities that come with ... to be Saturdays, when I assumed I’d have a lower-than-average step ... /25 (28624 steps) This was the second to last day of “Discover Mechanical

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 26, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  -number station 17 as station 1, if they're going to be first? As I was wondering ... can be deceiving. I knew that to survive the hours-long ceremony I would ... the details of the day explained to us. No such luck. We checked in at a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  I walked on water* IAP? no...you're AP.

  

  was to be home in December for winter break (back home, “winter” is 70 ... from Anna’s. It’s good to be back. Anyways, it’s IAP (Independent Activities Period), the month where we can do whatever we want (be that classes

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  greta gerwig’s barbie and insecurity aka moving to college

  

  the Barbie’s aren’t around–they merely sit and wait for Barbie to be in ... sounds, I was always used to being close to the top of my class. After a ... -weeks-since-moving homesickness, it felt as if my decision to embrace change was being tested, like

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / Events

  East Campus REX Events! welcome to the wild wild west

  

  hanging around the courtyard will be happy to show you around or answer your ... want to check it out, stop by the East Campus courtyard and help out! If ... Campusers on Killian Court. We always win, so be smart and fight for the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 20, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Finally! Pictures from the Conner 2 holiday party! Yes that was a month ago. Leave me…

  

  dent in that to do list! So if you've emailed me any time since the new ... this weekend to the Mystery Hunt. Normally, I'd be all for staying up for ... MIT ambulance. Oh, and I'm going to be running over to the shop to help

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  the summer before senior year you've changed...

  

  'm supposed to be the smart kid from the smart school. At lunch time, I eat a ... obvious or made careless mistakes in lab, because I was supposed to be the ... have no idea what I am doing. I don't know if I want to be a [annotation

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 9, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  the shop owner for a while, who incidentally happens to be one of the ... the shop to see if Donna and Donald were still there, and not only were ... brother, Ryan (who insists on being called a pre-teen). There are very few

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  first real snow!! wow so magical

  

  [annotation note="grocery store in the student center"]laverde's[/annotation] to ... them and was immediately seized by the need to try them, even though i've probably seen too many hot chocolate bomb fails on the internet. (they ended

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • December 11, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Can You Become Back at MIT, with excitement and pictures

  

  in Boston. On the hallway thingy that connects the plane to the airport ... is great. I'm in the same suite as I was last year, but have moved to a ... . Yesterday, I stopped by 10-100 to say hi to people in the admissions reception

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 26, 2005