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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  *. Plus, “high-school dropout” had a nice ring to it (and I would get loads ... punchline is that to call myself gratuitously lucky would be understating the ... understanding from the fabric of the universe is like pretending to be a salmon

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Events

  A Latino Christmas An introducción to Next House's newest student group.

  

  November) it is designed to raise Latino pride in Next House and was designed ... day', which since yesterday is declared to be celebrated every year in ... decided it was time to get the show on the road. We started our off

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lounges: An Interactive Experience It's almost like you were here!

  

  the night. When is a good time for it? I have yet to know. That project ... MIT evening is like, and I will not be able to tell. By “evening” I ... slept. It’s comfy enough, though its purity is more debatable. Last year

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Last Night What I did last night, on my last night. CambridgeSide Galleria & Brokeback Mountain

  

  already. Anyway, my point is that I had an economics exam, so I wanted to do ... "Last Night" -- get it?! I took my 14.41: Public Economics final in the afternoon, so I wanted to go out after and celebrate. (I am so

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  whiteout conditions forget your mission, just get out alive

  

  whiteout conditions is a song by the new pornographers, and it ... stage of grief so demanding" and "maybe you riot for nothing—it's just a ... , because it's been such a mood. every morning, i wake up, and i have this

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding Online Decisions A brief update.

  

  I am excited to let you know that things are looking fairly good for ... yesterday and they seem optimistic. Please note that it's not definite at this juncture. I'm hesitant to post this because I don't want to get your hopes up

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  11,231 Applications

  

  applications this year, both record highs. It is shaping up to be an extremely ... to find room for all of the many, many terrific applicants. But it also ... (this number will probably change slightly by the time we get to selection

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  ®). Here's the scoop - it's not sent out by admissions, rather, it's handled by the ARC - so my knowledge thereof is a bit limited. I just spoke ... enormous pile of folders they have waiting to go out. So here's what I can

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Asymmetric Discussion of Shoes, the Process of Moving, and 3D Glasses Physics problem included. Some assembly required.

  

  wearing thick, waterproof shoes, because the road to MIT is paved with slush ... . MIT is not a school for the daintily-shod. For that, I direct you to the ... sandals is an acceptable solution to hard weather. (By “hard,” I mean

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  to colleges. Obviously, if you're reading this blog, MIT is on your ... for years. It sounds like an awesome way to destress after p-sets. There ... intimidating. Each dorm is its own community, but you also have a tight and

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  Let me introduce myself. Alternatively titled: Whomst'd've?

  

  psets without collaboration. 18.01A is the same. It seems I always have to ... whatever MIT has to throw at me. That last paragraph is supposedly my ... have to work for it. Despite that, I didn't expect to struggle this much

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  , with me, the question of whether it is in principle possible to major in ... "Hell yeah. Downside is, he might be too busy to advise (?)" I admit that ... honest: Alan Guth is probably a very busy man. According to his faculty

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  making the most of things we threw our annual rager in, uh, Minecraft

  

  window. All of this (except the fireworks) is pretty true to what we ... to hunt them down.[/annotation] All of this is realistic as well, I ... DTYD is supposed to look something like this... [video width="320

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  carousel and, to my delight, it was the first one out! My parents and I left ... . Yum. No pictures though, it wasn't on my plate long enough to photograph. After dinner we finally made it to our actual house. After a rather

  • by Snively '11
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  what i’m doing this fall leadership tingz

  

  finances is. There are a lot of contrived processes for things, so it's kind ... , cultural preservation is extremely important to me. Given that my dorm is now ... sort as a high schooler, it's kind of crazy to be fiercely passionate

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 2, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  4 / Just *breathe* Everything is going to be all right

  

  'm still stressed and busy, still without enough time to do it all, to keep ... . After grabbing dinner, desert, and groceries in Chinatown, it was back to ... take the long way to walk back home. It was already dark, but today was

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 2, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  this is what worked best for me. It's typically better of a supplemental ... . Then, I took each important part and allotted it to a specific essay ... point to an essay. Don't worry, you can move it around later, but just put

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I love musicals! Wicked just dropped and I am LOSING MY MIND

  

  note='this is me speaking to myself lmfao']let’s calm down a little bit ... , and dialogue to tell a story a theatre production is… y’know   ... share and suddenly bring them to life on stage. It’s as if someone pressed

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 29, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Party pics

  

  premise of Reawakening is that our hall has its own dark god, Krotus. Krotus ... feeds on our suffering. Hey, it's MIT, you need something to feed on your ... pretty white dress and a crown of black roses, and is being led to the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-med, Everybody’s Best Friend If you are considering a career in medicine -- and not as a pharmacist.

  

  it's bad to eat within 2 hours of going to bed, so late at night when ... right before I go to bed, and it's fine. Why should I wait 2 hours? Farhan ... this! One of the most common questions I receive about MIT is about its

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2005