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  Rain by any other name lagi na lang umuulan

  

  window, ampiyas, and the action is umaanggi. Where I'm from, the dry season ends around May, and the rainy season ranges from maybe June to ... weather, and frequent rainfall. The coming of the rains also signal the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 22, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Flying Close to the Sun a semester of fire

  

  describe MIT as “drinking from the firehose.” So I guess the water and fire ... Spinning Arts club and pulling together two fire shows. The paper deadline and the November fire show (cleverly named Novemburn) happened to land

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  study spots at MIT not exactly places to cry, but they'll do

  

  I could be exploring a new and fascinating part of the institute I ... polling my friends to find out where they like to study on campus and what ... chairs and stable desks nobody gets annoyed if I talk while working with

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fit or happiness made easy

  

  there? Exactly a year ago from today, teachers and classmates insisted the ... and incredibly vague. A good fit is a place where you feel completely ... conversation and then go back to talking about Jersey Shore in the same minute. I

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The joys of web development or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the web

  

  Script really doesn’t vibe with me, and thinking about asynchronicity and promises is kind of annoying, and I enjoyed programming more when I’m not doing ... , I've written things in JavaScript and TypeScript, to the point that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 9, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Mischievous Anniversary Tonight Four score and ten years ago...

  

  Instruments Company and diagonally across from the "old dormitories ... built onto its north and south walls, and a matching parallel would be ... christened together, and the '93 Dormitory would henceforth be known as

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • June 1, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Putting Diversity into Context The diverse ways that colleges and universities define diversity

  

  I read a recent NY Times piece, dealing with multiracial students and ... have fielded numerous calls and emails soliciting advice on how to complete the race and ethnicity section of the MIT admission application

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Are people on the East Coast friendly? An entry especially for those from the Midwest.

  

  , and I told her about MIT. Unlike most people I had told, her reaction ... are so many awesome people to meet and activities to try (and so much ... , and it is plenty friendly. As for Boston though, it might help to share

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  There Is No Formula A formula would take the human component out of our process, which is perhaps the…

  

  dominating College Confidential and the blog comments makes me sad. I understand that people want answers and explanations, but… alas. Trying to ... . It makes me think of the guy who fell in love with trains as a kid and

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  (Bitter)sweet home meeting high school teachers again, and visiting my hometown for (probably) the last time

  

  when we all went off to different colleges. It was by chance that Tom and I were both in town and had nothing to do. Other than that I cut my hair shorter and he grew his hair out, it was like we were in high school

  • by Jenny B. '25
  • January 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  16 for the 16’s 16 Guidelines to Making the Most of your CPW

  

  So you might be looking at the CPW schedule and thinking...   ... , but don't worry! We're here to help. And you may be wondering who WE ... people and make event hopping friends. K: Also, if you're interested in

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  surprise and a victory over the demons of laze. It came when all my socks ... need to lift a pen and know your name to join a 100 clubs that will send ... more value for your Pass/No Record, your tuition, and your dreams.   I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 29, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  , and I imagine a lot of our applicants share these sentiments. A million ... the committee. Then a second reader (and sometimes a third) will read and write their own summaries. Then it will go to selection committee

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Classes, by the Group Chats and their potential replacement, Interstellar!

  

  . Students can use it to share the classes they're taking and see the classes ... , share resources, ask questions (and post memes) in a forum, and keep track ... : Daniel S., Akshaj K., Vivek B., and Guang C. I'm guessing the name is

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 27, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  101 Things To Do Before You Graduate! 102. Read this blog entry.

  

  since my freshman year, and I just asked Grace to take a photo of her list ... , considering that I never went out of my way to do anything and most of the list ... , and I'm extremely envious of the level of her self-discipline. As for my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT grads, 10 years later What is the MIT Class of 2000 doing, 10 years after graduating?

  

  -- my MIT class. It was fun to see so many of my classmates and hear about ... the members of our class (about 1000 people) and asked for "10-year ... ), which I compiled and sent out to the class. Realizing what a resource I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Essay: Yogurt Edition! You like froyo? I like froyo! ^___^V

  

  of flavors, you get to customize it, and experimenting with new flavors ... so much =p, and you have to narrow your list down after you get the ... when it came to the college essay, and so I strove to write an unique

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  EC Gothic/Screaming (“I don’t want to work on psets”) Apparently a work order has been fulfilled. But whose?

  

  : That was East Campus, video by and courtesy of Eric Lujan ‘19, screaming ... EC Gothic, authored by East Campus, the residents and the mailing list ... decipher these, and to distinguish the truth from the fiction. Maybe you

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 6, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Thong I Should Be Wearing [UPDATE] Sexy sexy undies.

  

  accepted to several tech schools and the comic strip writer decided that he ... and, well -- I read this before I came to MIT and thought it was one of the funniest things ever. I lol'd and lol'd, and then Melis wrote a

  • by Snively '11
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Take a Load Off Quoting The Band's "The Weight" should make the wait bearable

  

  . And it's still true of everyone who wants to get in to MIT. And I ... 's kind of a big deal. To illustrate that, I invite you to go to Google and ... ...there's a panel of hard-working, air-breathing, and food-eating humans still

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 1, 2010