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  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  by being a blogger this year, it's that most of the incoming freshman ... So the other day at work, I was sitting at the bottom of one of the water slides. And I was bored out of my mind. There were about 3 people in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  end of semester reflections in conclusion, online school Ain't It

  

  DONE (sans my physics final next week rip lol) The last couple of weeks ... same amount of work I'd do on a regular basis at school in person. I honestly welcomed the onslaught of final projects and exams since it made me

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Story of Tim Tebow My friend Steve '11 wrote a blog for the not admitted.

  

  friend Steve '11 (freshman ex-roommate) was reminded of the story of Tim ... I thought it was really a good story, and maybe some of you would enjoy it. But yeah, that's it. Think of this as some light diversionary

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  by the bloggers. That means we crop and reduce the image sizes of all ... One of the biggest things that bugged me about MIT before I got here ... on the Internet did MIT hide all of its goodies? I'd like to shed light

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

    Did you know the soda can top (or "pop" can for those of you ... 's simply a tab on a lever that punches out a precut piece of aluminum. It ... enormous amount of work. In fact, this "simplicity follows complexity" idea

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Nibble of Music

  

  coherence of an album keeps me focused. But yesterday, in honor of Daniel ... . But instead of the first 10 (decimal is so ordinary!), I decided to ... of a country evangelist) to make me a mix CD of her favorite stuff. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  lot. And I think this is something a lot of people can relate to. There ... this loop of thinking in almost every interaction, conversation, assignment submission, and choice that I’ve made. And by thinking about this, I

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  elusive skill of patience – waiting for the bus, waiting on a friend at a ... feared the finality of it, all at the same time. I find the act of ... music when you want an in-between: Switched on Pop (one of my favorite

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi Day Eve A doodle and some old advice

  

  tens of other posts written by tens of other bloggers instead of being so ... until that fated time, but it will be. I tried to think of what high ... distracting herself by marathoning a TV show (possibly Firefly, again), playing

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Schnitzer Prize Winners! [by Ken Haggerty '11] Buildings with eyes, a drum for the people, and a house…

  

  [by Ken Haggerty '11] It's summer! Which means that yet another academic year is completed, and as such, it's also the time of year that MIT ... contributions to MIT life, culture, and academics. In the realm of arts@mit, this

  • by ARTalk
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  Shape, as detailed by MIT's Division of Student Life, is as follows: MIT ... LeaderShape 2012. The six days of LeaderShape are characterized by ... Shape serenaded me with a rendition of "Just the Way You Are", followed by a brief

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It all comes to this The Senior Thesis (cue dramatic music)

  

  must be completed by the end of your senior year and it will be permanently archived by the MIT Libraries. I did a little bit of web surfing to ... have a thesis advisor picked out by the middle of the fall term of your

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  a bunch of people I don’t know* Instructor: “Ok, each team should ... : “Alright, you have a packet in front of you. You have 30 minutes to complete ... the first day of GEL. The Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program is

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out of the lab and into the internet Confession: I actually listen to music from the movie Ice Princess. I'm not even kidding.

  

  information; first I emailed one of the cheerleaders, Lisa '04, who is currently ... admissions process from the general masters program). Next, I emailed my friend ... , who got her master's in aero/astro last spring. (Yes, two of the people

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  mark it and move on to the next part of the application. For some though ... an ethnic category through no choice of their own, had it easier at ... -other-category-you choose students. The difficulty with school wasn’t due largely to rigor of

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  Procrastination For Finals ...so I cooked dinner instead.

  

  into the process, a lot of water will come out from the mushrooms that ... 'm too lazy when there's a lot of assignments and exams - i really only ... cup arborio rice (this kind of rice is sticker and fatter than normal

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  ridiculous amounts of food for a few hours (I woke up to my friends making a ... '07 came rushing in with a bowl of salad. "Hey, where're you going ... work stand in the way of food. And seeing as I had been sleeping, as

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory AXO Fondue was last night!

  

  intricacies of the process. I chose to design the t-shirt and posters, and I ... event was particularly special for me because I was one of the four ... of which have houses. We help our party at the AXO "Mansion," which is

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home Away From Home Complete with Batman mask, kettle corn, and ticket stubs

  

  's zoom into some of the more interesting parts! On top we have a couple of props from my favorite movies/comics. The first shelf holds the crux of my media collection. It starts off with some classic newspaper

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  : 7 cartons of ice cream* 3 jars of fudge 3 jars of caramel 3 cans of whipped cream 2 jars of sprinkles 2 jars of cherries 3 boxes of brownie mix 3 boxes of cake batter 3 tubs of icing 4 decorating gels 4 packages of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007