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  readmission what'd i miss?

  

  MIT to work for Amazon for a semester meant that quite suddenly, I had a lot more time on my hands than I was used to. I went to one of those ... when I got to MIT. I took 72 units my sophomore fall (counting Unified

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 19, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Waterfall Camping in Shenandoah National Park Snakes and fireflies.

  

  't about to settle for an official camping site. We parked outside the first ... reminded us to string up our food away from our tents, in case it drew ... when it's to protect their young. Right on cue, shortly after we hopped

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Jonte ‘13 The fourth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  life-altering event," according to a profile of Craighead compiled by the ... Friday, June 19, 2009 By JOEL TURNER - Staff Writer Jonte Craighead, a ... university located in Cambridge, Mass. Craighead said he is looking forward to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Solar Car Pulled Over The MIT Solar Car Team got in a little trouble.

  

  Vehicle Team (SEVT) getting into a little trouble:   A group of MIT ... ; Aerodynamics was the reason the license plates weren't attached to Tesseract ... were issued a fine, but if so, I'd be more than happy to help defray the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  blogger wrapped 2021 taking on the legacy

  

  the grip Spotify Wrapped has on society is truly astounding. time to contribute to the buzz with another year of blogger wrapped! minutes spent ... listening to Spotify constantly. this is not true because i am at the lower

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 9, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery 2021 meet me halfway

  

  freaking cool, we were able to get it rescheduled for this fall. It's been ... Delivery typically happens in your sophomore spring, to mark not only the ... result of the pandemic, we weren't able to have a ring delivery in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Ah, TV… A super-sized value meal for the mind, not the body.

  

  Action Applications. Can I be frank with you? (As apposed to Bob? I'm so ... a stressful endeavor. I know, I know! Applying to college is beyond ... 's Anatomy. SPOILER ALERT! This entry assumes that you are up to date on all

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  , but they also can be things like (but not limited to) athletics ... activities -- make sure you convey that to us. When you describe your extra-curriculars, either in an essay or on the application form, try to make it more than a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Keg of worms and phytoplankton

  

  I'm at home now in Hampton Bays getting ready for the first of my ... was this: people prefer to tell us about the things they think we ... ahead of me in school, was working on her college essay on the bus to a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 7, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week, Minus Finals all the non-academic shenanigans

  

  and biscuits. It was good. I realized I have a lot of groceries to ... dumplings.I finished grading some problem sets for 6.0002 (Introduction to ... Square with my friend Moctar F. '22. It was the first time I has been to

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 20, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  sourdough start & restart & starter this is and is not a metaphor

  

  perhaps to come from the verb alo, to feed, nourish, and develop. This is ... nourished by the university."]Aulus.[/annotation] (Me: "Mom, if you were my ... novel hobby, in certain circles, to have begun a sourdough starter during

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Augmented Reality in Action one step before holograms

  

  way this works is by matching digital objects to certain visual cues ... Augmented reality is technology that enables you to overlay digital ... MIT Media Lab that I got to try out an augmented reality headset for the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 26, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  compiled a packing list for students here, to be used with caution. Some ... essentials for you the student to pick up at the store through Pack & Hold ... campus. -- a swimsuit, if you wish to beat the required swim test and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Adventures on the Charles Aka we go outdoors sometimes

  

  River. This excursion was arranged by a grad student (who happened to work ... internships elsewhere) and I are trying to take advantage of the random ... Dragon Boat team and were introduced to the sport. We spent some time on

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 15, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  pretty big deal to us. The annual blogger selection is like the Admissions ... . It's not a perfect metaphor. All MIT undergraduates are encouraged to apply. That being said, I have to bear the bad news that we're primarily

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside the box In which I start a new life at pika, etc.

  

  dear to civilization. No matter how gingerly, how mildly I tug it open ... takes on average 20 seconds to wriggle the drawer back into its proper ... seconds to spell “hierarchy” successfully, but it's summer after all and I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 25, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures at Trader Joe’s i think i might have joined a cult

  

  chicken broth. The vegan label on the box was enough to get me sold. I ended ... 'm finally here to enjoy all of the great things it has to offer! For all of ... nearest Trader Joe's to campus is a quick six minute ride on the MIT Shuttle

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 30, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  chaos and an exam that I technically failed irl deus ex machina

  

  extended essay in order to get the IB diploma. I remember thinking (as many ... -long exam my room had to evacuate. Great news for me! I had just gotten back to Boston on a red-eye flight and was feeling quite removed from my

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 28, 2018
• Blog / Community Projects

  No Touching one plane, two planes, red plane, Corn Dog

  

  , and compliments about everything from the landing gear design to the paint job. Sometimes people get enthusiastic and want to touch each others ... paraded their airplane into the hangar, it was common to overhear good

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Update It's been an amazing year!

  

  life update to catch you all up to speed.   Hair   If I had to name one aspect of myself that has changed the most in the last year, it has to be the volume of hair on my head. Although I always

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 21, 2012