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  Fredventure, Part 3 Showtime!

  

  in a concert hall an hour away from MIT, a dozen of us chose to go with ... It’s finally here – the grand finale of the Fredventure! Read part 1 and part 2 to get up to speed if you haven’t already. We spent most of

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  highlights of a hellish semester it's OVER. IT'S FINALLY OVER GOSDAIUOSDSOIJD

  

  each of the first two psets so i didn't stress about it until i saw my ... grade...or the stress of finding a job amidst all this academic pressure ... . living in a dorm last year was wonderful because I could have all sorts of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  can’t stop smiling a time capsule for freshman fall

  

  a sweater. I walked out of BC towards Baker’s dining hall. And I ... ate a breakfast of cheese & crackers. I walked to my first class of ... out to my third class of the day. After classes, I took the elevator up

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  in remembrance of the body affirming the mind–body connection

  

  think it was pi beta phi, and standing on top of those low brick walls in front of the house. i think that was the first time in five months that i ... students without leaving my chair. i attended the first week of classes, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  the above sentence of a college essay that thankfully never made it into ... travesty of a sentence last year.  I still make lame over-the-top metaphors ... offer that expert food, he or she is probably more than happy to talk to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  impassively toward night, the last hanging breaths of August condensed into ... estimates, I caught six different strains of flu on the way home at 6:30 pm. Nonetheless, after a quick homemade dinner of soba, ginger, almonds, and dewy

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Global Languages Freshman Learning Community engaging frosh done right

  

  semester, is designed to offer freshman community and expose them to new ... can be. Check out this interactive visualization of the course here ... .5-hour meetings each week; there's a Food of the Month, Film of the Month

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 6, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  that MIT has to offer? He's the kind of person will read Marcus Aurelius ... he asked me one of those deep questions that help gage what kind of a mindset you have. It was something really general, along the lines of "what

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  the whole history of each school you apply to, I think it helps to at ... first drafts of just such a book. Now that the admissions season is fully ... post of completely unsolicited application advice! Before I dive into

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wrote a whole post on Halloween and forgot to publish it So here's 2 months of blogging in one post

  

  bunch of CROMBUS content and some other stuff to the end and put it up ... these skeltal ones We have spoopy sprinkles Photo of my actual ... friend Kristen made gingerbread houses for hall to decorate It's rainbow

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • December 26, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Get Home from the Airport for Free For prefrosh who are like me and terrified of entering dank underground tunnels they haven’t…

  

  for free like I always do. When I first came to MIT I was terrified of ... left (or somewhere nearby) is a map of the MBTA subway system. You ... on until the very last stop, South Station, which is when most of the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 18, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer reading: “The Language of God” Consider adding "The Language of God" to your summer reading list!

  

  universe. I'll try to read it before the end of the summer, but feel free to ... As some of you may know, this summer I'm working at the NIH National ... entire human genome, so that we now know the location of all human genes

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In the Darkness of the Night one of the strangest things I have ever experienced

  

  group of American college students come along and play ultimate Frisbee ... the start of one of the most curious experiences I have probably ever had. In lieu of a proper picture, I have made a diagram to try and

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s like a bag of sand! I go on a quest to legally obtain music and movies.

  

  of some less-than-important recent events, I decided to put up a short ... training for the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University ... here on out. Our week-long training was almost entirely composed of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  then make it even better. About a tenth of Random Hall is currently ... The start of the semester was comically reminiscent of the first day of third grade, when after a few minutes of reading from a picture book

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  technically not mine or any of my family's but since we did live next door and this dog was capable of leaping tall buildings like Superman or just her ... night in November, the fish all died and my mom had to get rid of them

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  to offer. And, of course, there's always Mystery Hunt to look forward ... Over Winter Break, whenever any of my friends or relatives asked me ... Cambridge anymore, Toto, when I - realizing that none of my relatives know

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Week(end) [Read: New York] Adventures Parts 2-4 I’ve affectionately named these adventures: #metroentertainment

  

  and the University of Pittsburgh. My favorite parts about these few ...   To continue on my series of Weekend Adventures, this blog ... 90% of these getaways have happened in the Big Apple, “Weekend

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • April 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Take Me Back to Tech (Guest Entry) So hurrah for technology, 'ology, 'ology oh.

  

  . You can hear part of a Random Hall tour in the background As even these ... all heard the Chorollaries’ beautiful renditions of the Engineers ... expresses a lot of prefrosh’s current feelings. This is quite

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Afternoon In/Out Of The Snow

  

  hours. An alumnus of my hall is actually the record holder for the Green ... How and what would I write in the utter absence of the ever-present presence of our preexisting expectations of admissions blogs, unburdened of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 22, 2012