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  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  for my next blog post and I took a dainty sip from my aluminum water ... . After putting on my jacket and pulling up my toasty sweatpants, I ... was predictably cold and the Student Center was empty except for a lady

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Science! at the BAH!Fest The science is a lie. The exclamation points are not.

  

  for the inevitable punch line. In which case I’d happily comply and say ... kind of way. The Festival of Bad Ad Hoc Hypotheses (or BAH!Fest for ... doubtful and saying, “I guess so?” I had seen fliers for the event plastered

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 8, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  include pain for being rejected, joy for being accepted, anxiousness for ... for all I knew or cared. College? Yeah, it was something that I was ... I am proud of all of you applicants for simply applying. Whether or

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  , which I didn’t realize because I accidentally pre-registered for 7 ... set the stage for a positive next two years at MIT. 18.06: Linear ... up doing with my life. 18.03: Differential Equations I no

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

  Travelogue: Part Une Trip to Bath and meeting an MIT professor thousands of miles away from MIT

  

  arrived in Bath bright and early around 10am. That means waking up at 5 am ... emptying garbage bins in the cold, when the sun wasn’t even up yet, I felt really grateful. For everything. After having lived abroad for 7 years

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  , we make up a diverse class which makes for an amazing culture of ... amazing things happening on campus. Nevertheless, my love for the blogs and ... classes at MIT. Despite the fact that I've only been here for a couple days

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Blogger’s Cut, Year One Some other first year memories captured in photos

  

  building for using such a cheesy html gimmick in a reputable post. But trust ... to move out. For Next House, residents that weren't graduating had to ... little dejected. It must've gotten Stockholm syndrome from being at MIT for

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  sophomore slump for college students i.e. performance drops compared to ... upperclassmen. Well…I’m not freshman no mo’…so… TIME TO GROW UP.) I’ve had a few ... rushed to the art supply store to buy materials that I didn't end up using

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  ’s auditing 6.00, but I think we all know that he just signed up for it so he ... .” You may have even uttered a version of it yourself. For me – in high ... student” (if such a thing even exists!) – for starters, check out the shirt

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Throwback I'm gonna throw this out there. If you don't like it, you can throw it…

  

  I recently bought a pair of rollerblades for $8 from the Garment ... 's just that Cambridge streets are really more paved for those with slightly ... crevice pretty much sends me flying ten feet through the air - useful for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  traveling to different planets, perhaps living in a ship for years until ... leaving for another planet. But that's how it is. This is not the Earth ... up. But The Land of MIT is a new planet altogether. And here's a quick

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Events

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

  

  Yesterday was a big day for the news media, what with the automotive ... already posses a Spanish nickname (a must-have for recognition as a member ... learn and had bought Santa hats and candies. It was time for a second

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 11, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  This is more of a mini-entry, a blogget if you will. I know that for ... hours tooling for a C on a test, and you should take pride in your ... place in the world, and definitely not perfect for everyone. It

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  for 18.02 (multivariable calculus), which is one of the freshman GIRs ... Office matters to me: it's where I pick up the twenty (give or take) problem sets I'm responsible for grading every Friday, and where I bring

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  freshmen beating themselves up on every sun-swept corner of campus. Perhaps ... allow me to redirect you up the river*. (*I'm kidding! Please don't take ... with an unearthly chorus of low self-esteem for the past week. Take a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 3) Thailand and Israel and Columbia, oh my!

  

  actually looking up stuff for my philosophy class (minds and machines) - I ... (up in the Himalayas). I'll be there for a month, working to fight the ... there is for science and engineering, but many of the humanities

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  . This morning I woke up at 5:30 and went skating for a couple of hours. I ... + Roller Blades = awesome. Rumor has it that I can get a fine for skating inside buildings but nobody has yelled at me yet (well, except for Copy

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry) A Parent's Perspective of MIT

  

  up for the bouncy ball drop at Senior House, or the human hamster wheel ... parent who registered for a Financial Aid session - okay, it was the candy ... … I did snag a hot dog at Theta Delt (thank you for your kindness to a

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2007 A final report from this year's awesome IAP puzzling solving funfest.

  

  to Michael Fauntleroy Stopheles (M.F. Stopheles, for short) for a mere ... could rise in power for a showdown with the devil. Along the way, they ... Discipline of selling one's soul." This opened up a whole new series of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Extracurricular Information We discuss life over lunch.

  

  with the Greek Griller - free bbq for everyone, and you can go around and ... find out more about frats, girls go for fun. Oh, and the food. Steak and ... time for... - being a social member of French House, a cultural hall in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2006