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  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  in your life. In the end, wherever you ended up for college, you were ... This post is for those who are moving on from this blog today, May 1 ... attached to you, and not just for what you'd bring to the MIT community, but

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  busy, busy, busy screaming into the void

  

  stronger. am i getting stronger? i signed up for golf as my pe class for ... signed up to do so many things for cp*. and i’m honest, i really am, when i ... the only way i can convince myself to write anything for the past two

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TERMinal Velocity My last term is flying by!

  

  , except for my recitation section, but maybe it'll pick up. Not much to say ... just talk about the issues brought up in our readings and viewings for a ... Hard to believe but my time at the institute is starting to wrap up

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Historic Boston This entry may be a little long . . .

  

  that for next year all you eager beaver '12s). Eventually, 294 steps up ... : Snively, Since you are used to getting up early now, go out to the Boston Market on Saturday and load up on the cherries and avocados, not to mention

  • by Snively '11
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / CPW

  the two sides of CPW CPW as told by a prefrosh and an upperclassman

  

  don’t rEaLly regret it—it helped hype me up for everything to come ... weather machine is always broken for CPW". Why were we starting up the ... prefrosh, and mine as a jaded East Campus CPW chair. The Build-Up [Ankita

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 24, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bread at Desk This entry brought to you by the letters "Sleep Deprivation."

  

  too late for class, then I woke up for real and was relieved. Until I ... , but I wasn't entirely asleep, so I'm still not sure if I'd wake up for a ... I've drawn enough Lewis structures to satisfy me for awhile. When I

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  'll decide where to go. (flickr: Dan4th) You'll look up and down streets. Look ... PLACES YOU'LL GO! You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights ... 'm sorry to say so but, sadly, it's true and Hang-ups can happen to you. You

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  cleats on feet, smile on face thoughts on injuries and spring season

  

  Spring season has started, and guess who got to lace up their cleats and practice for the first time in eight and a half months? You guessed ... ’t help but cry – I didn’t want something I had worked so hard for to be

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Comfort Matters A unique application process

  

  doesn't make up for the uncomfortable seat. Red Squishy Chair The red ... enjoyable because it is HARDER THAN GRANITE! This is very nearly made up for ... sorta makes up for in stylishness. The seams in the seat are complimented

  • by Snively '11
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  -famous Boston song I'm Shipping Up to Boston that I actually heard for the first ... series of puzzles for the heirs to solve. At the end of the book, after ... States during Fourth of July. (or if I was, I was in little-town Maine for

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  “someone needs to get fractal161 on green building tetris someday” it's tetris two electric boogaloo

  

  . While we waited for them to set up, we talked about Tetris and philosophy ... This is a follow up to my first Tetris on the Green Building blog ... .org/blogs/entry/the-holy-grail-of-hacks-returns/ Also, the code for Tetris is now open source for you to make your own

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 15, 2026
• Blog / Advice

  parallel universe for those feeling dejected

  

  , except for the wet sheen of dejection, weighing upon you alone. But - look up - this parallel universe is also one where art transports you elsewhere, if only for a few hours; one where a weekend trip with friends

  • by Kai V. '25
  • December 19, 2024
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  this post are an open forum for those of you who want to talk with us, shake it off, and get back up again. We ask that you converse civilly and with the best of intentions, even though this may be a difficult time for

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  bday burnout no more spiders please

  

  blinds for some reason so I hung up a bedsheet but it's too much of a ... my worst day. Tuesday I had to get up early and finish my readings for ... cry. And then I took a nap and passed out. I woke up in time for my 8

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 18, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Another Cat Post We have kittens and people are sad - thus, there shall be pictures of cats…

  

  This is a really difficult week for every single student at MIT. I do ... are all alone sometimes, you are not alone. MIT is here for you, the ... you up :)

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doodles: Career Fair Edition A non-tech major takes on the career fair with the help of mechanical pencil illustrations

  

  major works takes up all of the time allotted for a standard ... show up and they all potentially want to give you jobs. That is, if you ... internships. It's a toss-up.) And you make a good impression. And are course 2

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Linkdump: Smart Leaves, Burritos, and Shaq cool things on the Internet

  

  I think I get my need for notes from my mom. Every day of my childhood was a festival of notes. I'd wake up to a note on my bedside ... even now, as a grown man, when I go home I'm liable to wake up buried

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  end up, you will find the experience you are looking for if you seek it ... home, heading away from the bubble of MIT towards the place I grew up. I ... hold a place in my heart for Colorado, and I will be comfortable where

  • by Becca H. '12
  • December 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  . Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of wind chill that eats Jack London novels for breakfast. 10:00 AM: Toast ... writing my undergraduate research (UROP) proposal*. It's like yoga for the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading Some final notes before decisions are posted.

  

  : Bryan Nance A Post For Parents and It's All About the Process, Bryan Don ... number of applications this year, up 9% from last year. At the same time ... %. For those of you who will be checking your decisions online shortly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006