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  Ina Garten Da Vida, Baby Can't you tell that I love you?

  

  of other prominent colleges that purport to be near cities, this Crate ... DID YOU KNOW? Amazon.com sold out of their entire stock of the Wii on the morning of November 19, 2006, in less than one minute. So Mitra

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  decisions, decisions why are there so many of them

  

  -so-put-together parts of my existence at this college. The musings, the worries, the ... -decent way of introducing myself to the world (and give a decent overview of ... decisions I've made over the past few weeks across all sorts of areas in my

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 9, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 2

  

  . One of the things my school's college counselor said was big this year ... 't allow your high school career be overwhelmed by the goal of college ... get a written form of that lecture by Prof. Franc Wilczec, it seems so

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  eclipse chasing, undergrad edition compilation post by Kano '25, Allison '27, Amber '24, Ali '26, & Audrey '24

  

  product of Isaac’s work: Allison '27 When I was applying to colleges a ... I couldn’t have prepared myself for the stir of emotions that suddenly ... had happened. I thought about the rise and fall of the sun. Every day

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 22, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  SIMMONS GOT A TRAMPOLINE!!! it's awesome, possum!

  

  will randomly send me of little me and my cousins on our trampoline ... ). My dad tells all of us to take a turn doing something cool for the ... one of my best moments.    The Simmons trampoline is a great

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  Advice I give others that I don’t follow myself (yet)

  

  ’re fine. Most of the time, the factors are beyond your control, and it isn ... has to be perfect. Sure, quality beats quantity, but the quality of your ... early, write often, and prepare to throw most of your ideas away

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Rats ! Foiled Again !

  

  beginning of college, and I think I’ve gotten pretty good at it, but I regret ... I did… kind of poorly on an exam recently. This exam (which was for 6 ... could drop any one of my classes with practically no consequences for my

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Hate Superman. (I Love Superman.)

  

  the Great Depression, he was born out of a need for a hero. But I can ... is this behemoth titan hanging over all the weaker, new heroes of today ... flourish because of Superman’s control of comic and superhero media? What

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 16, 2024
• Blog / How to Food

  food consumed this week, mostly free or: how to get away with rarely cooking

  

  lot of things,” to “Uhh… I mean… I certainly did. I actually have no ... what I eat. This is partly out of curiosity toward my own collegiate ... the best. Beast (2E) has food on the free food table nearly every day of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  major uncertainty switch 2 A 6-2?

  

  Col·lege ma·jors (noun) A term that invokes pain and, as ... was a solid period of time where I felt pretty set on my major. I ... concentration. Think of it as a flexible version of MechE. I was hoping to do 2A

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 2, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  childhood and disney world trips

  

  twenty minute drive from Disneyland, I had plenty of opportunities to go to the parks and have a lot of fond memories there from my childhood. I went to Disney World with my dad's side of the family around the age of 3

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 25, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  readmission what'd i miss?

  

  lot more time on my hands than I was used to. I went to one of those competitive high schools, ran the college-admissions rat race, and kept running ... Engineering), probably the most stressful semester of my life. I was lucky

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 19, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  Image courtesy of greggavedon.com   The following is a guest ... intimidating, so I have put together a complete guide of all groceries near MIT ... step, I always end up squishing all of the bananas, and it’s very sad

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A grab bag filled with a magical camp and the Big Apple One month of activities in one entry.

  

  couple of weeks, filled with editing medical school applications (first ... summer projects at the National Institutes of Health (I’m close, but it ... savings of about $15 and a tree or two that I achieved by using a refillable

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Where I Call Home california california cambridge!

  

  other side of the country. I lived in a one story house in the suburbs of ... now in front of this big window overlooking the busy street of Mass Ave ... Snickers happily snuggled into my side. I miss the smell of freshly prepared

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode II: Amazing Rain The one where you rapidly cool hot metal.

  

  This was one of those days on which I just did so much that I can ... for an inch of rain and a thunderstorm in the White Mountains, Joe '08 ... 's all a state of mind. Read on and find out how I spent the second day of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Yeah, I’m turning twenty, it’s terrifying one year of mit

  

  . Maybe I should just drop out of college, even. Nine. Behold the cruelty ... little things weighing on me, going into my first year of college, and part ... things. Or maybe I won't, and I could just spend the rest of my college

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  things i have been consuming this summer random bits of media i have eaten

  

  with the series because of the hell that was college application season ... unsuspecting town. Not only are the residents of the town incredibly quirky and chock full of personality, there's also certain secrets and hidden gems

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  IAP is a wonderful time here at MIT, where the month of January is transformed into a mix of adventures, innovation, and learning.  I am spending ... as I can in my training to become an EMT.  Here are some of my friends

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Days in lives that aren’t mine in a parallel universe

  

  awake this early. Of the four people I'm sharing a room with, I'm the ... back to sleep, and after checking my phone for five minutes, I get out of bed and put on pants. The smell of scrambled eggs brings me downstairs

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2020