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• Blog / IAP

  A Visitor In My Own Hometown Yeah, so it was boring. But it's still where I spent the better portion of…

  

  there and you do what you need to in the course of your daily routine. A ... to make the most of your surroundings all the time, because there ... about where to go next. This isn't just in travel -- this is in projects

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  “Freshman Musical Dorms” A question inspires an entire entry about housing. But I threw in some other stuff…

  

  his pictures are better. In the end, I learned enough to receive a ... ... Responses to comments: Arturo: Hey! About literature in Spanish... all the ... you said Cortezar is sci-fi... Cortezar is one of the best things to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  primary goal in reading these essays is to get to know you, the applicant. It's not to be wowed, or feel like we need to read the most unique ... (maybe the most underappreciated thing a good college applicant can do is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The return of Questions Omnibus It's time to answer your questions...

  

  are pretty much set on going to CPW with me, how is that going to work ... schedule, going to the events they're interested in, doing a little exploring ... non-MIT sources (which is probably why it is mentioned in the financial

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  interview. First, it is your responsibility to arrange the interview. You ... why you like to do these activities. What is it about them? The people ... tell us in the essays. Think about why you are applying to MIT. Do a

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  not THAT bad. This craving is just strong enough to make you go off in ... attention of the frazzled shopkeeper to put in their order. And it turns out ... choosing), while others will have to watch the pie run out and be stuck in

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  summer scraps life updates

  

  to the liquor store across the street. I'm in Greenwich Village. I ... continue to learn and grow each day." and "The onus is on you to keep ... interest of privacy, but this has got to be both the most blissful and the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 30, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Multidimensional Showcasing an aspiring physicist with amazing musical talent

  

  world to listen to. He most recently performed his song "Birds in the Sky ... . And the place to do that is here, at MIT. ... Occasionally as I lie in bed at night puzzling over the hecticness

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy November 1st! Halloween was yesterday. My costume was/is an embarassment. You should read about it!

  

  to tell. In fact, I'm embarassed just thinking about it. The thing is ... handles research with freshman. Do they get to use the same facilities as ... space as grad students. The thing is, UROPs can be anything, really. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston’s 4th of July Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has…

  

  separates Boston from Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the ... : Okay, so I'm not much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right ... river in East Cambridge. I think the Back Bay area of Boston is very

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Studying At Cambridge 101 An Expert's Guide To Tackling The Revision Process

  

  peek in the bathroom shows me that my body wash is going to run out! Well ... Interneting Once breakfast is made I usually head back to my room to enjoy the actual eating portion. Because my hands are in use this is the perfect time

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 8, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  ’t get to see her much afterwards, except for the occasional "get togethers ... when I got to MIT, I would proceed to get C’s on pretty much all of the ... the applications. If you come to MIT, you might fit in in unexpected

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Science is Delicious! Zen and the art of hot chocolate

  

  Chocolate Science has come to the rescue! The Lab offers free hot chocolate in ... Just a few hours to go, and I know you're feeling the stress. We're feeling it too, believe it or not. I have to tell you that the selection

  • by Dave McOwen
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For love of Baxter A story of love, loss, and catnapping on Burton 1, as documented by my cell…

  

  EST To: baxterthieves Cc: burton1 We have the cake, as requested, in ... they want) (it's pretty much the most amazing cake i've ever seen) From ... back home, and I would like to thank everyone who helped in the effort to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 2 Hold on, this is a long one. Tons of pictures though!

  

  issues. It was hard to sleep on (bumpy) but we got some naps in. When the ... Square and shopped around in the M&M store, tried to visit the Toys 'R ... Head watermark in the lower right? That's Mr. Michael Snively to you

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  name is Gordon and I’m from sunny Santa Monica, California. Most would ... of guy. So from the minute I leapt off my five-hour plane flight to ... Student Center to Skullhouse across the river, music of some kind never

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  to the skeletons in my closet an open letter to you

  

  tw suicide mention and angst!! to the skeletons in my closet ... ? the you is directed at certain people in my life and instead of writing ... to grow old and live in the same neighborhood and raise our kids and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Progression of Spirit You must be this tall to ride the MIT Emotional Rollercoaster

  

  the workload. This is evidenced by our test subject, Jon, in Exhibit A: Exhibit A Jon is the one closest to you, sitting at his computer after ... discovered that there is much more to MIT than schoolwork and studying. He

  • by Snively '11
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Central Square Dance Party You can even play the videos and dance along to them. It'll be like you…

  

  in case anyone was wondering, the one part I hate most from Sex and The ... doesn't mean that there's less to do - in fact, I find my days are STILL packed, just in a different way. (Which is maybe perhaps why my blogging

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Windy city

  

  cancelled and I'd have to stay overnight in Virginia. Of course, all of the ... happy to live in it." Wilczek's last quote is particularly appropriate to ... Yesterday, I wrote, "I'll be back in the office tomorrow, assisting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2005