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  I’M BACK!!!!! (and MIT is hard)

  

  how weird would that be? Instead it died in the much more subtle Bso ... his homework when he should’ve in high school, I wasn’t. I was a goof, I only worked hard in inconsistent spurts. I didn’t take notes, I never

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 11, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Final Push Who needs sleep?

  

  This is it, MIT is in the middle of finals week and the final grind is upon us. My last final is tomorrow morning (exactly 12 hours from now) and I have not yet begun studying. That's right, not even looked at

  • by Snively '11
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Halloween, Part 2 Sometimes it's fun to be somebody you're not.

  

  costume. So, here I am as a duke: Note the plume in my hat. Hats with ... my friends in Senior Haus. Note the mural of Death (from Neil Gaiman's Sandman) in the background, which is one of my favorites, out of all the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 8, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  , and staff as humanly possible in order to get a full taste of the true ... enough in itself to entice me to explore new opportunities, this invitation ... lecture entitled “The Future of Islam in America: Challenges and Fears

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  's in part due to my winning combination of Pepto Bismol chased down by ... bipolar.) The real turning point in my illness took place on Friday, when I ... have them take a look at me. Being sick in college is not fun, no matter

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tale of the Midnight Tool! Simulcast in 1337 for our viewers at home!

  

  repercussions turned out to bite me in the proverbial butt. Thus is the beginning for the tale of the midnight tool: Prologue: Having taken BC Calc AP in ... figured 18.01 would be a walk in the park, I took one look at the p-set and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things that are hard. Though not as hard as this.

  

  Reformed Church (though I was technically born in Detroit, the not ... best color in the box. From the ages of 3-10, my life goal was to be ... myself when I wake up in the morning because I can hardly believe that I

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  that "no one" at the Institute appreciates, let alone participates, in ... involved with. In fact, there are over 50 different music, theater, and dance groups on campus, specializing in everything from improv comedy to jazz

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  application, get it sent in, and find out if they made it in. Others feel that ... let you in. Some apply early to help space out their applications ... brilliant. EA applicants are more self-selective, but you'll never get in

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist News Within the next week, we plan to admit approximately 35 students from the waitlist.

  

  on the waitlist to 739 people, in the possibility that we needed to go ... admitted students in two rounds of waitlist admissions. We'll know more about how this year looks in a few weeks. The waitlist committee has been

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How Do You Mic A Stripper? [by Harrison Bralower '11] It's a great question when you really think about it.

  

  without it looking too conspicuous? When you're not wearing anything in ... first rehearsal to load-in to the first tech to the last night. Just ask ... year of high school. Theater is a wonderful experience in which you meet

  • by ARTalk
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  in the bible and there was something going on at that moment. I stayed in the Alpha Chi Omega (AXO) sorority house with my host, who was also on the tennis team (nice matching job!). I was interested in finding

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy Things Yay!

  

  though. I always miss all the good stuff in the Midwest - last year while I ... bike in (not that any weather really stops me from riding my bike. Though I've never tried in an earthquake) if my bike hadn't gotten stolen

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  Class of 2011 deferred to spend a year in Israel, others to do intensive ... time right up until Registration Day in September (though I strongly ... , too, can request a deferral any time right up until Registration Day in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Impossible Design Project See what it's like to be a Course VI student.

  

  which are very interesting. In particular, though, 6.033 has two design ... magnetic disk, in spite of the fact that flash memory is distinctly unlike a ... .033/www/dp1/. Feel free to submit solutions in the comments. My one

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The Infected It's not a zombie outbreak...yet

  

  razorblades in my throat (that's how it felt, anyway), constantly having to blow ... it gets any "worse." WORSE?! So I guess I'm not used to being in this ... dean's from S^3 went home sick today, and today another girl in my arabic

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Funnies An Appetizer

  

  Sorry for the slight gap in entries, this weekend was crazy. I've got at least four entries that are in various stages of being writ. I don ... are said/done at MIT in the dorms after midnight. Both are 100% true

  • by Snively '11
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Things Mmmmm.

  

  Taiwanese Students in my inbox a couple weeks ago: Cooking workshop. Oh, yeah ... Verde's. (In fact, the only time I even ever use TechCash is to do laundry. I ... available, both in high school and college, to learn about things outside the

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  helping out from 6:00 to 11:00, with maybe a half-hour break in between to ... to comment below. ;-) All in all, about 60 students - a record turnout ... sisters. Upon arriving, I signed in with my name, living group, and class

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I do too much stuff at MIT 1)My mom doesn't have a problem with it.

  

  Near the end of winter break, I was sitting in an uncomfortable pleather chair in my dentist's office waiting for a cleaning while reading the latest issue of Blender magazine (Bright Eyes and Rilo Kiley in the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 13, 2008