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• Blog / Challenges

  Set Your Alarm for CPW 2019 i'm entirely serious

  

  sleeping bag into the little bag I had carried it in. Each precious second it ... desk in the Student Center before they leave. If I had gone to check out ... was. In my panic, I had forgotten to ask. I slowed to a walk and pulled

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • April 10, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Our FAPnomenol Start of Sophomore Year! where we recount the tale of our first week back on campus

  

  , authentic, and enjoyable content in the next couple years as bloggers past and ... more people to stroll in, one of the counselors told “the one about the ... staple of the week. And when everyone came in after the whale joke ended

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  stayed up in my life (with the exception of New Year’s Eve in Ukraine and ... ’ve failed the swim test in front of an awkward crowd. Then I’d delay it until ... ? In between, we took a sports facilities tour, learned about nutrition

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / Events

  RecomMITted On Ring Delivery and the halfway mark

  

  flooding in, packing a thousand or so 2019s into two floors overlooking ... affectionately called, "We eat a lot." Many weekends spent brunching in and ... , buddies! Our friendship relies on tagging each other in as many memes as

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 2, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Humans 101 @ MIT introductory SHASS classes this fall and recapping the lightning talks

  

  out where their interests lie. Many MIT students are interested in SHASS ... .08J/9.48J Philosophical Issues in Brain Science; HASS-H, CI-H  | E. J ... ; HASS-H  | D. Fitzgerald STS.026 History of Manufacturing in America; HASS

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  vintage curtains from their grandparents in Poland to repurposing old ... problems, through encouraging “diverse activities in education, research, and ... the colors of fall and use materials I see in everyday life." Created by

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  Literature in Boston (thank goodness there’s an acronym for that: DHLB FPOP ... neat historical sites in Boston. I signed up for this FPOP because I ... independent country, and, in the process, to create a pretty awesome place for

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 1: Quito Old Town The hostel, the basilica, and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #2

  

  outside. He flew in late last night (way after Raphael and I went to sleep ... volunteering (teaching English I think?) They told us about volunteering in ... . After eating, we left our hostel and found ourselves in a fruit and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Events

  This Isn’t Goodbye This is see you later.

  

  , and 53 seconds away. But who’s counting? In the mean time we stayed in ... underneath my bed or in the closet, I put on my best MIT gear and made the ten ... restaurant in Boston? Cambridge? Nah, my parents wanted Maseeh Dining. I didn

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 19, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  got home I brought some luggage in to delay the inevitable, or maybe I ... decision, ran downstairs to tell my parents I got in, ran back upstairs, ran back downstairs to tell them I got in to the other. The feeling was

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Premed and Me (frankly speaking) MIT is hard, but MIT premed doesn't have to suck. Here's why.

  

  . But I didn't want to be the guy who was estimating my position in the ... fastest guy when a bear is chasing you, but only faster than whoever's in ... blessing part first: Even back in my old high school - a public school - some

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Applying Regular Action – Q&A

  

  ) come in after the January 1 deadline. We're understanding and ... yet to write down in your application. That's fine. Just be sure ... sending things in four times.   Don't waste your money

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 20, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT is just another place An article from The Tech - MIT's school newspaper

  

  The Tech - MIT's oldest and largest newspaper (established in 1861 ... manageable, but only if you are not in 10 other activities outside of classes. Supposedly, students that are accepted to MIT are “well-rounded.” In reality

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MCAT Advice For the pre-meds out there, MIT or otherwise

  

  instantly: flowers, a card, and ice cream! My lab is the besttt. ♥ In ... prep courses are helpful in that you have a structured environment that ... in..." series (I do recommend these though!), but I did use their

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Lectures I had two ideas for good blog posts, and both were stolen by other bloggers!

  

  falling asleep in your arms, his little belly moving up and down as he ... for the Research Science Institute has been keeping me busy in the evenings. Every night this week has been spent in formal wear, hosting guest

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  To those of you who sent in your early apps - congrats! You're done ... like science? You do well in school? SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE WHO APPLIES TO ... in this ridiculous focus, my obsession to finish a perfect drawing. As

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Presenting…My Prefrosh! ‚ô•

  

  beaver I am, I decided to book my flight to CPW EARLY in the morning; 6 ... , and I arrived five minutes late for checking in my bag and thus missed ... amazing! From chilling in Simmons, where I remember pulling all nighters

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The rest of my life is a black hole. But not the fascinating kind that's the topic of extensive astrophysical…

  

  be in the form of a blog, I thought, "well how can I not?" 1 ... reading and discussion about water and sanitation interventions in the ... plenty interested. I've even managed to get myself tangled up in potential

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  Expanding on Pass No Record It's not so much a time machine, as it is a dodgeball cannon!

  

  Alright, my first serious, thought-out blog entry in quite some time ... , but a few key ones. 1) Classes are harder 2) Classes are in your major ... ). Unless you kicked some serious butt in a crazily academic high school or

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

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  jockeying for social status and acceptance in teenage hormone land, otherwise ... application I had a pretty solid game plan: Stress band, life in the country ... available (I actually think I got Part I in about four hours after it was

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008