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• Blog / MISTI

  a night in hannover one of the most chaotic travel experiences of my life

  

  This summer, I'm doing MISTI-Germany and living in Berlin. I've been enjoying it a lot for a number of reasons: not least because in Europe ... I did a lot of reading and relaxing. That in itself isn't a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 13, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  doctor who could communicate in English or at least keep the prescription in your native language. Find a [annotation note="primary care provider ... might be able to help you around campus. I got in touch with the Pakistani

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  For Applicants Admitsphere.org, four hens, two ducks, best wishes and high regard from Mac-town, Oregon

  

  I know it's late in the college application season--the deadline is ... in order to learn how to win at high school, college applications, and life.” In other words, to help you! From Jacob: “We believe that you

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Open Letter Employers love students with dorm desk experience.

  

  having to check maybe 10-15 packages on an average morning in the past, but on that one day last month, I had to check in nearly 50 packages of ... several textbooks from Amazon, and I was considering buying a notebook (the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 8, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Productive, yes. Appropriately productive, no. You would think that my activities the weekend before finals might include studying.

  

  donate our unsellable textbooks to schoolchildren in Africa. (I have to ... dollars in credit card debt, because they were like 'Oh man, look how cool that new HDTV is! I may not have the money to buy it, but, hey, I do have

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  each year, and that it is the largest food festival in the country. On ... , we can smell the garlic. Love is in the air, and it doesn't smell good ... ice cream -- no one's going to buy it if another stand is giving it out

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Train in vain Pulling my first official all-nighter of the fall term.

  

  , Erica, and Simon were smart enough to buy a family pack of season passes ... that much to get in the pool at Hurricane Harbor for five minutes. On ... ; MIT does not accept insomniacs. The park put in two new rides this year

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  doing. In November, I pitched my entire "buy-genes-off-the-internet, make ... .[/annotation] In any case, I spent all semester thinking about laser-powered dopamine ... do it in-person this week! so how did we get here, anyways? Last

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  I saw my first Tesla in July, 2009. I knew what Teslas were but it ... awed by its 0-60 in 3.9 seconds and it being all-electric. 2 years later ... house in 2013.  $11k down gets you a $205k house.  As my house was nearing

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pervnert This entry is not suitable for children under 7 or finite-volume, compressible vapors.

  

  problem sets or 6.002 labs or running 20 miles or buying 843 dollars worth ... in history. Surely, Dr. Sarah Tabacco writing "NOT FLAT" in three-foot-tall letters thoroughly ingrained the structure of cyclobutane in my mind, and I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  My life in the bush of ghosts The long-awaited chronicles of my life as a vegetarian.

  

  into a skillet to brown, and throwing in whatever vegtables I happen to ... chicken gyro in line ahead of me. I'd also get cravings only for the ... break for about half an hour and there's no refrigerator or microwave in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  to see how much I've grown In brainpower and stamina for sleepless ... shopping there And when I was about to buy soap, I Reached for the three-bar package of Dial Gold My mother said, with the old Asian flair, "Don't buy

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  SEPTEMBERRR Don't read this entry. Read the one under this one.

  

  He looked the devil in the eye, and said "You're looking well" The ... Group") Ass. Homo. Group. Overheard in Stata: Yeah, you know, biology ... to die! CVS cashier dude: (I'm trying to buy Tylenol) Well, I need

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty hours later mystery hunt, mystery hunt! puzzles puzzles puzzles!

  

  in reading about puzzles, feel free to skip any sections that talk ... -puzzle content in this post too. Worthwhile puzzlehunt information What is a ... overview in my last post. It’s an event that happens the weekend before

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 4, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Intense Procrastination There's a difference between procrastination and INTENSE PROCRASTINATION!

  

  ? Instead I listened to the new Muse album (go buy it now) and found a solo in ... in a nice piece of sheet music. I looked around on YouTube to see if ... with my Macbook's built-in mic (note, don't use for instrument recording

  • by Snively '11
  • September 19, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Saturday

  

  Spring has sprung at MIT, with flowers in bloom across campus... The ... (!) stretching between the two parallel buildings. In this photo, you can see the ... getting ready to play (and sweep) the Coast Guard Academy in an afternoon

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Another hack Snow and hacks and exams.

  

  to know if you have to buy the TV, or do you rent it or... ? The TV is mine- I ordered it from BestBuy and had it shipped to my dorm just so I ... more cool! Haven't you ever read Mollie's favorite column in the Tech

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  holiday season, and I'm coming in hot, live from my bed watching Frozen ... turning off all overhead lighting in favor of string lights in the halls ... its architecture in favor of the winter aesthetic. [caption id

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  13/101 Things To Do Before You Graduate 2 of my favorite days at MIT, to date.

  

  years at MIT, (b) leave in the closet for all four years, then pull it out ... realized that he still had 26 items left. In case you think this would be an easy thing to do in the two weeks between finals and graduation, take a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What MIT students do on Friday nights Who needs clothing, when you have duct tape?

  

  everything in their rooms and taping their room keys somewhere to their body ... ...well...anyone else parties. In other news, Dave thanked me for answering his question ... food in comparison to all the great things about MIT, I'm a cross country

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 23, 2005