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  One of those “big picture” days 2 hours of inspirational lectures, one from the CDC director and the other from broadcasting…

  

  (according to Wikipedia, “Tom Brokaw dropped out of The University of Iowa ... .A. degree in Political Science from the University of South Dakota in ... not being accepted to the college. Anyway, he described how he grew up

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A Great Hunger an artisanal take on my quarter life crisis

  

  ; who will pursue their own dreams.” Graduating college--or high school ... great fondness for Caltech, and places like Olin College or Harvey Mudd. I ... easy feat. As a high school student, I thought that graduating college

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

  

  since starting college. I've made a ton of art for my clubs at MIT and for ... went to an art college. She'd probably be just as tired and her posture ... like momentarily crossing paths with this parallel universe self, one who

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 28, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  . "Why did you pick MIT over the bajillion other colleges out there ... intellectual stimulation. I didn't want college to be just a continuation of high ... than yourself at any top university. What tipped the balance towards MIT

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Good Stuff yeah, man

  

  use college as an opportunity to expand my horizons and meet other kinds ... probably take literature classes in college without taking literature classes in high school, but good luck trying to take math classes in college

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  study abroad in college. The International Honors Program is a unique ... that affect cities. I had always expected to study abroad in college ... school, I am aware that most college programs do not provide the same type

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Things that make you go hmmmm……. Obama’s transformative presidency………for geeks????

  

  Welkowitz of Keene State College in New Hampshire hopefully speculated that ... positive. And his old college friends give the geek idea a split vote. While ... geeky signs in Obama as a freshman at Occidental College in California

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • December 30, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Woman and Her Lute An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

  

  are you from? Mass College of Art?" "Nope." "Boston College?" "Nope ... University there that I hope to stay for a bit in LA and visit her before ... idea of majoring in history in college (but called it off because the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics professors have a charming sense of humour Excerpts from relativity problem sets

  

  I’M DONE WITH FALL CLASSES! and am now back home in London, doing British things like drinking tea, spelling humor ‘humour,’ and hiding indoors from the rain. One of the…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Events

  SNOW SNOW SNOW! And other festivities.

  

  , freshman generally have to take two Physics courses to fulfill the Physics ... transition?) Generally, these two Physics courses are 8.01 (Newtonian ... semester). Unless you want to be amazing and take 8.012 or 8.022 (Physics For

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laurie Burns: Studying Triple-GEM foils Senior Laurie Burns is conducting a comparative study of foils used in triple-GEMs.

  

  well-known physical principles. When a voltage is applied to the foils, a ... and produces more gain (ratio of signal output to input). As a physics (course 8) major, Laurie emphasizes that most physics students have the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  You can get a perfect GPA and lead every extracurricular activity on campus, but if you don’t pass a swim test and complete 8 Physical Education (P.E.) “points,” then you won’t receive an MIT diploma. Harsh, eh? That

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  positive and negative energy revisiting midnight gospel

  

  that oral traditions pass physical energy (via sound waves) from one ... . similarly, there was a period in college where i was focused on trying to find ... school and most of college i believed that people who worked in high

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  tryharding but still not enough

  

  , and also juggling my mental and physical health. I'm just existing. And ... school. I still feel like one in college, but maybe a little less lonely ... college than they did in high school. I guess friendships ebb and flow, wax

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard Me trying to find a balance between work and fun

  

  changes between high school and college is just the amount of freedom you ... too early……… (there is no curfew in college :P),” you can be anywhere at any time just as long as you put in the effort to physically get out of

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 6, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  : college is better than high school. Not that high school is bad--and here I ... -helpful roommate, had cleared off my desk, set out my books, and physically dragged ... . College, it turns out, is a very social experience. I guess people expect

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Just Run With It Never waste inspiration, even if you're running with it for the first time (in years)

  

  out of college, who had formerly been a bit of a track star at MIT, and ... missing for me, though, was physical fitness. At some point, and almost on a ... again?" I asked constantly. My college friends offered to be running

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right

  

  college roughly the same way that I went through grade school - top grades ... actually went on College Confidential, I'd see parents argue about this ... majors who are getting business minors for this reason. I know physics kids

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  these activities breaking down our motions to expand our physical ... especially…..dun dun dun….college apps. I feel you, it can be a stressful time ... unsolicited unofficial college application advice. So stay tuned! Responses to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What have I been doing this break?

  

  about transfer applications? I am a sophomore in college right now and ... -generation college kids, poor kids from poor school districts, and others who might be ... electronics, or device physics. Or let's say you go into my department - you don

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 3, 2006