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  The Waiting Game hit submit time to quit

  

  "You're good to submit!". I was kind of doubtful seeing as how quickly I ... edits in October, the moment had finally come. I was done. But now was a ... colleges. You are not losing yourself in these applications. I'll conclude

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iDoor Opening your boyfriend's dorm room door? There's an app for that.

  

  Almost a year ago, I met a kid who tried to convince me to come back ... completely innocent and simply limited to showing me how he could use water to open and close his door. Whether you believe him or not, I have to admit

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The second-best picture we took in Paris This entry is dedicated to Regis Philbin.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? I. M. Pei, who graduated from the MIT school of architecture in 1940, designed the glass pyramids in front of the Louvre. "Agh, I'm so tired." "Guys! We can get a great picture with the pyramid. Get in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  science and media. But, in waiting for the summer session to start, I ... detailed synopsis and cast list). I got involved in the process a couple weeks ago thanks to the technical Theater Arts faculty in Rinaldi, whom I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  d-d-d-d-drop date late is good sometimes

  

  semester which is different and wonderful Oh, boy, I have been awake for many hours and in one more hour (it's midnight rn) I will drive to ... staying in Cambridge for Thanksgiving, and I understand why now (so much

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule parete legi novembri

  

  take, and I agree with pretty much everything in this article, but I ... believe that this is untrue. I can attest to the fact that I definitely don ... the end of the world (I remember getting a fifth week flag in 5.111 and

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)

  

  aren’t 500 days of summer, but I was too lazy to count how many there ... summer has been really fun. I really wanted to stay in Cambridge this year ... to it, and utilized the remaining 8 hours of my day in the best ways I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  meat quality. I am located in Leon, Guanajuato but I have been able to ... an ambassador for such a cause. Now I am at home in Tulsa, OK interning ... in handy, I promise. Be nice to your co-workers too. It never hurts to

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s in a name? Is “geek” now chic? Are we happy with the word “nerd”?

  

  questions remind me of a time when I was coming out as gay in my 30s, when I ... hand, and their scooters tossed on their sides in the driveway, and I ... until recently. And I suspected, not in a very clear light when it did. It

  • by Kris Guay
  • July 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  , objectively, but for me it’s a big deal. I finally have HBO access. Another in-house activity: I have to “cook” some days. You’ll be surprised how much one can ... I’m huddled in an office chair in a tiny box-studio in Lexington, MA

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Year of the HASS thoughts on single-tasking, cheese slicers, and the tyranny of the mind

  

  in mind. It was magical. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the technical classes. I do, but in moderation. In fact, I’m a huge fan of my one ... about having my technical focus being on this one class is that I can

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  asylum in Iceland. I was just about to get some sleep last night--I had to ... MIT students here in rainy Harrisburg, PA), so I'm going to hold off on ... the basis that "It won the PULITZER PRIZE." I really hope that I am in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Greetings from India: D-Lab Students in the Field D-Lab students Luke, Sydney, Jessica, Madhavan

  

  squeeze) to see how many data points the Lab Quest can record. This quickly ... in Cambodia, Zambia, India, Ghana, Honduras, and Brazil. Luke Plummer ... -credit basis to drivers until they’ve paid off and own their own vehicle. In

  • by OEL
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Failing” at MIT for the record, this isn't

  

  , in reverse chronological order: I recently dropped a class, and even ... only classes I’ve gotten A’s in have been HASS classes. I didn’t get any leadership positions in the clubs I participated in. I didn’t have a fancy tech

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  one of the topics in the class I found most exciting - one about which I ... friend Nick and I were in the student center when we happened to run into ... dedicated to imagining how a state could justly arise in accordance with the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reactors are my friends. Four things you would never expect to find in a real MIT laboratory.

  

  in this Discover article. Not to brag, but I got to have dinner with ... in an MIT laboratory. Nobody knows how it was even physically ... both broken, though, so I guess it's in the spirit of our lab to recycle

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time Because that really is what we are here for

  

  from other majors who come and take the class. I know people in courses 2 ... are others. It is basically an introduction to programming in Java. I ... quite right. I’m not sure I will use Java in my future, but I suppose it

  • by Becca H. '12
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  I've been involved, in some form or fashion, with MIT Admissions for ... , back when I was in the thick of it. Now, my role as a blogger, is to ... until you live here you just can't know. Be completely honest in your

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Following My Passions At MIT [by Susan Shepherd '11] Can a writer fit in at MIT?

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] Choosing a set of colleges to apply to can be a daunting task. I discovered MIT fairly early on in my search, and ... a writer fit in at MIT? After arriving at MIT, I quickly learned that

  • by ARTalk
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Recap of the 2.009 Final Presentations rough, tough, messy!

  

  . Roger has a built-in microphone and earbuds so that you can communicate ... wheelchair that can fully deploy in under ten seconds. Burt, a power wheelchair ... . I can't wait to see what next year's class will make. :)  

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • December 26, 2016