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  When I Grow Up In which I contemplate growing up and what I am going to do with my…

  

  be an EMT. If it gets overwhelming, I can give up helping others ... the future! And you can do so many things with them - that's why I love ... When do we actually grow up? Did I automatically become an adult when

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 8, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Afternoon Props Props to ten people/committees/inanimate objects that deserve props.

  

  +/- .5 C at 1000 psi today after three solid days of calibration. Now I can ... deserve some props, and dare I say mad props at that, for genuinely ... -Conner rooming committee, for doing a fantastic job with the in-house reassignment

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Leavetaking and homecoming

  

  ’s spadefoot, as big as both of my hands clasped together. I’ll keep that in — I ... ’s Tucson for you. # I grew up in the second house and didn’t move again ... -hopping in Europe, where ‘home’ was not the bed I slept in but the backpack

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Turn around and pretend it wasn’t you Words of Wisdom

  

  published some instructions I made on how to build a loft. ANFSCD This last ... you seen this pen? In addition to that, I also spent some time being ... everything I said. It got so bad that I, in all of my frustration and infinite

  • by Snively '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  DATA FOR BLACK LIVES this weekend at the media lab

  

  ; they reflect decisions made by people in power about what and how ... citizens can understand how their data is being used. MALIKA SAADA SAAR ... visceral. human rights abuses happen in silence; technology can help us break

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 18, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ripping shirts and other clothing mods

  

  jacket est. time: 30 min? I put some spikes in it. bleach-painting jeans est. time: 2 hrs I found these black cargo pants at a thrift store in ... Clothes are so fun! I love tailoring my outfits to whatever is

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Uncanny Valley im gonna make you shit your pants

  

  scary, a smile in a different context from what we are used to can really ... ="aligncenter" width="600"] a graphical representation[/caption] What I’ve noticed is ... appear creepy. So as any self respecting artist would do, I sought to

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 14, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  Brown & Yale Universities for meetings in Texas and Arizona. Details can be found here: brownmityale.org These meetings will be a great ... seniors) to hear from three great universities all in one place. Each school

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  wonder how I am getting paid to do this job... I should be paying them ... 't expecting to gain much in the program other than a commission. Now I am a year ... all of the "leadership positions" that I had held in high school. After

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  application anew and without prejudice in Regular Action. Many MIT students were initially deferred; you can read some of their experiences here, here, and ... sad. Some of you may have complicated feelings that you don't know how

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  3-D Blog!! ...I decided to wear a pair of real life 3-D GLASSES!!!

  

  !!! I like to call this one “Cyd in 3-D” So without further ado, I will ... what I’m called as long as it’s in some way related to me. This is ... ’ve grown to appreciate the warmth even more since I’ve been in Boston. The

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  propped up in bed and listening to the Toy Story soundtrack. Anywho, I ... admissions release date can spiral wildly out of control. I underestimate your ... said e-mails are in the works). I am a student. Students don't get to

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42: The Answer to Our Changing Educational Needs a school with no teachers, no schedules, and no rankings

  

  times so students can come in after their full-time commitments. 42 is a ... every day. If you can get through the four weeks in the “swimming pool ... they know how to thrive in an environment that pushes for constant

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  few things I can think of.. Things To Do While Waiting For College ... , Sunmi, if you're American in - Me: I'M IN THE SHOWER! GET OUT! ... A couple weeks ago someone asked what I did to pass the time while I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  O, GRE Battle The best of the worst entry I ever wrote.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The youngest known meteor impact crater in the world is located in Haviland, Kansas and is less than 1,000 years old. I wrote a ... , including pencils, cough drops ("You can take one in your mouth, but you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  in renewable energy. Wants to: Get a good-paying job so he can afford ... venture, which he helped direct. Zinser likes to work in the wood shop, lift ... weights. A working-class kid raised just off Foster Road in Southeast

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  hours for 2 psets, although you can always pull an all-nighter," I tell ... don't mind a lack of sleep too much. In the morning, I get to watch the ... anything, all nighters are worth it for this reward. In fact, pressure can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work VII The triumphant conclusion! Plus, the CIA is watching me.

  

  grad student Andy is in Switzerland and I'm basically doing all his ... committee. I really like Professor Deutch's resume--he has a BA in economics ... change, Mitra--maybe you can lead the CIA too. So, I sat three feet behind

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  So, What Exactly Happens? y'know, over IAP?

  

  that went on at the same time. Here's a compilation of the ones I can ... I got to see what others write about in their amazing poems. I didn ...  The Tech, in which starting this next volume I will no longer be the Campus

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  , but if I can finish all of them, I’ll consider myself decently on my way ... campus one single time, I consistently have no idea what building I’m in ... complete - gym registration usually opens at 8 AM, and when I logged in at 8

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017