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  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  first time in her life (since perhaps one rebellious quarter in elementary school), the Frosh can say, “I’m not going to finish this homework,” and ... . Life in college is not how she imagined it. The Frosh had many dreams for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Followup To Mailing Disaster Answers to your questions from my last post, regarding the recent mailing of EA decisions.

  

  one of your comments, and I can't answer every question right now, but ... planned). I think you can call next week as well. The number to call is 617 ... know this. I confirmed as of this evening (Wednesday) that admits in at

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship I'm a finalist for a blogging scholarship - now I need your help voting.

  

  later) scrambled to borrow a laptop and sent in an application. And - I ... psychology departments so I'll know how to fully answer an applicant ... the first time. Blogging is being careful not to reveal how little I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Red Bull Gives You (Paper) Wings airplanes, astronauts, and austria: a monday night boston qualiflyer

  

  about environmental sustainability. In that post, I wrote:   This is ... background or training in judging people, I have been judging people for some ... Dietrich Mateschitz. And that's how, on Monday, I found myself sitting

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 8, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DarkMatters, Green and Wild, Chocolate Cake and Raspberries around here lately (with pictures)

  

  A few weeks ago, I started seeing Staceyann Chin's face in the ... hollered, the response felt more sincere than any applause I've heard in ... * reading of a work in progress. *I choose the word 'devastating' because

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 6, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wonder what an Amtrak station in the middle o’nowhere looks like? Pulling an Anthony on you: pictures of train stations, followed by my IAP so far.

  

  the most part, I'm about to find out just what there is to do in this ... . There are no words that can possibly describe the insanity I encountered ... -nine celsius, if you're so inclined.) When I landed in Boston, it was anything

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Complementary in Kinetic Typography Posted with permission from the author. Meet Rishi '14!

  

  When I saw this video back in late April, it was instantly copied to ... never realistically go. In fact, if I had not visited the University in August and completely fell in love with it, I wouldn't have even applied

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  in, about what kind of company culture I like (hint: Google is awesome, and not just because they gave me a Chrome beanie. Although I am in love with that beanie. I kind of want the weather to get colder just so I can

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  to be taught how to make a snowman, which I feel is some essential life ... yourself one of the most impressive things I’ve done in a while ... So it’s been cold lately. And when I mean cold, I mean like our-room

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  science course being complete and fresh in your mind. And since you can take ... cost, I recommend taking three SAT IIs in June. I encourage you to ... for U.S. students to sign up. Remember that we require, in addition to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-Guide to CPW KAPOW! GET EXCITED!!!

  

  now there's a winter storm advisory and I'm shivering in my winter ... . What should you pack for the four fun-filled days? How do you pick a reasonable fraction of the 600+ events to attend? I was definitely one of the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! While the science gets done, you can build a neat fort with the Settlers drinking…

  

  Freshly minted prefrosh! Three years ago I was in your comparatively ... without my future dark green double-canopy umbrella. I got lost in the ... . I even did my differential equations homework in close proximity to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes a whale is just a whale Humanities classes make me roll my eyes sometimes.

  

  presumably the last non-science paper I will ever have to write. In my life ... in my AIM away messages if I particularly like it. I enjoy literature ... concentrated in anthropology because I've always loved reading about physical

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  better. In the two years I was gone, I[annotation note="unless you count ... a pre-lifting state. But, I’m doing it. Again. My first day back, in ... it. You can’t go back, because you’re already in your gym clothes

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  : Resume consumption of knowledge. 3:30 PM: Study break! I decide that I can ... brain cells. (*In the past two days, I've been taking study breaks to the ... viscosity of eggs. I drink soup from a can, except that this is semantically

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  nice moments on campus things are okay, actually

  

  ’s halfway through the semester, and I’m in this weird mood lately where I ... majority of it outside. My friends and I biked to Newbury street in Boston to ... around and admired the flowers that are suddenly in bloom. I have done

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 10, 2021
• Blog / Hacks

  A Brief History of Hacks Unfortunately I couldn't get Stephen Hawking to narrate.

  

  was the most difficult and awkward sentence I've typed in a long time. I ... friend". In the interest of furthering the human language, I propose we ... friend^2s and friend^3s were there, so I felt like I wouldn't fit in. Plus

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Spirit of Competition [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] Every year, the Army, Navy, and Air Force duke it…

  

  of being in the Navy, when push comes to shove I knew that the guys on ... [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] The night still hung in the air at 0630 as the sun struggled to illuminate the lifeless region. In the center

  • by ROTC
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  spring notes resilience, change, warm weather, Santa Fe

  

  whether I am in fact "a resilient device," whether I will ... off, but when light comes in my window I wake up optimistic) and I ate ... in the area that doesn't take Patriot's Day off. I sat with

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 18, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  unsteady smile. “I know, babe. I am relaxed. Just…I haven’t seen mom in ... worst. Imagine it. And I bet you, you can convince yourself you’ll be fine ... I got the urge to write this short story about 2 days ago. Then, I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014