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  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  fact that I’d waited in line for about an hour already (what, do these ... The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... a trip to good ol’ South Florida, I checked in and printed out my

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  O’Reilly Primes?

  

  nomenclature of a certain telecaster's forum. Now I don't care much for that ... things that I like. First, the word "factor," which is something I like to ... realized that my nine-digit social security number is prime. I don't quite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2004
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  that, post a comment. I'll confer you an honorary degree. ... the first day of classes is Tuesday, YIKES! But I didn't get through IAP without learning a little bit, at least. Let's hop in the Techno

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients

  

  .  How am I supposed to know what is most important? Me:  You decide what ... insight that is personal?  Keep in mind that your application and ... a thoughtful and intentional approach.  In my mind, there is a

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello deferred applicants, i, again, don’t know what to say, but i can try

  

  is, and as much as i want to look at this paragraph and say that i was ... was deferred myself, i was eventually accepted to mit. such is the ... feelings feel more distant day-by-day, but i faintly remember how painful it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  It’s Possible To Have Too Much Nutella Wait, don't go away! Hear me out on this one

  

  just like good noms. There's a few eateries in the Cambridge/Boston that ... chance to confirm that, I'll snap a picture and let you all know.) Anyway, I was fixing for a crepe late last week and strolled in to Sebastians

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  My History of Task-Management boy, is it a long one

  

  that I used to use Notes as a quick to-do list... Cons Managing more ... Being organized is fucking incredible. I like limiting stress in my ... going through a "jesus I do NOT have my life together and really need to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• 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 ... bars of Dial Gold I am beholden Some say it is shocking, that fourteen ... introduction to the city that I lived in for 15 years - Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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

  Small talk How about that weather?

  

  ? That's really short! I haven't had a chance to contact the coach yet." I ... Woodie Flowers, Nehalita asked, "Btw, how involved were you in FIRST as a ... was pretty sad. But during that one year, I definitely became a core

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Arma virumque cano: a guest post by Quynh N. ‘15 Why you should take Old English at MIT

  

  ’s definitely been a huge part of my time here. I’ve realized that MIT is more ... Hi guys! My name is Quynh, and like Connie, I’m a crusty old senior about to leave MIT in less than a month. I want to thank Connie for

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 11, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  A half semester told through paper grownup show and tell

  

  semester, and the first one I ever participated in. A lot of time I spent ... grabbing a blue book being handed out. I didn’t do as well as I thought I ... wooden seats, like the kind you’d find in a chapel. I felt like I was going

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Livin’ La Vida PRoCa I take my clothes off and go dancing in the rain... with Clay Aiken.

  

  , everybody in the audience is making a stabbing motion during this song; I ... your own risk. And, believe me, this is gonna be a long one. Still, I ... , I did this. This is what I do for you people. Now there's this girl

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 30, 2005
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  , it's easier to believe that there was time in-between I spent studying ... that some deadlines are very, very soon. I wouldn't want to tell you how ... to do it. If you're a junior or sophomore, that's great, you have

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  So @mitblogs_ebooks exists 'as you might know, i am a full time internet'

  

  actually did. Here's how: First, I wrote a crude but effective scraper in ... line to a text file. Then, I cobbled together a tweet generator in Ruby ... learn. In making @mitblogs_ebooks, I learned a lot, and sometimes the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  mid semester check-in all about my classes

  

  class that I somewhat have to take. It is only offered in the fall and is ... time.  I hope to do more Algebraic Topology and this is a great ... ’t like big class sizes and I did not have a great experience in [annotation

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • October 22, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Above Ground now breathe

  

  next thing. The issue is, that I don't know how long this feeling is ... -ish blogs and living. I know in theory that this feeling is okay, it just is ... this IAP. That's right, it's a good old fashioned "here's what I'm doing

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 10, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Selam’s First CPW Some thoughts and odds and ends~

  

  told enough how hard it is. I came in hearing “yeah, no one gets an A ... ! I'm excited too! In fact, this is also my first CPW ever. I did not attend as a prefrosh. But this is really fun as an MIT student, too~ I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 18, 2015
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Eating Disorder Awareness Week – The Secret I Kept by julia p. '24

  

  and I am a physics major in the class of 2024. This week is eating ... others, but I now know that there is something for me to look forward to in ... alone in a lot of the feelings of anxiety and depression that I have dealt

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knowing me, knowing you My plans for Nobel laureacy, and everything I like about MIT professors.

  

  all of my professors in a different way. I don't know, call it Stockholm ... /student interactions happened that I thought I could add to this entry. In 10 ... sandwich itself wasn't as hot as I'd usually like it. Well, I guess that's a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  ’ve been procrastinating). That is, until I found an exhaustive list of ... against that wall and take a nap, which is me all the time, but “people ... happy for a reason, you're in trouble, because that reason can be taken

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016