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  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  is a LOT of work to be done. But how could this be! It's Christmas! Well, let's back up a little bit… For one reason or other that I cannot ... it a second thought, because it's just not something I imagined doing

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’ll bet you got waylaid! Wherein Portland, Oregon rocks my face.

  

  's stomping a mudhole in me. I think the problem is that German I, II, and III ... for a class. I feel so smart just being in a class with that name, to be ... how different the school's research philosophy was from that of MIT, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  several years back when I was in junior high. What do you think occupied ... delicious it is), I forgot about my Saturday morning cartoons a few times and ... :                                                                                           View from the second floor:     Splash is a day-long event in which

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  Junior Spring From Student to Grader: My Unified Engineering Story

  

  that we'll do lots of case studies this semester too. Even in the first ... Development. I am going to help build a satellite! It is going to space! I am ... ). It's a pretty good gig. My second job is working front desk in my dorm

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  HT@MIT: Academic Resources How I Learned To Stop Slacking and Love the Office Hours

  

  The last two years at MIT has been a large exercise in learning how I ... recitation and office hours. This is a compiled list of the resources that I ... here are a few things that I've learned. 1. Shop around for the TA that

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes from the Road: NorCal, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, and Nerd Camp where I've been, what I've been doing

  

  a broader audience. Holland is beautiful! I rented an AirBnB in the Hague (and in Amsterdam a few days later). Unfortunately, I got brutal ... , which is a fairly common thing for me to do, except that it was following

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  [Joint Post] A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 1) vomiting in Venice and other Italian adventures

  

  that would fit in the span of 10 or so days is a difficult task ... platform that could handle a lot. I remember starting off in a very rough ... the hostel. That night, my hostel mates and I sat in a small circle of

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

  

  Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the ... , I know how frustrating that can be. (Funny story- NJ has about 5 or 6 ... , because how the hell should I know? I got in to my first choice school, and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  hypothesis is that most of them don't make it a priority in their work lives ... RISE (Roots In Science and Engineering) and is an example of how ... (surely "in" is no more important than "and"?) In a nutshell, Google grants

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  Come on, let’s go food truckin’ Where to find some cheap, reasonably tasty, and sometimes even healthy eats on campus.

  

  grill seasoning, which is the only spice that I have bought all summer ... cents. I have somehow convinced myself that Anna's is actually pretty ... 50 yards away), Lobdell in the student center (I've heard that it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  On schools & context

  

  , while others simply do not." There are a lot of questions in there, but the first thing I need to say is that our process is individual ... on in each case? Quite often it is the case that the student with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  like I had already begun mourning for the future that is not what they ... . I managed to squeeze some time in to go into Boston in between picking ... 180. The interviews, the formalities, the waiting in line to talk to a

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  Tofu corndogs and low-fat ice cream

  

  of flexibility in making food that tastes good but is also healthy. (I ... laziness factor is keeping me in low-cal chips and salsa. I just ate a slice ... right now is to eat something. A huge something. (Actually, that's not

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  'd paint you a walk along the river, in this nimbly crafted post; I'd tell you how I love this place, about its gentle paradise, all in prose that ... I've been gone from the blogs for a little while, since this semester

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day of IAP 3 Classes and Soup

  

  first classroom is in a decently sized lecture hall, so I spend that time beforehand in a small classroom that overlooks Killian Court and work on my ... in a different way. I am really glad that I go to the lectures, so I

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Peek at 8.033 – Relativity We think physics is pretty great.

  

  being able to do physics so quickly that he is a veritable blur. This was ... and how wrong Newtonian Mechanics is. So that's recitation. Not too ... So this is a big week. This, is not only production week for

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Events

  What if You Didn’t Like CPW? is MIT still the place for you?

  

  of fun meeting a you future froshies in person. Today I wanted to ... around in the back of my head. I felt I wouldn't fit in unless my idea of a ... with mashed potatoes. Like the prefrosh in that thread, I too was one of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  typically the biggest travel days in the U.S. Why? Because that day (today!) is Thanksgiving day, which is a BIG DEAL in the U.S. Considering the ... natives and the settlers. I think that's a pretty comprehensive overview of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  ROFLCON! ROFLMAO!

  

  him. The issue with doing that is Leeroy Jenkins is only a voice, I had ... wall in order to get slow internet, all I have to do is turn on my ... has to do with the fact that for almost my entire life I’ve had to deal

  • by Snively '11
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  MIT application is that we don't prompt for a single, longform essay ... ? Now, I'm on record as saying that the college essay is often one of ... . However, I also know that many of you will be very busy with your academics

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013