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• Blog / How to Human

  socializing over zoom it's been rough

  

  like, socially. And no matter how I try to frame it in my mind, making ... Last week, non-seniors who want to live on campus in the [annotation ... dorms was an experience in and of itself. In trying to figure out who

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maybe I’m Amazed ...but not until Season 13, at least.

  

  get shot in the parking lot. So I wasn't expecting people to come out to ... part of the line was confined to "Hmm, I wonder how many people are in ... and get right down to business. What's happened since you last heard

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done done done end-of-semester happiness

  

  strategy so you never want to visit their website or see their logo ever ... have been helpful in exposing me to new concepts to think about and ... --rare and funny to see so many professors in a room bantering. jamelle bouie

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 24, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Reading What’s in your beach bag?

  

  is good news! It means you still have time to get some summer reading ... actually get to the beach or not, don’t miss out on the last few weeks of ... learned how to eat.” Hmm, it is a good book. But I’m still eating cupcakes

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  . Usually I'd mention how you have to wait to get off the plane but this seat ... , or FR) This is the seat you'll probably get if you check in late and it ... . Have to store all of your luggage in the overhead bins, annoying if you

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A little bit about me and my trip to La Republica Dominicana A trip to the Dominican Republic to compensate for a bitterly cold Boston winter

  

  me: I'm a rising sophomore planning to major in Mechanical Engineering ... just got back from my second visit to the beautiful town of Punta Cana in ... ! The first time is absolutely terrifying...but you get used to it. I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  an avocado that's getting a little ripe, it's much better to eat the ... hosed. Like fire hose. In my face. Get the picture? Oh right, pictures ... 's generally the same day they're passed out. That means you get one week to

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 3 is third time the charm??? questionable

  

  grad student for a while. At minimum two years, even more if I get in to ... academia. It's really hard to get in to the Media Lab and I may not be ... you get funded for the degree). Apply to jobs in the real world

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Belonging Who belongs at MIT?

  

  'm just getting lazy and set in my ways in my old age. Last night Adam and ... , though, because I'm not really getting to the heart of the issue. Spaghetti ... suggestions as to the application process? How was it when you applied? How is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Whoooo!

  

  sad. It's hard to explain how incredibly jealous I get of friends who ... with that Facebook application yesterday, just to see how boring my ... 'm spending spring break visiting Adelaide in France, with a 2 day excursion to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An IAP in Texas, chapter two Week two of school away from school as I learn about and work on transportation…

  

  's been very friendly and generous, going out of their way to include me in ... context to lend. The hardest part about this work is getting up around 7AM ... , so basically, applying technology to the analysis and optimization of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  't know if I would get in or not) and I applied to some places where I was ... to apply (I'll explain this in a minute) and honest with yourself in ... important to me? What did a school need to have in order for me to be happy

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ROTC Is Life (In a Good Way) Everything you ever wanted to know about ROTC at MIT (and then some)

  

  interests to get in and stay in shape. For the PFA, the goal is excellence, as ... . Cadets may also get the chance to ride in a fighter jet (typically an F-15 ... more job specific training. And, of course, you’re allowed to stay in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out There kicking off spring break with some Chinese food, some anime, and some media studies

  

  grapple with topics like how advertising is changing in the 21st century ... rivalries. And since media is everywhere, this class also means I get to write ... -page essay about how Valve has empowered amateur fan production in

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 22, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  've ever wanted to get out of the wind more in my life. While my thick, wooly ... was able to get by without actually having to do work. At the time, it ... socialize. Eventually I learned that if I went to the library and worked in

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Guide to Farmer’s Markets We found lychee in a hopeless place.

  

  cook every other week. I enjoy competing in the unofficial game of try-to ... ’ve cooked in the past, if you’d like to look at it. My more recent food resume ... , you're the one I would expect to know how." This is one of the highest

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back-to-school special i'm a senior now :o

  

  how to feed herself--but in general, the dorm activities feel more ... interested in and excited about. it is really, really, really nice to wake up in the morning and look forward to my work--i haven't felt that way for

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 17, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  Sophomore Fall Goals So you can bully me when I write a post saying they didn't work out

  

  of time to shower (hair soaking wet in the Boston winter), get dressed ... didn't have them in the earlier part of last year. I'm moving to a new ... because I enjoy them. I'm getting better advice, or at least I'm learning to

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 11, 2022
• Blog / Events

  It’s not every day… lunch with a celebrity

  

  ...that you get invited to have lunch with the president of MIT ... also at the lunch. Now I hope to motivate how statistically significant ... blogs and how they're reshaping how MIT presents itself to the outside

  • by Bryan
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  campus, and their explorations in finding new places to live. Today, I'd like to talk about exactly the opposite - deciding to live in the COVID ... trying to boot out of the country, nor do I have any in-person graduation

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020