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  my last undergraduate monday and everything i did!

  

  Head of House swipes us in and we grab food. I thought it would be a ... the gym in the EC basement, how convenient! 8.37 - 9:00 pm: I get my ... 's supposed to start getting actually warm in a few days, which I hope comes

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the contours of a wild ride 2.009 😤

  

  of us CEOs in our late 20s, and how everything would surface between us ... finished. I remember little of this now except a 12-hour rush in the ground ... CAD. In fact we finished the CAD. I left thinking that while the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yachts, Drones, and Lessons from the Media Lab How to lose a phone in 90 seconds

  

  . One day last summer, while I was working as a UROP in the Media Lab ... . It turned out to be for my grad student (I say “my”, but in reality I ... student) would normally afford for dinner. I never missed a group meeting

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 1, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  about the Christian groups on campus and churches in the area. I knew next to nothing and would have LOVED a blog about that sort of thing when I was coming in. I knew Cru existed but not much about it, and after

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to decide which classes to take amazing classes and how to pick them

  

  things in a class without being officially in it; I've heard stories of ... in advance, here's considerations on picking classes and schedules ... and second semesters. See also: Cami's post. I have no clue and I need

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  generated by pbnify.com[/caption] In a rant post many years ago, I referenced ... (which can also be read “what is the minimum that I need to do”) in order ... out to be woefully short on substance.  I want to revisit and elaborate

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Super Blood Moon Eclipse bonnie tyler would be proud

  

  , too.” These are the words that echo in my head when I remember last ... family in thirty years. And I’ll be damned if I ever forget it.   ... “Isn’t it crazy how we’re all a part of this?” my friend says to me

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Sunrise, Sunset An MIT-Israel student shares his day

  

  I’m not going to be in a Jewish wedding anytime soon, so far all I can ... that–kids. When I first met my adviser, she must have mentioned how young I was at least three times. I live in the university dorms which are

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An Unofficial Guide to Unstandard MITglish, 1st Edition The joy of jargon.

  

  minutes. Ex: I couldn't find your room because all the floors in Mc ... smaller segments. Ex: -Did you pass the swim test? -I did in fact swim four ... exaggerated clarity and make a point of crisp, rapid pronunciation in everyday

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 8, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Class of 2020 Ring Premiere! from two perspectives

  

  , I was actually able to look around at the people in the room. What I ... from the stage. In total, I believe 4 rings were raffled off. The raffle ... the ticket they would say the color. I along with my friend Karen had

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parents, Please Read Prefrosh and students, read this too, and make sure to have a discussion with your…

  

  remind me that I'm at the hardest school in the country, the fact that I ... you passed. What I've noticed, both from the comments in the admissions ... more NOT going to lecture than I would have if I attended. I ended up

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  To whom much is given… ...you know the rest!

  

  Much is expected. I can't tell you how many times I have heard ... opportunities and has made choices about how to use those opportunities. I won ... few weeks. I can tell you with a fair level of certainty that it is just

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  hardships. But in times like this when we go through hardships, no matter how ... pennies and published them in my post My Two Cents. I got a lot of responses ... students telling me how I had encouraged them to continue striving on past

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Biking in Boston Breaking out the bicycle.

  

  bicycle (wikimedia)I began commuting by bike when I was in college, taking ... rusty to boot, I quickly fell in love with biking as a means of ... about 35-40 minutes of a workout in the morning and afternoon. I arrive at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  .[/caption] Some Tips for Recruitment Keep an open mind! In high school, I would ... a sorority? How do I sign up? When is recruitment? What’s the ... [annotation note="Like many others, I didn’t know a lot about what being in a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  50 Things Advice for the class of 2010.

  

  for you; beginning with the launch of our new site in early September, I ... I'd leave you with the things that, in retrospect, I think are ... pictures. One of my major regrets in life is that I didn't take more pictures

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions advice from someone who’s been there

  

  living in Switzerland, I didn't really have a social life outside of work ... stats post, you are approaching MIT Admissions in the wrong way. When I ... interested in me. I was a very good young runner, but I wasn't one of the best

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 17, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Critter gaze upon my son

  

  . The assignment isn't about making something that would exist in reality ... /herself/itself laying down in vastness of debris, accumulated waste. How does the ... have a lot of freedom in adapting it, so I started with a literal sheet

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Great Wifi Outage of 2007 Burton-Conner's wifi went out two days ago; Evan will tell you more by the end…

  

  , not the Claymation videos.) The only similar event I can recall would be ... ! Here's more of your questions: Nihar queried: I was wondering how and ... like to be in a class where I don't know everyone's name, and not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The 2013 Ig Nobel Prize Lectures I won a prize!

  

  by a Q&A session) at MIT, in 26-100 (I sit through biology lecture in 26-100, three times a week!) It was impossible to pass up, so I ... the other two, and found out that the man lives in Italy (I think it was

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 15, 2013