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  Sentimentality a.k.a. Why I'm So Glad I Picked MIT.

  

  here, at MIT, with these people." MIT is challenging, there's zero ... conflict with one another, I'm thoroughly at a loss as to where to go and ... admissions bloggers, Dave wrote: "MIT is a singularly wonderful place. As Stu

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  , I thought, Wow, this is a sign I don't belong here...   But the info ... Hockfield, “MIT is where science and society meet.” Right then, my body is ... in high school, she invited me to go to a MIT info session with her. At

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second… Fifth Week?

  

  can't wait to meet you all, really! French class is a lot of fun, and ... probably a good indicator of how busy one can get at MIT if he or she tries. :-) Physics is a continual thorn in my side, but everything else seems to be

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Awesome Robot Competition? LIVE?? Check out the 2.007 Final Robot Competition! LIVE May 12th/13th!

  

  ’t let you all miss out on the BEST PART!! The culmination of 2.007 is the final robot competition, where students for a single-run showcase on ... -elimination tournament on Tuesday! Quote from an email: "Each head-to-head match is a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest, Take 2 Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  since there is no point of giving any money at all. That the dictators ... . When this is a choice, more students give $0, and some students steal up ... , and reserves a lecture for the economics of prostitution. The story is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  I Feel *a* Last or at least, I'm trying to

  

  -all really. Because what I mean to say is that I am feeling a feeling about ...  fresh. Like a paper cut your mind can't quite ignore yet, or the very first ... to leave a part of myself behind me, and move onto what's next. Is the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have classes

  

  27 people. There are a lot of girls in this class, though I guess not a ... final only counts for 20%! Today, we discussed how a neuron is like a ... I've been in. Probably a third of it is grad students, and while 9 is

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Forbes and MIT there's graphs in this one

  

  winners a year may seem like a lot, but according to Forbes there are 15 ... alums in the 30 Under 30 for the past three years. (Slice of MIT is a cool ... Sports alum of 2017 is the founder of Humon, a wearable that measures

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 19, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  again. In summary, here is a concise blurb of what I have to say to you ... to a stage not predetermined by government regulations. College is ... school. And while the status has its perks, little time is left for you to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Our FAPnomenol Start of Sophomore Year! where we recount the tale of our first week back on campus

  

  following: Are you guys twins? Who’s older? How can I tell you guys apart? And ... stands for Freshman Arts Program – is a weeklong FPOP (freshman pre ... two whales” (a joke that can literally last forever), which became a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tale of the Midnight Tool! Simulcast in 1337 for our viewers at home!

  

  smart! That girl you have a crush on thinks your ability to derive is sexy ... started the pset at 9:30p.m. What follows, friends is what is known as a ... was but 1 problem in the whole set, hence why at 6:30 a.m. this is what

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Senior Haus "find where you thrive"

  

  recommend you read more about it. This community is an important part of what ... a dedicated group of sympathizers spent summer days photographing the ... almost feel like a museum exhibit if I didn't recognize some of the faces

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Afternoon In/Out Of The Snow

  

  journey. It is as cold, as they say, as though we were in hell, and a sports ... and brew her a flowery, hot pink tea. 5:55 PM Work is briefly interrupted for a DISNEY SINGALONG the next twelve hours I will spare you the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  . Basically, the book is about a bunch of strangers coming together to live in ... the heirs that the race is on to claim his treasure, and leaves behind a ... 's birthday. As a US citizen, this is actually my first time ever seeing Fourth

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dell-icious. MIT students and the Dell Social Innovation Competition

  

  entry, for your reading pleasure :) ~*~ First up: DevLinks (You can ... cooperation between NGOs. Having just been to India, I can tell you that it ... used for cooking - all at a low cost. ~*~ I've only given you all a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Western Union A celebration of marriage, nanotechnology, and acrophobia in Seattle, WA.

  

  Pod and made it an iPod Shuffle. I really think there is a technological ... many photos like this I took. Can you figure out the riddle? On ... . What, you can't see it? The reception site was on the edge of Lake

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sam Survey I'M HOSED.

  

  from Sam, whose mind is a creative vesicle of survey questions just ... breakdancing contest. That turns into a riot." -Sam What have YOU always wanted ... I am RIDICULOUSLY hosed this week (three exams, a problem set, a lab

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Math = Broken Whatchu know about math?

  

  . . . " Me: ". . . what!?!" Jon: "Wait, you can't even solve this! I hate math ... This OFFICIAL MIT blog is probably not designed for late ... finished most of a Diff Eq. PSET (I started at 10:45 PM, it's been a long day

  • by Snively '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  zOMG Zambia!

  

  So Development Lab (D-Lab), one of my classes this term, announced who is going on which trip this January. I got my first choice country, and will be spending Independent Activities Period (IAP) in Zambia! We

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  36 Units of Class To make room for 12 units of Life

  

  the only thing we can do is to take things one semester at a time. And ... amount of work, because 031 is a struggle bus if there ever was one. Plus ... -becoming-pretty-standard hard And waking-up-in-time-for-your-9am-class-that-you-slept-through-consistently-for-the-past-month-is-a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 13, 2018