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  Random notes A mystery solved, an updated blog list, and a handful of questions answers.

  

  a new character from the video game Dynasty Warriors 5 for PS2. Her name is Xing Cai and a full profile of her character is available from ... the mystery! Thanks, Eric, for identifying Xing Cai, and thanks Alissa

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  opportunities may come along and you may not even realize it if you come in with a ... yourself,  and once you find your passion-- run with it. 3. Respect the ... things will enrich you with experience and memories. There's a kind of "I

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  the pieces scattered behind you

  

  where I’ll live a year from now, but wherever it is, I’ll look for the ... id="attachment_95689" align="alignright" width="225"] A great view for ... ? Which pieces matter now? I stand in the kitchen with my mom and little

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 28, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  5E Rush Photos

  

  decided, for some reason, to leave a bunch of boxes stacked in our bathroom ... courtyard for a brief time. It was pretty. In fact, his image just turns up ... frosh in the Goodale lounge. Our hall may look a little crazy, but one

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  terrified me. I had never spoken a word of Chinese and now for an hour a day ... in the videos, to my best friends Diann Huynh and Chielo Mbaezue for participating, and then of course everyone at MIT for appearing)!!! If you would

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  Fall semester began as expected, with a shot of adrenaline and ... . This, along with a focused concentration and heavy doses of caffeine ... parents at least twice a week and take my garbage out when it got full. Ha

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Classes Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

  

  tomorrow). It happened with UPenn about 3 weeks ago. It's a nice feeling. So ... practices for analysis and design of manufacturing enterprises. Emphasis is on ... include process physics and control, design for manufacturing, and

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2020 if you read even one of these i will be happy

  

  going to become a soldier and there was nothing I wanted to fight for ... favorites were Coffee: Grounds for Reflection and I AM A GHOUL. And, well, my ... linguistics" publishes a monthly issue filled with hilarious articles and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 23, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  Early this morning I got a text from my friend and former student Jeremy R. '16 with a link to a new McDonald's commercial for their new ... -called brass rat, a touchstone of MIT culture with a long and illustrious history

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  both an admission officer and as a college counselor, I have spoken ... more closely with students as a college counselor in a high school ... -on-one conversations with students about their dreams and aspirations, and I hope that I

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An American Idol Math Question You guys are all good in math; help me out with this one.

  

  it was a 3-way tie. Let's do the math, and please correct me if I ... telephone number for all three contestants and callers voted by pushing a ... pointed this out last night, and unless I'm missing something, I agree with

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Stress Management @ The MITstitvte What's a student to do when school gets rough?

  

  Facebook asking how to deal with stress, and got a massive influx of ... . Climb trees. Race down the hallway. Go outside and feel the cold for 30 ... most refreshed. (Pro tip for recovering from sleep schedule hacks and

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In the Music Cubes, no one can hear you scream…

  

  note="please please please we are so desperate for a bassoonist"]and also ... the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building) are finally open! For those ... for music students who played one too many wrong notes during a

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 25, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  (maybe a bit more, accounting for multiple bids to the same person and ... which had been crushed as I sat in a dark and air-conditioned room with a ... I know that the instant I saved this entry as a draft and it showed

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Harry Potter and the Infinite Corridor (updated!) Don't even try to post a spoiler.

  

  .36: Biochemistry and Organic Laboratory Looking for Transfiguration ... stumped ... ... try the Kickboxing PE Class Looking for History of Magic, try: 21A.211: Magic, Witchcraft, and the Spirit World Looking for Astronomy, try 8.282J

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] art and things zine making + what makes us, us + thank you cambridge + yomp

  

  . I am Vietnamese and Filipino and a first-gen immigrant on both sides ... , and for those who are so inclined, there are a billion ways to hold onto ... and hand stitched and comes with a complementary serving of good vibes

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  So about those flip flops… snow part deux

  

  See my last entry about No Flip Flops Looks like the snow has finally arrived for real. Woke up this morning to these sights in tree-lined Brookline. This week: look forward to entries on designing a wind

  • by Bryan
  • December 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living in Random Hall or: i really miss loop

  

  , I rushed into a call with my boyfriend and did the first reasonable ... groceries online and they'll be delivered to the dorm once a week for free ... 'll ever meet. And I wanted a single. I knew that for a fact. Post

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  crisp autumn air for a lot of you. And,[annotation note = "It has ... . As both a people pleaser and someone trying to be accommodating to the ... , which both helped and hurt the process. They were released a 6:00 P

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  , then a couple of meetings (virtual and in-person) with some of these ... this and what I’ll call “normal adult things”—making a budget and paying ... means being vulnerable and admitting that you’re failing a little… and

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025