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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  clothes for years, had the same hairstyle that I had had when I was just a ... . Before I left home for Boston, my parents asked me the million dollar ... there, be wary of the top 10 pitfalls or mistakes or tips for success that

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / People & Identities

  OUTRAGED. #ican'tbreathe

  

  that the freedoms and privileges that I enjoy today were fought for and ... news channels for the sake of our mental health, and seek some form of ... 'moving on' for us. I know these wounds never heal, that we never forget the

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Events

  (Paint)Ballin’ Hey, if you're already hosed, you might as well have a good reason for it

  

  bigger!): Not pictured: The wake for my recently-lost composure Couple ... for that day.) Here, the Br (read: my pride) is the leaving group ... named. Some people call it hell week, but I've found that even in the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 19, 2011
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  just wanted to capture this feeling for now before I fill in the details ... . It's such a common pattern that when you look out over the city ... everywhere, as if you're looking at the stars but against a city, not a sky. It

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  outside the infinite corridor. It looks quite innocent, just sitting ... for the cleaning staff. They really shouldn't go into places they don ... MIT, being at the forefront of a lot of things, is a very neat place

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  (home of the OLPC) and its description states that it is Intended for ... Arts and Sciences freshman program. I've saved the best for last. Why is ... also counts for CI-H? This makes it the best class in the world by itself

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  When Things Go Wrong: A Survival Guide? Come, obtain guidance from someone who's just as clueless as you are...

  

  ="REX stands for Residence Exploration, which is a 5-ish-days period where the ... ’s just the way life is. In the search for meaning amid my own pretty ... to bear the weight of a tough situation, even on only one leg. Ask for

  • by Powers '23
  • September 13, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  seminars you can sign up for. The seminars last one semester, like a ... "]metal stamp[/annotation] and a hammer, and used a drill press (for the first time!!) to make starter holes for the constellation lines. That brought

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tasty water, the Charles River, and other things that are not synonymous First post!

  

  above transpired in the span of 72 hours! I've been here for roughly 580 ... are a potential applicant, you're probably looking for a taste of life ... asleep for the entirety of the movie that followed. Woke up, staggered

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meteor Shower For once, the title is relevant.

  

  normal person seeing this movie for the second time, I obsessively combed ... .) ((*With the exception of Thank You For Smoking, a film which lulled me into ... , where x is the number of people signed up for the trip and y is the legal

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  OMG SNOW Well, FINALLY!

  

  , because I just thought of this and now I'm late for class. Anyway..) THE ... (part one being when Bryan lied)ME: (looks out the window) LOOK, NEHA! IT ... (To be serious for a moment here - I really love comments and emails

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Process of Psetting And the technicals of technicals

  

  spell it? A: A “pset” is short for “problem set”, and it is the most ... agree. However, for the purposes of this blog and my future ones, I will ... (and advocate for universal acceptance of) the “pset” standard, unless I

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  , but as I was getting ready for bed I heard the sound I will forever ... James N. Murphy award, "for MIT employees whose contributions to the ... (another winner of the James N. Murphy Award), the custodian for the MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  With an 8% increase in applications, this year was again the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting less than 12% of applicants means that we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you

  • by Decisions
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum for students who were not admitted.

  

  This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting ... incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  , mostly because I thought I would be interested in getting a UROP for the summer in order to stay on campus. However, the opportunity arose for me to ... -BMES) and the Society of Women in Engineering. For fun, she love to sew

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Hello Blogosphere! My dirty little secret...(I've never taken calculus)

  as good-looking, even without the locs on my head) got perfect scores ... Herd," who constantly competed for the top GPA and class rank whenever ... for the prestige), and would often belittle me and make me feel dumb in

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 8, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  It’s Possible To Have Too Much Nutella Wait, don't go away! Hear me out on this one

  

  other places to drop some dough for a bite to eat. I'll leave the fun of ... on the recommendation of the advisor for Active Minds, one of my ECs. I walked up to the counter and asked for a banana and Nutella crepe, and one

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gustavo Dudamel Conducts MITSO! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Because we are THAT good.

  

  playing what is written in your music and playing for the purpose of ... regulator for the orchestra, but rather, a sculptor, a historian, an artist ... [by Shelby Heinecke '13] THE Gustavo Dudamel, you know, the hip

  • by ARTalk
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Events

  The Deep Breath Before the Plunge THIS IS . . . wait, this isn't Sparta. Wha-? Aw, shoot, I took a…

  

  help you. We began with the map looking something like this: I'm on the DARK BLUE team. As of today, the map looks like this: We are now plotting. Please feel free to follow the game's progress, it should last for

  • by Snively '11
  • March 8, 2008