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  dormspam-the-game (Part 3) parting remarks from no-longer-anonymous gamemasters

  

  , for I was one of the gamemasters and have more content to share :D For ... 've been running these games with 2W for the last few weeks, and it's been ... liked it so much that he was willing to fund prizes for the rest of the

  • by Phi A. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know a firehose of advice from upperclassmen: tips and tricks for freshman year

  

  all the classes are good classes. Look for good mentors! This can be ... time in the quiet company of your own mind. Look for new music. Read a ... schedule for spontaneous things. Don’t overcommit at the beginning. It

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Two thousand high schoolers walk into MIT what could possibly go wrong?

  

  of the things that the Splash directors were looking for were ... , the legend, has taught for Splash. And this will be yet another post ... Splash is to explain both its scale and the classes. For one, Splash is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 28, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the Deferred I feel your pain.

  

  this entry. I've been biding my time, waiting for this day and the ... limbo of deferral. This entry is for the deferred. This entry is my story ... questions (What do you do for the pleasure of it? Which department or program

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  There are no imposters in the Class of 2018 Strength in networks

  

  for 3.5 years and from looking through the results of this survey - that ... and for humankind. Someday, we’ll look back on these four years as the ... Pressure." You should take the time to check out all the results, but for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Gee, my life’s a funny thing Remembering the bills I have to pay, or even yesterday.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The first person I met when I arrived at MIT for ... the Thalys in first class (yay for Thalys summer offer!) I picked up a ... the tune of $9.25 per hour. I took notes for this guy who broke his arm

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  This story has to do with professor accessibility. And something awesome that I got in the mail.

  

  professor in the physics department lent to me. For privacy, let’s call him ... the name of the author. Let’s call him (again, for privacy) William ... notice him. And then for Shakespeare to actually send the book…” She

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  We’ve been there, too. It feels like the calm before the storm. Please don't forget to breathe.

  

  submitted in time for the EA deadline. Somehow, I managed to distract myself for the agonizing six weeks following October 31. And then, I got this ... the time senior year of high school rolled around that I wasn't looking

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  An Admissions Excavation Chris gave me a box of stuff and this is what I found inside

  

  or noteworthy for the blogs. (Also to organize ... from 1969 (or so the label said), and it looks like a bunch of old ... Flashback to about a month ago, when Chris sent an email to all the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions of Travel a guest post by Spencer W. '15

  

  . After receiving the Marshall Scholarship to attend postgrad in the UK for ... for me to go.’ While the answer sufficed through its cynicism, a kind of ... directions for the Georgetown campus. Several days of meeting ambassadors

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  17 Things I’ve Learned in the Past Year growing, growing, grown

  

  understand how much the onus is on me to look out for and take care of myself ... )—on Tuesday night, I went to see Vince Staples for the second time, which was ... over the years. I am grateful for all the memories and laughs we

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2017
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  A Day in the Life Liveblog of my Thursday complete with (not so great) pictures

  

  wanted a look into classes, I kind of summarized mine at the beginning of ... picture from my seat on the bus without looking too strange.   9:56am ... course) for the blogs after the semester's over, so I'll write more about

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 15, 2014
• Blog / Class Projects

  HOW TO FORGE A DRAGON SWORD and other skills picked up in 3.096

  

  ="attachment_84090" align="alignnone" width="300"] look at how 3-D the leaf is ... show," insinuated the prof. That week, I promptly looked up the show and ... [/caption] I started looking for inspiration and was pleased to find that while

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 7, 2023
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  How to find your way around MIT mit building numbers are logical, but weirdly

  

  ’s your orientation, in the literal sense. This is what the campus looks ... branches off in the end at Building 8. It’s a pretty important hallway for ... makes no sense to me why it’s called the Infinite. Again, look at that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 11, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Upside Down Gnomes From Wisconsin Always look up.

  

  weighed my options, called my mom, and dropped the class. For the past two ... time. You say, and stare at the ceiling for another ten minutes, singing ... to my room. For several weeks I kept getting emails about the leaky

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 26, 2014
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Bumps, slumps, trips, and … Breaking out of a slump, now with more Cleveland!

  

  looks about as appetizing as the last photo of an Anna's burrito I posted ... good parts are what I'd hoped for, and the parts I was afraid of are ... the Charles for the 4th of July, and argued endlessly about how to prove

  • by Cam T. '13
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If man is five Then most people are six, and if most people are six then pre-meds are seven.

  

  ! It was for like 30 seconds, for a variety of reasons, but it was cool just to be in the same room for a minute and catch a glimpse of his well ... 's going on with both of these majors. For the edification of frosh and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Comprehensive Guide to Crying on Campus It’s right about that time of year.

  

  , disheartened and hoping that the test will be ridiculously curved - it couldn’t just have been you who did bad, right? You want to sleep, preferably for around 24 hours to catch up with all the sleep you’ve missed this week

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 16, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Group Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Survivors three bloggers face the horrors of public transit

  

  show for the MIT community. In 2021, even former MIT president Rafael ... ’t entirely true. For one, I get spooked easily. Whenever I entertained the idea ... escape room! Immediately after entering the next section, a scary-looking

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Burton 1 Social Club This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my ridiculous, hilarious, amazing floor.

  

  screaming for you in the stands of your final NCAA volleyball game, with your ... with balloons and herd everyone into the room to wait for you to come ... said what we were thankful for (i.e. Dima: "I'm thankful for the Burton 1

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007