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• Blog / Hacks

  This was meant to be written a week and a half ago

  

  interrupt my sleep (and nearly give me a heart attack - I'm not so keen on sudden loud noises, especially when I'm sleeping): 1) Dennis '08 banged on ... getting ready for class. I'm glad I was there. It's one of those things

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  financial aid answers for some other commenters, and I'm sure I can help you out, too. Carly wrote, "I'm kind of worried about the food situation at MIT but honestly I'm only undecided becuase of my parents." Carly, what

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  want to make that my minor, with a major in management, but I'm going to ... that it would be a bad way to get where I'm going in transportation, but ... 's limited to 100 students in a lottery. So, we'll see if I can do it. I'm

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  .02 (physics E&M) or 7.013 (biology). Everyone is always happy to lend a hand -- it's not in the MIT student makeup to be catty or cutthroat. Plus, I'm ... upperclassman is usually only a few feet away. I'm the point person for 7

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Preview Weekend ...begins a week from today!

  

  CPW begins a week from today, and I'm really psyched. The weather is ... , and I'm going to try to get to all of them. The Senior Haus/East Campus ... once I'm not bound to the reg desk. I'll probably spend most of the day

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So I said to Einstein… ...think of a name for my new theory while I go talk to my relatives.

  

  the universe at a quantum level. I don't know. I'm an engineer, not a ... many additional classes (so 15 hour problem sets are reasonable). I'm not

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in Internet in the bathtub! And a bunch of stuff on choosing a major.

  

  Well, I'm back home in the great state of Ohio, getting ready for ... to be home for the first time in six months, and I'm looking forward to ... think ultimately I'm interested in cell biology, whether it's of neurons

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking ahead to IAP One more week left to go! Feel the burn!

  

  us and promises to be a grand ole time. I'm especially excited about ... changes every year, but 'm so excited! The competition occurs at the end of ... , but nothing like drawing, painting, or sculpture (correct me if 'm wrong

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are we going?

  

  . Whoever the new housemaster is, I'm only going to have to live with him or ... . Where are we going? Sometimes I'm not sure, but reflecting on what I know of the past, I hope I'm doing a good enough job helping to make it a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s going on inside my head It might not have been so very important.

  

  an hour and a half I feel like I'm at least starting to get skating ... collectible dinnerware subculture that I'm just now discovering. Is my plate

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meeting FAQ The answers to the FAQs at our Central Meetings.

  

  I'm in Southern California now, preparing for the following Central Meetings: Orange County: Wednesday, September 28 (tonight!), 7:00pm; Troy ... handful of questions I'm almost always asked. So, what I'm going to do is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  ) in late September, and that I was outside from 2PM-5PM, I'm pretty sure ... grandmother, for instance, would much rather hear about that nice boy I'm going ... ), attended 8.022 (Physics E&M for masochists) and 7.013 (Intro Biology

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  "Running Store" category for the past 5 years. I'm not sure how much ... . I guess if I'm training to run 26.2 miles, I shouldn't consider ... - nor under-pronate. Maybe this explains why I'm able to power-walk a 7

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cool running Well, it's warm running now, but just wait about two weeks.

  

  've run fifteen miles and walked about ten, so I'm just a little bit burned ... me as a gift. Thanks, Mitra! I'm not entirely sure I like the idea of i

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Living in the Past The one where people drive up just to visit me.

  

  's a physical and architectural marvel, but if I'm being honest, not the ... picture too much. Thanks for visiting, guys! Alright, well, I'm headed

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  G(e)e^ks

  

  you to someone who can)! That's part of why I'm here! He also asked: "Neil Gaiman wrote the novel you quote???" I'm quite impressed. The title ... pi, I'm training my army of robot knife-drones to act without remorse

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 2

  

  ). Applicant asked, "Does prof. wilzeck read UG applications???" I'm not aware of ... sitting in a pile some where. Anyway, should I be worried?" Kate wrote, "I'm ... your decision hinged on it, I'm sure the MIT people would ask your school

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  alone in cologne homesickness, better late than never

  

  her?”   “Of course I’m going to miss her, but why would I be sad? I’m too excited for her.”    My dad had moved even further for ... breaks even further away from Texas. When I reflect on my adventures, I’m

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Little Pieces of Living january & february & march & now, april

  

  fruit; I'm usually ambivalent about strawberries, but I swear I didn ... just minutes of exposure. If I'm honest, though, I can barely remember ... Boston. If I'm alone, I keep a call with my mother running on in the

  • by Sara N. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  at home. maybe it's the fact that when i'm handling physical things ... every row of knitting, i'm better at maintaining the tension that i hold the yarn with, and i'm better at keeping track of how many stitches i

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025