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  Ben’s Ninth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06.

  

  . ------------------------------------- S wrote: "What is your son's name? He is soooo cute. =) I adore kids

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s bigger than you, and you are not me. Consider this entry the hint of the century.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Laverde’s Market, nestled in the MIT student center, claims to have the largest selection of cold drinks on the East Coast. I was perusing The Tech yesterday…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 22, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  In my last post, I mentioned that I came to MIT never having cooked before in my life, and immediately chose a cook-for-yourself dorm.  A few people asked me to…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  Some point back in April, after all the decisions had come in, my mom suggested that I should write a book on college applications. Although I’m pretty sure she was…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  One thing every woman’s missed in Massachusetts Bay Sam and Shana have gone to look for America, starting in Philadelphia.

  

  Hiya. So on my way back home to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, I took the opportunity to spend a day or two in foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia with my beloved…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fifth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to blog comments from the last month.

  

  1000's I suppose. However, what I want to ask is that do you want proof

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06… ————————————- Many people wrote in with concerns about the application tracking portlet. Please don’t worry, and there’s no need to call the…

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Yeah, I’m turning twenty, it’s terrifying one year of mit

  

  One. Last Monday, I waited an hour to get tested. The testing trailers are right in front of Medical, and the line went in front of and around the Media…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Eighth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 5PM on 01/24/06.

  

  Answers to questions received through 5PM on 01/24/06… ————————————- Jon wrote: “Alright, so I have to stay that I have tried to stay silent on the SAT writing section debate,…

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  self-destruction my entirely self-inflicted problems

  

  skip this post if you’re not feeling well   ted chiang’s short ... story’s climax, he introduces the idea of self-destruct commands - since ... conversation in our suite lounge, and it’s just loud enough that it’s preventing

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 27, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  with after CPW, having now lived through 3 CPW’s. Hopefully, those who ... Economics or something ??), so everyone’s strong STEM background intimidated ... wanted to do in life. After taking GIR’s and classes in my major, I feel

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  take in one’s hand a thread which continues always and through all ... of what comes (like a chatty stranger in an elevator) but that’s ... that it all flows logically, but I suspect that there’s more chance and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  it! So I`ll share what`s on my mind. I guess this is a book report, kind of. I`m almost 300 pages through Matt Ridley`s "The Rational ... life seems depressing. What`s the point, I wonder. Especially if I can be

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  have plans to. I’m also not the kind of person to have new year’s ... urchins for the first time and adolescence. It’s a short, satisfying five ... previous intro writing classes, and this was one of my favorites. It’s a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2025!

  

  for a couple weeks it’s time for anyone who wants to blog to let us ... hive in an unusual location https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9m6MoS43k4 Here’s what it means to us to [annotation note="bee?"]be[/annotation] an

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I love musicals! Wicked just dropped and I am LOSING MY MIND

  

  saw Wicked on opening night with two friends (Caitlin O. ‘25 and Oris S ... note='this is me speaking to myself lmfao']let’s calm down a little bit ... ; THE UNVEILED HUMAN EXPERIENCE   There’s something extraordinary

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 29, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  recently read words absorbed by my brain

  

  Marianne and Connell. There’s a sentence in this story I keep coming back to ... think that’s what poems are supposed to do, and I think it’s what the ... I found this in my living group’s library and started it on a whim. I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 3, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Questions from Beyond one last blog

  

  . So, again, why am I here? Well, there’s really only two reasons. The ... understatement here, I might be a tad…scared? It’s literally everything I’ve been ... ="Think of a mix of Audrey’s angsty vibes mixed with Cami’s willingness to call

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  today is my birthday & i still don’t know who to become

  

  correct about most things, and she’s correct about this: summer slips away ... . ii. It’s my birthday today. It does not feel too different from any ... to be held in a wiser person’s arms, safe in the knowledge that

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 6, 2021
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a novel excerpt in honor of the friendly toast

  

  spent our last two Valentine’s Days there. They had breakfast ramen, y ... chapter. So, to commemorate the Friendly Toast, here’s the scene, [annotation note="It’s a first draft, so please forgive any awkward sentences. I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 3, 2020