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  The Blogs Turn 10: Looking Back, Looking Ahead data and narrative, past and present

  

  Facebook engagement, ever! Here's how much of an outlier it is: although the ... doing so. The whole idea behind the blogs is to open a window into the ... never been engaged with on Facebook. There is a slight but evident uptick

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  🎶Jauntily Sauntering Ambling Shambler🎶 Yes, those are actual lyrics from the musical I was just in

  

  loudly. The diagnosis is clear: I have a solid case of post ... ="450"] This is me as Bobby! As you can see, he was truly a majestic ... I thought I would be okay a whole three weeks out, but even during

  • by Powers '23
  • December 20, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  after giving blood. MIT is really like that. Anyway, somebody had a ... GIRs. This is usually a good thing. If you don't have so many GIRs to ... escape. Seriously, 5.112 is a fantastic class to take if you're interested

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  [joint post] the MIT picture scavenger hunt or, how to drive yourself insane by looking at floorplans

  

  a key component for much of the rest of the scavenger hunt. This is ... other way we know how to write a joint post. Alan: …ok. So, anyways, what ... feels like a leading question. CJ: The correct response is “I’ll get to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  stories and decision paralysis

  

  ’ve never been great at predicting how much i’ll enjoy a conversation or a ... so up until the very end. i know this is a foolish endeavor from a ... . this is a disorienting realization to have because i’ve spent my whole

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 8, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Breathless Why it's so hard to tell college students to ease up a bit.

  

  year, and we’re all always busy, so this is, surprisingly, a rare chance ... been great, and I have a much better appreciation for the community that ... , of Virginia Tech. “What is the workload like?” is also a question of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  said that she wanted to write up a little entry about how GEL prepared ... one more all-nighter. The problem is, being a recent graduate myself, I ... realistic that situation is and chances are you’ll be greeted with a mixture

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.

  

  strong!” Building 14 is shaped like a square and has a square courtyard ... since his freshman year and is now a staff member, which means that he has ... to go bouldering on MIT's climbing wall. As we rounded the corner, a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  a football team? Is there a football stadium? Do you have cheerleaders? The answer to all of these questions is yes. Does MIT have a football ... weekend, but I know the team is hopeful for the season. Is there a football

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hey VMars fans Wallace is Course 2!

  

  on paper. Um...I have never heard of such a thing. 505 words is ... that in a country like Pakistan there isn't much opportunities for ... ’m saying is that there’s a lot more to life than getting all your homework

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  My hometown is a real-world manifestation of the phrase "the wrong ... hometown is a classist jerk, but more than once have I or a member of my ... . Period. This is just a fact of life which I've known since I was a little

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Win Sam Stuff! That, amongst other things.var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" +…

  

  with prospies and tell them how cool MIT is. I'd been on the tour for, oh ... drive a couple of months back much less painful) and I found some fun ... . On a sidenote, Interphase is getting ready to gear up. I can tell

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  On college applications, you’ll probably come across a question like ... (s) (check all that apply)”. At least for myself, this is an easy question to ... , this can be seen like a trick question. In a conversation I had with a

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Rrrrrrr. CPW! [UPDATE] CPW Smoke. Don't breathe this.

  

  blender. I was a skeptic (how can you beat WillItBlend?) but I decided to ... Blendie looks like an ordinary blender, it is in fact a voice activated ... guys are excited, and in a little over a week you will all know just how

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eleven "And the award for 'least creative entry title ever' goes to..."

  

  how much people love it or what they should improve. To be fair, it's a ... you say it is, because I am a sane person."So yeah. A list it is. 1. I ... advocate of eating healthily and a strong believer in the fact that Food is

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  other side of the room. Anyway, the TV room is a cool place to hang out ... room is a little sad and lonely looking these days. Not many people use ... 1. Conner 1 is taken up by the housemaster's suite (a faculty member

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Hanhan Wang: EECS, robots, and more! What it’s like to study electrical engineering and computer science at MIT

  

  localization – how a robot can figure out where it is in when you place it ... Corporation. Currently, she is a lab assistant, or L.A., for a new class called ... to as Course 6 or EECS) is the most popular major at MIT with 700

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.

  

  purchase the ring in a typical year; one company actually shuts down their ... suggestions and ideas of the entire class, RingComm designs the ring over a six-month period, unveils it at an extravagant event, and stages a lavish delivery

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  FUP!!! I spent my first official week at MIT as a FUPPER!!

  

  things that it was completely worth leaving home a week early. I arrived at MIT a week early to participate in FUP, or the MIT Freshman Urban Program, which is one of MIT's many pre-orientation programs.  FUP focuses

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  for academic planning. Here are some essentials: CourseRoad is a ... Excellence, is a helpful guide for time management, academic integrity ... subsequent semesters. Last day to Add or switch a class is October 9. Make

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015