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• Blog / Challenges

  Burn Out or Fade Away Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

  

  time of your high school career, much like being a first semester MIT ... life. But don't let that inhibit you from recognizing this is a big step ... putting on too much makeup to joining a club to enhance your applications

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Rain is evil There's only one kind of good snow, and rain isn't it.

  

  misfortune to be around me the last few weeks. All I do is complain about the weather. Granted, the weather is not all that different in New Jersey. Except that it's a little bit warmer. And a lot more humid. Not nearly as

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  'm not sure it has a vibe yet. Seeing how new the dorm is, I thought I ... .[/annotation] As a fun fact, this is the first piece by an Indigenous artist on MIT ... expectations were pretty low. The food is alright, and there are generally a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Julia’s Day Out Almost 10 things I've learned since living in Boston

  

  is the furthest north I have ever lived. Here is a list of almost ten ... coworkers, but “Beantown” is a replica of downtown Boston entirely out of ... just do not like (hint: deflategate) it is just much safer to lie. My

  • by Julia Potts
  • April 11, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Impressions of a Harvard Class I’m taking Irish Folklore and a writing seminar on fairy tales!

  

  . That name is Harvard. Harvard has another feature, known as a wide ... ="I was too focused on not saying a number that I forgot this is Harvard ... Harvard it is societally easier to major in a humanities field. For example

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 12, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Is MIT too hard? warning: metaphors ahead

  

  For most people, sprinting a mile in under 5 minutes is physically ... -six back to back 4:45 miles.  How do they do it? The answer is that they ... , sustained periods. What's sprinting for us, is a comfortable pace for them. A

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 18, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  year has that qualification, but I could not help wondering on how much ... recognized in a national math and science competition is in no way "essential ... 's perfectly acceptable to declare "undecided", because really, how much CAN you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / Events

  PumpkiNerd Carving My dorm had a pumpkin carving contest, and categories were funniest, scariest, geekiest, most original,…

  

  expression on her face -- she obviously is a fruitarian. (I suppose "vegetabletarian" is more accurate.) Me? Not so much. For the handful of you ... As I pasted in my previous entry, my dorm had a pumpkin carving

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Gravity Rides Everything We are gathered here today to allude to rapidly accelerating bouncy balls and The Moon…

  

  important: music, and how I listen to far too much of it. ...what?! I'm not ... release as of late, guaranteeing that I will a) give it far too much airplay ... rain. Gotta love a barbecue. Mmmm, polish sausage and Star Market

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  the best purchase I've made in the last year is a wind-proof jacket from ... . 2. You actually need study skills at MIT. Okay, so this is kind of a ... you can determine that, the better off you'll be. 3. A social life is

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Independence Day Fireworks in Boston Hobbits watch beautiful fireworks from comfort of dorm lounge.

  

  English Breakfast tea without realizing how ironic it was. Then Devin A. ‘13 ...   Yesterday for Independence Day I was a hobbit. Cory R. ‘14 and I ... a blog post but the bank past the Harvard bridge was already too

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  drinking age is 21. It was a culture shock. How would a bunch of 18- and 19 ... homeland. The reason for the commentary is a proposal to clamp down on binge ... the consequences of alcohol abuse. Grace's article is a great read, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  A Running Journey ft. running 13 miles in the middle of nowhere with petey

  

  /athletic hype playlists because it is a BANGER. Other than that, though, I did not ... , where x is how many weeks I had left until the half marathon. I started ... , in my pace, and how I felt during and afterwards. This is what I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 19, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  this class. For many there is a perception that the only way to increase ... who were admitted. This is an exciting time for you. Take a moment and ... much pain you must be in right now. You too need to allow yourself a

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Share Your CPW With Us! I can haz guest blogs?

  

  diverse corners of the world and seeing how much energy and talent you bring ... QUOTE: "Coming from Stanford [before MIT's CPW], I actually bought a ... , quoted verbatim from a letter left to her host before she departed MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 11, 2010
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  life lessons from my internship career choices moving forward

  

  't care that much about compensation. Of course, most people are not in a ... mean is, if I weigh compensation as a heavy factor in choosing what to do ... somewhere that is fast-paced and making important strides in a high

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  tuesday another blog about an ordinary day

  

  the door by 9:45. 10:00 AM arrive at work. my 'commute' is a foggy, yet ... software is such a large field, even software engineers will be confused by a ... . standup is a short, daily team meeting where all team members briefly

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • August 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  SIMMONS GOT A TRAMPOLINE!!! it's awesome, possum!

  

  one of my best moments.    The Simmons trampoline is a great ... drumset is OK with the house manager. Apparently, a few years ago a proposal ... system is where Simmons residents (often called Simms) can create a group

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  arbitrary, and a two-month period before you can date freshmen kind of is, but ... , freshman fall is a disaster. most people leave their parents' house and are promptly thrown into a slew of new experiences; they have to learn how to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m going to be a blogger! The words my family had to hear 635,382 times

  

  from about a year ago. Everything is still true, but… so much has ... entire life is in this car, pretty much, if you leave out all the friends I ... States; I guess this is just the first small difference in a long line of

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 15, 2018