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• Blog / How to Human

  end of semester reflections in conclusion, online school Ain't It

  

  semester, the past few months in particular, have all been a blur, but we ... same amount of work I'd do on a regular basis at school in person. I ... paper in over a year, so it was nice to revisit the HASS part of me that

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Hall Rooms Six rooms and ten stuffed animals.

  

  enough to fit a bed. Living in a small half is a good lesson in keeping ... side of the building. If my door is open I have a strategic view of the most popular intersection in the dorm. If my door is closed my room is as

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  the Korean Flying Tigers, and since half of my floor is in the club, I ... how seamlessly I incorporate these links? I am a blogging genius. Anyway ... --spaghetti against a wall. The whole thing was just fantastic--the best part is when

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  For those impacted by Hurricane Michael (and other disasters) clarifying our policies for applications affected by catastrophic events

  

  a financial hardship, we’ll waive it. There is no benefit or ... you how much we want you to take care of you, and you loved ones, before ... Southeast. Meanwhile, according to ReliefWeb, there is flooding across Latin

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 22, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sue me, I’m a multicellular organism snob

  

  think it would suck to be a penguin... I'm not so much a fan of the -80 ... , Adam and I headed to the Museum of Science -- MIT students get in free! The museum, besides being a great place to immerse oneself in biology

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  summertime! and the livin's easy?

  

  morning is really fun. I’ve been so healthy, and have recognized how much ... 've been in a bit of writing rut but, as I was reading through an email I ... Date: Jul 6, 2024, 1:14 AM Subject: [annotation note='this is SUCH a

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 15, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  , we struggled through a problem set, we sat next to each other in ... chill. Today is the first February 14th in years that I haven’t spent with someone in a romantic context. I was in class until 1:30 pm, then I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Whew! A brief interlude before I go back to studying.

  

  Mechanics is a "deeper" theory of reality than classical mechanics, yet in the ... is invariant under a reversal in time? I'm sure there's an answer, they ... around in his daddy's shoes pretending to be a grown up. Now I feel like I

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Setbacks head hurty

  

  having it today, lied back down in bed and slept until 3 PM. Had a bizarre ... 'm talking about, you know. Migraines stink. No matter how much Ultra ... to get ahead in my assignments because this upcoming week is so packed

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  on smooth water or a breath in the air. There is ink on the walls ... any other Harvard building I’ve never been in. I sat with a dear friend ... of tea, all that, as it is both a writing class and (kind of) an

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  moved in there was only a hexagonal frame in the courtyard, and by the ...  three storeys high. Imagine that: three storeys. And the deadline was in a couple ...  scary. And maybe another reason is that trying new things out, in general, is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting MIT’s Newest Truman Scholar! Yeah, I know I've been blogging a lot this week - but believe me, you…

  

  've seen her in a variety of roles over the past year and a half or so: she ... During my freshman orientation many, many months ago, I came across a ... , "Whatttt. How can one person be so. incredibly. happy?!" I quickly came to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fall Semester Recap my classes so far

  

  :00. Every Thursday, there is a pset due, except for review weeks. Every Friday, there is a quiz, except for review weeks. This class has been great. I ... 't exactly been trying my hardest in this class. Which is pretty bad on my part

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out

  

  [/caption] In particular, being higher than a glacier is kind of a cool feeling ... scenario. My brain is constantly screaming in fear of having to make a ... me enjoying my life is quite high. I see accepting a position in a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 7, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!

  

  it at that point. In general, service is a good thing. Lipei wrote, "I ... at a hospital). How do I report this in my application?" For ... regarding my essay to MIT. Basically I want to tell you how being in a small

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Senior Gift Kickoff Make your mark, without (grade?) inflation

  

  % participation in donating. Sadly, I don't think our theme is as incredibly awesome ... ,000 toward our class project, but just how much he will give depends entirely ... donor. Below is the "grading scale" for how well our class will do on

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  that there is a bit of a stigma about such plans in many areas of the ... taking a gap year. My hope is that you will at least consider, just for a ... Class of 2011 deferred to spend a year in Israel, others to do intensive

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Events

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  stories. “Not every day” for me was a few weeks ago when I landed in this ... gender imbalance in STEM fields, Women’s and Gender Studies offered up a ... -shirts, glorious T-shirts: I may have exaggerated a bit in the title. In reality, I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am a hapless klutz Stories about Nobel laureates.

  

  , April, I had to hunt elsewhere (we're moving to a new building in October ... Prize in 1987 for his discoveries regarding how the body generates its ... , a Nobelist, in the front row. And then, when he asked Professor Sheng

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  application. Is that possible? In addition, how much emphasis is placed on SAT ... -of-state schools. How important is class rank in terms of MIT admission? If my rank ... teacher to note the situation in his response/letter. Overall, this is not a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005