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  24 Hours From sleeping in a homeless shelter to waltzing in La Sala

  

  Harvard, we scurried out the sliding doors in a frenzy. We made it to the homeless shelter just in time. The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter is the only student-run homeless shelter in the US. It was opened in 1983 as a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Reality is merely an illusion… Ben : The OC :: Sam : ?? . Oh wait, you took the new…

  

  magnets. I hope he realizes how freaking cool a magnetized gown is. Not only ... photojournalized. In conclusion, because she is both associated with MIT and a ... balance out my weaknesses. That is, you need to be able to: 1. Drive like a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT part 3 the people who make it all possible

  

  we hold, we met the new maker in residence, who is dedicating a lot of ... to write a final installment in our Visual Arts @ MIT series. In the ... to wrap up by providing a bigger picture. When we entered MIT in our

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 17, 2020
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  my STORY of helping Wyoming students shoot for the STARS get it? do u get it??

  

  institutions, I often wondered how to give back. In Fall 2023, I joined the ... Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park![/caption] Traveling in a van with reps ... in a lifetime opportunity to speak with so many institutions.” Thanks

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  seasons can be in New England. This is nothing short of a Monet, and it ... QUOTE: "MIT is a very good place; I'm not trying to put it down. I was just in love with it. It has developed for itself a spirit, so that

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  Materials for Biology, which hopefully will be a blend of my interests in ... iconic red jackets). One of my favorite gifts to give out is a tire ... is a musical about the Harvard vs. MIT rivalry that two representatives

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Class Projects

  I DON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE. the making of my final video project

  

  . Making a documentary is such hard fucking work, but I've learned so much ... professor has emphasized in class is having a clear narrative structure -- a ... . Obviously this is...backwards and bad but it never really settled in that I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  , really. Really. How many e-mails does Mitra send me in a typical day? Let ... too much" in the words of a popular website --delicious chicken ... immediate attention. Yes, there was a point in my life where 75% of the e

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  To accompany today's entry about MIT summer programs, here is a ... students do these programs. Like I said in my earlier entry, a summer of working and spending time with friends & family is a great option, one I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  send in a CD recording of you performing (cassette tapes are also ... separate sheet of paper is most common. In general, third recommendations from a teachers do not provide much additional insight; the most helpful

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Remnants of Four Years What happens when you have to start packing

  

  'll deal with it later and just throw everything in a box". Graduating means ... give a preview of my four years at MIT in the artistic form of my choosing: a selection of t-shirts, shot in the ever wonderful medium of the i

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentation Recap Flashing lights, a live horse, social robots, great music, clouds of steam and lots of…

  

  evaporate, it is a viable solution, one San-X emits by heating water placed in ... bottom layer is made of PVC foam identical to the foam used in a regular ... Mechanical Engineering undergrads in a class known as 2.009: Product

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  present tense “you've got to let go of the fear”

  

  underperforming. sure, half of the people in a class are below median, and i've been ... bad, in a felt sense. i've been having more and more vivid dreams ... like the right one. it feels like something much, much older, like a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m sitting on my bed right now so sleepy

  

  ballgown is dangling from a ceiling pipe. It doesn't fit in my wardrobe; if I ... sent me some posters in the mail recently. One is of Cassiopeia, a ... the Whirlpool Galaxy, and a third one is of the sky when viewed in the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  (Not) Home for the Holidays a very late Thanksgiving post…

  

  ="108229" /] In honor of holiday meals at home, I want to share a holiday meal away ... ’ve decided to remedy that in as overzealous a fashion as possible. I ... bounds. After 251 messages, 4 in-person scheming sessions, and a very

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  campaign. I was called up on a random night in October by my friend Sathya ... in between all of my other commitments. Since I was travelling a lot ... is to type one up entirely from a Mac at an Apple store.  

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  As many of you know, there has been a lot of uncertainty in the ... ) is essentially a practice of executive discretion, no one knows yet if and how it will change under the next administration. In late November

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  , or later in life, just know that it is a process, and it takes time ... their origins as a class, here is what I told them:  Then, that August ... challenges of your life so far, and a sense of numb, "is that it?" malaise that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Spot the Blogger where you'll find bloggers during CPW, and some bonus tips!

  

  is not a guide to optimizing your CPW experience... here are a few ... show everyone how awesome EC culture is helping out with the EC haunted ... you see her in the courtyard and recognize her as a blogger—she'll let

  • by Connie H. '15
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of East Campus i live in an art exhibition

  

  past year that is a wall completely filled by handprints in a variety of ... camps - at every single camp I went to, I was housed in a dorm room that ... of its interior, the magnitude of how different EC is from normal

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 26, 2018