Search

Search Results

• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Flood, an Ark, a Third Word I Am Missing Sophomore year starts out a little wet, and what is a community, really?

  

  I fully understood, in a way I had not before, what a community was ... roots in my father’s nation, Ethiopia, and my mother’s, China. I consider ... the semester that followed, I talked/wrote/typed a lot about what it was

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to do while waiting for decisions on Saturday Clicking the "refresh" button repeatedly between now and Saturday afternoon is NOT an option.

  

  come out in a couple of days (I love the word "tenterhooks." It's amazing.). These are just a few small ideas - I know you can think of others tailored ... enough to get in before you checked online, and your friends and family all

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Final Countdown

  

  I've just finished in New York City, where I did my last two days of ... should I be doing right now? Schedule the interview now (today is the deadline!), and complete it before Halloween, assuming you're in an area

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  are a main influencer in someone's life, so I'm a little hesitant. What ... it. I spent a lot of time asking myself what I really wanted in life ... , but I figured I should doing something a little more intentional. A

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  M.I.T. Energy Club, which was founded in 2004 by a few grad students ... world, including in India and China, working together to build a plug-in ... to build a clean car. I just love their tag line. It’s what gives me

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s going on inside my head It might not have been so very important.

  

  I have to cover it in a bacon-sugar sauce before eating it. Actually ... are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1 PM. What should I pick--7 ... with my application, so here's what I sent in: They can't refuse to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Parafilm Effect The center cannot hold... unless you stick it together with Parafilm.

  

  3 to 4 times its original length before breaking. That is what ... world would come to a screeching halt. I think of all this tonight because my friend Ariel '09 is writing a paper for Colossal Failures in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback 1.0 What was I like as freshman? Wouldn't you like to know.

  

  secret is, freshmen are all dumb. What I mean is, people start on a pretty ... that, but I believe Random came in around 5, right before or after ... was terrified of it before arriving. I was suddenly torn. Stay in BC, or

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Recap (Guest Entry) "a perfect introduction to MIT"

  

  weather. I probably should have checked my umbrella before packing it...I ... check out an a Capella concert that Beth was in, and once again ran into ... as well. In the concert I head Christian music, a song from the movie

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  cognitive augmentation probably the most mindblowing course i’ve encountered at mit

  

  in, i also read through all the course materials for a few other ... capabilities in creative ways that i’d for the most part never considered before ... limits of what i thought was possible with present-day technology. in this

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 19, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Not an actual entry Warning: I am apparently in a run-on sentence/overuse of parenthetical statements mood today.

  

  *Warning: I am apparently in a run-on sentence/overuse of parenthetical statements mood today.* Although I'm back in Boston for the moment ... 'm still supposed to be leaving for Maine in 25 minutes. I haven't decided

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy This Week: Week 1 Spider-Man, Nina Yuen, and More!

  

  few weeks back my future boss sent me a few books to check out before I ... Spring weather. What I found was a wonderful book filled with useful tips ... that I'll finish with asking you guys a simple question, what's making

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The end of an era Veronica Mars was canceled. That, or the seniors left. Interpret the title as you will.

  

  . I'll be watching, just to give the show a good kick in the pants on ... On Saturday, I sat in the floor lounge and began writing this entry. Yeah, that was a few days ago. I was distracted by the front desk and its

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  decided to make a snowman. This is the end result: I know what you ... necklines, as opposed to 3 in a general snowman. Whatever, I thought. I ... create this design, I collected some clear glass, put it in a mold (with

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Aliens, Bitcoin, Camps now i know my ABCs

  

  antsy, so I wanted to make a quick post and point your attention at two ... . Jomny finds friendship in a bear tired of other creatures running away in ... way to being wise, a tree feeling stuck in one place, a tadpole coming

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A (Not At All) Comprehensive Guide to Your First Year what i've learned as an associate advisor

  

  "]REX[/annotation] to find a community you are comfortable in. Also be sure to check out ... good taste of what's out there. As a disclaimer, I would like to say that ... someone before November, spends a lot of time investing in that relationship

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  I saw my first Tesla in July, 2009. I knew what Teslas were but it was before Tesla REALLY took off.  It was a Tesla Roadster and I was ... wanting one. I took a job 1.5 hours north of where I lived not long before

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising @ MIT The little question that could.

  

  residence hall and participates in activities with you there. What I think ... personally did not choose RBA because I wanted to get to know a lot of people ... I really enjoyed. Basically, there's a bunch of seminar options

  • by Bryan
  • June 3, 2006
• Blog / Events

  DEALicious in which i counsel an FPOP and come out with free candy. also how to…

  

  First things first -- I took a weekend trip back to New York and ... , important, life-changing activities. Building a home for an egg before ... . Impressive! (read: omg what am I doing with my life) The rest of the FPOP

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  goal setting and organization how i organize my life!

  

  progress in my life. Progress tracking is a huge part of my life. I really ... ago, maybe in the middle of this past spring semester, I invested in a ... , but that's not what this is about. I typically use my FitBit to check

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 4, 2021