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• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  him by name when I passed by in the hallway. Now, I’m in a big room ... one of his constituents, and the last time I was in New Jersey I was ... . Finally, I gather my wits and conclude, Who cares? So, I walk over to where

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  that time of year… ...when every day feels like 48 hours instead of 24. When's summer?

  

  fill in where you're used to hearing cars, or horns, or construction. It ... it's that time of year folks, the time of year that I don't even have the strength to capitalize properly no more (nor the energy to invest in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Houston-area Suburbia kid Makes Trek to MIT Campus Preview Weekend with Mother By: Kevin, '11

  

  about MIT the instant I got my acceptance letter (deferred, got in regular ... quest to Random Hall, where the was word of Truffle-making. When I finally ... this mean great things in Kevin Rustagi's future. I would endeavor to

  • by Bryan
  • April 22, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Days My traditional end-of-summer recap post, in technicolor.

  

  : Walking to work. I walked a lot this summer. Living in a place where public ... than you can count, I stumbled my way into regularly paying my bills ... that girl who sits in front of me in class. I also took out the trash and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  “Freshman Musical Dorms” A question inspires an entire entry about housing. But I threw in some other stuff…

  

  . In other news, April and I got a futon, and now our room is supercool ... went to Flirting 101, because I could. I mean, how can you not? All of ... his pictures are better. In the end, I learned enough to receive a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Chasing Success idk what that means anymore.

  

  ever changing. As I learn to believe in that with all of my heart, I ... based on the circumstances of the day, I find comfort in knowing that ... Heads up: I'm not sure if any of this makes actual sense. This is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 5, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Courses and Stuff Mason '10 made up the title, blame him.

  

  : describing the classes you're taking in a given semester. Well, now that I'm a ... ...well, now you have. I chose to do my concentration in Theater Arts. This will ... ??? Hopefully I'll be able to add this class as part of my newfound purpose in

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

  Attack of the Acronyms and the space between the letters

  

  I can’t wait for what the next four years has in store :D ... were greeted with was an absolute flood of more acronyms. In fact, I think I’ve seen more acronyms in the past few weeks than in my entire life

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 3, 2023
• Blog / How to MIT

  Invitation to Cross-Register Guest post by Katherine W. '17 :D

  

  previous coursework and internship in pharma where I can clearly follow the ... to invest time in making the trek over there, I want it to be worth it ... lectures. I am unsure of whether videotaping is common, but my classes in

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  in the near future. Plus, I can tell you that based on the 7 prefrosh I ... handle it. During CPW, I sat in on an 8.02 (Physics II: Electricity and ... ton of in-class demonstrations, in honor of CPW. I came away from those

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  -enrolling in a class, I did have the chance to take a class (D-Lab: Development ... family-owned businesses and trendy food destinations in general. I mean ... if I’d gone to a different university. There’s just so much you can

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  was “I am going to make shelf labels so I can finally know where all my ... Mentoring Social! You were probably wondering how I was going to tie this in ... about to sit down to continue the studying I had started earlier in the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  They may take our lives… ...but they'll never take our free Celtics tickets.

  

  something this summer (since I have an internship with Bayer in Germany ... Marathon or checking out the MFA. In fact, the only reason I even planned ... event planner in the world, or even in the suite in which I live, but we

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  submit the form? Yes. There is an option where you can indicate this. I ... submit the form? Yes. There is an option where you can indicate this ... ; put it only in the subject section like this: Java I (taken at B

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am on ... our international quota. If I'm waitlisted, can I still come for CPW or do the Overnight Program? No, I'm sorry. I'm still very interested in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Syllabus in Retrospect goals, guidelines, reading list

  

  can now see the summer as something whole and fully past. Back in May, I ... rituals, not routines. I spent the summer mostly in Cambridge, with trips ... in a good way. What I Actually Read Between the World and Me, Ta

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  UROP adventures in a separate post, since there's a ton of things that I ... that I can say right now, but there will be more to come! The non ... promised a lot more than what I was expecting, and I already came in with

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  I'm in Phoenix for the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF). I got in yesterday, and last night I decided to take in the ... , coming up in just a few weeks (can you believe it?). The weekend of MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty hours later mystery hunt, mystery hunt! puzzles puzzles puzzles!

  

  ="attachment_50445" align="aligncenter" width="600"] i can make diagrams in paint ... a non-technical perspective, and I think this is where it gets ... solve puzzles and have fun. In a sense, then, Mystery Hunt can function as

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  I’m huddled in an office chair in a tiny box-studio in Lexington, MA, where I’m living for the summer with my partner. Campus is 40 - 100 ... pay for in full, where you are the master of the domain, kitchen and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016