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  No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.

  

  in heaven. Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the Ig Nobel ... , $30 of which went toward buying me this awesome ticket specifically so I ... Fluid Dynamics for this paper, which I can understand embarrassingly well

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Springtime for Interns in Germany Watch out, Europe: I'm going on tour.

  

  , where I'll learn how to open a bank account in Germany, why not to call ... music, in any case. I get chills--no pun intended--in "Denn Alles Fleisch ... . But the LORD'S word endures forevermore!" ...except in German, where it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  I kept my composure until I didn’t. Nothing in particular triggered ... ’t the same person I was at the end of September. In September, I wouldn ... in the sand. I walked to the Harvard Bridge with a friend to sink the

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wonder ecclesiastes 1:9

  

  ’ve written about, there’s one feeling that I can’t quite capture in words. I ... a city, in contrast to the wide open fields and sparse buildings I saw in Ilocos Norte. The day after my sixteenth birthday I ditched school

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside

  about where I'd end up in just a few months. The only way to give each and ... the day. Where are you reading? I'm lucky I live in the suburbs and have a dedicated home office space. I always read in my office so I can

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 2, 2020
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  the inherent strengths of this experience. So this is where I come in ... consider {insert town name I have never heard of} a small town in their ... lived experience. However, I can help you think about place and how it

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  for me, regardless of where I ended up. In hindsight this was true, and ... :  (metaphorical) There are no ceilings. When I was in high school, I knew (in some ... classes I was interested in/ones that fulfilled requirements, I signed up

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff

  

  rock band CDs and video game/TV/movie soundtracks. In high school, I ... limited number of as-yet-unclaimed tickets that you can buy for $20-40, let ... ’m not directly involved in. Yay theatre!) I won’t write a comprehensive

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  I’m finally in my last semester as an MIT undergraduate, and the ... related to photography. I’ve taken plenty of HASS classes in my day, but ... at least results in good photographs). The other classes I am taking

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  First Midterm of The Semester Here I go...

  

  can't take an exam without scrambled eggs in my stomach. I've been ... just finished gulping down a breakfast burrito. Back in high school, I ... that I can to prepare. I'm going to start the 15 minute trek across

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Class of 2009 note #2

  

  awaiting your Interactive Introduction to the Institute (i3) video introduction to MIT's dorms, you can watch the trailer here: 2005 i3 Trailer ... important to you in a living environment? Where are you thinking of living

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  I like to break a mental sweat, too. Missed it by that much.

  

  If you commented any questions in the past few weeks or so, I'm going ... and see if I responded. Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can ... had to comment on Schrock, even though I was already scooped in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  'll pop in and out as I can to answer whatever gets posted. ... comments and answer them in the blogs. That was pre-Disqus, and I think ... else, or just talk amongst yourselves in the open thread below. I've got

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran out of social energy and other great ways to say no

  

  courtyard for rush, and this year is no different. in fact, i signed up to be ... last year, so i know how much work is involved in directing a program of ... took a number of weeks before i got to know everyone in my floor. somehow

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 18, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Symphony 9, Op. 95 “From the New Blog” I'll to pay you to hang out with me and watch me type.

  

  't updated in 6 days; you guys are my American Idols. I also discovered while ... 'm hoping that I'll either be able to find one abandoned in a basement when I ... Reading a seven-month-old issue of People, I discovered this week

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Be Social awkward and anxious

  

  existed in my high school is defeated here, that I have no reason to avoid ... I don't quite fit in. But it's become so much of a habit that I truly ... -esteem I had was gone in an instant. My dress felt too tight, showing off the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 26, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Snowsical The blizzard of February 13th

  

  .♪ ♫Close up of the red thing in front of a building that's orange, Oh how I ... ?♪ ♫Underneath the Dome is where I stand, looking far offinto a winter wonderland.♪ ♫And here's your typical pic of the Dome. Still can't believe I can call

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 13, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We are the people in your neighborhood… On MIT's diversity

  

  First off, sorry I haven't posted in a while, it's been an intense yet fun week, and I'll probably blog about that this weekend. But on a ... from where I lived to people who lived on the opposite side of the globe

  • by Bryan
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Wiimote Fun in Spain What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults…

  

  saying that Telefonica was interested in hiring me! I set up a Skype ... 're interested to know what I'm actually doing here? I'm working in the Networked ... world, where I am much more comfortable. So, my job is to design a system

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…

  

  problem sets, but as long as it's not full, you can change it online. In ... 've been trying to decide whether or not to switch into 5.112. I'm in it for ... with classes every day at 3, which is great because I don't learn well in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 11, 2006