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• 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 ... --spaghetti against a wall. The whole thing was just fantastic--the best part is when ... of them, then he'd just calmly walk up, jump 4 feet in the air, do a

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

  breaching discomfort

  

  have a family line and in this family line you have your bigs and littles. A big is someone who typically looks after you and helps you get ... specific space. To be with this specific guy in this specific frat in a house

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 16, 2021
• Blog / CPW

  five wacky and wild weekends new hampshire? i hardly know her!

  

  Flags In April, ‘27s and ’28 were treated to [annotation note="$25 for a ride to and from the park, a ticket, and free lunch ... for prefrosh and undergrads alike, CPW is a monumental weekend every

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • May 14, 2026
• Blog / Classes

  chaos and an exam that I technically failed irl deus ex machina

  

  A fire alarm went off in the middle of the first 20.110 exam. It was ... , except in a good way. Half of the class was taking it in one room and the ... happened to share an elevator in Building 68 with a couple of grad students

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Preview of Things to Come too fast, too furious

  

  been emerging a lot - this is my LAST fall first day of classes - this is ... =_____=)) But anywhoo, back to the actual subject. In many ways, I still have a ... joke in the biology labs is that the reason it takes an extra 1-2 years

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hello world!

  

  President back in the day. :) First, a trivia question: the name of this blog, A Land of Dreams and Fire, is yoinked from a quote in a fantasy novel - can anyone name the book and/or the author? A little bit about me, in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  ¡Es-pa-ña! ¡Campeones!

  

  . =) Keep in mind this is all after 11 PM on a Sunday! I got back to my ... resembling a normally shaped ball. But, to the rest of the world, football is ... watched the game in a bar/restaurant place. Our waitress served our taps

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  Alka Seltzer. In High School, I tutored and babysat a second grader who ... . I was taking a bath (not really sure why this detail sticks in mind ... head in. Lisa: Anna, does being born on Halloween mean that you're a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• 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 / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  In 2004, I applied to MIT.  It was a paper form, the first part, and ... felt a connection with the team who would review my application.  I ... career behind me, I wrote a reflection post after being out in the real

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  keep myself occupied. So that's it, the year is over, I have a 4.3 GPA ... "Memorial Dr." Adding to it is that everybody just calls it dorm row. View ... who have already packed. They get to do this: I am not one of those

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  upperclassmen - please choose one of the following). Option A: Who is more ... is awesome!). To be considered for a blogger position, you should email ... (regardless of which option you choose) is all in good fun. Please don't take it

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  . Weinberg - who was my professor for 7.012 last fall - is a brilliant ... energy on campus right now is absolutely amazing. The Infinite Coordidor is ... campus tours, the sun is shining beautifully, the steps of the Student

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer on the West Coast A visit to the west coast to see what life is like on the other…

  

  . '15, who is working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the second summer in a row.  His major is Course 16, or Aerospace and Astrological ... absolutely incredible! JPL is a research and development center as well as a

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  out, is National Reply Date. It had been a pleasure sharing what I know ... over a month!) Well, here it is: Starting from pretty much the first ... short). ESP is a student "club" at MIT that seeks to provide educational

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Helicopter Flight Training [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] 500 feet above Boston with two MIT Deans.

  

  chance to ride in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. My first experience was ... students who had signed up to fly. The Deans were given a short safety brief ... get that view of Boston, which is a shame. We could see everything: the

  • by ROTC
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / How to MIT

  Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

  

  is loosely stated as such: “For every student sitting in a library ... understand the true meaning of the word “hosed”. Here is a post exactly in line ... --seldom is a space used for only one.   Barker Library In my experience

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 28, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  For applicants affected by natural disasters

  

  ’s understandable that there’s a lot on your mind right now, and the last thing we want is for college applications to add to that stress. We know that some ... , and your safety. You will not be penalized in the application process

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  a football team? Is there a football stadium? Do you have cheerleaders? The answer to all of these questions is yes. Does MIT have a football ... weekend, but I know the team is hopeful for the season. Is there a football

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your CPW Host The host assignment meeting was tonight.

  

  the student hosts who have returned from vacation (hundreds of them ... meeting looked like: (note fellow blogger Bryan in the front row, freshly back from his trip to Italy) If your assigned host is back from Spring

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 2, 2006