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  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  neighborhood. In regards to the latter, it is the exact opposite here at MIT ... fire. East Campus is building a carousel and a gigantic wooden fort ... . my room in 5th west is kinda messy   I like it here. I don't want

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Other ways I’ve been rejected over the past fifteen years [suffering-from-success.jpg]

  

  competing bids. I hit up a grad school acquaintance in my new city who never responded. Several essays I wrote in application to a particular early ... even a literal game to conquer, in a pressing effort to desensitize

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yet Another MIT 2010? Alex Doonesbury needs to choose a college.

  

  In the comic Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau, the character Alex Doonesbury is still deciding on colleges: RPI, Cornell, or MIT? Now, her college decision is up for a vote (aren't you glad all college decisions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Final-ly! now that finals are over, a few academic highlights ... and perhaps a few surprise…

  

  symptoms include: Feeling quite hot, but in a 100°F kind of way Fatigue ... EVERYTHING IS RAINBOW AND SHINY Meanwhile in18.02 (Multivariable Calculus ... waters (and thought, oooo this is Ice in state Ih, one it's 15 possible

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  calling with questions. In an effort to answer these questions, here is a ... [note: As of August 2006, this entry is out of date in regard to ... SAT writing section be considered? A. The SAT writing section is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  All Applicants Can Now Apply For Either Early or Regular Action MIT Admissions announces a policy change allowing international students access to either Early or Regular…

  

  I wanted to let you know of a change in the admissions process for the forthcoming admissions cycle. As you may know, in the past ... . There is no preference in our process for early applicants. We use the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dream Machine Wooden slabs and oil paintings

  

  You know you’re in a sad place when you’re so desperate to ... year, the brothers participate in a rather chaotic room assignment ... ‘18 and I moved into Dream Machine, a cozy double in the third floor of

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  September Equinox Appreciation A Cambridge Autumn

  

  to a place radically different from home. In these first few months, I ... , once in mirror The glassy surface of the river reflects a portal to another world A fabled cosmos brews in the water.   Several nights

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  1 of the 101 Quincy Market, Mike's Pastries, Giacomo's, yummm

  

  In my last entry, I mentioned that I had a bunch of things I wanted ... at Mike's Pastry. Mike's Pastry is one of many bakeries and cafes in ... significance to me, because that's actually where I became a U.S. citizen :) In

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Trains Make Me Think Of Bringing the focus away from miles and minutes - and onto more enriching things

  

  able to work close to home is a plus for me, but in my case, it still ... stations in the Cambridge-Boston area, is subsidized by MIT, a perk available ... Pike. In a world where attention seems split and starved, the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 12, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Untitled "The work is untitled because meaning is always changing in time and place." ⁃ Félix…

  

  ;lining up" in a soviet state was simply a sign of inefficient resource ... ;Untitled." Now more than ever, the divide has formed in contemporary art: those ... , courtesy of BAK You are invited to take a page from a stack of blank paper

  • by ARTalk
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Rejects, I feel your pain! I've never been stung by a bee, but I imagine it felt sort of like…

  

  clingy on one person/place/thing. I'm in a relationship at the moment ... not a big picture make. In other words, there's a bigger world to enjoy ... getting into any school. But even in that case, all you can do is be

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bio? My sort-of bio, but not the Course 7 kind.

  

  In my past entry, a few students commented with the request that I post a biography of myself. I wrote a list of things I do and don't like ... moved to Northern California in 2000, just in time for warm weather and a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I Scrapbook Sometimes Stickers!!!

  

  I wrote lightly about scrapbooking in my coping with anxiety blog post, but I did not get to post about any of my own pages. Here is a look ... sticker donations :) And, as always, Rory is there to inspire me in my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Hosed Exams=Cars, I'll show you how!

  

  , "Getting an education from MIT is like drinking from a firehose" which is ... in different weeks so that you have one or two exams to take every two weeks or so. But then there is this one week that just happens to fulfill

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Missy Cummings on The Colbert Report At the end of the interview, she and Stephen face off in Rock 'Em Sock…

  

  female fighter pilots. She flew the F/A-18 Hornet. At MIT, she is the ... (pronounced kohl-bair rə-por – the t is silent in both "Colbert" and "Report ... Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  with current MIT students in a casual environment and discuss how MIT ... , and college in general. This year the date is set for Saturday, October ... Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Some Useful Things Things that greatly enhanced my chance of survival quality of life at MIT, and lots…

  

  passed and I didn’t die and I wasn’t scared anymore. Sleeping in a loft has ... an open window I get a cool breeze at night and the light of the sun in ... without an alarm between 7:30 and 8:00. The result is regularity in my sleep

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You’re Still Our No.1 :) less than 2 days left!

  

  , this is a great commencement speech. So is this one. --- So it's a week before spring break. I'm super stressed. I don't know what is going on in ... in the blanks. And my history classes cheered me up. :) BUT LIFE IS

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Ending it's the last day of classes and I am having some feelings.

  

  sentimental farewell to our five graduating seniors (this is in a 17-person a ... . In about a week, I'll be home in California again--in three, I'll be ... my total time in college is coming to an end. I suppose this is

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 15, 2014