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  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  revision history. For those of you who don’t use Google Docs, a. Start using ... revising my essays at every editing point. It’s pretty cool, and for those of ... ’m showing y’all was written for MIT’s, “Describe the world you come from

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of Class Sick.

  

  violently ill the night before. I don't know how or why it happened, but for ... neurobiology lab for not pre-registering for it before July. Normally, you pre-register for fall classes at the end of spring term, and pre-registration is open

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Wrapped 2024 Episode 7: The Apple Music Awakens

  

  we've all been awaiting anxiously for so long... The fall final exam ... for the annual Blogger Wrapped, where we expose our music tastes for the ... . For reference, there are 525,600 minutes in a year. Congratulations to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  existed! People live in houses! Dogs exist! Babies exist!" Here, I am ... dreams happen. For me, "being an architect" was not my childhood dream, or ... would tell my freshman self to explore more and don't be rigid for

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  dinner," which is so named really just for the fun of it, since it comes ... have taken a while for the mess to present itself (perspective and all ... about how crazy everyone was studying for finals? They're over! Let's talk

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  a week in europe pictures of munich, vienna, amsterdam

  

  for two years: briggs field, flat and green and fine but boring. the sun ... for just one week and breathe a different kind of air. it's almost ... taking the red line home. i eat gogo curry at h-mart and walk to next house

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Fig. 3: La dolce vita snaps from an extended spring break

  

  Imperial College, London — in Italy for 5 days. We adventured around Rome and ... 'd done it for an extended, multi-city trip. In the following week, I went ... only dreamed of visiting one day: from the canals of Venice, to the red

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 23, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  NM – u? Sometimes there just isn't that much crazy in my life. Splish splash.

  

  whole second floor. At night, I put on my totally awesome red rainboots and trudged to the BPL (Boston Public Library) for the John Adams ... Ivy League drama at the exhibit: For present-day Ivy League drama

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Letters Are In The Mail You are an incredible group of people, both academically and personally.

  

  Well, you heard it here first. The letters are in the mail. For the ... academically and personally. You are the best of the best. I wish we had enough room in the Institute for all of you, I really do. I'm off to enjoy a

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And for my next trick… ...I'll make J.B. confess to copying the answers to Ms. Hauser's test!

  

  planning out these elaborate blog entries for you guys involving photos ... with more than just one person? Thanks for that, it was really helpful ... together :p) they'll choose one for you should you get something other than a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  it standing right there at the shelf for two hours. Fun Home is a ... The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Fun Home by Alison Bechdel ... have ever read—for its emotional impact on me, but also for expanding

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Intense Procrastination There's a difference between procrastination and INTENSE PROCRASTINATION!

  

  with my Macbook's built-in mic (note, don't use for instrument recording) I made a video of myself playing my little transcription. Now, for ... , accents, and other notation so it'd be easier to read and play. Then, Mason

  • by Snively '11
  • September 19, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Paternity Leave I'm back! A few words on the Harvard Admissions Institute and such.

  

  Howdy folks, First of all, thanks so much for the phenomenal advice ... hello. So what do admissions people talk about for 6 days in a row, 16 hours a day? When I get back, I'll give you the play-by-play of each day

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  clay crash course one month of wheelthrowing later…

  

  , and one-time workshops, I threw on the wheel for an average of eight ... was hours of pushing wet mud forward; scraping redness off the wheel ... , aiming for the center. [caption id="attachment_110860" align

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • February 10, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 1 The answers to your recent questions.

  

  indeed be a fun place to attend college. As for the interview, I'll have ... Viji wrote, "Hello, How do I RSVP for the info session? Your links ... ://mit-admissions.org/rsvp/session_link.asp. At the Sacramento meeting, say hi to Stu for me! Vivek asked, "is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  G(e)e^ks

  

  American Gods. For the day's entertainment, I introduce you to the conecpt ... emailing lists for official announcements and such, have a "talk list", or "discuss list" for debates, flamewars, non-official announcements, and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  we weren’t the funniest friend, or the best listener, but we had a ... for narrative's sake, because some facts are both qualitatively and ... psets, or the grades they get. Then there’s the times I’ve asked them for

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  and management. The big drawbacks of playing a sport at MIT, for me ... Hi everybody, I play ice hockey in the winter and lacrosse in the ... playing a sport (or two) here and what type of adjustments being a

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get by with a lot of help from my friends Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song! You just might walk out…

  

  every morning. I read for fun for 10 minutes every night before bed ... it for senior year – I’m not a big fan of change. I alternate between oatmeal+banana+yogurt and peanut butter+toast+honey+banana for breakfast

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests of the non-standardized kind Stop thinking about the SAT and start thinking about 18.01!

  

  and must be completed in 50 minutes, or an hour and a half, or however ... . 50 of your text and write down the third word in the fourth line"; what ... characteristic. What sort of experiment would you design to find out Y?" For an

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 12, 2005