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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  What is weather? ...and what is rain?

  

  that sends out alerts for weather reports and updates when needed. I also ... drought conditions for too long Two days later the temperature suddenly ... and dry. Yay. So on Saturday, to prepare for the worst, I went winter

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 9, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding a Second Home love is where you least expect it

  

  decided that MIT was the place for me, I spent my weekend traversing the various dorms and houses to decide where I actually wanted to live for the ... only a little over half), and stayed for just about fifteen minutes

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  In Memory of Sean Collier a memorial, to a member of our family

  

  difficult subject for me to write about, so I am going to stop and let you ... last Monday for Team MR8 in memory of my friend Martin Richard, who was killed in the bombing two years ago, I also ran it for Sean.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Family Weekend 2014 family weekend 2014, day 1 and how I had fun

  

  . Well, not really free time. I COULD be studying for my 8.02 exam on ... waaahmbulence for a bit, I got straight to work. I traded away sleep hours for ... staying up till 4am each night for the past week.     Ok, I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  You might wonder what possessed me to go to Chicago for the month of January. The weather forecast for my first day of work. Granted, this ... by IDEO for the winter, with the stipulation that I would be working at

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  with the Men In Black Headquarters, except without aliens (for now). Normally, I would be there for my Fundamentals of Computational Media Design class (MAS.110) or for just getting "lost" in the many halls of the labs

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  for my next blog post and I took a dainty sip from my aluminum water ... was predictably cold and the Student Center was empty except for a lady ... prepare for something.” I highly recommend Urban Dictionary for all your

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  accepted. One question we sometimes get is about cover sheets for letters of ... stress for you or your advocates. How can I check that you have the ... more or less exactly how the PDFs are generated for us. A note on text

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  , remembering that I (and that we all) have the capacity for both bravery and joy ... ) the fact that I was admitted for who I am. Plus a whole lot of luck. I didn’t refine my short answers for hours or give them to a second party

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  pretty easy, set an alarm for 24 hours before your flight and make sure you know what it's for.   Step 2 - Understanding Your Options and ... 's not terrible. The leg room is abysmal for tall people but at least you

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  for now, I’d like to share three pieces of advice. These three pieces of ... “Study hard” or “Eat your broccoli.” As I prepared to leave home for MIT ... think its a good way to start, but there's no substitute for just going

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Talk to Strangers you might want to keep what they have to say forever

  

  , seeming strange or feeling too uncomfortable? For example, like this. Or ... Radio way back when? For you prefrosh who've signed up for Terrascope or for those of you that will eventually sign up, it's a class you can take

  • by Ana V. '15
  • July 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  , which I didn’t realize because I accidentally pre-registered for 7 ... set the stage for a positive next two years at MIT. 18.06: Linear ... class is a prerequisite for almost everything else I want to take

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Travelogue: Part Une Trip to Bath and meeting an MIT professor thousands of miles away from MIT

  

  really grateful. For everything. After having lived abroad for 7 years ... that have been supplying water for the bath for thousands of years (my ... at David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. When I saw

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Terrascope Save the world. Go. (:

  

  MIT freshmen for them to answer in a single semester: “How would you ... the picture on the left for 70% of the semester, and like the one on the right for the remaining 30%. heehee

  • by Ana V. '15
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home is Where the Heart is In which I speak only in trite cliches.

  

  considering a jar of peanut butter a meal. Yes, it's time for final exams. And ... 's a place for you. That is why I don't think it's redundant to add ... . (Thanks Sylvia '14 for the cake!) and a surprising number of uses for

  • by Tom R. '14
  • December 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Planned Procrastination Productive Punting

  

  of dirty laundry. I print out my p-sets for the week. While I’m at it I print out past exams for my next three organic chemistry and genetics ... Thursdays are almost completely empty. My p-sets are due Friday. For the first

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Blogger’s Cut, Year One Some other first year memories captured in photos

  

  building for using such a cheesy html gimmick in a reputable post. But trust ... to move out. For Next House, residents that weren't graduating had to ... little dejected. It must've gotten Stockholm syndrome from being at MIT for

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 25, 2011
• Blog / Events

  (Paint)Ballin’ Hey, if you're already hosed, you might as well have a good reason for it

  

  bigger!): Not pictured: The wake for my recently-lost composure Couple ... IT IS IMPORTANTYes. That's MIT tip number one: when studying for long ... together his Engineer-like creativity and crafted eight fields for us to fire

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  traveling to different planets, perhaps living in a ship for years until ... leaving for another planet. But that's how it is. This is not the Earth ... part in countless research projects, and win grants for service projects

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009