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  7 Reasons MIT Is Special reflecting on the Institute at the end of four years

  

  hits all seniors at different times: seeing friends for maybe the last ... adult. For now, my life hasn’t changed. I have a summer job at MIT ... dorm showers—their water pressure, the speed of them heating up. It hit

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 15, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  looking at old journals gap year chronicles, ft thoughts on science, art, and moving through the world

  

  that list to the ones that are most palatable for a blog. # I didn ... ’ve become illiterate, too hosed to read good books. For all of October I have ... States. That day, I'd gone running in Flagstaff, then secured a free trial

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Memory down résumé lane Serif or sans-serif?

  

  It totally hit me today when I stumbled upon a copy of the Tech and an advertisement for Fall Career Fair on the back page. That means an ... past week has been packed with company info sessions, free food, free t

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  frosh thingies i couldn’t decide what to write so i’m writing about everything

  

  years before me. In my case, that’s 10th grade, right before COVID hit ... hit me that I’m now a college student. Not only do I have a bunch of ... ="alignnone" width="1536"] as i walk into the giant 10-250 lecture hall for 3.091, i

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!

  

  this coming Sunday or Monday. If you have any questions for your host ... already knew, but for many of you, that won't be the case. It's not a bad ... willing to snag a cot for you to sleep on, which means you won't have to lug

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting en route to North Carolina Sectionals vs. Midterms

  

  quick nap, and set off for the airport.     On the flight, I was ... routine. For the free skate, I was really nervous going in. I had a rough 6 ... I left for the 2017 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships in

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 13, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  I'm long overdue for a blog update. To dispel your mental image of me ... excitement. Actually, there's been too much excitement for me to find the time to blog. Here's a quick summary of my last two-and-a-bit weeks to prove

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

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

  

  'd done it for an extended, multi-city trip. In the following week, I went ... Amsterdam, to an even colder city up north. I guess I'll count that as part of ... Imperial College, London — in Italy for 5 days. We adventured around Rome and

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

  40 Hours Left! The time is 0500 EST, 12/15. I am studying for finals. You are waiting for…

  

  ballad, "The Subway Express" depicted the Interborough as an arena for ... tongue I made a hit with you, you must confess. (Boy) Yes, you hit me in ... History of New York City (21H.235). That's where all the things are coming

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  for recreational purposes, and when I decided to apply I went back, but ... had everything ready already, but hitting the 'Submit' button takes a ... application season, and if so, then this post is for you! First I’d like to

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice for the Incoming Froshies You've accepted your offer to MIT! Now what?

  

  . Meanwhile, all your other friends are picking out their schedule for the fall ... -Orientation Program (FPOP) The applications are due June 15th! SIGN UP FOR AN FPOP ... picture for you - FPOPs are a great opportunity for you to do things outside

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 13, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Fall Hits MIT In other words: Kate dumps all the pictures she's been meaning to post.

  

  appetite: It was my turn to cook for the Tetazoo Food Coop, and my partner ... -hundred-sixty-five pound pumpkin! (the quarter is for comparison) Other people on hall had

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Miscellaneous Admissions Office updates.

  

  A few quick things today: We have admitted 16 transfer students for ... 're waiting for a reply. Ditto on the comments/Questions Omnibus. It's still quite busy here!It is Finals Week for students at MIT. Good luck, everyone

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Days My traditional end-of-summer recap post, in technicolor.

  

  fined $25 for not doing our cleaning duties, and the serious shame of ... told my friends there were free ice cream sundaes every Monday in ... harvesting my friends' brains for testing failed, I settled instead on working

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  me. The best moments Living in New York City for the first time with ... couple years (?) ago, Paolo mentioned YearCompass, "a free booklet that ... - Feb. 3 [Company name] interview for the fall - Feb. 8 The Batman

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  for internships. I got lucky and managed to quickly get a few offers for ... I've officially been on my gap year for a week! To begin my gap year ... take a gap year, how the first week went, and what my plans are for the

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  how to move carts not an athletics post

  

  movement in that direction. you tell yourself, if i plan for the cart to move ... in a location that i like you tell yourself, if i choose this city i ... problems, if i choose this hobby i’ll spend my free time on these activities

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s May 2nd. Have you replied to your colleges yet? The music has stopped -- the last dance is over.

  

  the right students who could be great candidates for our institutions ... process, picking and choosing which colleges they want to apply to. For ... hitting refresh to find out their decision. The tables turn again--once we

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick update A short entry, a quick link, and I become Seth Cohen.

  

  In honor of my trip to the OC, Ben made this for me: And the link of the day: The Art of Problem Solving (more on this next entry) A longer update soon...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  hazy mid-semester days what i've been up to lately (mostly, psets...)

  

  a free man!! I'll sit around talking to my roommates for an hour ... you are lucky ducks."]we all[/annotation]prepare to hunker down for ... before and preparation for things that will happen the day after. After

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 2, 2020