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  friday was a good day

  

  ’s assignments were the first ones where we had to include sound, which gives ... . (The first part of our day that made it a happy day wasn’t at MIT, but it ... given prior to this (animate with sand, animate a perspective shift, use

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  I was extremely stoked to finally visit. Not only was it my first time visiting campus, but it was also my first time in Boston/Cambridge. Here is a ... getting settled in my host's dorm at New House 2, I was pumped and ready to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  I don’t know where we’re going ...but we're following my map of MIT's campus.

  

  got lost on my way to 6.003: Signals and Systems recitation on my first ... DID YOU KNOW? Michael Jackson originally worked on the soundtrack to ... major and I have no idea how to navigate all the crazy twists and turns of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  : Live next door to a celebrity accomplished. Now, to my first pets ever ... . We went to PetCo by the CambridgeSide Galleria. (The Galleria is the closest mall to campus; a free shuttle leaves from Kendall square about

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Nibble of Music

  

  . But instead of the first 10 (decimal is so ordinary!), I decided to provide the first 10 base 16, since hex is the way to go. 0x0. Lonestar ... . When reading, I'm most likely to be listening to a specific album -- the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.

  

  This year, for spring break my friend Yida and I decided to head to ... Montreal. Montreal is pretty easy to reach from Boston and as such is a popular spring break destination for MIT students. We decided to visit

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 4, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  MIT for Book Lovers Yultide Day 4

  

  Yultide (credit to the bloggers for the awesome name). Today is Yultide Day ... for book lovers: MIT and the Greater Boston area have plenty to offer ... 's written so well—the idea is to let the readers fill in the feelings of the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  departments, nigh impossible) to get a research position in your first year. But how do you get a UROP?  A good first step is to look at the UROP ... me to do a Reddit-style AMA (Ask Me Anything) post.  I wasn't able to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Where I Call Home california california cambridge!

  

  disrespected or belittled her or a loved one, she was the first to fight back ... . He was the one who first introduced me to piano, and though I hated ... morning to a warm weight on my tummy, the little gremlin dog I called

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Go, ninja, go. A four hour tour of Boston, with Gilligan, and the Skipper too.

  

  exciting. My parents drove up from Harrisburg to watch me. My friends painted their chests to read GO SAM! I ran it with Mitra, my best friend from college and probably my best friend from MIT to this day. We got our picture

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 24, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Eating Disorder Awareness Week – The Secret I Kept by julia p. '24

  

  my entire future. 8th grade led me to my first big lapse of my eating ... make progress like I was able to during the first round of treatment, but ... disorder awareness week, so I wanted to take some time to share my story

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear prefrosh, a letter to you

  

  Prefrosh: Firstly, congratulations on being admitted to MIT. I always say ... coding in Python whatsoever. It was really disheartening at first to see my ... working closely with MIT Admissions to help organize CP*, MIT's virtual take

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  all the notes i took in a week riveting stuff, i know

  

  happened to be leading up to our first exam, which we’re allowed to bring in ... us how to solve problems using Matlab- the lectures provide the ... fifth time since I’ve gotten to MIT).  [carousel image1="105487" image2

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • November 8, 2024
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at the Media Lab

  

  It's never easy to turn people down from MIT. But sometimes, around decision day, I unexpectedly hear from students to whom we did not offer undergraduate admission in the past, who went on to pursue their ambitions

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 24, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  quiz: what halloween candy are you? based on your college applicant personality

  

  just for fun! What colleges are you applying to? I have like ... I do at a nearby lab, or the volunteer trip I took to Africa. or ... the number of people who have died from laughing too hard I decided to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 / The final countdown A month of stress and relief

  

  exams looming the following week, I did have something to look forward to: I was to spend Christmas at home for the first time since I left for ... TO SET THE MOOD: Cologne by Haux       The last

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Killing Time…Not Really guest post by Sheila B.'21

  

  searched the job postings and email lists for something to tide me over the ... also frantically looked for stuff to do) that said, "Keep Calm and if All Else Fails, UROP." Good news--I did find things to do. I applied for a

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 15, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  I can’t feel my face Snowmageddon 2018

  

  tldr; If you like snow and want to come to MIT, read this post. If you don’t like snow and want to come to MIT, don’t read this post. If ... cold. Why-is-the-air-trying-to-kill-me cold. Something known (rather

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • January 5, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  These are the drones you’re looking for Aerospace engineers: what do they do in their free time?

  

  Hi, I’m Mollie! I used to go here. I was one of the OG bloggers ... went to another school in Cambridge and got my Ph.D. in Cell and ... , Ohio for the first day of freshman orientation in fall 2002, but I’ll be

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  ~10 years ago, this is the first you've heard of ISEF, and you want to ... , "Comparison of Heat to Work Conversion in First Order and Second Order Magnets ... students will often proceed to ISEF-affiliated regional fairs, and then state

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016