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  in Black Valley Hostel journal of my third day in Ireland

  

  ’ll get some work done tonight. But first I want to record the highlights of ... Kerry, Ireland. It’s the launching point to walk the Kerry Way, a nine ... to Killarney. I hiked about 4 miles of the Kerry Way before it began to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  it’s ok that it’s not ok sometimes things will happen, and you have to just let yourself be.

  

  addicts featured in Infinite Jest, although she doesn’t seem to be truly ... happened to him. When we first moved from Denver to the suburbs in Colorado ... went to a cafe, where I am now. I read some Infinite Jest and ate

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 4, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  Bad Ideas Month word of the day is oops!!

  

  I’m no cook when it comes to normal food, but if stupid ideas were ... ’d like to think so). Unfortunately, at MIT, most of my computational power has been devoted to “psets” and “midterms” and not Silly Girl Time, but

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 3, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  THE FINAL FANTASY 7 REMAKE IS OUT since 6/15/15, i have literally lived for this moment

  

  ’s a beloved classic with infinite replay value. To the chagrin of my ... since I first played it in 8th grade, and the characters and the story ... I've watched the movie. The plot is literally too ridiculous to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 16, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  transitions smoother and faster. most babies learn to walk on their toes first ... . the first is that you should try not to walk while inhibiting arm motion ... between classes, say, from the first floor of building 1 to the second floor

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / Events

  A Castle, a Jack, and a Beanstalk hacking culture @ MIT

  

  . Numerous posters in the Infinite advertised concerts, dinners, and movie ... MIT hacking culture. (If the term sounds unfamiliar, make sure to check ... hack “refers to a clever, benign, and 'ethical' prank or practical joke

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  teaching web.lab aka what i spent all of january on

  

  carry 40-pound boxes of food from mass ave to building 13 every day. every day meaning the first three days of web.lab, after which mit announces that classes are no longer allowed to serve food. you feel the strain in

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slam Dunked Long crazy week...a few necessary lessons

  

  system of the first semester worked for me, and I had adjusted to it. Then ... an infinite collection of past lectures, and tried to sort through my ... , challenges I found myself learning to deal with as time fled. I was part of the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 4, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  of time” is far too vague. When do I need to leave my room if I want to make it to class (mostly) on time? What routes do I walk on a regular basis? Which do I walk on a whim? To answer such burning questions, I

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of school The first day of school

  

  to be my advisor.) The first half of the class meets with a Chemistry ... Remember what the first day of school was like in elementary school ... 'd just be so excited to be a (fill in the blank here) grader. Things have

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A reading list for a week at MIT All my classes have required reading this semester!?

  

  ++, which I have never used before, in time to implement the first assignment ... this schedule; it’s the first semester where I’ve been able to choose a ... my time on weekday nights has been dedicated to studying scientific

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 27, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  This is Anna Ho, reporting live from her transition to being 21 years ... that whenever you go to the doctor's office and state your birth date ... /husband/estranged son-in-law/daughter/stepson). Everyone seems to know one Halloween baby

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  The Art of Trying New Things V.2

  

  was the first on the chopping block. I loved commuting to Harvard every ... wrote about all the clubs and classes I was doing. I've decided to revisit ... perspectives to analyze texts emanating from these debates, and present their

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  MY college essay 498 words of angst.

  

  application essay. The key is to find the right balance between giving detailed ... relates back to the question they actually asked you in the first place ... or three miles away. I was going to get there first, or die trying. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  First, I have three very exciting pieces of news to share with you ... OUTSTANDING so you feel very ordinary, and scramble to become distinct. At first ... infinite every now and then. I regret not making a point to exercise

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prettylatebuthere’sanIAPpost on MIT's independent activities period (ft. friends!!)

  

  , you have to at least look into it, right?” the first place i looked was ... ! anyways, i’m here to talk about IAP! i used my first IAP to rest from 1st ... partner was MIT’s Lincoln Lab (which we were able to tour during the first

  • by Angie F. '28
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: Expo how MIT is leading the educational revolution

  

  ’t able to cover in class time. For me, these videos were the first step in ... Office of Digital Learning around the idea that we need to bring technology ... the first Festival here. This post is the second of a series of three

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 20, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  little better, and wasn't that always the goal in the first place? To make ... impossible to think, or to make any useful decisions at all. I wake up and feel ... activity I’ve done in the past day. This unshakable exhaustion is not new to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  Academy works so well. The key to the success of his early videos, he says ... professionalism, was the necessary component. Also key, Khan says, is to enjoy the ... roast chicken-mashed avocado-jicama sandwich and talking to my sister on

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Because one story just isn’t enough My tale of being admitted. Laugh. Cry. Both. Neither. All of the above?

  

  would be fun to read. Be warned - I may (read: will) overdramatize a good ... day tubes made it to South Florida, Neha '10 (that's Mr. Neha to you and ... came, so she drove to school to give her the tube. Kris '10 and I were in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 14, 2006