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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  abstract. Let me get to the point. My hair is purple. Let's be frank ... up of a mix of everyone's interests. It's pretty clear to me that this ... untraditional hair colors around me. The people in my dorm didn't pressure me

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  contractions to refer to everything, and it’s taken me two decades to realize no ... resources and linked me to UPOP staff willing to help me find an internship ... . Which brings me to my final note about IAP. Today, the application for the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIA No More Why I haven't blogged in 23 days.

  

  , it hit me yet again how there's soo muchh to do here at MIT. This place ... , dance has taken me through so many ups and downs in life. I seriously ... utterly blank and at peace when I draw: it's just me, my color pencils, and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Most Importantly, No Reddit This is actually how people lived.

  

  recommendations? Well, unlike me, they may not be so willing to pull all-nighters to ... me. No, still haven't done that yet. Now, now, I know what you ... sent me the wrong one: "oh, your computer has an Intel processor, so you

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  motorcyclist came up to me and called me a badass. I was flattered. This is ... staying in Zurich with a host family, and their dog tackled me to the ground ... attack me while I walked down the hallway When I tried to play with my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  everything familiar to me. Until then, my summers had been taken up by academic ... house celebrating, my mom asked me where I was planning to live. After all ... mentor’s niece's colleague offered to rent me a bedroom. Everything was set

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  me up in the MIT ambulance. We proceeded to the ambulance bay, where I ... than me) had considerable knowledge concerning broken bones and cardiac ... 's draw on her!" "No, that's mean." "But she's sleeping!" (Me: laughing on

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter Miscellania I'm (b)ready to go back to MIT al(b)ready.

  

  less than 10 seconds, the government would issue me a bunch of yellow ... morning, I momentarily revert to my childhood definition of an agnostic (me ... swamp when I noticed that Santa hadn't visited my house and left me a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 27, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for Seniors From me to you. Why? Because I care

  

  on my way to Hollywood, but found Christopher Columbus, who pointed me ... suggestions for me? A: I know that the application process can be really nerve ... ….That makes me tired just THINKING about that list. In order to not go

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  Office matters to me: it's where I pick up the twenty (give or take ... me is because they have a stapler, and also because they have a bowl of ... prevented me from finishing all of it - so now it's crunch time. The problem

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Oh the Places You’ll Go! Did you know Dr. Seuss was a SigEp?

  

  , telling me that we're going to school (for some odd reason, I never used an alarm clock in high school - my sister always got up before me, so she would always wake me up). It felt so nice being back; and yet so

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  sunshine - and that was it. Part of me is still wondering when my next ... me keeps on asking, "Okay, so you finished one year, congratulations ... , who lives down the hall from me), but I'm really excited to try living

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / Events

  And I’m leaving, on a . . . cruise ship? Don't know when I'll be back again.

  

  many students at MIT. . . not by me. However, since it was a dorm trip ... eventually they adjusted their wardrobes so as to prevent me from sobbing (look ... me to appreciate color pairing and fashion. This is atypical for a guy

  • by Snively '11
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry) A Parent's Perspective of MIT

  

  part of me remained unconvinced; was this cold, stark, urban enclave of ... amazing. Let me count the ways: At MIT students change the world ... me that all the Nobel laureates actually teach, hold office hours and

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Rrrrrrr. CPW! [UPDATE] CPW Smoke. Don't breathe this.

  

  ahead of me" days. A quick break from 2.001 will be good though, and I ... gave me my first chance to foray into the land of MIT Admissions Blogging ... . He's doing it again this year, working with Paul and me. Here are some

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What Do You DO All Day? A guest-author entry by Joan Horvath '81.

  me, I'm trying to get everyone so familiar with what scientists and ... robots to explore other planets. The high point for me was when I was on ... some creature that would call me "Miiiissstresss." (This would have its

  • by mitblogs
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  me. I spent from 9 AM to 2 PM in various chat rooms, blogs, forums, and ... such, It's time for me to shift my writing a bit. You'll notice fewer and ... me? 6) Is MIT a tourist attraction? 7) How far away are dorms from

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Funnies An Appetizer

  

  me in this regard, but mental capacity is not quite at its peak ... me. This confused me for a good 20 seconds as I stared at the screen of ... me never to check my e-mail on your computer again. That poor monkey

  • by Snively '11
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Valentine’s Day from MIT Because theobromine is delicious.

  

  the scenes. I don't know about you...but at least to me, that says a ... ) in my organic chemistry class the other day, which made me chuckle ... think you guys sent me two Valentine's Day cards by accident, but I'd like

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  Over Winter Break, whenever any of my friends or relatives asked me ... affairs. As one example, when someone asks me what classes I took during ... worked their way into the lexicon of MIT slang. So, when someone asks me

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008