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  On Latin American Things Hablas español? Do you want to?

  

  really no hope for me. instead, i will blog randomly yet again to tell you ... me to have such a great network of cultural groups available ... gave me a lot to think about. Now, last things last – I should finish up

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Tour/Hack/Math Three things that happen a lot at MIT

  

  Yesterday (Tuesday) was a very eventful day. It began with me in lab ... from anybody who knows me, but whatever, it's still a good time. I tried ... interior dome. Danny asks me "Is this the spot you were complaining about

  • by Snively '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  because one sentence in it made me chuckle: "It's the start of yet another ... -taking interrupted by a snore from the kid beside me that had begun napping. 2:53 PM: Kid beside me wakes up. ("good timing!") 3:00 PM: Famished, heads off to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  -backpack-wielding sophomore. (That WAS a long time ago, wasn't it? You're free to imagine me ... miles to school and back, uphill, BOTH WAYS. And drop and give me 20 every ... habits was probably the hardest part of transitioning, for me, into a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  into a friend, George Zaidan, and he told me about his “big idea ... received an email from George. He was writing from Thailand and asked me if I ... who was willing to work with me on the module. I wanted to find someone

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  haircut actually looked great to me. Ironically in my senior year I played ... wearing. But the wig made me look totally bad-ass, so I'm not complaining ... how far this philosophy got me. So now it's July in Germany, it's hot

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  you actually get your meals everyday? Someone told me that they never go ... calzones!") Me '06: cooked 5 nights, went out 2 nights 3. Nehalita asked, Do ... anywhere (to my knowledge), which makes me sad. Yes, you get 9 units of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  told me about it and warned me about the long wait time. That's right- an upperclassman gave me good advice. It can happen.) I left the shop after only an ... seriously awesome writing tutor. She basically just started talking to me

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m supergirl and I’m here to save the world My day, being thought of as superhuman, and answering several questions.

  

  undergrad and grad school), and she offered to drive me back to the dorm, an ... , expecting him to be glad to see me. He swatted me away and went back to sleep ... office. One even told me that I must be Superwoman. Sort of interesting, I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  you email cheer-captains, you will probably get an email from me -- even ... , which has gotten me infinitely more physically educated than my four four-week phys ed classes. But I suppose the PE classes are good for me, and at any

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Essay-M A representative collection of an MIT student's best writing samples.

  

  will be a billionare [sic], but not me. I will also not use drugs. I may ... marry around thirty. My wife will probably the same age as me [sic]. I ... will be very humble, but I don't care. To me, money isn't needed. I just

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  And So It Ends, And So It Begins May 1 marks the end of this admissions cycle and the beginning of the next.

  

  a doctorate, but work with me here) and the kid has to not only carry ... 's software build hopefully gave me the power to add new portlets by myself ... about the application for entry year 2006. Which brings me to

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Sophomore Spring this time, with on-campus features!

  

  -S requirement and luckily for me 9.00 is offered in the spring time! I'm really ... know that this class is supposed to prepare me well for technical ... , but there's a part of me that wishes I threw my app into more places

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 24, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Gap Year, Part II: Getting Murdered Less How to HelpX, Couchsurf, backpack, and hopefully not die

  

  was hard for me, because I like to shower after I run every day. Also ... help per week, this can vary a lot. Oftentimes, for me, hosts were ... . You've got to advocate for yourself, and, if you're like me and prefer

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  answer those without your entire application in front of me, in the context ... mind to furnish me with more information about what kind of person MIT ... 'm really sure represents me well. So I'm just curious - why did MIT choose

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Best of the Ben Blogs Looking back at Ben's four years on the blogs.

  

  discussion about test scores] doesn't make me think of SAT scores or grades. It makes me think of the guy who fell in love with trains as a kid and worked ... gave him a job before he could even drive. It makes me think of the girl

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  way that people around me inspire me with how they’ve learned and done so much while being the same age as me. deeply curious curious, hold ... upperclassmen who just talk to me about anything, ask about my day, are friendly

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a few new things is it too late to talk about the spring semester?

  

  no real way, however, for me to talk you through exactly how difficult ... ,[/annotation]and, to be honest, it still means very little to me. I started out in the ... me to breathe. The question remained whether or not I wanted to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6-3 not a definitive guide

  

  forth (me), whiteboarding with other people in your pset group, or ... sophomore fall was an interesting time for me, because a number of things ... motivation trying to keep up with 18.100A (which ultimately led me to drop it

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 2 Wow, lots of questions to be answered...

  

  leaves me with English I, II, and IV at the end of my junior year (For ... Professor who will be willing to see my work and help/guide me in solving some ... . would help me!!!!!" We're an admissions office, not a scientific journal

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2005