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  Never Mind The Score Insights from the National Poetry Slam - for both MIT students and hopefuls

  

  ; even the very concept of slam reminded me of a few things that I should ... philosophy if I did. That's what gave me pause: if there's anything that I ... , maybe I'd end up liking chemical engineering. And that's what decided it for me

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  completely sidetracked me, so I needed to get out of my room if I was going to ... of yogurt chains, but this one had evaded me until this weekend. I full ... ! I love morning runs. They make me feel so productive and it’s rather

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  * you to have)? Let me ask you something else: if you had an entire year ... return home (I did, at least for a time before itchy feet got me moving ... , career -- it's not a race. Feel free to write me if you need more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  40 Hours in Cape Cod Take note, I typed this entire post with a broken shift key. Please appreciate the…

  

  innocence and unadulterated curiosity; for me, all the literary value of ages ... high school literature teacher would have wanted me to do if the coffee ... McDonald's where a group of high schoolers laughed at me and my intro

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 27, 2010
• Blog / Events

  tEpikazoo Thoughts on cooking and gratuitous prefixes

  

  further: if you expected me to write about physics, or midterms, or having ... Trader Joe's whose name made me feel suddenly francophobic. Although the ... banner of extra-strength paper towels broke in mid-flight, leaving me with

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  prompt me to work really hard in it) but it was hard enough to keep me ... hold me and if I did alright on the 2nd test and the final I would be ok

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Re-halloween Reuse, reduce, recycle, remember not to leave junk outside your door.

  

  center of mass: I felt like this would have been too selfish of me. 6.The ... ever used. My friends still supported me, though. -**Donald Guy's Mom ... informing me that the chocolates had been taken. -For weeks, my roommate and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  let me tell you, they missed something spectacular. During the ... 't prevent me from attending another installment of WMBR Live! This time the ... plays what sounds to me like shoegazer rock (edit: listen to the last

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  election year. It's business as usual for most seasoned Americans but, for me ... ,575.00 75,393.75 0.65 AR 6.00 472,940.00 78,823.33 0.63 ME 4.00 319 ... ? This really shocks me. Considering 70% of Americans support a Popular

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee With a title like that, it has to be good!var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol)…

  

  freshman I'm constantly getting e-mails inviting me to discussions, meetings, asking me to sign petitions, fight for some cause, or complain about the ... prevent me from posting anything else on here, but it ended up being over

  • by Snively '11
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  precious 60 minute exam time* Yeah. That's me. My life consists of running ... all the hours it took me to master the "tricks" of the exam). Coming to ... 's also part of the reason that attracted me to MIT. Even now, with friends

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  * you to have)? Let me ask you something else: if you had an entire year ... a time before itchy feet got me moving). Taking a gap year is a ... write me if you need more information about taking a gap year, I'm happy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  21: The Movie Afterthought: You probably have to had seen the movie to understand this entry fully. =/

  

  21 = Vegas + MIT kids. Me = born in Vegas (seriously) + going to MIT ... buying the tickets: Me: I would like a Student ticket to 4:15's 21, please ... ] Ticket Guy: [pause] So YOU'RE one of THOSE guys! Me: =p Prefrosh: Come to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  . And this brings me to the point about "mediocrity". At points, you would ... -to-shoulder with the sun, The world is waiting on me for change. I am never scared of ... believe in hope I believe I can touch the sky if I try. With you beside me

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  ), and this mentality is what landed me in Taiwan instead of MIT three ... ). Wait, did I just say that? Pretend I didn't. Let me be a bit more ... be optomistic); it didn't work for me. This is in no way trying to

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  to have)? Let me ask you something else: if you had an entire year to ... a time before itchy feet got me moving). Taking a gap year is a ... free to write me if you need more information about taking a gap year, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  chemistry) study material, I believe. (I'm not a chem person, don't ask me ... totally cracked me up. I really thought this was hilarious. Rick was also ... rotisserie penguin are kosher. Don't ask me, I wasn't there, and I mean it when

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  taught me 101 reasons not to be a math major, while Sarah Tabacco and 5.12 showed me that I really could do organic chemistry, if I just believed in ... out once you get here. And then you can tell me, because I still only

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Practical virology A little too practical, if you ask me.

  

  Unfortunately for me, I've been hit with what's hopefully some sort ... single. I've absolutely loved it -- Macgregor is the right dorm for me ... . Granted, I didn't care (I've never been one to let other people tell me how

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Some comments on topics of interest

  

  making me despair of the state of humanity on the rare occasions that I do ... , fighting admins who told me I was biting off more than I could chew. Why ... miles apart, and to me, summer was time for spending with Dad. Going to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 7, 2006