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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  shelter for the southern Californians here at MIT, I think we can agree that ... juniors, or even cynicists) can do to combat poverty. Every August in the ... close to a win-win situation as you can get without opening a jar of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So, uh… help me pick classes I have no classes.

  

  ) Can be repeated for credit Prereq: None Units: 0-3-3 Remove from ... ______ Undergrad (Fall) HASS Elective Can be repeated for credit Prereq: None Units ... comfortable with, the grad classes can wait. There's still grad school. So, only

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Time may change me, but I can't trace time..

  

  is the best advice I can give to someone trying to choose between ... the country. Your roommate moves away out of the because she can't stand ... 've written that change is constant, I have to remind myself I can't depend on

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  work. You can choose how involved you want to be, and no one really minds ... understanding can sometimes be on rocky foundations. In mathematics, Cambridge ... enough short-term memory and study hard enough, you can usually soak up

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Meeting Michel Gondry Six MIT students and one Academy-award winning director have dinner in New York, and none…

  

  Kind Rewind. "[At MIT,] you can try something, and even if it don’t work, you can try something else," he said, during an interview after the ... got back to South Station: Dave: Can you believe we were here just this

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

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

  

  with a passion, and I speak Spanish at home. Though I can’t say I truly ... Syndrome is the inability to correctly gauge the amount of things you can ... wayyyy too much. But I can’t help it! I don’t know if I’ll ever be cured

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bread at Desk This entry brought to you by the letters "Sleep Deprivation."

  

  alarm by covering my head with my pillow. Sometimes my suitemates can ... , there are buildings at just about every college in any country that can be ... than you've ever been challenged before? Well, you can do that for

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Person Who Inspired Me to Start this Blog The girls of Sri Lanka have in Alia an incredible beacon of hope and defender…

  

  people who can’t locate Tibet on a map would clamor passionately for ... woman can emerge into her own The girls of Sri Lanka have in Alia an ... her jewelry sale, I can’t help but think that her heart is among

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • December 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkeys and babies But no baby turkeys.

  

  . Nothing says epic like "ESTA - ES - SPARTAAA!") I suppose you can be ... can not only be described as epic, but also too short, and hairy ... kids, but for now, can all the babies please just STAY IN ONE PLACE??

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 25, 2007
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  quarter (about 2 months). You can also gain points for PE courses taken ... /activities that one can learn here through the Physical Education program (ALL FREE ... discovered the art of frying Japanese noodles. (after all, Anyone Can Cook

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  , but averted his probing questions ("Can I help you ladies?" "We're just ... training a few days before. If that tiny Japanese guy can eat 60+ hot dogs, why can't I manage a few meals? Or maybe next time I'll just go for the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The end of an era Veronica Mars was canceled. That, or the seniors left. Interpret the title as you will.

  

  't move so I can stomp on your face." But apparently Veronica is less ... strand of decorative lights, a can of WD-40, and a soldering iron (thanks to Evan, the newest blogger). I think getting a free can of WD-40 and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on the Paris Metro Our final review was Monday - officials from the Paris public transport authority flew in…

  

  students, that is! As you can imagine, we all came up with wildly different ... even overflowing trash cans. We sorted through all of this stuff and ... . I've visited operations centers for Amtrak, MBTA, and BNSF, and I can

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Friday liveblog Let's see how long I can keep this up...

  

  to give examples on MIT chemistry research. Prof. Tim Jamison's lab can ... to win races, they can use technology. Well, I guess that's just a ... Wind Tunnel, but I can't go because I need to run the Gap Year panel. So

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  admissions office, just because I can. (Hi, Nance.) 2 PM - 18.03 lecture. 3 ... , Gauss' Law. You're cool. The rest of you can go away. No love, Keri ... come on optimism I am awesome I am awesome I can do this I am starting to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  can use 9 units of theater practicum (working with one of the student ... in Course 2 in charge of the 2A department so they can verify that I ... especially…..dun dun dun….college apps. I feel you, it can be a stressful time

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  comments that entry received: "So, what can our students do to get your fair ... APs for my senior year, so I can get into a good college." Or, "I ... one who is concerned. I can tell you from conversations with my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales From The Nance Effect Road Show My travel to the land of Boomer--Sooners, Miners. Wild Cats, Sun Devils and Rattlesnakes

  

  back swing when I hear what can only be described as someone shaking beads in an empty soda can. I wish I could tell you what he/she/it looked ... . All I can say is wow! If you happen to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Boys like cars and money $1 billion is not enough for thefacebook, but $9 an hour is good enough for…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? You can create your own motivational, or de ... , the absolute best job that you can possibly find on the MIT campus. I ... 're discouraged from telling them that you can open any door in Burton-Conner with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  DME SoccerBot Championships 2006 (Or, How Does Justin Timberlake Live With Himself?) All we are saying is give Pluto a chance.

  

  can't really go wrong with any of the FPOPs, as long as you do one - especially if you go and check the others out (if you can; obviously if you ... anyway) started a movement that was so fantastic I can't even write about

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 30, 2006