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  Makibaka! Huwag matakot! black lives matter! junk terror bill!

  

  , every time I get on social media, every hour, every day. And of course I ... farce. It basically allows a government-appointed council to detain a “suspected terrorist” for up to 14 days without warrant. And the bill is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 8, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Central Ohio Summer Send-Off Event celebrating the Infinite Connection

  

  . This time with 2 peers who traveled π hours from Indiana to celebrate the ... . The marker points to the location of the MIT Club of Central Ohio Summer ... to be as awesome as planned? What would happen next? Next, I met MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  hello again ヽ( ´¬`)ノ

  

  parties. I went to my room and spent countless hours alone with my research ... Allow me to (re)introduce myself. My name is Chris Peterson. For ... from 2009-2012, when I went on a somewhat spontaneous year's leave to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 19, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  everyone's... but mine. In mathspeak, for all MIT students not equal to Kate ... weekend, but those people are from Connecticut or New York. The trip to ... to spend the afternoon with me. That is... once they found me... Aside

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stayin’ Classy Workworkworkworkworkwork *deep breath* workworkworkwork.

  

  work compared to freshman year; sadly, this heavier workload is coupled ... -consuming, makes sense to me. I come up with little stories in my head about ammonia ... really good about it. Until one of my Erlenmeyer flasks decided to jump out

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breakfast with a Genius Okay, so I stole the genius joke from Bryan. But it's still true.

  

  When I grow up, I want to be Suzan-Lori Parks. Only, you know, not ... to win the Pulitzer Prize. She was also a recipient of the Mac ... 's always great to meet and talk with someone who is not only successful in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 28, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Play hard…and then work hard! There's no excuse not to have an AWESOME time this weekend!

  

  It's been a long week, but next week promises to be even longer. Classes end this Wednesday, then we have one day to study (most schools get ... . Volunteers meet outside of McCormick and travel to Lawrence, MA to work on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hello world!

  

  Atlanta, Georgia. I'm the oldest of five kids, ranging from half an hour to ... Hello to all of you readers! I'm the latest student admissions ... field is an exaggeration. Right now, I want to get a BME minor. I'm not a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 2 electric boogaloo

  

  The end of the semester has come and gone, and although I meant to ... trip to India drained me of all motivation and I basically just sat ... some point this semester, I did have to ask a friend where the hell

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  winter things a sampling of IAP plans around campus

  

  January, students are free to do whatever they want, whether that be staying ... allows undergraduates to work with professors and in research labs to ... "]UROP,[/annotation] taking cool classes or traveling. The freedom to do whatever you want is

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fall Semester Recap my classes so far

  

  , passing the psets and going to office hours excitedly, asking questions ... about 10 hours to do. Labs are one long instruction sheet, essentially. It ... quick recap of how the semester's gone for me so far since I've wanted to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

  A man’s reach should exceed his grasp My roommate and I built a lofty heaven!

  

  up to; as an applicant, seeing other applicants brag about their skills ... are central to the way MIT works. In the right environment (one ... may seem like a skill that is impossible to acquire in fact came from

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 23, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doors of East Campus a la Humans of New York

  

  cried the end" - Nada H. '20   “it took 10 hours of sanding to ... hours), and found rose-petals leading to my room. Several people had ... This is the first in a series of a couple of posts I wanted to do on

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 16, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  MIT for Book Lovers Yultide Day 4

  

  the author in both versions. Didn’t even have to wait for four hours ... Yultide (credit to the bloggers for the awesome name). Today is Yultide Day ... for book lovers: MIT and the Greater Boston area have plenty to offer

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

  . The rest of the day promises no surprises. I’ll need to find food, wash off long hours of studying, check in with friends and fellow midterm ... walk across the East Campus courtyard, twisting my neck to see the Boston

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  in terms of credits (one credit roughly corresponds to one hour per ... me to do a Reddit-style AMA (Ask Me Anything) post.  I wasn't able to ... intellectual stimulation. I didn't want college to be just a continuation of high

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Have you seen your mother baby standing in the shadow? A visitor's guide to Harrisburg, PA, with original soundtrack by Billy Mack.

  

  the group over winter break, I knew that I had to pick a winner this ... "Friday the 13th Part 9: Jason Goes to Hell" and "Drainiac" for about 5 ... realized that frat rush is a great time after orientation to meet some

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 18, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Fuji: Not Your Grandma’s Mountain I guess if we're being honest here there were actually a lot of grandmas climbing…

  

  than an hour to get there from the fifth station. It was probably the ... about four hours straight at that point, so when we finally made it up to ... Mt. Fuji. I have to preface this story with a couple facts: 1) I am not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 6, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  ; *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... Action deadline of November 1! I'd like to use this entry to answer ... requirements or statistics. And below, I've provided answers to some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... ) deadline, November 1. I'd like to use this entry to answer some of the ... . And below, I've provided answers to some additional FAQs: Essays

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011