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  MIT for Book Lovers Yultide Day 4

  

  't stop reading for fun entirely. Not that my class readings haven’t been ... Palahniuk is a minimalist writer, which means not a single word in his books ... , which I will not link here. The reason it's so disturbing is beause it

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 29, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Week 1 ...of Year 2.

  

  , which is to say, not very. A whole slew of factors beyond my control thwarted my progress, but I’m trying not to talk about it too much. So that ... America and other lives that are not my own; they also have a lot to do with

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 14, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in China through MIT’s China Development Initiative A week-long mentorship program in Xiamen, Fujian

  

  got distracted by zumba and not-zumba, though, because after  publishing ... hey, why not, and filled out the online application. For the in ... ’s…logistically inconvenient. I think it’s something I’d regret not doing later…” If I could go

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 17, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  Gallivanting with Gilles or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the MIT Mailing Lists.

  

  twinkle in a record executive's eye. And yes, mailing lists are not as fancy ... reliable and practical, if not particularly powerful or attractive, motor ... . Not having a car was not going to be a huge problem. As regular readers

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 4, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life: Weekend Edition 80% more fun and 800% more apples in one serving!

  

  this was not one of those mornings. This was a curious morning indeed. I ... processed foods at the Harvard Fall Festival (not in any way related to ... no doubt have heard, one of MIT's favorite phrases is “Work hard, play

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 16, 2008
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  -to game to avoid doing work, and I go pretty good at the tetris.com version ... it was not really optimized for the current level of gameplay that we can go for and one of the things that is not optimized is the scoring

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  Ranking Every Class I Took at MIT it's that time

  

  just isn't a skill I've ever tried out before (and I'm assuming not many ... not super appropriate LMAO!) CMS.614 Critical Internet Studies (Chris ... making something. I said this in my note to Dave, but I entered MIT not

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Teach ‘til you drop, then draw the Mona Lisa while blindfolded. 573 students, 10 hours.

  

  to try and 1) turn on the lights and 2) make the projector system work ... M. '14 magically made the projector work. ESP SECURITY: I LOVE YOU SO ... , where Copernicus was writing to suggest that the Sun and not Earth is at

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  because he "likes to swim before work"...I'm not sure if he realizes that a ... will soon be able to eat nothing but baby food, and I have more work to ... , because I need fuel for the TRULY OBSCENE AMOUNT OF WORK I HAVE TO DO OVER

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  blogger tag yourself: quarantine edition favorite hobby? looking in the mirror and wondering if i'm real

  

  if i didn't tag myself as, erm, myself, i'd probably say i'm Afeefah. damn, i'm always working in bed and it's SUCH an issue. who are you? let us know :)

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 1, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  There’s something happening here what it is ain't exactly clear

  

  Working on a big project. A big awesome project. Can't tell you what it is. But here's a sneak peak. Make of it what you will.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Something is coming, part 2… Snively and I are still working on something awesome.

  

  Snively and I are still working on something awesome. This week: (In reference to this.) (Photo credit: Liz Kimball '11.) (See part one.) (Yes, we ate it afterwards.)

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Anatomy of a Late Night There are some problems caffeine can't solve. But only a few.

  

  2 liters of Mountain Dew: $2.75 Mint Milanos: $3.39 Artichoke Spinach Hummus: $2.99 Wheat Thins: $2.29 Getting all your work done... priceless And now, I sleep, perchance to dream...

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Superbowl Discuss.

  

  I am currently a bit overwhelmed with work & application reading, but I'll return next week with the next Q&A and other new content. In the meantime... Superbowl: discuss. Who are you pulling for? Who

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 2, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who was the first woman graduate?

  In 1873, shortly after MIT's opening in 1865, Ellen Swallow Richards became MIT's first woman graduate (and later its first woman instructor). Richards' work testing drinking water supplies and water contaminants made
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can my school counselor find helpful information?

  Thank you for all of the good work you do for our awesome applicants! We understand what a daunting task it is for school counselors to meet all of the different requirements for so many students and schools. We
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students

  

  puzzle lead (Sophia) and the art director had worked on Haunt the year ... that happened during build, but in the interest of not writing a novel, I ... ?] PARTY TIME!!! Except, Haunt isn’t over yet! There is no longer work to be

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  point, I realized that I'd much rather prefer working with software over ... also up there in my interests but I didn't want to work with organic ... reason that I stated earlier in this post: I'd much rather work with

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  a state of moving ny --> ma, macg adventures

  

  in the room, but we could not get it to work after troubleshooting for ... bricks up was not fun, but luckily MIT movers existed, so I made sure I ... walls IMO add a cool aesthetic to the place, but it's definitely not for

  • by Waly N. '24
  • April 5, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions? Answers. A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.

  

  not universally feasible on campus. In four of the twelve dorms ... fed one way or another, even when I'm not around to take pictures. What ... polymer engineering (not to mention the sheer intimidation factor of a class

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2009