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1 Fish, 2 Fish, a Lot of Fish, and a Snail Putting a Big Box of Water on my Dresser
a 20 gallon fish tank inside of your dorm room"] and more than what MIT policies would allow[/annotation] ). So of course, I realized I ... researching and actually putting together an aquarium so here's an outline of -
Blog / Academics & Research
all the notes i took in a week riveting stuff, i know
Not too long ago, my desk was covered in every variety of stationary ... … Today, my collection of school supplies consists of my ipad, my apple pencil, and a few loose pens and pencils that only see the light of day -
Blog / Events
A Burton Jew Thanksgiving Because I'm game for any excuse to eat stuffing.
Bombers and for having the largest concentration of Kosher keeping Jews on one floor anywhere, or just the highest concentration of Jews in general ... . Once. And that pretty much constitutes the entirety of my previous -
Blog / Life after MIT
Replay… Who says you can't go home again? Or at least go back to school...
I arrived on the MIT campus in August of 1982 with all my "stuff ... was the place where I would happily spend the next four years of my life. There were moments of frustration and exhaustion, but also a whole lot of -
Blog / Admissions
Selecting the new bloggers! With a new school year approaching, it's time to pick the next set of bloggers.
Perhaps the second most exciting time of the year (after selecting the incoming class) is the selection of the new bloggers. And now, with freshman orientation quickly approaching, that time of year is upon us! As -
Blog / Admissions
Advice On The Essay The rules are simple: write your own.
to measure the impact of the admissions essay on today's college applicant." The email included a bunch of questions. Seemed harmless ... committee on a human level, i.e. beyond all of the test scores, grades, etc -
Blog / MIT Life
Let it snow What I did today instead of sleep for 29 straight hours.
class of the week, and in so doing I would catch up on all of the sleep debt that I've accumulated over the course of my entire life ... it snowed. So of course I had to get up and open the shade above my -
Blog / How to Human
2020 vision new year's resolutions
2016 as part of the Class of 2020, which means most of my friends are ... most of the remaining time I have with these people, because they're so ... I am today. . . . while cultivating new friendships! Many of my -
Blog / Academics & Research
Why My 5.13 Problem Set Took All Day Moral of the story: Don't procrastinate, or I'll never talk to you again.
walking later," to my second-grade phase of "Why learn to tie my shoes now ... before it's due. I'm well aware that this is one of my greatest flaws, and ... soooo much effort." At MIT, though, I've tried to remedy this countless -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…
party at Fuzio. We did, as a matter of fact, eat at 7 PM. WITH SEVEN ... got into an early habit of ignoring it. After I turned 7 on 07/07, it ... /07/07, which of course translates to THE BIRTHDAY OF THE CENTURY. (Regardless of -
Blog / Admissions
In the South for prospective students; in the mail for incoming students Travel & email.
, Alabama. If you came to one of these meetings, I hope you'll leave a comment to say hi! Our focus is now turning to the Class of 2012. We still have some more work to do on the Class of 2011 (no waitlist news yet -
Blog / Miscellaneous
My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined A story about cream soda
When I first arrived at MIT last year, the International Student ... ="aligncenter" width="171"] It do be like that sometimes[/caption] Cream soda was one of ... to learn that it also existed in the US. None of the MIT dining halls -
Blog / Academics & Research
And for my next trick… ...I'll make J.B. confess to copying the answers to Ms. Hauser's test!
pretty cool, to be good at math. I hear that's sort of useful around here ... So here's the new plan: instead of me always spending all week ... , anecdotes, lots of links, and coherent structure, and then only getting around -
Blog / MIT Life
Happy Birthday, Simmons Hall! 20 things I’m grateful for in my dorm
looking at the skyline. 12. The parkour wall A consequence of Simmons ... my first year at MIT thinking that [annotation note ... guess it all worked out well in the end. 3. Kaito The heads of house’s dog -
Blog / Uncategorized
a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?
of words we made up and toss at each other — here are a few you may hear around campus here at CPW! contents: glossary: a random assortment of words you may hear majors, minors, and class names further -
Blog / Admissions
MIT Regular Action Deadline MIT's regular action deadline is January 1.
backlog into January. Do not send a second copy of any document at this time ... The Office of Admissions is currently closed for the holidays, and is ... deadline fast approaching, I'd like to use this entry to answer some of the -
Blog / Uncategorized
[guest post] The Random Hall Milk: Gone But Not Forgotten an obitu-dairy for Pecker's oldest resident
-enjoyer, please take a moment to think of our beloved Milk as you drink your own Milk in the bottom of your cereal bowl, mug, or biohazard bin. The annual ... desk workers, the government, and the like. Last but not least of the -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles
(well, at least I think that's what they're for...my knowledge of British ... winter break for a few days of ice climbing. Temperatures dropped to around -5 F at night, and yet I stayed (mostly) warm. The secret to -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
How phonology explains wordplay in Tagalog songs armchair linguistics
YouTube, at the beginning of the excerpted part."]Munimuni's "Tahanan ... distinction is used for wordplay, though. In Tagalog, I can think of at least ... it's a bit of a big deal for me. My first post, Colorful, is