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  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  internationals at my hostel. More churches and panoramic views, but this time ... small canal called “Little Venice” and hidden pictorial inscriptions of ... of languages, a flurry of French, Spanish, English, and Italian words

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible

  

  It’s IAP and I've slowly but surely gotten into the rhythm of things ... . But things have changed. I mean DRASTICALLY and COMPLETELY changed ... the daunting “bomb cyclone” covering everything that isn’t concrete and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 9, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Classes (or, Gettin’ Classy) I made a series of Biology videos about blood and learned about digital education!

  

  though it's a summer course) THAT COMBINES BIOLOGY AND MULTIMEDIA AND LETS ... more specific and less caps-locky, this was the course description: 7.S ... . Students will use existing digital and traditional content to identify a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 31, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Updates exciting, exciting!

  

  disappeared off the blogosphere!" And it's true - I am sorry! I don't know what ... students have won Rhodes Scholarships, and 7 have been in the last four years ... and move to the front, to make it easier for him to come to you and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Listening What's in your stereo?

  

  started exploding into a bunch of craziness and hoohah) that I had no ... catchiness, aesthetics, singability, relatability and associated memories. It ... the fact that I do listen to a lot of jazz, classical and instrumental

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 12, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Note To Self Please don't forget this.

  

  . False. I found my limits - pushed them, broke them, flailed about, and ... would have preferred to sleep, and had a mini emotional breakdown in my ... on less, and if it had, I would always wonder whether I could have done

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One Year After Michael Jackson An out-of-place tribute to the King of Pop

  

  AND being busy at the same time. I resent it. Regardless, it's that ... .: that is, a year before June 25, 2010... It's perhaps shocking and quite ... , 2001, and June 25th, 2009 -- the day of the attacks on the World Trade

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 30, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Not Admitted Students I just wanted to tell you a story. It has a moral, but you don't…

  

  I just wanted to say that please don't give up hope, and I know that ... the next step. (and for those that think I'm too verbose, please just ... I mean good for all of you and I'm not being trite or superficial. I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have such cool friends! A guest post by a good friend of mine from my undergrad days.

  

  -founder, Chris '09, and one of my other friends, Scot '08). They founded a start ... -language classrooms. Go to http://www.inc.com/college to check them out and vote! You ... MIT, I wanted to build robots. My heroes were Rodney Brooks and Marvin

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen AKA, the "Magic Pen"

  

  , I'm not registered for any classes until next week, and I have absolutely no commitments. Last year I was overzealous and did the typical MIT ... semester! AHHHHHH!" No, this IAP I'm very much not busy, and it is wonderful

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  at CPW, I came to understand the meaning and context of those words. My name is Li, and I am an enthusiastic member of the incoming class. I attend Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (more commonly known as "CRLS" or

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Interview with a Mystery Hunt Winner An interview with Kat '10, a member of Palindrome, last year's winning team and this…

  

  This is my friend Kat '10, and she's one of my very favorite people ... good taste in music and also a beautiful singing voice, which I know because we were both in Beauty and the Beast last year and both as Silly

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Snively CPW By: Snively' 11

  

  simply a formality. Oh, and sleeping is overrated. Here's just a quick ... and received 2 free Rep CD's from the director, very cool. Then, my last ... Station and we headed over to campus to get all registered. The highlight

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  scuba do or scuba don’t? under the sea

  

  of Wang are like the backrooms, and after taking a few turns, you end up at the pool. The first time I went, I thought I got lost and ended ... worth two points, and it’s a slightly convoluted system.  However, there

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • November 17, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  what to expect when you’re expecting a bad grade, that is

  

  . The content was totally fair and just challenging enough not to be ... made the mistakes and realized what the right answers were as soon as I walked out. In light of this, some serious cheer is in order, and so I

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 29, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  notes on hope despite despite despite

  

  today it is warmer than it has been in a while, and i'm back in the ... the tip of my tongue, and i can see it in the smiles that come more ... that i can bring fresh air into my room and let my cat hop onto the

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 25, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)

  

  -modern glass and steel, traditional marble, and cracked windows covered with peeling paint (it feels both exciting and homey!), but objectively speaking ... above), and the walls are covered with an eclectic mishmash of posters

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  italy research in pompeii

  

  to Italy to do some light research and travelling, stayed in a castle, analyzed samples of roman concrete, learned how to mosaic and fresco, visited the colosseum, pantheon, and several archeological sites, did research

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • June 18, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  of buildings around campus, MIT would rather have pipes and wires and such along our ceilings than actual ceiling tiles and what not ... for me, regardless of where I ended up. In hindsight this was true, and

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  ’s Valentine’s Day, and that restaurant has three dollar signs,” one of them said ... interest clear and I would have to turn him down. And didn’t I owe Mike the ... up in person and talk about it,” I messaged him. The next day, we

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023