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The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November
school), the Frosh can say, “I’m not going to finish this homework,” and ... because graduate school is still part of her grand life plan. Speaking of -
Blog / MIT Life
Not Much Has Changed except a lot has changed
felt the same. Even worse, I could still remember high school like it was ... blog post and today's blog post. True, high school still feels like it -
Blog / Academics & Research
What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!
Growing up there wasn't a kid at school who didn't dream of robotic suits ... high school with an aerospace program, every one of us had read Rocket -
Blog / Academics & Research
January in the Studio 4.11A: Architecture and Environmental Design Intensive
, is within the same school as Architecture, and while there are some ... than most of us and sleep less. MIT is an engineering school, but that -
Blog / Academics & Research
Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)
transition from high school to college can be a tricky one, but you were always -
Blog / Athletics
Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!
. One afternoon during high school, I had a bad break-up during lunch ... skipped band. Terrified at the prospect of my school calling my parents to -
Blog / MIT Life
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas thanksgiving and warm fuzzies all around
, right now. I'm catching up with old friends from high school (shout-out to ... . Our friends from New York go to music school, so someone started playing -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff
rock band CDs and video game/TV/movie soundtracks. In high school, I ... those email blasts or poster advertisements (this goes for high school too -
Blog / Events
The Boston Festival of Indie Games In which I geek out on campus with a bunch of gamers
being outcasts in middle/high school, fostered creativity through ... Junot Diaz back in high school, and, in fact, played story modules that he -
Blog / Challenges
Don’t Waste Daylight; Don’t Lose Sleep I've almost survived a whole semester.
high school, hardly ever had to study, and didn't count attendance as one ... school is not a big deal. Whatever inconvenience confronts me, it's not a -
Blog / Extracurriculars
One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon
school as part of a club you were in? Or one of those hands-on engineering ... the past (courtesy of high school marching band) is the fact that you -
Blog / Academics & Research
In Which I Feel Old Senior year? Already? #indenial.
medical school so that i have a post-graduation roadmap/lifeplan explore ... classes I'm taking. Because I have medical school interviews this semester -
Blog / Admissions
A FAPulous Start On how I’ve spent 0.0016% of my life at MIT so far.
YOU really want. I went to an art and design high school initially on my Algebra 2 teacher’s recommendation. It was simply a better school -
Blog / MISTI
The Last Day at Gymnasium Untergriesbach as part of the MIT-Germany Global Teaching Labs Program
teachers, excellent students, and a beautiful school, I have been smiling for ... creeping over the steeple of the church as I arrive at school. 4. I will -
Blog / Admissions
Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants
school or work in honor of Veteran's Day, including at MIT. However, I ... school of your choosing. That's amazing. But please, don't get caught in -
Blog / MIT Life
In Memoriam: Professor Silbey
Last Thursday, Bob Silbey, a professor in Course 5 (Chemistry) and former MIT Dean of the School of Science, passed away after battling cancer ... entirely by undergrads). At any school, teaching is a difficult profession -
Blog / Life after MIT
MIT Alum Adam Riess ‘92 Wins Nobel Prize Riess was a Course 8 Phi Delt with a minor in History.
attended Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren, New Jersey. After ... to graduate school at Harvard, where he received his Ph.D. in 1996 in -
Blog / Personal Travel
A Brief Retreat How a short trip to Block Island left me revitalized
new school year with more energy and more wisdom. An opportunity came ... that I'll be headed off to med school. And after that, well, I'll be in -
Blog / Academics & Research
A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life
When you are at school, the whole world seems to exist in its own little bubble. There were many times I remained oblivious to what was going ... is strange not to be in school and to be working on real projects. That