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  what we’ve been up to recently a short list about winter break

  

  September - November, and then grad school applications from November - now ... attempt to not fall off the face of the blogs, here is a list, in no particular order, of things we’ve been up to recently:  Studying for the GRE

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 12, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  This will default to miscellaneous Finishing this blog entry was my biggest accomplishment today

  

  way. Like watching 6 episodes of the magic school bus. Like exfoliating ... , without the routine of classes and classmates and well-defined goals ... 's no way around it. After a couple years of getting comfortable MIT gives

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  ADITL My wednesday.

  

  As promised, a detailed recount of Bryan's Wednesday. 7:45 AM: Alarm ... minutes. I need one of these. 8:05 - 8:17 AM: Shower. 8:18 - 8:27 AM ... :28 - 8:40 AM: Breakfast made to order, the wonders of having your own chef

  • by Bryan
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  admissions process, we chose you from the thousands upon thousands of super ... process, is, of course, a two-way street. You get to choose where to apply ... choice is yours -- which school is the best fit for you? We knew coming in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  So, you’re applying to college.

  

  nearing the tail end of your paperwork. If you're applying regular action ... of idealized MIT. The more I read, the more I learned, the more I ... of the world's technology research, with the world's brightest minds

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Long weekend It was a looooong weekend.

  

  So this weekend was a long weekend, in honor of Columbus Day and also in honor of student exhaustion, and therefore I would like to write a paean to the MIT long weekend. The abundance of long weekends is one of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  Name:Jenny Rifken Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois High school: Larkin High School College: University of Michigan, 1995, English Language and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Blog Graveyard skeletons in my google docs

  

  came home from school, memorizing the basics of what I needed to do ... I’ve gotten into the habit of keeping graveyards for my writing ... darlings, but with a little bit of [annotation note="they don’t call them

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  new freshman at a ...certain liberal arts school on the other end of ... On the hallowed grounds of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... forge enduring relationships and learn to acquire the tools of both his

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  what to do with myself, and fell asleep on the couch. There are a lot of Friday nights like this, and a lot of Fridays spent studying or coding. Many of us have big adventures and exciting weeks, and I do too, but most

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  The start of the semester was comically reminiscent of the first day of third grade, when after a few minutes of reading from a picture book ... .06 instead of 7.05. Oops. I retreated with my freshly free hour and a bagel

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  photo of me outside of 77 Mass Ave. (So this is where my application ... time to chat in the Office of Minority education, where I was able to get ... , I will highlight some of my favorite events of the weekend! The Stata

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry) A Parent's Perspective of MIT

  

  length of the Infinite Corridor, admiring the cracked Terazzo floor and the ... honed amid the mellow brick and expansive green lawns of my and William ... supportive of my children’s right to choose, so I bought him a “

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work I Ruth and I paint our rooms. First in a seven-part miniseries directed by Ken Burns.

  

  and perils of vegetarianism, but I got a little involved this evening ... ! Ruth's room before phase one of painting, with a fresh coat of Institvte White put on this summer. After several hours of taping down old copies

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Interning Remotely my verdict is that it definitely could be worse

  

  . Although I would not have believed this for a second had I heard of it ~4 months ago, when I was struggling to the end of the jobs season without an internship offer in hand despite [annotation note="i even went to this weekly

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 16, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Video games I’ve played this semester trimps, mother 3, hades, and vampire survivors

  

  Slay the Spire Bundle for Palestinian Aid I'm the kind of person who ... hours. Sometimes I play new games too. I have a huge backlog of games ... to battle. You colonize more and more of the unfamiliar planet you find

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• Blog / Events

  How I Spent My Sophomore Spring Break I didn't go to Florida or Cancun, but I still had a lot of fun!

  

  Two weeks ago was our Spring Break at MIT, and the halls of Tetazoo ... seven people in it, one of which I knew prior to the program and five of ... alum from the class of '82, and she had a lot of really great input on

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What MIT students do on Friday nights Who needs clothing, when you have duct tape?

  

  exactly what it sounds like. I personally had no intention of going, but I knew two of my best friends would be there, so I caved to peer pressure. Actually, I knew a lot of people who would be there, so I figured I'd stop by

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Events

  I’m only happy when it rains. You can't take pictures in Boston. Don't even try.

  

  probably because of trade secrets or something (cappuccino machine design ... So, we had this great idea of going to Shakespeare on the Common, a ... . As a purveyor of primarily wrapped items, they're even nice enough to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  the Big Rocks are calling and I must go MITOC winter school!!

  

  . So I try to turn to the thing that usually does a good job of making me ... covered by soft ice. But if I can get myself out of the house and into the ... the promise of skies with no end, soft ice touched only by the wind, and

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 31, 2024