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

  

  vegetarianism. Anyway, we took the wraps (and nutella milkshakes) down to the park, set out Ruth's blanket (a family heirloom), and settled into a nice ... a production of Hamlet, starring Jeffrey Donovan from Hitch and Book

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

  and they’re going to better places lessons learned from a hard summer

  

  drive someone to such a state. And now, here I was. As I broke down that ... swelled as I talked about MIT, and MIT Admissions, and Petey, and all of the admissions officers and bloggers. All the work that I've done and all the work

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Burton-Conner Floor Rush and Rooming How does it work?

  

  lot of questions about how choosing dorms, floors, rooms, and roommates ... . Although this has already been typed, explained, posted, published, and discussed over a dozen times by various bloggers, websites, and other people

  • by Snively '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome People of 2016 part 1 of an incomplete list of the greatest and coolest

  

  , intersectionality, and the current state of health services for young people. We ... program that I'd introduced here). The eight Youth Advocates and our two mentors gathered in the conference room for a final learning session and de

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  an infinite nine year old and the infinite nineteen year old he became

  

  Raiye and I on a vast array of adventures across the United States and ... thing I’ve ever said, because I obviously knew what snow was and had seen it multiple times before the day of this story. I was nine and grew up

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  Here at MIT, and - let's be honest, since this is more of a lifetime ... weeks. I find that it really comes and goes in cycles, and this year it ... modern corporate environment of Japan, and sending two hundred and four

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  't had time to blog, and what I've been doing instead. The main reason, though, is that I wanted to write something perfect and meaningful and personal yet protective of my friends' and family's privacy, and I refused to

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  in the long awaited spring sun streaming through the windshield and ... and listening to one of my favorite programs on public radio and the guest was Sherry Turkle who directs the MIT Initiative on Technology and

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  had a perfect view of Cambridge and Boston out my window. The plane was flying east as I stared north at the city I now call home, and the Charles River and the bay glittered like uncut gems in the light. It took me but a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2015! TAKE THE PLUNGE

  

  and I send to all the new bloggers during blogger training: The ... classes, or a really cool new thing you learned today in class, and so forth ... you do, think, and experience while you are here. Beyond that, we will

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 14, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  sit down with Richard Rusczyk and Dave Patrick PhD '97, two of the folks behind The Art of Problem Solving (AoPS). The fantastic AoPS offerings include great textbooks for gifted math students, an active and interactive

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  We Really Aren’t Kids Anymore avoiding the part where it all has to end

  

  . And yet, I think it's the most honest sentiment I can offer at this time ... , I was feeling angsty and wrote this blogpost about being a sophomore ... , but without the FPOPs and orientation. I felt angsty because I felt like

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 9, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going

  

  Mel: This is a guest post by my friend Mitali C. '24, a course 20 and ... completed two years at MIT, and I plan to graduate after I finish four years here. Two divided by four is one half, and that’s a little terrifying

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 25, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  Some of my blogger friends and non-blogger friends have asked me to ... images, and make files to laser cut. Setting up your document The first ... +s after the document is made to choose a directory, save, and rename if you

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Terence ‘13 The second in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  school and to get accepted into a great college. Sometimes this dream can ... ’s getting ready for summer classes at the Massachusetts Institute of ... , and getting an 1850 SAT score, Terence was this year’s

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Premiere I bring you the 2010 Ring Premiere, in full living color!

  

  ! And so, after three beautiful years of Ring Premiere blog entries, I ... , actually. I remember reading Melis's ring premiere entry as a prefrosh and ... and create an identity that represents your class as a whole, so why not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  fireworks, and devouring a variety of delectable treats. Here at MIT, a few ... Institute fashion - with a hack! Late last night, I received a mysterious ... . As students and visitors entered the Infinite, particularly astute

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  December 3, 2007. France. I'm in France. But I just got done with Italy. And ... blog that MIT pays me to write. So you should go over and read that now ... choose MIT as your undergraduate institution. Basically my job has evolved

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  love letter to the ‘tute miss miss miss

  

  the past month (classes here start early January) and will return to MIT ... halls. i am exploring London and hopefully, nearby places as well (which i ... about how much i miss MIT. i spent junior fall in a very weird state of

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 21, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  A Mentor to Remember – Patrick Winston (1943-2019) Celebrating Professor Winston

  

  A collaborative post by guest blogger Jessica Quaye '20 and Caroline ... passing, Jessica and I learned that we both had known Professor Winston .  We shared with each other how he made an impact on our lives and also

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 24, 2019