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• Blog / Hacks

  The Stars Look Very Different Today Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing we can do

  

  When I was fifteen, in the summer between tenth and eleventh grades ... described as "too goddamn independent" and my mother, much as I love her, was ... me in a rigorous academic environment and my need to be really, really

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16

  

  Engineering, and one of the most awesome experiences of my life has been rowing ... sport and can’t imagine my MIT years without it. I am sharing my story with you because I think a lot of you might be like me and would feel the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 26, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  This Post Has a Happy Ending dealing with obstacles @ MIT

  

  from the firehose this month. This post is about that, and it has a ... my last blog post in a desperate attempt to preserve inspiration, and ... emails to professors: “I have been ill for quite some time now, and it is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2014
• Blog / Events

  A not-so-typical day in the post-FYRE life Reporting live from ESP's Firestorm

  

  I wrote the majority of this post a week ago, then slept, and lost my ... seating and projectors) with ~40 freshmen and ~10 ESP admins. It's Firestorm ... and classes tonight: Actual MIT Courses: 5-minute edition! -An average

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Disco balls in space From an antique bookstore to Drive-By Truckers, and back

  

  character.") The lights were on, music was playing, and a ticket table was set ... , interrogated him, and learned that the bookstore was hosting a local play. The playwright turned out to be standing next to me, so we wished him luck and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  It’s Possible To Have Too Much Nutella Wait, don't go away! Hear me out on this one

  

  is "someone who just eats to not starve," and 10 is "Phantom Gourmet-caliber fastidiousness and acclaim," I think I'm a 6. Maybe a 6.5? I don't really know. I ...  (Chinese and Japanese food) over on Beacon Street, Trident (a smorgasbord of

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  In which Elizabeth tries something new. (My idea of thrills is changing the location of my bookshelf.)

  

  things. Over the summer, I climbed a tree in a banana suit (long story) and ... a bloop nonetheless, and I went about the rest of my week unaffected ... kind of hard for me and for a lot of other people, as I discovered during

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 8, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  To all of this year’s applicants: Pi day is long gone, and after 6 ... being waitlisted, and a whole spectrum of feelings in between. I remember doing a couple of anxious dances and taking a few deep breaths before I

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the love of 6.470, Montresor we stayed awake, we built, we conquered

  

  scheme and to each other: Maslab - Mobile Autonomous Systems Laboratory ... from previous years and are built around new themes every year, so that ... -deathmatch style, minus the cage and death parts. 6.470 finals are pretty boring in

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  act, be your own person and make good choices. I'm here to tell you how ... important peer pressure was, and is, to our development as individuals. We are social creatures, and learning from what our friends do and taking on those

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  with me (she plays clarinet, he plays bari sax), and who wore matching ... 're two people who are my age, both of whom I love and mean a lot to me, pledging to spend the rest of their lives together. And the last time I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  So, it's the middle of January and although it was an unseasonably ... anytime I need just a few minutes of peace and quiet or when I need to clear ... reading your applications so much and it came to me about the time I walked

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  did enjoy my first shift), and no, there were no calls. It wasn ... -pens, gauze pads, blankets, AEDs, nasal cannulas, and traction splints. Colorful ... ambulance from its battery-charging socket and attempted to ease the ambulance

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  extended period of time, causing my 6 AM flight to leave an hour late, and ... me more than when people mix up "freshman" and "freshmen." I always ... upperclassmen, many of which directly contradict each other. The latter point and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  with airplanes in the last 2 years have involved delays, cold, snow, and angry angry passengers. Now, there was no cold, no snow, and slightly ... , it was a pleasant experience, littered with naps and tasty food. The

  • by Snively '11
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  interviews has changed (though Kim's observations on the interview and our ... people. They are my colleagues, classmates, college roommates and lab partners, and many are good friends. They are engineers, scientists

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  companies and products that are directly relevant to the college search ... Studies and then went on to create Untravel Media with three other MIT grads ... digital designer who can really break dance, a philosopher and tennis star

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Excitement I'll take things that cause it for 800.

  

  It's pretty hard to live in Boston and not get swept away by Red Sox ... I was using to put off doing my own problem sets) and do a little ... , especially for my friends living in the fraternities (most MIT fraternities and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  Tomorrow morning I fly back to MIT, and I'm writing to you with ... siesta, and have left me to use only my eyebrows for expressions (I don ... of the bottom quadrants of my face, the dentist leans over and does

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  'll be away on vacation and unable to post it. I also don't have time to ... ? My UROP advisor is on American Inventor, and next Wednesday is the ... totally awesome to write a blog entry that day and encourage people to watch

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007