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• Blog / Challenges

  Reasons I haven’t blagged… hint: "I'm Busy" isn't one of them

  

  blocks and periods of crushing inability to blag.   But of course ... Succumbed To. 1. sloth We mustn’t forget regular old laziness and urges to do ... and said, “so...scrolling through memes on the internet? Idk about that

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 29, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wish I Joined the MIT 100K as a Freshman four years of this would've been great

  

  building a database of alumni, so last day and night I spent a lot of time ... -Shyduroff, Douglas Ling, and Peter Mui. They envisioned a cross-campus event that brought MIT's varied schools together to identify and support innovative

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup, with Sam Altman hard tech is hard(er).

  

  and Airbnb, and shows no signs of slowing down.  A common criticism of ... about why "hard tech" startups are hard, and why they're still worth it ... established companies and other startups. Far better is to think of a new idea

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 13, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  “What Should I Bring To College?” (partly) answered my everyday carry

  

  working to optimize what I carry, so this is a work-in-progress and (2) that title wouldn't fit on the image below. Paper and pencil Antiquated, I ... .  Equations, diagrams, and graphs are no fun to try to reproduce on a laptop or

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A Couple of Firsts With a picture game

  

  have gone on. Everyone’s so passionate about their posts, and all of us ... written and well-thought out, and they tie together all the different ... you zoomed-in pictures and let you guess.   Picture #1 Wrong

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

  astute readers might remember from last year), and it takes a lot more time for my brain to remember things, as I'll tend to ramble on and on like ... and a 2-4 hour a week one, all on top of four 12-unit classes, so I just

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Help@MIT welcome to student resources

  

  went off to distant lands for the summer are finally coming home, and ... explored, roller coasters to be built, and all the rush food ever shall be ... yourself leaning on your friends.  Maybe you'll miss home, and give your

  • by Piper '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  't getting anywhere with my biochem studying, I decided to take a break and ... live it down. MIT Tech TV Oh - and I also found one of Quinton, from ... -matched with this Sunday at a short training session, and in just a week, we

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Yestermonth’s IAP Everyone else is doing it.

  

  obsolete. Freshman year was intensely characterized by social adjustment and academic slacking. During sophomore year, I buckled down to work and finished ... and realized that potential social experiences would bottleneck

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 14, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies How Kate saved my kitchen cred.

  

  to use the word hate, but I’m going to be a rebel and use it anyway ... the mood to experiment? It’s kind of a big deal, picking a favorite, and ... , and she held her own with co-stars like Spencer Tracey, Cary Grant and

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  . However, over the years, I've heard a lot of advice and have even given some ... the time and see printed in a bunch of books, but there are two bits of ... in books, but having gone through this whole process and watched

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  MITiplication This entry contains one multiplication problem.

  

  -cooker minutes before the curtains fell on our loose-spined textbooks and leafed ... yourself a cup of coffee, and commented “FIRST!” on my blog already. Great ... paper with your imaginary pencil and eraser, and then proudly circle your

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flame War A play-by-play of the Class of 2012's first flame war.

  

  in our names and sizes. I realized right away what they had done. They ... and dignity. *To be perfectly clear, I don't want to discuss the merits ... , so I posted it again. People caught on, and all of a sudden people were

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  What do the United Nations, the Four Seasons Hotel, Broadway, and ... extremely accomplished and talented women who were former winners (including ... inspired and ready to accomplish our goals (the "girl power" spirit was

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  journalism program recently saw me quoted in this article and asked if she ... Facebook and other internet profiles can affect college admissions. After ... . But I've read a lot of stuff over the last year and have seen many

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering some questions The entry on commencement was just getting unwieldly.

  

  or RNA, and I can do that using a variety of methods. 3. Danielle asked, Can we install our own window ac in any dorm room on campus? and ... install a window AC in any dorm -- and you don't have to pay for electricity

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Doonesbury Conclusion Official Doonesbury news.

  

  I've received this link multiple times today (thanks Kevin and Susan ... , rampant, ingenious, and impressively ruthless. An MIT student put up ... trail and probably didn't expect the hack to be as successful as it was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This is a song about being happy. Not a song about a whale. Sorry. But there's haute couture.

  

  premiere of Beauty and the Geek 2, which Matt's friend Ankur '03 is on. I don ... ! And I hear Ankur was even there! I could have gotten to meet a reality ... at Harvard and only came to the BSO to get off campus for a few hours

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Nerdy adventures on the West Coast Q: What changes when you transplant a few MIT students 3,000 miles? A: Not much.

  

  conversations. I can't tell you how often I find myself having in-depth and scientifically rigorous discussions about random topics and thinking "oh man, I ... the nerdy adventures of Laura, Rick, Adelaide and Mason....West Coast

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  assassins – a liveblog day 7: five remain

  

  assassins. the premise is simple: everyone gets a randomized target, and your ... is your target's target, so if A was hunting B and B was hunting C, and A kills B, then B is out of the game and A now hunts C. this brings

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2018