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  72 Hours Three days can be a long time.

  

  -nighters in a row. 72 hours straight. Three days can be a long time. Before you ... out." In my sleepy haze I grabbed the marker from him and went to the ... Man, it's been a while since I last blogged. I've been a bit hosed

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • November 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW roundup Meet the Bloggers, dinner with a physics professor, and a photography contest for those of…

  

  Contest. In light of my camera's unusual bout of laziness over CPW, I ... becomes rich on Flickr**. **In all seriousness, I will give you full credit for your photos***. ***Let's see how many asterisked-footnotes I can

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Holidays with the Huangs a nondenominational celebration of capitalism and duck

  

  around in the most godawful turquoise bathrobe ever sold at Costco. (I ... goodness of Barbeque Lay's (okay, so maybe to mediocre health). And I can ... (nothing) or when I should stop doing something (whenever) or when I can go

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 26, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  pepper them with questions – I take about 18 laps around the room in an ... in three years, just imagine what we can do in one more. ... Have you ever wanted to see how accurate you can make a GPS? Have you

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v. 2008

  

  . (I'm still really bitter though. Grr.) Friday, 19:15 In the last 30 ... put it all in a safe place with the operator. I took a picture for your ... highlighters. Sunday, 3:33 I just walked in to HQ and immediately heard, "Laura

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The Gender Problem Reflections on a year of Silicon Valley upheavals and confused HR departments.

  

  Lego League. That was the first time I remember being in a school ... a little self control to not literally gasp. I will stress that in my ... in her blog post, discrimination can be pushed forward by other women

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 8, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  My Long-Overdue CPW Recap Better late than never!

  

  I was fairly negligent in documenting my adventures in photos. Alas ... in the bleachers and watched the various events unfold. I snapped this ... / athletics / arts fairs, where I found Mollie (decked out in full cheerleader

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor accessibility Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets…

  

  Morgan, my UROP supervisor, is that I can go bother them anytime I want. I ... than grad students, or something (I don't know why; I work half as much as the grad students in my lab for probably a tenth of the salary

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  bed. Some students have futons in their rooms you can sleep in. I am in ... that we'll receive a packet of information at check-in. Can I still get ... you should check in). Happy travels, and we can't wait to see you this

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Friends, Part 1 a cross-registration love story

  

  (in my case, neuroscience). I clearly remember [annotation note ... . I somehow found myself somehow talking to her in Lobby 7 for nearly an ... felt like i could touch the clouds...[/caption] In June, Denisse

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 28, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Untitled Pigeon Post 🐦💕

  

  tried holding out, but I was young and wanted to fit in, so peer pressure eventually made me cave in. “Okay, fine! … but just one page.” I closed my ... magnetite in their bodies that they use as compasses."]And how can they always

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  in the sciences at the same rate as the boys? Have to ask. While I can ... to ask! If I can't answer them, I'll tell you so! Drew asked: "Could ... were other activities I liked more, or was interested in, and I quit

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  And the winners are… 2010 Blogger results!

  

  this: I bet you can hear his eyes rolling in disgust (another little ... the Admissions application reading process will be like I can tell you ... ) doodads to share life at MIT in new ways. * This is not actually true. I

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 27, 2009
• Blog / Summer

  SSP aka summer science program aka summer sleep program aka silly science people aka summer solstice…

  

  meet people outside of the bubble I was in.  Any fears I might have had ... arrival. I had just finished unpacking, and my room was missing a trash can ... commiserate over the hardest parts. In the evenings, once I was done with my

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • February 10, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Craziest of Weeks I had one.

  

  expletives (that I can't post on the blogs) with my dad. I earnestly hope that ... . Friday: I mosey on over to Logan Airport not-so-bright and early in the ... know much about what I'm supposed to do there. I arrive in Heathrow

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  on realizations and learning in which i say a bunch of things that might seem obvious

  

  , to take up space in my life. I want it and love it for itself, not just ... off in their head. I never thought I was done growing, but I think I ... it used to. Freshman fall, in a blog about realizing that I didn't know

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 10, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Why yes, I’m with the news I need a good fedora

  

  I work at Hasbro in Rhode Island, about a 1 hour train ride away from where I'm staying on campus. Kim '11, who was also in Toy Design with me ... while Kim got all checked in I flashed my ID and got my hand stamped for

  • by Snively '11
  • August 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s getting colder and i’m getting older on fall, friendship, and growing up

  

  breathe. Being in nature has been sooo good for me this past summer, so I’ve been trying to frolic in the Great Outdoors whenever I can.  I spent a ... want to do. In a way, things do feel a bit lighter though. I’m only

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  . Mmmmmmmmmm, you can practically smell the radiation. I think what really drives ... , you get pwnd in the face by Nitrogen. Surviving an explosion can often ... there in a parking lot, but looks can be deceiving. Have you ever seen

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dating At MIT: Episode 1 So two of my favorite '09s have just started dating each other...

  

  and (b) I can blog about it. (By the way - while I may write embarassing things about them, I do respect their privacy, so names will not be ... , general cuteness.) I love this place. So Mollie can tell you all about

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2006