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  Battle of the Bands "Rock on and come to CPW!" ~ Thomas Jefferson"Chris, you made up that quote from…

  

  said. But they would've said it if I'd asked. Totally. ... the people I polled about CPW, the one event they said meant more than ... ! (for concerned parents, I can pretty much guarantee you there will be no

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  problem for me. I Iive in a triple. One of my roommates, Claire, is from ... .” Abby and I stand in awe. What is this “fall clothing,” and do we need it ... that would require somebody buying me spray paint (because apparently you

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-med, Everybody’s Best Friend If you are considering a career in medicine -- and not as a pharmacist.

  

  everyone else would eat potato chips and brownies, I would cite her "fact ... , so anyway, Sam thought he would be super cool. Wishful thinking? I ... : Actually, I would even wait 3. :: Sam bangs head against the wall :: HAHA

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  MIT? 2. What does a day in the life of a physicist look like? 3. I ... pursue in math/science. 4. I'm worried that I'm never going to find a ... 't get in, because I'm not a genius. 5. Can I have some life advice? 6

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Today A Trader Joe's monologue

  

  covered in chalk drawings. Then, I feel an overwhelming feeling of nausea. I ... , especially in proportion to its massive concrete parking lot, and I am suddenly ... carefully curated trees. I am pragmatic in a Trader Joe's. I know exactly

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  the exact numbers; I couldn't tell you even if I thought it would be ... qualified in those terms. Based on the thousands of apps I saw last year both in selection committee and as a reader, I can tell you that the average

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I tried* to run to the airport *thank you Noah and Sydney for saving my life

  

  I wrote in an earlier blog that I took up running. Since coming back ... descent in wikipedia rabbitholes [three cool rabbitholes i found: marathons ... thought. If I really buckled down it would be hard, but I'd be able to do it

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  tired and busy and tired and busy and tired and busy and

  

  meetings a week and DPhiE the same and I would love time to just sit and do ... schedule and I'm just feeling very disappointed in myself for not living up ... stipend hasn't come in yet and I already paid off my summer housing so I am

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus & Fierce Forever More questions answered, with a few words about yesterday's Fierce Forever 6.

  

  chapters be over-doing it? Also, can I send it in on CD, or would you rather ... wondering if it would be acceptable to send in a DVD of a performance?" I ... competitive in the international pool. Beyond that, there's little more I can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on DesigNerds DesigNerds: Product Design TV

  

  the pilot in 6-120, so I decided I could afford an hour long study break ... So after getting a few questions and comments about DesigNerds, I ... : Barry To: Bryan "that's great that students are interested in it! we are

  • by Bryan
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story behind TIMtalks In other words, a story about stories

  

  happen. I included videos of the talks in this entry, and I highly ... board in early April, and it was wonderful. I remember one night when the ... said he was excited to be involved in such an event: "I was particularly

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  18.S190 that's .0093 more than 18.S097!

  

  there isn't a world in which I would give up the opportunity to teach this ... For the second year in a row, I am teaching a class at MIT. A real, for-credit, in-the-catalog-of-classes class, at MIT. That I teach. On

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 27, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Hello, Ma Sheng Li Gong A journey of four years begins with a single blog.

  

  tossing around a Frisbee in front of Killian Court at dusk. I still remember ... course, I still remember the chirping crosswalk in front of 77 Mass Ave ... nothing in particular, but sometimes I still pause and think, "Wow, I'm at

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  at least it’s not covid sick day

  

  . i checked the 6.UAT website for course policy on missing class, then i ... to trigger vomiting. but i haven't had a cold in years, let alone one that felt this bad. here's what i knew other people did: spend time in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Next Big Mailing is out Choosing your email address, and more.

  

  doesn't really set in that they're an MIT student until they send their first email from their MIT account. This day is almost here! Because I ... username that you won't be embarrassed sharing with your professors. In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  LET ME COOOOOOOK 🍳🍳🍳 I am stupidly excited about learning this Basic Life Skill, and not ashamed to admit…

  

  Dilijan, a neighboring city in Armenia. I thought about how I would rate ... year. I felt that if I wanted to thrive in MacGregor, I would need to ... a fancy restaurant in Republic Square, Yerevan, after I and some other

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 16, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  difficult difficult lemon difficult the end of senior fall

  

  [annotation note='I am writing this down in class-equivalents; MIT has a ... , I bravely forged ahead, conscious of increased workload in other areas ... .']our Area Director.[/annotation] It would be fine, right? I had done the math

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 29, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  bumpers a revelation i had while bowling

  

  I'm in Washington, D.C. today for a work trip, so I write this blog ... the D.C. area. In retrospect, I should have just flown in last night and ... what it is about yet. In a Harvard class I took years ago, the lecturer

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  I managed to be at least as busy as I was in October or November ... Markov Chain. I drafted most of this post in the eerie, apprehensive calm ... the city I grew up in) and over 3,600 companies, including 82 of the

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  test in high school, I would have received a 120% and possibly a card on ... all around. In fact, I couldn't even tell you the frictional coefficient ... diagrams at 2 AM in the morning*. I went to the office hours of multiple TA

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008