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  *witty title here* (Guest Entry) You want awesome? I'll show you awesome!

  

  flew in on Wednesday so that we could have a day for travel and use it to ... any case. I wanted to take a picture for my blog but he said later ... . Then I came back and hung out in the dorm and talked to Snively for a

  • by Snively '11
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Non-Stop a completely stacked google calendar? in THIS economy?

  

  . Here's what I did! 11:30-12 I met with my supervisor for the Japanese tutoring organization I'm a part of to discuss my lessons for a student. I ... campus in fall, so we're in the middle of hunting for a place to live in

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  part of the creation (you also pour a little water on the neckline for ... MIT is really cool. MIT has a glassblowing class. I took the ... making contact with this molten mess would be quite unfortunate for both

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  next week, so stay tuned. I'm just popping my tired head up for a moment ... important in education and how it has tried to build that into a lasting ... the SATs today. I remember how much it sucked to sit in a room for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choosing a Major I hope this is helpful to you at some point

  

  combination thereof. Some majors have a lot of requirements. Take course 16 for ... , but you should also love yourself. A major that is too difficult for you ... you can really get a feel for the different departments. And they are

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  provides a "broad base" for physics at all. The approaches in the two fields ... - it was kind of a gut thing. I showed up for CPW, loved it. I also had ... makes for kind of a stressful environment. A lot of people ask me about

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Forty-Five Still somehow worse than last term

  

  .02 (Macroeconomics), two candidates for a fifth class, were not truly feasible. But, I ... geotechnics, come back together for this one final class. There are a number of ... comment rather well, but now whenever he mentions a due date for a problem

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Gallivanting with Gilles or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the MIT Mailing Lists.

  

  for a presale inspection, trusting his word that everything was in fine ... , How I Came To Own and Love A 'Wagon For The Little Old Lady Who Lived In A Shoe' For years, I've been driving a 1999 Hyundai Elantra. It was a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  . Instead, for a variety of reasons, we use our own application, hosted ... MIT application is that we don't prompt for a single, longform essay ... year, they go something like this: We know you lead a busy life

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Another Fab Four Sarah Dupuis '10, Zachary Bjornson-Hooper '10 Emily Houston '10, and Renaldo Webb '10.

  

  Class of 2010 steps on campus next fall, they will find a cohort of ... ., is a successful singer-songwriter who has recorded 50 songs including a top download at a popular indie music Web site. Dupuis loves math and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  The Classes I’m Taking This Semester [in order from least-to-most edible] 🪀🚑🔥📚♟️

  

  'm also taking D-Lab for Design. This is a course two workshop class where ... this year are like a seaweed dryer for the Dominican Republic, and a grain dryer for a farm in New England, or a Kelp dryer...for...New York

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 8, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  stepping back on keeping your priorities straight

  

  saltines for a meal, hoping to recreate Chicken in a Biskit to slowly ... room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the ... your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee

  • by Connie H. '15
  • November 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  Palestine”. Support a friend on stage. Gather for important living group or ... a UROP, for a total of 69 hours of intended work. That’s three 12-unit ... HASS. *** The week begins on a sleepy Monday with an 11 am discussion

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / Blog Projects

  VEDA (Vlog Every Day of April) cami edition

  

  , but also I'm using Adobe Premiere Pro after using Sony Vegas for the past 5 years so it is definitely a steep, steep learning curve and I ... they are mundane to show you what life is on a day-to-day basis at MIT

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 19, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  a peek in a week of my summer trying to enjoy it while it lasts

  

  okay:("]pset cycle.[/annotation] For now, here’s a brief overview of what ... random like calling a friend.     Semi-Consistent 10:00 - 11:00 am I ... questions about React. He had already done a similar task for his feature, and

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  snapshot diary an image a day keeps the psets away

  

  went. But for this term, it was kind of a blur. I couldn't really think ... started looking around for things to stir thoughts in my head, a stimulus of ... . I had wanted to blog about some casual photos I had around for a while

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 3, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2012 Profile Posted 49 states... what's missing? And what are the most popular names?

  

  Class Profile page for this year's incoming class, the MIT Class of 2012. Check it out! (If you were looking for the Admissions Statistics, just hold on for a little while longer...) Incoming Freshman Class Profile

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what not to pack for the dorms pretty much everything, honestly

  

  from Boston. As much as I love a long drive, that’s not for the faint of heart, and it made a lot more sense for me to fly in when I was a freshman ... with: Clothes (Boston will be hot for a month-ish once you get here

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • July 9, 2026
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  data justice for senior house

  

  the admissions blogs have always been a platform for students to speak ... ): Jenkins says that for years MIT administrators told him it was a problem ... as not heterosexual (source). i know senior house was a home for many

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 17, 2017
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Delivery I think Abba said it best when they sang, "Ring, ring, why don't you give…

  

  swear) for eight years at a time, but finals were busy, and summer came ... [I know this is WAY overdue, since Ring Delivery was a while ago, but ... 'll just have to trust me that these sporadic blog entries will come back to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2008