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• Blog / MISTI

  Africans@MIT: The Accra Experiment This week in the series: a Ghanaian research initiative by a dedicated MIT senior

  

  was not sure what he could do as an effective project in Ghana. He mulled over the problem for a while, keeping an open ear to the projects of ... in Ghana--a research institute of sorts, for younger students. He

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 8, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  24 Things I Learned in My First Semester and a Half for the lovely 2024s!

  

  mean learn to optimize. Is it worth an all nighter to turn in a pset that ... .01, which I'm grateful for since I had a really bad basis in physics and math ... air mattresses and they've come in handy. we host people for lots of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All-You-Can-Eat Summer I hit food coma at the first paragraph.

  

  . What would've been an otherwise normal and pleasant evening out in Boston ... record for the foundation, as they raised over $345,000 in just three days ... cream in under an hour. So writing this entry has pretty much put me back

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  checked off 101 things to do before you graduate...

  

  on an intramural basketball team for about 3 semesters now! We play in ... This blog has been in the works for a… long time. I first started ... grad dorms are pretty easy for me to forget. Participate in a UROP… or

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exodus from Cambridge in which MIT evicts us due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  

  one of its students. I included the daily new case count for MA in each ... New cases in MA: 13 On March 9, Princeton made an announcement ... -distance.[/annotation] For all of these calls, I was sitting on my bed in MacGregor House

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 22, 2020
• Blog / Events

  How to MC Hammer AKA embarrassing yourself for charity

  

  was another huge success and an easy way to get involved in charity at ... for both sides and even more respect for everyone who put in so much ... challenges of varying degrees--I can proudly say I've already seen a concert in

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  At MIT, every student has an advisor -- in fact, throughout their ... starts, everyone who opted in is assigned to a seminar and an advisor ... , and that's chill. I opted for an advising seminar because I like

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  here in time for Early Action consideration (no need to use rush reporting). We will not receive December test scores in time for Early Action ... send it again. Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All my pasts and futures A blog entry about band and quiz bowl, to prove that I'm still hip.

  

  competition, I sent an e-mail to my floor telling them to keep three things in mind. 1. The third-largest city in Ireland is called "Limerick" 2 ... came up in the lightning round. Do you do quiz bowl? You should know

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  are united by a thirst for knowledge and an indefatigable work ethic ... office--you really do an excellent job--but I think I just came up with the ... Kappa Late Night, a fall talent show for charity sponsored by one of MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester

  

  .2060 for answering a question in lecture. I've taped it to the inside of the ... never quite materialized, I still got to experience Christmas in February ... received this mysterious black briefcase in [annotation note="Formerly (and

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 14, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  respectful, thoughtful, and in many cases difficult to answer. Especially for ... weird coupling, I know. When I was in business school I had an ... that everyone has an 8.2% chance of getting in? No! The 8.2% is the

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  how i got my book deal *flailing intensifies*

  

  projects"] The months flew by. I participated in an entrepreneurship ... submission in early April. And a week later, Penny asked me for my schedule ... Hi! I disappeared from the blogs for the past few months, oops. I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  musings on duty and purpose brought to you by slow ambles through lobby 10 at twilight

  

  really mean to exist in this world as an adult” and “what do I owe to the ... goals weren’t there and I was just facing myself in an empty room. I still ... work and to live with a goal, to plan for a job in which I can help other

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Teaching Splash (and Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome) guest post by Haley C. '18

  

  . Splash weekend starts rather early for me. I wake up at an absurd time in ... ). Not having a board to write on in a math class threw off my flow for a ... Haley C. ‘18 is a sophomore living in East Campus and studying Course

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 18, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  meaning of life in order to be considered an eligible applicant. I know I ... recommend to a student who would like to be an top level expert in the medical ... 's just an accepted social norm that in college people really want to get to

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  9000 Words This post doesn't have 'em.

  

  visits MIT E) It was an unusually gorgeous day in December (it got into ... my lunch. C) Tech Catholic Community's annual fall retreat in Kennebunk, Maine. The sand was the perfect dampness for writing, so I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to my home Feel free to chill in here

  

  come in for naps themselves (MIT students LOVE naps). My best friends ... 's exam season, so I have been up late studying/youtubing for the past week. I had an 18.023 (Calc w/ Applications) and 8.02 (Physics II) exam last

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 4, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Where’s Waldo? Hack Attack!

  

  Department of Applied Mechanical Engineering in an Urban Environment ... The time is 11:23 am, and I am sitting in the Student Center. Then to in my email inbox I receive this email. From: Friend with the

  • by Bryan
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  a salmonella saga weekend outing tingz

  

  -day music festival in Delaware. as an MIT student, this seems unthinkable ... someone in our group who was coming for the weekend. unfortunately, driving in Boston is a nightmare, so it took us over an hour to get to her

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 17, 2021