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• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  can. I want to be able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to ... was breaking. Shouldn’t have had it in the first place, an internal ... ’m editing his memoir in exchange for the personal training he usually sells

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  lately for these blog posts. So when two friends in the GEL program told ... cool so I followed suit. I sat in on an ELL and was really impressed with ... of the things we learn in GEL is an urgency to act - I ordered the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  high school senior asked: I am applying to some schools in the US for ... provides a "broad base" for physics at all. The approaches in the two fields ... about the TOEFL - much better to ask an admissions officer for this one

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Post-MIT Trajectory College is not a destination.

  

  . Because for the first time in our lives perhaps, there is very little ... - but for what? Or work - in which specific industry? Gap year - will it ... . In fact, the thinking has already been brewing. As I'm talking to my

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus: Building a Camera at the Hobby Shop [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] If you have an idea, you can build it.

  

  hoping to make an update for my work in April at the end of the week ... in my head. I was experimenting with large format for the first time ... I was in for--originally thinking the project would take the rest of

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  cpw is pretty cool tho :D it's not perfect, but it sure is fun

  

  fashion, so in an effort to force myself to write, this will be a rambling ... folks for us to attempt to brainwash into joining! i drew an incredibly ... few days after counts. it’s an annual tradition for one of our dorms

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 28, 2026
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  carly SLAY jepsen concerts > psets

  

  in our year, except Happy by Pharrell Williams, which is an inherently ... minutes for the show to start. And holy shit did she make an entrance ... Among my defining personality traits are playing 2048 in the year of

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 28, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  , but that isn’t to say it is all accomplished alone. In fact, I had an ... What does a number do when it wants to be a picture? I acted in my first class play in 2nd grade. Science was a way to explore the universe

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A grab bag filled with a magical camp and the Big Apple One month of activities in one entry.

  

  looks like I’ll be sticking around the lab for an extra week), presenting ... camp for kids whose parents have/had cancer. It is an opportunity these ... papers (coming soon to an MIT journal near you), working at Camp Kesem (it

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  involved in. For lunch on Friday, I met my awesome friend Daniel and a ... by Rena Katz CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to sum it all up in one blog post, much like it's hard to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A *Major* Dilemma Will you forgive the pun if I tell you that I just declared my major?

  

  (Aeronautics and Astronautics), you’d probably be in for a rough time. It ... -mathematical, and the idea of spending all my time in a lab or an office made me ... UROPing in Saxelab, which performs research in an area called Theory of Mind

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  of ads looking for long-term roommates (I have places to be in the fall…) or listing cats as one of the roommates (that could make for an ... meetings. I have learned about what it is like to work in an office, to bill

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  A Fool’s Holiday How MIT celebrates April Fool's Day

  

  MIT homepage. Hey, anything's better than trying to work in an Athena ... . Specifically, let's look at 1998. 1998 Disney has bought MIT for $6.9 billion ... that The Walt Disney Company had purchased MIT for $6.9 billion. More

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Puzzle: Are we going to win? another puzzle to stimulate your mind

  

  you one hint for now, use this website for help. I'll be travelling ... Monday, but until then, have an awesome weekend! Are we going to win ... Intro to Numerical Simulation in Electrical Engineering Welding and Joint

  • by Bryan
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Everybody’s Reading Applications!

  

  It's definitely the busiest time of the year for application reading ... turns out, she was reading applications, for a New England private high school; she works in their admissions office. As it turns out, I had just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  I Get To Blog Today! Is this meta enough?

  

  's good for your productivity. Eat your meals in the dining hall. A day ... .  From the letters I would write for my grandparents overseas in elementary ... executive order in healthcare reform. I've been writing for as long as I can

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  complex organic chemistry reaction. It's how to ask for help. Help in the ... in his room at all hours of the night for confused students. Help in ... MIT is harder than your high school. In many cases, MIT is harder

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  didn't get in: I have a story for you! And hopefully, it'll make you feel ... , and revised, revised, revised. In order to compete for scholarships ... with friends. In the end, I didn't get a nomination spot - and for about

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  anymore), so now in an effort to get this post up, I'm just going to wing it ... , I was rather less prepared for the return trip. I flew back in jeans ... an ode. To be totally honest, I'm not even really sure what an ode is

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  of you probably have been playing an instrument for years or participating in art, dance, or theatre for just as long. I mean, you ... to MIT and on a spur of the moment deal, tried out for an acapella

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012