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  A Recap of My Junior Fall stream of consciousness

  

  a long time for me to realize that jobs are jobs at the end of the day ... being a super great idea because I ended up really, really loving the ... critically about the games I'm playing. I learned to view games not in a vacuum

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 31, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back in MD Summary of the end of the year, and a look ahead to the summer.

  

  Where in the world is Melis? Clues: laundry is free, my room is a ... on that later. But first, a State of the Institvte address. The school year ended with a fizzle. I must admit, I love rolling out of bed on the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  GRE, Boston love, and loose ends from last time Wandering around Boston lost is one of my favorite things to do.

  

  around the city for a while. Wandering around Boston is one of my favorite ... the class, but only by a few points (thank heavens for pass/no record ... , since I hadn't had to do a lot of the stuff on the test since 10th grade

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Around the world in 30 days ...ok, maybe more like I'm Traveling a Lot this IAP

  

  home for the competition, I had some time (read: a few hours) to spend with my family, before leaving for the next leg in my trip -- a layover ... the US studying abroad for a year at a high school in Missouri. There

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  crossovers in socal MIT Students Visit Caltech and UCLA

  

  we build a fort for the East Side Party, and the famous rollercoaster ... (the demonym for Blacker House residents) had a bit where they all ... (a Caltech undergraduate dorm) the past few weeks with a friend of a

  • by Victor D. '27
  • June 6, 2026
• Blog / How to Human

  loveallurfriends <3

  

  to for help or direction is more than a little terrifying. And, on the ... Now Playing: Talk to Me - Cavetown   I stared at the river for ... Memorial Drive on the trip back from the UA Meeting. The weather, for the

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 6, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  mit made me rational on decision-making

  

  I once asked a boyfriend if he would give up his life for ten billion ... for tickets. Olivia was a teenage wunderkind who had somehow managed to ... 'd resold it for: over ten times what she had paid for it. That . . . was a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  You might wonder what possessed me to go to Chicago for the month of January. The weather forecast for my first day of work. Granted, this ... by IDEO for the winter, with the stipulation that I would be working at

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m going to be a blogger! The words my family had to hear 635,382 times

  

  bags to make our car dip just a little bit. To my left in the line for ... States; I guess this is just the first small difference in a long line of ... . (I have a lot of feelings about many things.) Is the person I am

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 15, 2018
• Blog / Events

  This Isn’t Goodbye This is see you later.

  

  called it a "piañata".  People scurried to the crashed piano for the candy ... Weekend was only at the end of October, a mere 59 days, 4 hours, 32 minutes ... served in a tiny carton for lunch. Eating at Maseeh was like eating at a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 19, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I may have been accepted to MIT, but I'm getting darned good at failing at other things!

  

  years premature, but for the love of god, ESTABLISH A PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT ... 'm the author of such classics as That time we streamed a dance party ... 's how it goes. Y'all don't care about what's going on in the life of a 30

  • by Snively '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Let There Be Prefrosh! And let them build ALL the things!

  

  service projects.  However, this year I decided to apply to be a mentor for ... days as a frosh by taking pictures of people building things in the East ... actually finished putting on the third story! And don't worry, we care a lot

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  Michael Plasmeier, aka The Plaz, is a junior at MIT studying Course 6 (or EECS). His website - ThePlaz.com - also has a wiki, and on this wiki ... , the removal of distractions, and knowing when and how to ask for help

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Reuse Poetry Giving things away

  

  was mispronouncing the name of a continent, or the way I refused to call ... . Reuse is a mailing list for giving things away. People email out ... away. There's a whole region of the pika basement called Reuse, where

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  MIT for a week. I was comparatively oblivious to the importance of ... plays over the Cambridge skyline. It's a small gesture of remembrance, for ... -wrenching facts of the blogging profession. (Pardon me, did I just call it a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... should I take? A: You have the option to take the SAT, ACT, or TOEFL for ... form), and if you are applying for the Match, check off that you are

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  perks of living in the Bay Area, we reached a sudden lull. "So, do you ... blogs and application info, and had a working knowledge of all the course ... laugh upon the discovery of MIT greek life (but here I am, in a sorority

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 4

  

  ), or the subway ($1.25). The subway trip can be a little confusing for ... aiming for a class of 980 students for the class of 2009. So realistically ... remember the applications of rejectecd applicants for a subsequent year? In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Road Again Adventures in Texas!

  

  Just a quick post here - I'm actually on the road right now, doing ... along the way. (As for the other stops in Texas - Dallas/Ft Worth, Houston ... Brownsville Museum of Fine Art for tonight's presentation! On the run again...

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Tales of Two Parallels East Campus History class!

  

  History. It’s a special class, offered for the first time this year, with ... Campus history — and even a minecraft rendition of the parallels, including ... setting cars on fire. The hands-on research came as a total surprise, and I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 25, 2022