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• Blog / How to Human

  hike the desert pretend i am a lifestyle blogger

  

  ,[/annotation] I vowed to go hiking. Tucson is gorgeous; and, importantly, in Tucson ... asphalt path. I’ve nearly run over rattlesnakes more times than I can count ... the forge, in coffee shops scattered from Denmark to Arizona. I was good

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Blending In (Guest Entry) Of singing, eating, and shopping (sorta)

  

  little '12 after my Facebook status because I'd been, in truth, intimidated ... -oriented school. Ohohoho, boy was I in for a surprise! The first night was ... community was quite closeknit in many aspects. I was just so glad to see that

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  , then all I can remind you is that success is not always a straight line ... starting startups to revolutionize education. I got to fall deeply in love ... 't solve everything. All in all, I had a transformative experience that has

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  expression and liveliness I can impart in something that is dead. Really makes ... a fatal loophole in the founding charter, that you can actually study ... -rollers in their lounge. The Massachusetts Institute of Trolling: I might

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  , because it's really really fun. It’s not something I can fully describe in ... was the boldest decision I made in my life, but also one of the best. I ... everything else. Basically, when I’m spinning, I’m in “the zone”. It’s a level

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  's literally nothing I can't turn into a formula):     Where S is ... final presentation I will be in part presenting on Monday, so that'll be a fun blog). In a nutshell, I've been working with my team to try and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

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

  

  Bon Pain in the NIH Clinical Center (which I justify by the total ... mug), hanging out in New York City, and more. I’m really only getting ... , sinking in. Could it really be true that I only have one year left at the

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

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  variety of summer programs that I can suggest, first I would encourage you ... good list here: https://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/summer/ I can ... I often receive requests for advice about the college process. It

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  winning embracing positive-sum

  

  because of the academic environment i was raised in - other people doing ... demons. in that moment i realized that i wanted nothing more than for my ... , and i hope they grow in the ways they want to grow in and become the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 2, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  to college. I kind of went about it in a semi-orderly fashion, but I ... : Please keep in mind that these were the things that I found that were ... important. 1. Scholastic This was the most important option in my case. I

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  penmanship now bear little resemblance to Megan's. And I can write much more ... can let my Day 1 Lecture Notes stand in place of a blog post describing ... keyed in what response. // the Coop is the MIT bookstore. // I didn

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes from the Road: NorCal, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, and Nerd Camp where I've been, what I've been doing

  

  vigorous vacations. In fact, I'm nominally on vacation right this minute, but ... few days back in Boston, I flew to San Francisco to present about maker ... in the Bay Area, including Danny, Jess, and Rachel, who I got BBQ with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Events, Food, and Awesomeness: CPW A story about how CPW is more awesome than lobsters

  

  saying Orange County, California. I was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, but I ... reliable information. I have one memory of me crying in the kitchen while my ... where I spent my days eating Steak n’ Shake and fishing in the lake by our

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  You oughta know Answers to many, many questions.

  

  can take in one semester without breaking your brain. You're welcome, of ... lab class in the same term if you can help it (they're often all offered ... year -- maybe one of the UA-connected bloggers could chime in? I guess

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  EAPS Field Trip In which I pretend to be Course 12 for a weekend

  

  last year (and I'm pretty sure she specialized in geobiology... I hope I got that right), AND I'm trying to do more new things in college ... bloggers, your posts are wonderful and I can't wait to continue reading them

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt LiveBlog Coming to you live from Mystery Hunt (Last Update: Sunday 5:04 PM)

  

  puzzle before I have to go to lab meeting in 20 minutes ... ahh! Update #2 ... faster than we can solve them ... bummer. Alright, I'm gonna get started on ... , I'm playing Ricky Martin's "Shake Your Bon Bon" in order to wake up

  • by Bryan
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Beauty, xkcd, and my classes The problem with me.

  

  the semester progresses. What I CAN say is that every particle in every ... This post is about the classes I'm taking - and is a case in xkcd ... fluttering diaphragm in the heart of a speaker. Speaking of molecules, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Special Edition! Speaking of Valentine's Cards . . .

  

  listening to when I signed that card. 1 of the cards says "IHTFP" in binary ... many times can get a little repetitive and even confusing (after about 350 you start to forget how you normally write your name). That's why I

  • by Snively '11
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  Hey there!  Haven't seen you in a while.  And by "seen" I mean "you ... do one at the time, since I was dangling off a cliff in Utah and had ... that I've gotten via email/FB message/owl post in the past few months. 1

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  It’s my 3rd year at MIT. I’ve lived in 3 different dorms. My current ... , but I’ve also spent a year each in Simmons and Baker, so if you have any ... . This wasn't something that I considered when moving in, but being able to

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018