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  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  five cookies in one sitting will most likely lead to a tummy ache ... one designated class before deciding to either keep that grade, or ... fun in the fall and I’m grateful for the stress relief you provided. The

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  how to move carts not an athletics post

  

  bump in the road your wheels shift and you begin swerving to the left or ... to stand behind the cart and push it in the direction you want to go: the second is to stand in front of the cart and pull it such that it

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  -inscrutable concepts racked my brains to no end, had a few guest appearances in the 8 ... material in class. To further put that in perspective, I typically wasn't the ... whenever I had too much else to do that night, or if I simply wasn't feeling

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Events

  A Couple of Firsts With a picture game

  

  I got so much free stuff that I won’t need to buy shirts for another ... HackMIT. I found out about it back in August and wanted to sign up ever since. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to participate in it this year because

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  New Year Resolutions in Fall An ambitious list of things I wanna do that probably won't get done

  

  challenge myself with:   Visit 15 new places to eat in the Cambridge ... whole Pset in one sitting with no breaks Actually learn how to spell ... story Take the time to learn how to solve a Rubik's Cube Take part in

  • by Richard O. '28
  • August 31, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exercises in Style with apologies to queneau

  

  , we were assigned to read Raymond Queneau's classic Exercises in Style ... assigned to narrate a short story of our own, in both our favorite and least ... items in the cart which you might say was a premonition or a prophecy of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 20, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  North to Peru Not too far from Norway, just south of Mexico.

  

  The Tech hosted its annual retreat in Maine. Maine seems to have a lot ... still Internet though. We trickled in to Peru over the course of several ... who avoided going on the hike decided to simply walk around in the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  alone in cologne homesickness, better late than never

  

  sentimental; inspired by my dad, I’ve set off to intern in Germany for the ... the bravest people I know, but even so, it’s hard not to see the fear in ... in February, she’s struggled to stomach the idea of leaving home

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  Do Welsh Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? teaching kids robotics through GTL Wales!

  

  "]We[/annotation] drove up to Paterson Falls, a waterfall in the middle of the industrial ... British landscape (no offense New Jersey). I was matched to a few schools in ... nontrivial to me because i grew up in drought stricken California, where all

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

  

  bookshelf in my personal blog. It's now 2008 and my bookshelf has undergone ... you go to college without it? 18.03 Book Mmmmmmm, Differential ... present. I hate physics, so of course my family buys me a book about physics

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking in with EA Applicants because I just saw Chris' post, and you probably did, too

  

  about EA decisions being released next week. And I wanted to check in ... doesn’t guarantee you success, or even lead you to success ... ’re going to get in (relevant fun fact: MIT doesn’t do legacy admissions

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 8, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  See her picture(s) in a thousand places In which I understand what Bruce Campbell feels like

  

  , too? Guy: Really? Sam: Yeah, you just have to go back to the admissions ... 'm optimistic. If you're the guy mentioned in this blog entry, I was so shocked upon being recognized that I forgot to get to your name. Sorry about that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 3, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... in person. Or maybe this was asked by someone else entirely. Meh. Same ... absolutely crucial information. Or something. Whatever. So in preparation for

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  combating poverty, improving healthcare in Third World countries, or anything ... cause poverty to continue in developing countries. In January (MIT ... to create a plan to distribute a technology or business model

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  In order to graduate from Course 1, you have to take a class called 1 ... in MIT speak). There are a LOT of components to this class, but one of ... though I will likely have very little to do with structural engineering in

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Saturday Night in Simmons it's so busy here tonight [i really need to study or go to sleep]

  

  sleeping or studying. I do actually need to lock in for my two finals next ... enough space to run around. And some good shoes you can hard brake in. I ... reference][/caption]In the wise words of the once great Bop-It: "I'm goin' to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 15, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Some Time in New York City I'm not much of a man by the light of day, but by night I'm…

  

  . The other third of you are actually going to live in Boston! When other ... or a 2-hour bus ride or a 6-hour plane ride to the nearest city! And ... weekend. We started off our time in New York with a trip to Pommes Frites

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  related to photography. I’ve taken plenty of HASS classes in my day, but ... working on four different projects, meant to simulate working in the real ... modeling side of transportation, but am excited to delve in.

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  mid semester check-in all about my classes

  

  and I wasn’t able to get any help or ask any of the questions I had. But ... ,[/annotation] I dropped the class to Listener. In the moment, it was very painful. I ... class that I somewhat have to take. It is only offered in the fall and is

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • October 22, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  offer that expert food, he or she is probably more than happy to talk to ... whether or not to weaponize, though a military strike on Iran would almost ... an email. Exhibit B: Everyone (or at least college freshman wanting to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012