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  Mist in the streets of Boston monday wanderings

  

  against the cold. Two of the group had work or meetings so it was just three ... ="the two weren’t mutually exclusive but it appeared that more people over 25 ... . Eventually we found a Green Line stop, waited about as long as one would expect

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 20, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  am i boring or just overstimulated?

  

  Gatsby. It turns 100 next week. I think it's interesting how much we deify ... analysis, the thing we take away from The Great Gatsby is how fun it looks ... prepared me for, but a social one. Why does the "endless" amount of resources

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 5, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  sounds like you; if it doesnt, rewrite it until it does (because if your ... simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words or fewer) Although you may not ... , your family, clubs, school, community, city, or town. How has that world

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  doesnt, rewrite it until it does (because if your friends can't see you in ... . Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words ... , community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  said that she wanted to write up a little entry about how GEL prepared ... ' take on this program because it's one of those "you get what you give ... ! ================================================= It could have been any number of early mornings my freshman year at MIT

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Teaching at MIT we live and we learn and we teach

  

  reflecting on how I've spent my time outside of class. Of the various activities I have tried here at MIT, teaching has stood out because of how it ... how I was compensated. I've put all the details below! [1] CodeIt

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  skateboarding) can turn into a riding spot. It doesn't matter how pretty or fancy a place is; as long as it's relatively smooth ground, it works. The ... Future Part II. I was in seventh grade. It was a week before Halloween, and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do Alums do? Are you exceptionally forward minded? Already thinking about what you'll be doing as an alumni?…

  

  . For those too lazy to google it, LiveScribe is a pen that does something ... 're an MIT student! How was the conference? It was AWESOME! Snively and I ... a discussion about how it probably works, but you should go check it

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Holidays with the Huangs a nondenominational celebration of capitalism and duck

  

  't tell you how luxurious it is to wonder what I should be doing right now ... another piece of paper as long as the circumference of the circle you just ... together by wrapping the long piece around the circle, securing the edges

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 26, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  (another) postcard from GTL spain and an unexpected crossover with the Edgerton Center

  

  ’s anything I’ve learned from being here this long, it’s that when the weather ... celebrate together. “Que causalidad— or how do you say it in English?” “What a ... waitlist and did not make it beyond the first class, so I do not remember his

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 1, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an album a day the only new year's resolution i've ever completed

  

  songs, it's interesting to see how similar the two are. I was expecting a ... sanity, I'll save it for another year. I'll be satisfied as long as I spend ... prospect of consuming 365 new albums in a year. what if I found it tedious

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  lifting heavy objects and the grungy basement gym

  

  for how much I lifted or how long I rested. When bench presses or ... . Navigate how much pain you can take. Decide how much is ‘worth it,’ whatever ... basement gym, but I kinda like it. The paint is peeling off the walls. Thick

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s always day 1 a meticulous account of my last first day

  

  :00 PM: It's not MIT time yet, but the professor is asking how people ... last first day of my undergraduate studies at MIT. It is the kind of ... so forth. It is the kind of milestone which deserves reflection, but

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 7, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.

  

  windows, and one of the windows was flapping around on its hinge. The woman ... unsuccessfully to fasten it shut. The climbing wall is run by volunteer staff, who ... the authority to open up the wall whenever he likes. It also means that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  It’s funny how one month can entirely change your perspective on life. As I write this, it is one month to the day since I took my 7 ... it got to the point that, by reading the first sentence of a practice

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Lie la lying down Sometimes there are perks to attending a school with a notorious reputation for producing stressed…

  

  particular fan of question 4--it involved figuring out how long to heat a "sweet italian sausage" in 95 C water to cook it to an internal temperature ... 'll let you know how it all went a bit later tonight. UPDATE: The exam

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Unlike any other. [by Nathan Kipniss '14] "Welcome to the Gardner"

  

  Museum of Fine Arts). On the outside it seems like it’s a normal, historic home in Boston. Only the signs really give it away as being a museum ... . Also I really like that the Gardner is personal. It felt as if I was

  • by ARTalk
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  try to get an hour long nap in. Or, it means I can tell you what I ... 's when I saw it. Everything finally snapped into place. How could I have ... As I type this it is 3:28 AM. I have to be awake for work at 4:45 AM

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The End of an Era A no-longer-freshman's reflections on life, the universe, and MIT-specific details

  

  I didn’t know how to feel about it. I think I never truly realized ... , meditating on the nature of nothingness and absolute freedom. It’s been a long ... something felt profoundly different. Was it hunger? The delicious piece of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Where is the banana… ...and why is that man chartreuse?

  

  aardvark comes out), it's free reading material. Run wild, folks ... through file again) Actually, Arthur does wear pants. ARTHUR: (putting his ... obviously not English, named him Government because she thought it sounded

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 11, 2006