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  my room an evolution

  

  under my bed. I spent at least a third of my nights sleeping on it instead ... green as its fitting complement. I leveled up in many ways. I got throw ... , so I spent even more time in my nook. Everything was perfect until it

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 8, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things in My MIT Household that just make sense

  

  its own season, where freshman year was seasons 1 and 2, hence making ... trying to make it through the hell that is an online semester. So far, I ... UROP and Rocket Team. That very same 3D printer has moseyed its way over

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  It’s been two weeks since I’ve been on campus. Two weeks since I left ... the plethora of information that has made its way into the gentle folds ... and for all during the safety demonstration. So here it goes: Hi there

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Time! All my classes managed to schedule tests within a week of each other.

  

  screwing up my grade for the rest of the semester. It all started last ... electricity and magnetism, but it didn’t use vector calculus, and my physics ... covered just 5 lectures worth of material, and it was worth 15% of the final

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 5, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Paul Farmer at the Broad Lander update October 28

  

  says lunch on Oct 19th just opened up, and we immediately agree to it ... amazing Amy Smith, who also has a MacArthur genius grant. What is it with ... , postdocs, staff, faculty and their friends. It’s a very unusual opportunity

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are we going?

  

  her for a year. Same for Conor. But we both think it's really important ... ) and white-magic (a zephyr instance), memories stay around for a long ... 'll probably be out of here before such plans would be implemented, it

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 7: Philly Part 4 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  'd reserved a low-profile Taurus or somesuch. After hitting it off with the ... 't trust myself with a ~$40,000 automotive masterpiece. "It's not you; it ... Budget. I can hear all of you collectively booing me. It's okay, I deserve

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my semesterly planner mentally preparing for the trials ahead

  

  digital calendar simply wasn't going to cut it. Instead, I took advantage of ... my bearings without overdoing it. Everyone's brain works differently ... edited, and that is my todo list. It tends to contain 5-7 days worth of

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • August 18, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The After

  

  amount of time spent in CAD. I’m still hacking it out here in the world of ... , and those weekends make me realize how special and precious friendship ... vision was tough, but we were really proud of how everything turned out

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  . How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then ... just haven’t gotten the prompts quite right, I think it is more likely ... distinction.  There are, however, important qualitative considerations in how we

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Using Fireflies.ai to Write a Post About Fireflies.ai behind the scenes: it's pretty meta

  

  shared a guest post by Sam U. '16 about how MIT helped him launch his ... ones where I know the founders. It really exciting to know their story ... write a follow up in one or two days about how I used Fireflies to help

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Alternative Semester There are things to click in here.

  

  . You know how they say "Do one thing that scares you every day"? My ... 't really need it per say, but since I want to go into journalism, a writing class would make sense. It also helps that the professor is Ta

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Another year has begun Welcome to my world

  

  It’s amazing sometimes how much life at MIT can seem removed from the ... mountains of Colorado and even time to be bored, it is nice to get back to my ... summer holds, I am constantly amazed at how I function at MIT, but I love

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT on the road Admissions officers are visiting cities across the United States.

  

  discussed. How do you apply for financial aid? Should you apply for it? What ... MIT different from other universities? How might you know whether or not ... applicant "competitive," how we make decisions on which students to admit. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful for Thanksgiving Breaaaaaaaaakkkkkkk!!!!!!

  

  was perfectly willing to spend an hour of his time today explaining it all to me - so now, I understand it in a kind-of-not-really sort of way. How I wish I were like my friend in high school, who would fall asleep

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  discussed. How do you apply for financial aid? Should you apply for it? What ... MIT different from other universities? How might you know whether or not ... applicant "competitive," how we make decisions on which students to admit. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  cities. It's going to be exciting! It all starts this Wednesday with two ... culture. What makes MIT different from other universities? How might you ... deadlines, what makes an applicant "competitive," how we make decisions on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  'd spend 4 hours every Saturday at etiquette school trying to learn how to ask a girl for a dance to how to enjoy the whipped cream from my sundae without ending up with my food on my face. It's almost been a decade since

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We all campus for iCampus Innovation and Entrepreneurship: We all love iCampus! (~8 pictures)

  

  I'm not quite sure under what category to file this entry, since it ... , "Academics" it is. The MIT Outreach Initiative "seeks to disseminate ... , sustainable difference in how well and quickly students learn, how much they

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  go through it all again! You might be wondering, what would I take as ... Masochists" because of its rigorous, theory-based style) 3.091: Introduction ... because of its incredible teacher, Professor Don Sadoway) 21L.011: The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005