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  Pre-Sophomore Year in anticipation of the sophomore slump

  

  ; 17.307 Excited for a class is a... strong term... but I choose to have ... in hopes of catching up to my current life. For example, I have a good ... . This was nice to meet new people but also definitely exhausting for me

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 1, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  The Tech profiled Lydia about resilience @ MIT "I’m building my vocabulary and I’m building my mind and I’m building myself as a…

  

  diagnosed with cancer before I came to MIT. I did not think for a moment that ... where he was in the hospital to spend time with him for a week. It was actually pretty astounding. He’d lost the ability to speak and, for that week

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 17, 2016
• Blog / MISTI

  Wiimote Fun in Spain What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults…

  

  MISTI gave me a list of websites to search for people looking for ... solutions to problems that might arise and prepare ourselves for the awkward ... find a job for me that would keep me a little closer to the physical

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Solar Car Pulled Over The MIT Solar Car Team got in a little trouble.

  

  place in the 2003 World Solar Challenge in Australia - for a spin on Mount Auburn Street when a state trooper pulled them over for not displaying a ... . For the record, it also looks a little like a stealth bomber.   My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week, Minus Finals all the non-academic shenanigans

  

  dumplings.I finished grading some problem sets for 6.0002 (Introduction to ... (!) on North Court for the first time since fall.I went to a [annotation ... to take home for a week before I return to campus in June. [Friday 5

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 20, 2019
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  interested in helping us distribute them but needed to call around for us ... elections. From Dale's cousin's house, we returned to the hotel for our last ... weeks. We spoke to them for over an hour about their stories from working

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  -overdue things. I found an entry that Mikey wrote for me that I had intended to ... . For example, almost all the people I've talked to have been to the IMO ... 't even close to being considered for that test). And I felt exactly like

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Things I Miss About MIT that i didn't think i would

  

  annoying for a few reasons; namely, having to wake up around 9 am, and having ... difficult to remember, but i'm the type of person who can't not prepare for ... was to perform an entire show for my friends and family. i don't regret

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Robo-CJ writes a college app do neural nets dream of electric essays?

  

  just want to get my life together. I don't know what I'm looking for ... I thought it would be a good fit for me. I applied to [redacted]. I ... to MIT because I thought it would be a good fit for me. I applied again

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 28, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  totally lost in that class for weeks. The current plan is to work on it with ... Dabney House and doomscroll on LinkedIn while waiting for dinner to start ... :00 —  I have a shift guarding the school cannon for an hour, to make sure it

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Purgatory My 2023 IAP

  

  you to parse through the poorly-developed Wikipedia pages I linked for ... year, I worked for other people's spreads, but this year I am blessed to ... 't agree with either of those sentiments. I like to think IAP is a sort of

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iap: this year vs. last

  

  , go back to my dorm for a couple of hours, and then spend my night ... ; work last IAP, I tried to UROP but applied for a random one that I didn ... choreographing 4-5 hours a day for the entire month in preparation for Mocha Show

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 10, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  for school to contact them via Facebook. Others suggest that students prefer email for these sorts of inquiries, and would like for Spam U. to ... students we might like to speak with. The best way for MIT to achieve the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Banditos Misteriosos Everybody enjoys a ghoul dance party!

  

  blast, press play and watch for the signals to start dancing. 3. Ghosts ... terrible puns…) 5. Finally, A big shout-out to DJ JR, for all his help in ... , ready to watch some ghosts. We chilled in the destination location for a

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Legacy of a Media Storyteller [by Leila Kinney, Comparative Media Studies] Recently, Leila Kinney attended a Symposium at the Media…

  

  really simple tools and systems for people to personalize video, build ... [by Leila Kinney, Administrator for Academic Programs, Comparative ... gathered to recognize and remember Glorianna Davenport's 30-years of research

  • by ARTalk
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The most important blog entry ever This is probably the most valuable entry ever written... not kidding. Bookmark it. Class of…

  

  thing I can do for you is to connect you with things that will give you a richer college experience. You'll figure out for yourself how you want to ... -supported software (download stuff for free, post pictures to your webspace, etc

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 6, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  random thoughts about choices why mit? why not mit?

  

  your reasons for choosing mit are your reasons, it might be better not to ... say mit is only as hard as you want it to be. that is a lie, but so is ... less about mit than it does about me. for the same reason, there's only

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 29, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  strong and I had to unzip my fall coat. The trees have finally changed for ... I got up a little early this morning thanks to the time change and decided to walk to Trader Joe's to do my grocery shopping. There's two

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  HT@MIT: Cantab Lounge Poetry Slam An Amazing Show For A 10 Minute Walk And $3

  

  wrapping up the night with a Poetry Slam where poets compete for a few bucks ... the National Poetry Slam! While it's generally difficult to get off campus during the week due to the general hustle and bussle of psets, I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 4, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Publishing abroad A taste of an MIT-Russia student's blog

  

  , I’m not responsible for any errors.) I was assigned to start ... : Agency for Journalistic Investigation (AJUR) and RIA Novosti. This post was ... ;congratulations on your debut!” There appears to be some sort of argument of

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 17, 2012