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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  Though I’ve thought of myself as a writer for most of my life, I ... . This was my state entering playwrights’ workshop, with the basic aim of ... with my results. Curiously, I found myself returning to certain

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doodles: Career Fair Edition A non-tech major takes on the career fair with the help of mechanical pencil illustrations

  

  , 6, or 18. This is how I imagine the career fair going for my friends ... storytelling - and that my major combination is pretty rare. Explaining how my ... putting "CMS & 6" on my handwritten nametag. This gave a lot of people

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Time I Underpacked a trip to Istanbul, courtesy of MIT

  

  opportunities MIT churns out every year to send my friends everywhere from DC ... replacing a block of my calendar with a trip to Istanbul, and didn't feel 100 ... travel across the world—my head nearly exploded trying to process that idea

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 25, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  Hi blogosphere! I've wracked my brain wondering how to introduce ... . In my bio, I mentioned that MIT wasn't on my radar when I was applying ... 's my list: 1. Humanities matter. I'm expounding on this point from my

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Winter is coming. actually, it's already here.

  

  was as good a time as any to cast off my noobishness.  I'm taking Intro ... coming to MIT, I had never cooked before in my life.  Nada.  Zip.  (okay ... decided immediately to live in a non-meal-plan dorm and cook all my meals

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A question for you… No seriously I have a question

  

  : Biology (including research techniques) Chemistry <- my least favorite ... to quantum I'll have to rope in my Course 8 suitemate) "Engineery

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  Unfortunately, having my "hell weeks" for the last two weeks has ... of time in my room working on psets and studying for all my classes :P But I figured that all of you would still enjoy reading about my classes

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  Kendall/MIT stop on a daily basis, and I no longer spend my days with the ... amazing people. My role, which I was privileged to have, was simply to help identify and select them. As I reflect about my experience at MIT, I am

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break Good times all around.

  

  This past week was, hands down, the best spring break of my college ... , but then my flight got canceled, leaving me frustrated and with an intense craving for home/family/my mom's food - none of which I'd had in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A New England Spring and what that means for incoming prefrosh (from outside of NE)

  

  In a conversation I was having with my good buddy, Quinton, today ... top with my tootsies freezing. Let me explain with some visuals: Bea ... time progressed and I became more aware of my surroundings (and somewhat

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • March 28, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Dinner With Goobers Yeah food! Yeah people!

  

  Growing up, the thing that my parents were the most strict about wasn't my grades, my afterschool activities, or other ways of bringing honor ... 't even allowed to read, which is lame because my little brother is allowed

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing documents! FAQ: What happens if part of my application isn't showing up yet?

  

  comments, emails, phone calls, owl post -- this week has been, where's my stuff? (Or, "OMG I sent my stuff before the deadline and it's not showing on MyMIT yet AM I DOOMED?") Let me respond to this series of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy New Year! how i celebrated the coming apocalypse

  

  morning of the 17th, when it went live, I was on a plane to Denver with my ... to New Hampshire to spend the holidays with my family. As I've posted ... !   This year, my uncle, who hosts our annual New Years Eve party, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Renewable Energy in Spain

  

  Vivian Dien Class of 2013 Materials Science and Engineering w/ a minor in Energy Studies MIT-Spain Program 2011 My project was aimed ... differences in language and culture. My MISTI internship showed me that

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rainboots, Math, and M&M’s Because I have a bunch of little stories to tell, not one big one.

  

  , notice: First and foremost, my super-fabulous high-heeled rainboots. I ... . My new "i choose 18" tshirt from the math department (which is Course ... biased...)  The orange button on my shirt is says 14, my class year. Each

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not About the Name First impressions

  

  college thing! With two bags in hand (well, ok, one was a backpack), and my ... commented, “Oh, MIT. My siblings went there,” and proceeded to talk to us ... how sometimes people don’t have any clue about where MIT is. My simple

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  craziness of the semester is already over, that I have completed my finals and turned in all my papers. I wrote this entry from the airplane on the way ... had a realization the other day that Cambridge is my home. I will always

  • by Becca H. '12
  • December 20, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  GEL-ing Gordon Engineering Leadership program, that is

  

  robot, never coded on my TI-89, never watched Star Wars. I did not get a 223,462,346,400 on my SAT. I did not take all 27 levels of the AP ... while attending a community service event at my high school, I broke into

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 14, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Before MIT goes APE, I learn how to eat dumplings FAST. ...or at least learn how to morph into a dumpling eating machine.

  

  I should be studying for my 1.00 and 3.091 exams right now...but I'm not. It has been a while since I uploaded a video, I have a lot of ... show... * Please excuse my lack of acting skills :P Credits to Travis

  • by Celena C. '12
  • March 4, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  places I visited during my CPW, and I encourage you all to visit it as well ... to get involved with the radio station and have my very own show—and that's precisely what I did! My show is called "Peaceful Purgatory" and

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010