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  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  ) are sadly shriveling.   My english teacher would be proud of that ... about how happy my former english teacher would be! And how fortunate, because I'm sure the rest of my blogs will have enough run-ons and comma

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Blogger’s Cut, Year One Some other first year memories captured in photos

  

  ;marquee> tags, but I'm afraid that if I did, my boss would laugh me out of the ... check out by noon on May 21st. Conveniently, this was the day after my final exam in psychology. Even more conveniently, my room had a lot to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 25, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 1 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Audition for everything.

  

  smaller role in my life. I was very wrong. When I came to MIT last August, I ... my nervousness about singing solo. To that end, I went to the ... hearing other a capella groups perform, my desperation to join the

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  , and if all my friends jumped off the Harvard bridge... well, actually, come to think of it, I can swim across the Charles... My point is: peer ... abstract. Let me get to the point. My hair is purple. Let's be frank

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  : school got harder. We're in rough terrain - first wave of exams, or in my ... -nighter. Since I knew it was going to happen, I brought along my camera to document ... ...oops. And it was raining...and the boards were almost my size...and I took the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Lea-der! Lea-der! Bat-man! ...I mean, Lea-der!

  

  Ann Curry is my idol. This NBC reporter is somehow able to balance an ... my department had recommended I join the GEL program, and that was all ... point of this isn't to suggest that men are poorer leaders than women. My

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 13, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Inside/Outside words/pictures; I really don't know what to put here... haha

  

  my bed upgraded from twin size to full size (!!); makes me scared about ... challenge for myself on my birthday. (It actually extends beyond summer, into ... . Like I wrote in my bio, even though I'm probably going to be "Jenny" for

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 5, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Sleep is Overrated (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ann '14!

  

  that had been available for my browsing pleasure since December, I didn ... . Really that could sum up my experience – in fact, all of that food was ... me and my new friends caffeinated. It seemed like West Campus smelled

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  you aren't sure what to do yet with your CPW, here are some tips from my experience last year / my observations of other peoples' experiences. In no ... especially often feel too pressured to spend time with their hosts; "sorry, my

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Potpourri Blog Post food... etc.

  

  . MONDAY 7:10 PM If food were traditional art, this would be my ... . Despite my honest efforts, this is still a very pathetic attempt at making a ... ; Bane of my existence, and I know I’m not alone. For 8.01 – the intro

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 21, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  LET’S PLAY Dodgeball!

  

  My high school didn’t have the broadest range of athletic options, so ... . One of my suitemates is on the Varsity Field Hockey team and attends to ... beginners. My impression is, there are plenty of chances to play if you

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Events

  I’m on a boat! It was only a matter of time

  

  than last year. So good that I fiercely defended my plate against food ... awkward white kid who doesn't dance. Too bad my floor disagrees and decided ... Internet) Next came my moment to shine. The DJ yelled "Hey, what song next

  • by Snively '11
  • May 3, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  exaggerate only because I don't know any other way to live. Ask my friends ... elaborated anecdote about my 10th grade PreCalc class. The class was taught by ... it was a portmanteau of my first and last names and could therefore

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Syzygy, basically. uh, what?

  

  I had traveled to Maryland (where my mom now lives due to work) to ... other words, all my relatives that are currently in this country). And ... travel. Wednesday was 13 hours including traffic by bus, just me and my

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 9, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT is hard Yes, yes I am.

  

  . Last year I thought it was hilarious because each of my classes had a ... , wait, reviewing my notes, there was also something called a "Similarity transformation," an "Error Function," and an "Error Function Complement." My

  • by Snively '11
  • October 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh the People You See *does a barrel ro-- I mean a double take*

  

  Today was moving day. My role in life on May 25th, was to move all of my crap (believe me, a lot of it is crap) up a floor (onto Conner 3 ... bedding (should I just sleep in my old room tonight or move all the bedding

  • by Snively '11
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Boston Marathon ‘08 I'm back!

  

  while, and I would look down at their page over my absurdly high nose and ... would post every day, about classes and my terrible eating habits and the way the trees look from my dorm room and exactly how long it takes me to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 14, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  English up with which I will not put!"), but I'm currently listening to my ... now made it's way into my blog, like several other songs I can think of ... I wouldn't have it any other way. Really, my only complaint is that I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  So even though my own CPW was now FIVE years ago, old age has not settled in enough that I don't remember what my own experience was like :-P For the record, during my CPW, it rained for a little and despite that

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Funnies An Appetizer

  

  morning when I first wake up, I reached blindly for my iPod so I could check my e-mail. There was the typical stuff, comments from blogs, e ... -mailing myself. The e-mail looked perfectly legit, it was sent from my MIT account

  • by Snively '11
  • February 19, 2008