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• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  is, the best school for me. For many of my friends and classmates ... 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

  • 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

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  part of Pugwash, but I went to support my friend Sam. Since they don ... ?" etc etc) I've gotten more exposure to politics than I ever had in my ... like everyone under 40 is crazy about it. I'm not going to get into my

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A day without rain + pictures of yosemite

  

  of bed at 4am, kicked my roommate's snoring friend, and stood on the ... movement. My eyes searched. Pavement. Glimmers. Dark objects against which ... near a cafe in downtown Mountain View, I popped open my laptop leaned my

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s like a bag of sand! I go on a quest to legally obtain music and movies.

  

  got a Christmas present from my close friend Adrian. In true Adrian ... I was going to save this post for whenever my summer job had given me ... that this happened quite a while ago. My days have been filled with RA

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Thursday liveblog Updated whenever I get a chance.

  

  My approximate CPW schedule 6:36am: Alarm clock goes off. SNOOZE. 6 ... . 8:25am: CPW Registration opens; I take my post at the Help Desk. 8 ... . Now, my shift is over. Nearly half of the students have arrived. I have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  , all of my friends and relatives would constantly ask, "Where are you ... decision season. Looking back, I realize that my parents were my rock. They ... visit my college choices, asking good questions while staying neutral. My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Flavor of Love As a wise woman once said, "Free is my favorite flavor."

  

  DID YOU KNOW? If I had been born a girl, my father would have wanted to name my Marya (MAR-ee-uh). Marya Maurer. As it was, Sam's Mom wanted ... tantalize you with tales of my free food, but also tell you about the fine

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  We Started the Fire It wasn't always burning since the world's been turning.

  

  school (which is a phrase that makes me sound like I'm 64 and recounting my ... scheduled around that test. About half of my classes also had finals before ... matter. And while my sense of humor has certainly gained from being one of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  with my family, even when they're hundreds of miles away. 2. Bicycle ... friends and neighbors if they're looking to sell. 3. Floor lamp and desk ... I won in a competition. I don't take it out of my room that often, but

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  I graduate. This is my promise. So similar to the list of parameters I have when it comes to my ideal mate, I had a pretty hefty list of ... important. 1. Scholastic This was the most important option in my case. I

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Baker House A tour of Baker House.

  

  freshman year, I moved into my fraternity, ZBT (entry about ZBT tomorrow ... good friends of mine got it all started again and threw one off the ... atmosphere, and my favorite....our rockstar picture! Bryan: i think i heard

  • by Bryan
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This is a song about being happy. Not a song about a whale. Sorry. But there's haute couture.

  

  premiere of Beauty and the Geek 2, which Matt's friend Ankur '03 is on. I don ... he saw my blog entry last August, regardless of what his bio says. Ha ... features my favorite Diana creation--this mutilated prom dress for the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes a whale is just a whale Humanities classes make me roll my eyes sometimes.

  

  bitten by an infected mosquito, okay. No sorcery necessary. My friend Jen ... Well, I've reached my first "last" of the year... I just put the finishing touches on my last HASS (read: Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  's no better way to do that than to look at my webmail inbox--to see what major issues are really pressing down on me and requiring my immediate attention. Yes, there was a point in my life where 75% of the e

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  dtyd weekend all party, no planning (for once)

  

  this weekend was a hectic one for my living group. [annotation note="dance til you drop, an annual party hosted by my floor, Burton 3rd ... 's, a popular rooftop bar in Harvard Square, to catch up with some friends

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Giant Cows Eat Venus; Earth Next Breaking apart and growing, fireworks, and a story

  

  versions.) Ominous weather is my favorite kind of weather.  =) My UROP is ... be going very well, but I might change my mind by the end of the day. Since it’s far behind me, I’m now going to share a big secret about my

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 25, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  One of my best friends from high school, Pablo, and I share the exact ... characters on this famed seedy strip. In my senior year of high school, I ... hotel blocks away from Sixth. I had dinner with a group of friends and

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Activities, humanities, question-ities Will you have time to be in an extracurricular at MIT? Yes, you will.

  

  heartily recommend a debit card over a credit card. Many of my friends from ... Activities Today I am inspired by Christina (my favorite off ... friend. :-D] I know it must be kind of confusing to reconcile the fact that

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Numbers are names too What, you don't speak entirely in numbers at your school?

  

  In my last entry, Jonathan Foley asked an interesting set of ... ! ...if you're a girl) and to lead a tour of my UROP lab. But the one thing ... telling people my major in words instead of numbers, and I always say the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 17, 2006