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• Blog / Admissions

  Bye Bye Weekends, See You In April I have a love-hate relationship with reading season.

  

  day. So when I'm reading, I'm feeling guilty about the other parts of my ... 'm giving attention to those things, I'm constantly worried about my read rate. It's a vicious cycle. Even when I'm hanging out with my kids, I

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  . A Red Sox game will be one of the highlights of my MIT 5 Year Reunion ... events from my forthcoming reunion include a Class of 2000 Boston Harbor Cruise, a reunion dinner at Baker House (my old dorm), a "Young Alumni

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Beard, The Name, The Response, and EC Why does it say E.Jones on my door when I am B.Jones, and why is…

  

  'm getting kindof hairy, much to the chagrin of my wife. There's a story behind ... 've gone by "Ben" my whole life, that actually comes from my middle name - my ... would have been my home. It's like one big family over there - people who

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Chris inspired me to do dumb things I went to Disney World. It was fun, I guess.

  

  and pull it off. I started doing my research. I looked up the Goofy ... medals if I do this one!" I registered in April and began my training. I ... increased my distances until I was ready to run my first half marathon.  In

  • by Snively '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  browser archaeology (fatima's version)

  

  tabs open on my phone to see if such a post would be worth doing. it was ... pretty bad..."]any tabs[/annotation] in the last 3 years, since I got my ... Vuong because what I did with my one short beautiful life—was lose it on a

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • May 3, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  climbing and becoming a perspective on moving to the US for MIT and the slow journey towards adulthood

  

  wall. There's a foothold on my right that I could use to place my body laterally and lift my hand to another hold on the right. I feel my body ... ok with my decision took me many months and was hard (reach out if you

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • September 16, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Video games I’ve played this semester trimps, mother 3, hades, and vampire survivors

  

  Here's my previous video game posts: Incremental games Celeste ... in my Steam library that I'm working through. The trouble is that I ... rate than adding them to my to-play list. Oops! Trimps Trimps is an

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  .00.']like:[/annotation] Last year, my education was [on zoom, hybrid/disrupted], and my 11th grade teachers barely got to know me. I feel like my ... have known me for a few weeks]. Who should I ask to write letters on my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  a love letter to rice cookers and a recipe

  

  [/caption] This rice cooker holds a special place in my heart compared to our other kitchen appliances. It originally belonged to my aunt, but she sent it to my ... my guesses for the reason.  A mother’s cooking is and will always be

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 16, 2020
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 1) wits, skill, and the teeniest amount of luck

  

  ,[/annotation] winning a modest but appreciated $15! In my opinion, winning required more ... visualized the data from Game 1: Hide and Seek. My code can be found here. Game ... miss MIT[/caption] My Performance I chose to hide at MIT Medical and

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  a semester i’m excited for to the tune of "a girl worth fighting for"

  

  At long last, I've finally reached a semester where at least half my ... biggest reasons that I declared my double major in CMS so early (I am ... internship in project management, so this class and my tenure as CPW Chair of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  , which, despite the excitement and adventures, has wrought havoc on my ... any work, but then life happened and school exploded and my to-do list ... ’s recap the last 106 days (!!!) since my last post. During IAP, the MIT

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen AKA, the "Magic Pen"

  

  for so many votes, but in the end it all worked out (I hope!). My prize ... ! $100! One of my charms is that I have absolutely no responsibility when ... it said it could, then it may be the answer to my problems. I wasn

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Person Who Inspired Me to Start this Blog The girls of Sri Lanka have in Alia an incredible beacon of hope and defender…

  

  My cousin was involved in the Free Tibet campaign when he attended ... , even anger. During my year off, I read a lot about activists of the 1960s ... walk down the street without seeing someone my age wearing a Che Guevara

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • December 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  “crusty’ seniors, my classmates and I are at a point where we have to make a ... decisions will make a profound impact on the rest of our lives. My classmates ... of trepidation that I say that the next 9-10 years of my life are

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing Workshop I just wrote an entire post and my browser crashed. dfsdfksdfojfoajwefoiajdwf.

  

  pre-blog entry paragraph dripping with bitter disdain. So, my apologies ... EST To: [email protected] I FIXED MY HARD-DRIVE!!!11one -Patrick ... just "I'm Irish because my grand^50 great aunt stopped over there once

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? The answer is "to a fast food restaurant to blog; to four countries in one…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? One of the sister cities of Hiroshima, Japan is my ... supporting my conclusion, and she told me that Joyce Carol Oates called that ... , Anthony. But back to my other story. The dreadlocked Kendall '07 lives in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Give the girl what she wants Ruth '07 wants pictures, she can have them.

  

  , my last few days at MIT were a blur- I had 3 exams and lots of stuff to ... the credit, will I feel out of my league if I do, etc. All this is ... .01 is going to make my life difficult when I start taking classes in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s bigger than you, and you are not me. Consider this entry the hint of the century.

  

  still haven't started my third pset that's due tomorrow." Faux-sympathetic acknowledgment: "Yeah... I just finished my fourth pset of the week and have to ... project I've got due at the end of the week. My group hasn't even met yet

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  evaluated in context. "In my country (Kenya) students who sat for the ... send it to you?" Absolutely! "Are admission interviews available in my ... in your MyMIT account) then it is likely that we don't have an

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005