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• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  on school nights, or having a constant stream of group chat messages ... hours to compose. I couldn’t join the group chats, I could barely talk on ... Dear prefrosh, Today, Friday, April 17th, is the first day of

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  West Coast Trip Report some work, some play, lots of nerd stuff

  

  've helped make that will live on after me, this may be my favorite, and it ... . [ASK] me about traveling for 2.5 weeks in two carry-on bags. May 13 ... Sabrina were working on when I got there.   Then, they told me they

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 30, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Alum Adam Riess ‘92 Wins Nobel Prize Riess was a Course 8 Phi Delt with a minor in History.

  

  lived in the Phi Delt house on Bay State Road in Boston, near Kenmore ... , said he got a phone call around 5:30 a.m. Several Swedish men were on the ... retailer. His "jaw dropped" when he heard the news, he said. Adam Riess

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that

  

  AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! This is the result when you look me up on the ... airports and train stations. Yesterday, I was at LaGuardia waiting for a ... folders (I'm kind of a laptop organization freak): "Grad School Apps," "La

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  the privilege to interact with the new cool kids on the block. Can ... on all the rest and socialization. In record-setting news, I slept for ... transitional time when you live on your own and make personal choices but don

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  making meaning exit right in 0.1 miles

  

  fixated on the past," I tell my therapist today. "I keep trying to process ... job on IQ-TREE has been running for more than an hour. For my UROP, I'm exploring the role of a bacterial communication system called quorum sensing

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 30, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Boston’s 3rd of July It's almost a holiday, but not quite.

  

  week and then get off early on Friday. That changed a bit this week ... today off they moved our half day to Thursday. This means I got back to ... , unfortunately, did not take my camera, so you'll have to rely solely on my

  • by Snively '11
  • July 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  1 Week of Meals for $8: How-To’s and Tricks Tackling Food Insecurity

  

  on top of all of that, financial challenges can make this exponentially harder. This semester the four of us were on CASE’s (Class Awareness ... Facilitated crash space to help parents attend graduation Provided winter

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • May 2, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  California Love a week in the life of an admissions officer on the road

  

  ECs on hand to help entertain the early arrivals before the balance of ... I was in LA, but when I started calling around on Friday and Saturday ... what it's like to be an admissions officer on the road. Tuesday

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  of the busiest places on MIT campus. I'm LaTeXing the Quantum II ... This is Anna Ho, reporting live from her transition to being 21 years ... class. Mike Conti (the instructor, and author of this) gave us a talk on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions

  

  five questions: On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest and 1 ... have a little fun and explore some other courses. Also, i am worried ... 's opinions on the types of people at MIT - I know there are a lot of different

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2005
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  New Major in Climate System Science and Engineering

  

  something like this, which you can go read over on the News site. Given the ... Exactly one year ago today, Jebby blogged about declaring Course 6 ... students to become leaders, helping to accelerate high-impact, science

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Party of One A fun day trip idea when you're getting tired of homework.

  

  for you, a la sub sandwich shop) on my way to the T. Descending the ... more lively than I remember from most Amtrak cafe cars. On the way to ... One of the great things about living in Boston is the close promixity

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Episode 4: A New Hope Addressing the concerns of undecided students.

  

  help too. MIT dining works on a declining balance (or debit) system ... the students who are still undecided: How can we help you make your ... going to get to every question today. Amy wrote, "I saw people carrying

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  shepherd’s pie and an apple with peanut butter for lunch. Then I work on my ... I’m anxious to finish it on time so I can get started on my work for next week. 2:45 p.m. It’s hard to tell whether I’m making progress on

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What it’s like to work at NASA and a few other things

  

  near Camp 4, one of them spotted the MIT Outing Club patch on my backpack ... chat/climb in the Northeast this fall. ^This is networking! Or take the numerous occasions that someone has recognized the brass rat on my

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  decisions, decisions why are there so many of them

  

  three blankets on the floor. A few weeks ago, I had to choose whether to ... Amazon mattress delivered on 9/3, and I'd just sleep on an air mattress ... Boston on 9/1, I didn't anything to sleep on. A combination of friends

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 9, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s Build a Snowman [CRITICAL UPDATE!] We can make him our best friend

  

  11's idea, but Sauza '11, Wes '10, and I latched on to help. Step 1 ... UPDATE: After a tip from Pro-snowman league warning us of a possible attack on our epic snowman by the anti-snowman league, we started receiving

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cats!! I love where I live!!

  

  floor in the world is my home. I live on the third floor of the east ... the coolest things about Tetazoo is the presence of cats. Here on ... decided that he wanted to mosey on into the room of Duncan '13.  The top

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  and best wishes! :) On November 7, I received an email. To be honest, I ... and simple: "Should I be expecting an entry today? ;)" [name omitted by ... planning to draft an entry on November 7, but I had to call it off because I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007