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• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

  better times. Online shopping is just so much easier here. Back at home ... reusable set of utensils everywhere. The concept of layers is foreign to me ... , but a bidet shower, which is like a hand-controlled shower head that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran out of social energy and other great ways to say no

  

  just gonna talk about things i've been up to lately. fall is already ... courtyard for rush, and this year is no different. in fact, i signed up to be ... safety plans and looking up materials online. well it turns out being a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 18, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  freshman spring in which today is the first day of spring

  

  although MIT is indubitably hard, much of the difficulty is self ... Is it already the seventh week of the semester? To be honest, I ... say is that I've never really been able to take a break yet this

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  Giving Laura an assist

  

  . So is anyone ever going to update the online IHTFP hack gallery? I get ... of pranks. Not all pranks are hacks. Not all hacking is pulling hacks, either - a lot of hacking is simply exploration, much as a lot of computer

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hodge-Podge Random things from a random guy.

  

  't enough, MIT is how you feel after reading hundreds of posts, seeing the mix ... this before, but my summer is very routine and kind of boring. I have ... way to our seats. The funny part about this is that I was very involved

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  Did you know that you can't double-major at MIT? Okay, I'm just ... that at MIT. If you complete the requirements for two majors at MIT, you ... between 15 and 20 percent of MIT students graduate with bachelors degrees in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Song Remains The Same But sometimes my blog entry is a little different.

  

  think this is pretty typical quality for MIT choral ensembles. Most of the ... extracurricular at MIT is really a bigger commitment than it was in high school ... their guards. This entry is a response to two excellent comments from

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  school adventures. MIT is not the goal. It never was. No one can see the ... . MIT is competitive, but it’s not a competition. There are no judges to ... productive high school years, congratulations! Your story is now part of MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  Anne Smith is coming to MIT to give a live stand-up show!!!!!" Below that, the ... ask me about eating at MIT, so this is a preview of the answer, more to ... , and hanging out with my friends—IAP is when MIT feels most relaxed

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  bottom of my locker. But this year was going to be different. This was MIT ... all the material from recitation or from the online video lectures on ... ) 8.01 lecture is mandatory, and B) 7.012 recitation was literally my

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that are awesome being published, D-lab, and MISTI. Also cookies. But there are no cookies in this entry.

  

  . This is sort of weird because...well, I don't have much interest in going into academia or research, so being published is just sort of generally ... poor people in Africa, it's not like being published is really in the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  fictional coping mechanisms learning to love unapologetically

  

  ever, but I think the thing that's holding me back is just how much I ... about stuff is good!! I love it when people ramble to me about their ... Place is an incredible show that captures the essence of what it means to

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 11, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  all MIT students. MIT is one of the few institutions in the world that ... from ten thousand feet up. Above all else, keep MIT special. No one is ... . Pass/No Record is not an excuse to slack off and not learn the basics

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do you have class? A view of my classes for the fall semester, with some photos from their first…

  

  is the standard introductory physics course offered to freshmen at MIT ... telephone. The class is new to MIT this year and has less than eighteen ... (with some photos, too.) 1.A24: You CAN Get There From Here! This is a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things That Happened! Since I've been gone~

  

  time. The best way I can describe it is like speed-walking when you ... like you’re going terribly slow because you’re late... Junior year is ... , which is really cool. It’s exciting (though perhaps a bit more stressful

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Congratulations! You have been named… Time Magazine's Person of the Year!

  

  reasons. One is pretty simple- I go to MIT, and this is who I am. I can ... truth, and my second reason, is that this is what MIT is, at its core ... biggest was the general explosion of user-created on-line content. You

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 18, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  Quarantine and Social Life trying to maintain some connection

  

  schedule different video calls or online activities. This blog is a ... , and the world. Being on the same zoom call with many MIT students is as ... introverted, and my social bandwidth is limited, even more so when it comes to

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 26, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Anxiety Level: High A play-by-play of emotional diffusion

  

  Phase I: Recognition I sit down on my bed. My heart is racing. I am ... : Housing is actually going okay! You have a group you love, you have a few really solid leads and active discussions, and everyone is being so helpful

  • by Powers '23
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2nd Half of IAP a quick and slightly belated list

  

  stuff! In no particular order, here is a list: 1) We went on an errand ... M. '20!! As expected from a company that is essentially the second ... literally over IAP, which is so incredibly impressive. 5) A friend who

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 13, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m laughing out loud cheek. muscles. cramping.

  

  It's pre-finals week. Today is the last day of classes. Projects are ... professor last night, and frankly everyone is just counting down the minutes until the day is over. For me, laughter is the best therapy (fortunately

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 11, 2013