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• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  Corridor was abuzz with activity, people excited for the new year of classes. For the Class of 2011, these are their very first MIT classes. I only ... Steven Pinker. For me, physics was certainly the hardest; not only did my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work I Ruth and I paint our rooms. First in a seven-part miniseries directed by Ken Burns.

  

  trying to study for the 5.43: Advanced Organic Chemistry final. Just come ... with two coats of Parisian. Ruth is opting for a subdued combination of ... xanga. EDIT 08/09/05: Ruth and I painted for five hours tonight. My room

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Was Great in the 1800s (and it's still awesome today)

  

  students did for fun, also in the late 1800s. For some of you, this post ... women were respected for the work that they did: And the 1896 yearbook ... is to talk about what the students did for fun. And to start, I'd like

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  stepping back on keeping your priorities straight

  

  saltines for a meal, hoping to recreate Chicken in a Biskit to slowly ... for "when I have more time" -- sleep, for one, but mostly art. Two ... could be sleeping. I should probably go scavenge for real food. Lately it

  • by Connie H. '15
  • November 30, 2012
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [live blog] BLUEPRINT 2025 by the Blueprint Team // come see what we're baking!

  

  out the final logistics for our event today. It's March 1st, which ... laughs from sanjith and timmy's bird demo for the blueprint meme ... taught the game dev workshop! (detailed as more below by evan~~) it was so

  • by Janet G. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  to help us bring in money from sponsors, and win the most prestigious ... essays for our awards applications, was on the drive team at the regionals ... semifinals for the first time in our team's history. And I realize, only now

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  a season of secondhand joy on mudita and vicarious delight

  

  production of firebringer, and the video game orchestra had their fall concert ... swipes per semester. for many people, this number is too large. and so this ... . food, in general, is a nice way to express care for someone else. there

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 12, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  setting up a house will it take an entire semester? stay tuned

  

  for me. Having a desk is a game-changer, though—there's so much space to ... . We had some people come in the day after, so we rented a UHaul for the ... disarray for two weeks, but we decided to move its furniture around once we

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 5, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  GET A BIKE very important psa

  

  get to MTC in under five. WILD. this is so revolutionary for me ... 't want to walk to places like [annotation note="i would die for a grilled ... one off Amazon for <$20"]accessible,[/annotation] and easy to use

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester’s shenanigans what i've been up to!

  

  the time is nigh for a “what is ankita doing this semester?!?!” post ... on it.   ...i'm having a great time though!   (for now ... s u m i n g[/annotation] my days for the past couple weeks  

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

  it's worth saying that for me at least, where you choose to live can be hugely important for your health and happiness, as well as your academic ... choice for where they want to live. The key to the whole party though, is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Write an Original Song (ex?)-emo kid gone rogue

  

  yourself playing it and for some reason you put that in the post too, even ... ’re doing, but you never really do. But then you play a little something that ... mushy-gushy song? That’s not super abnormal for you. You use love, romance

  • by Powers '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  browser archaeology a non-comprehensive analysis of the 95 tabs I have open on my phone

  

  of these tabs have been open for nearly a year, with no hope of ever ... plays in Seattle, which made it interesting to come back to "The Second ... /Harris Program for Private Study" - MIT provides a program for instrumentalists and

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 27, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a few new things is it too late to talk about the spring semester?

  

  no real way, however, for me to talk you through exactly how difficult ... personal life, and I can't really do that for a whole host of reasons. So, I ... field, which I would use to combine 18 and 21W. This was the plan for two

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  friends, and other things memories that come rushing back to me

  

  - the late nights, ordering Dominos, using the coupons for 2 Medium Pan Pizzas For 8.99 Each, the occassional late night conversation, sharing the ... 'm reading for my urop - some are for fun, like the first seven volumes of saga

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 25, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  July and Unified O.O and lots of pictures

  

  to October...) and building gliders for it. Running away from getting ... . During July, I worked for the Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (the ... Program with Kristen Peña '12 (my amazing co-instructor) for a new

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  everyone's... but mine. In mathspeak, for all MIT students not equal to Kate ... people who were on campus for Family Weekend last weekend. And not only ... here for what is now over nine weeks, the longest I've ever been away

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  Assistant Director for Minority Recruitment at MIT…..which is in Kendall ... playing Whiffle ball with my little bro When I finished 12th grade and ... at my desk as the Assistant Director for Minority Recruitment (I told

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  your applications, I know how much energy and care you put into them. For ... staff, I want to say thank you for your interest in MIT, and for sharing ... your applications brought back some memories for me. When I was in high

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  chess-playing robot and a steam-powered computer. As I looked for a ... applications, I grabbed a Zipcar Prius and set a course for New Hampshire. After ... Mina '03 (who is now working for Kamen's company, DEKA), and JKim

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008