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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting en route to North Carolina Sectionals vs. Midterms

  

  I left for the 2017 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships in Indian Trail, North Carolina, the qualifier for the US Championships in ... throwback to last year's Eastern Sectionals, as I was vying for a spot on the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  . Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of wind chill that eats Jack London novels for breakfast. 10:00 AM: Toast ... writing my undergraduate research (UROP) proposal*. It's like yoga for the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  As I type this it is 3:28 AM. I have to be awake for work at 4:45 AM. At 4:45 AM I will have been awake for 24 hours. This means that I could ... time for BATMAN! I was supposed to get there at 10 but was about five

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  also play a tremendous role in creating, encouraging, and preserving the ... research MIT is so well known for is still advancing at full throttle, across ... level there was never any need for me to see Professor Langer anyway

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Attack! My war diary.

  

  is that it's really too cold to go outside and play for any significant ... hopefully you're up for it. As you may or may not already know, it's kind of ... ! For hundreds of wide-eyed freshmen who have never seen significant

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My Long-Overdue CPW Recap Better late than never!

  

  time playing for you guys; I think Tim crowd-surfing was a personal CPW ... moment for me, because this time last year Anthony was simply one of my ... Jojo and Diane, who rocked the reg desk next to us for many hours. After

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy November 1st! Halloween was yesterday. My costume was/is an embarassment. You should read about it!

  

  Lots of people thanked me for my application advice, for which you ... graduate students? Have you or any of your friends started researching for ... didn't go to any of them, for one thing. Sorry to disappoint, but I guess

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come in, we’re open

  

  moving is very difficult for me due to a) impatience, b) anal ... magic wand and have all my stuff moved for me, I would.) My boyfriend ... in A-Entry for the summer -- actually, strictly speaking, I had been

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Today A Trader Joe's monologue

  

  play. When I walk past that house, I feel an overwhelming yearning for domesticity. For matrimony. For a car that is safe and reliable. For a sidewalk ... they run. Other times, they are playing music aloud. Those are my

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  leaving home, coming home I jump from the train, I ride off alone // help me hold onto you

  

  Shuli Approved TM Playlist for this blog post: Taylor Swift's Lover album, but you just alternate between playing "Lover" and "The Archer" over and over. If necessary to lighten the mood, finish with one play of

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 25, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eleven "And the award for 'least creative entry title ever' goes to..."

  

  , mostly for posterity (both of them). Bike and Build also raises money for ... ? Jess Kim is one of those people for me. I was debating earlier on what ... . I went home a few weeks ago for a weekend, since I won't be going home

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  go alone or you may never go at all

  

  for the ride, whether it be to try a new cafe or jam at a concert. Those ... one is fully your own. You can better take responsibility for your ... for longer, sniff the savory wafts of some restaurant entrees a bit

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • January 6, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Climb Every Mountain: a Guest Blog Post by Davie R. ‘12 Davie R.: MOTH HUNTER.

  

  happily forgot about insects for four years in a wealth of friends, classes ... for “moths brazil” and this was the first hit. Look, here was an ... internships. I wasn’t looking for a standard internship, but I had nothing to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Freshman Summer plans and progress

  

  while I’m excited for the sunny weather and the shorts ... frenzy looking for something constructive to do. Believe it or not, I started planning for this year’s summer break last year August, a

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • February 10, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  Is it ok to go over the essay word count?

  We require applicants to follow the word limits provided on the application. Your information will not be saved if the responses are too long. You may have to "play" with your thoughts and sentences a bit to meet
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PE classes are…great!? catch me at the 2028 summer olympics

  

  for every major. Most of this was out of curiosity and [annotation note ... possible class schedules for colleges I didn't even apply to. Something about ... credits for your major, [annotation note="General Institute Requirements

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Introducing the New 2017 Bloggers Let's get ready to ruuummmmble!

  

  . They really, really love musicals. Taylor V. ‘19 plays basketball for ... Pong Champion. He is a sucker for Maseeh’s cookies, drones, and creeping ... language so I could play FF7 in Japanese (aka ultimate weeb goals?? hell yea

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  got up and headed for the kitchen. Last fall I moved into the MIT Alpha ... as mentors, role models, guides, and resources for the students who ... play a similar role to that of the Graduate Residence Tutor (GRT) in the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Samuel Maurer’s Day Off MIT moves pretty fast.

  

  about that last blank entry. I'm looking for the "rebuild" button to get ... just spent the day with Ruthie '07, Lauren '08 and Jeff 'G playing hookey ... Wah Bus ride away from Boston, we decided to head down for the most

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dudamel On music and becoming an old man

  

  Prize "for extraordinary service to children." I was equally surprised to ... across the country for this event + children from Massachusetts ... called Side By Side: they've been rehearsing together every weekend for the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 15, 2014