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  Sophomore Fall Goals So you can bully me when I write a post saying they didn't work out

  

  problem was, some days I didn't have class until 1 or 2. Do you think I woke up in the morning? No. I woke up at 12:30 or 1:30. Horrible. I need to wake up at like 8 or 9 every day regardless of when my classes are. Stop

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  core classes have different "flavors." For example, biology, or 7.01x ... Today, I'm back in the office (but only for a day) after doing three ... /interviewer Mark, who graduated from Bronx Science back in the day, joined me in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Where I Call Home california california cambridge!

  

  Jeopardy at 7:00PM sharp, where our family gathered eagerly in front of the ... disrespected or belittled her or a loved one, she was the first to fight back. She would call people out on their bullshit, whether at work or at home

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  . And so with this mathematician's brain, I discovered Economics, or “the ... this idea or why I thought it would work, but it did and I got hooked on ... procrastinated it during the day. I’m currently writing a research paper I

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  've learned to call home. There's this subtle (or maybe not that subtle ... that momentarily suspends you between the days that were and the days ... ’ve spent the past fourteen days traveling back in time to the blissful years

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Seven Back and Busy for Semester 2

  

  By now, three full days have passed into my second semester here. The ... first day back started. I got up way too early, ate way too much ... material on complex numbers. So much Euler for the first day back. The first

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  I AM CONNECTED! Finally arriving on campus was way less exciting than finally getting my wireless connection to…

  

  either doing FPOPS, or they're international students or athletes. Everyone ... , "Hey. It's my first day on campus. What better way to start off my MIT ... counting until I was out of Lobby 7, but I got 233. You know, in case you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  -Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, or perhaps you think of President Susan ... , like Reid Barton or Laurel Yong-Hwa Lee. But you probably don't think ... . One day he overheard us discussing how we both loved a good Reuben

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wild Parties, Vaginas and Suburbia Can you possibly guess where this entry is going? No. You can't.

  

  so. Apparently, on February 14th, or "V-Day" (for Valentine's Day ... know, I know, three plays AND five elections and/or speakers, how does ... especially considering it was just a parking lot and a 7-11, I was really

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: 1) It's hot ... in the sun for the last two days, and when I got on it to ride to work ... . Since we don't get much free time during the winter (or fall, or spring

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  at least a little holiday joy and optimism (whether or not you're awaiting finals, admissions decisions, or just the general end of the world ... the player or something. Campus Decorations Awaiting me from my

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Spirited Away Guest Post By Freshly Alum'ed Wasay A. '19

  

  one day - maybe out in the street, at a conference, or perhaps on campus ... . Pappalardo. Maseeh. Lobby 7. 5th floor of the stud. I’ve spent a decent amount ... don’t either leave things or take them with us. We do both. The

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 13, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  friends, or my mom's cooking, or the generally lethargic mood of my old ... first week of classes, I don't think I've ever taken a day off to relax ... (7, 3, 10, 4, 8, 16, 26...), and staircases everywhere make me feel

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  Final-ly! now that finals are over, a few academic highlights ... and perhaps a few surprise…

  

  's legal or on anybody's checklist or anything. But wait- What's that on ... December 17, in which Lobby 7 was decorated with a Mayan calendar and a ... day as the "end of the world." Quite fitting. So thank you Pac

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  Snow has arrived and shut down the Institute

  

  boathouse was locked, so practice was cancelled. The day is turning into the first snow day I have had in years. The view from my window Back home in Colorado, snow days are few and far between. It usually takes about

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  At the end of last year, I transferred from Burton 2 to Burton 1, and ... -by-floor system based upon class rank and whether you've lived in a double or single ... singles are not for the claustrophobic, the faint of heart, or in this

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest, Take 2 Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  recently. 1. Steven Levitt (author of Freakonomics and MIT PhD) came to ... on for more! 1. Professor James Poterba, the head of the Department of ... a whole day until he flew down to New York City to appear on The

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  A Running Journey ft. running 13 miles in the middle of nowhere with petey

  

  Four days after I returned to my home in New Hampshire after the ... 7th grade, I totally abandoned physical pursuits and stopped running ... [/caption] Nevertheless, I persevered, and five days after my first run, I managed to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 19, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  fall semester in the form of those modern poem books you buy for $15 at Urban Outfitters

  

  I’ve had that day or the hours of sleep; one too many, the other ... own,  because MIT could not afford you sleep or solitude and you were ... never will I force myself to  live that way again. Or so I said.  

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 30, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it is the escape living a second life as an art student

  

  , which can often be delayed days, or weeks, or months. Sometimes, I do feel ... units or four credit-hours."]73 units[/annotation] of classes and meeting ... breath, and I never really catch my breath for the 1.5 hours of singing

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 26, 2022