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  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  that! Brothers, sisters, grandparents! Okay, I exaggerate. I wasn't the only one whose parents didn't come, but sometimes it felt that way, and I ... Chicago just isn't worth it for a weekend. But my Family Weekend was not

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Swag … I mean, Career Fair What I did not acquire at the career fair:A job.

  

  drives 21 t-shirts 2 cell phone cleaning pads 15 LED flashlights 6 ... Computer mouse with retractable cord, which doesn’t seem to work Headphones with retractable cord, which I haven’t tested 8 tote bags 11 sharpies

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  No Pain, No Gain I wish it weren't so.

  

  haven't had a whole lot of experience on shift. The latter, though, might ... you can imagine, an EMT that can't handle a stretcher with someone on it isn't all that useful. Channeling the spirit of "practice makes perfect

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  third week or so, which would make that test the “midterm”. I don’t like ... as a harmless sounding “Exam 1”. I also don’t like how I borderline ... didn’t straight up bomb it and get that painful “fail-mail” in my inbox

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I am a bad example but only for about twelve seconds.

  

  , it was halfway through that book when I finally couldn't take any more ... , but clearly that's not going to happen now - one of my grades still hasn't been posted, so it doesn't feel like this term is really over yet. Also

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Go out and Vote!

  

  . Well, I'm not a woman, a minority, I don't have a parent in a particular industry, I'm not the smartest in my class or major, and I haven't done anything Nobel Prize worthy, so I don't really qualify for other scholarships

  • by Snively '11
  • November 7, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Replay… Who says you can't go home again? Or at least go back to school...

  

  I’ve spent time on campus. I haven’t missed a class reunion since I ... to the place although I really didn’t have a spot to call my own on the ... late nights (but not all night) reading application files. I didn’t take

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of Class Sick.

  

  violently ill the night before. I don't know how or why it happened, but for ... won't stop cranking that Soulja Boy. I'm slightly better today, but all jokes aside, I am actually sick, and I haven't been this sick in a while

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Story How I came to be at MIT

  

  wha--!? "Um," I replied, "Well, I don't know anything about college ... that you could get D's in most of your classes and it wouldn't affect ... wanted to go to MIT, it wasn't just a name anymore. How did I know? A lot

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  ? I checked the great dome and it wasn't missing any spotlights and no ... been so stupid!? This wasn't a spotlight! This. . . was a Bat Signal A ... about 2 hours later we had pictures! I didn't have my camera so I hope

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  year was awesome and I loved it. You will too. Don't worry. Feel better? I'm still recovering from the shock of having no work to do so I haven't ... stuff you don't want to read about (I'm not a philosopher or a romance

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Blending In (Guest Entry) Of singing, eating, and shopping (sorta)

  

  unfortunately don't have any decent photos from that (many other bloggers will ... my friends didn't win the $25 COOP giftcard. One of my friends had ... on MIT paraphernalia on Sunday, the last day and I didn't realize that

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s not all happy I know, shocker!

  

  don't happen every day and they don't happen all day. You know when they happen? Between PSETs. The part about me that I haven't actually blogged ... ONE PSET. I don't blog about how overbearing things can feel (a test and

  • by Snively '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The City On A Hill The "M" of " MIT"

  

  Illinois, I wouldn't have *matriculated. Though the MIT campus within itself ... , I love learning about different cultures, and cultures aren't just ... morning as I was riding the T to that other school I take a class at, I

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  term), and 700 undergraduate majors. Don't let the size scare you! - you ... during a term will face a stage of self-doubt: they don't understand some concept, they are struggling to keep up with the workload, they didn't do as

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breakfast with a Genius Okay, so I stole the genius joke from Bryan. But it's still true.

  

  .) I couldn't attend it, since I had rehearsal for the Musical Theatre ... everything I try to say sounds like it isn't adequate enough of a description ... wait, why was a writer speaking at MIT? Don't you go to a science and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  'd raise my SAT verbal scores through the roof - to this day I can't remember ... . Don't tell me you weren't wondering. Well, now you know. Don't you feel ... place. It isn't for people who are afraid of hard work, and it can get a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Nobel Connection 2 MIT alums have won Nobel prizes this week!

  

  an official unit of measurement, click here if you don't believe me ... . Unfortunately, he does not seem to have any MIT ties =( Don't despair! Today, in ... roommate didn't want to watch TV and I didn't feel like studying for my test

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Born Under Punches The heat goes on, which is nice, but so does classwork.

  

  Harbor, and who knows what else. Heck, I didn't even have time to call Sam ... you know what happens when you assume, don't you? Well, I guess some of our more ambitious code monkeying students wouldn't come out of their

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Engagement Party Salsa dancing with Benjamin Franklin and Optimus Prime

  

  submitted names didn't attend the party, and you had some intense problem ... historical character Shannon couldn't assign was the one she herself had to guess, so her fiance decided to give her OPTIMUS PRIME. Don't feel bad

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 8, 2006