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• Blog / Challenges

  Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies How Kate saved my kitchen cred.

  

  . Because I truly, truly do. No, I can’t tell you my favorite flavor of ice ... thing MIT has taught me, it’s that failing doesn’t have to be forever. In ... freaked out (I’d be fooling nobody if I told you I wasn’t the slightest bit

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Lea-der! Lea-der! Bat-man! ...I mean, Lea-der!

  

  Engineering Leadership Program, I didn’t want to apply because I honestly did not think I could be both an engineer and a leader. Isn’t being just one of those hard enough? I didn’t give myself a reason to step up, but

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 13, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  didn't eat all that much, I feel so full of everything that's happened ... of people here don't have electricity at night - or at all, so even ... pretty sick yesterday, so I wasn't able to write or go anywhere or stay

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Musings on Colorful Balls (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ramya '14!

  

  Wesomeness." (The C didn't want to join the little acronym party, because its still ... stairwell at New House 3 on Saturday. The good news is that this mishap didn't ... pet). Sure, I don't think CPW was an accurate representation of life at

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Senior Survey (Says?) (For the record, I think that being on Family Feud would be totally awesome)

  

  hours? Four? Should I just leave and get a sandwich now?) I still don't have a job. I still don't have an apartment. The cardboard boxes I ... ME??? WHY DIDN'T ANYBODY WARN ME?! WHY DIDN'T I LISTEN WHEN PEOPLE

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 3, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Been Up To No, not back around finals week - still not thinking about it... DURING IAP! When…

  

  Hey all! I haven't been around this site in months, and rather than ... a month ago, and I couldn't get myself to edit it. But now - I ... chicken and shrimp too! Vegan BUBBLE TEA! Sorry I couldn't have taken one

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • February 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Characterization This might or might not enrage you.

  

  There've been several times when I felt like I didn't really fit in ... wasn't a result of sleep deprivation. I was bored out of my mind. The ... excited me. I don't like robots. Well, most of them are okay. The ones

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  "yield"), we admitted 1597 students. However, it isn't possible to exactly ... waitlist until after the reply date of May 1. I wouldn't be surprised in this ... waitlist, but I also wouldn't be surprised if we weren't able to take anyone

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  said something like "yeah maybe YOU don't, but I definitely do!" But ... after I started last semester. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love this ... miserable here. If it's not for you, it doesn't make you any less of a person

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  Have you ever felt as though you couldn't breathe? It's happened only ... * requests for replacement chargers, so they didn't fill my order right away. 4 ... for funds from the Student Activities Office. Getting funding isn't

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flame War A play-by-play of the Class of 2012's first flame war.

  

  and dignity. *To be perfectly clear, I don't want to discuss the merits ... right of all the ordering data. I don't remember what it was exactly, but ... going off on semi-anonymous tangents about how they didn't like the design

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My Application Story Modified (but mostly plagiarized) from my personal blog. Enjoy the copy pasta.

  

  I have an interesting MIT “story.” It wasn't my first choice school ... . Two days later, I was deferred by MIT—no big deal, wasn't even ... my decision was. My dad didn't force me to go to MIT, don't get me

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Transporting In & Around MIT Everything you need to know about how easy it is to get around MIT.

  

  subway system, which for some reason is called the T. MIT has its own station on the Red Line at "Kendall Square/MIT." The routes the T covers ... Worcester to see a Nightwish concert. Taking the T is essential for getting

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  , since that doesn't exactly fall under the categories of "no strenuous ... matter?? Me: Don't...know...why...crying..I..am!!* *may be an exaggeration ... night - I had an assignment due that day, which I hadn't really found time

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Colors! Burton-Conner:12523 kbps1649 kbps140 ms

  

  fun, aren't usually malicious. I have this nagging feeling that my 2 ... around Conner 2 (The floor on whichith I liveth). Well, the first isn't ... routers? I just can't see somebody stopping for a quick wired internet break

  • by Snively '11
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  am. I don't know how I did this 2 months ago, how do you pack up ... 's great transform operator. Why Laplace? I don't know. I might have picked ... treat. One thing though, if you get motion sick easily, I wouldn't

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  kitchen, I decided that I hadn't roller bladed in a while and I missed it ... (unless I ask them or I can dig around and find a hacker to ask but I don't ... random people walking around on the dome isn't something you see everyday

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  settled in enough that I don't remember what my own experience was like :-P ... doing something wrong. There is so much going on, and I don't remember ... and what it was like here. Ask people tough questions, and if you aren't

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  I’m Poor!!! But I don't have to be!

  

  around MIT, and all sorts of other exciting things, but I wasn't actually ... sorts of neat money-making things you can do that don't necessarily take ... in need of test subjects. No, they won't pick through your brain or

  • by Snively '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  "yield"), we admitted 1554 students. However, it isn't possible to exactly ... waitlist until after the reply date of May 1. I wouldn't be surprised in this ... waitlist, but I also wouldn't be surprised if we weren't able to take anyone

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008