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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Institute of Contemporary Art College Night #2 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  ). Then there was midnight. Three of my friends and hall neighbors, M., T ... special solar car t-shirt. The day continued to be delightful. I got more ... Trade Center T station, which opened onto a muddy construction site. We

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  What is weather? ...and what is rain?

  

  the Bay Area. It doesn’t exactly rain too often either (read: we’ve long ... dropped 30 degrees. T--h--i--r--t--y d--e--g--r--e--e--s. Up until this point, my closet consisted of shorts, jeans, and t-shirts. Just as I was

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 9, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Complementary Post Canvas, balance, lanterns.

  

  doesn't really count. Wednesday marked a year since the death of an MIT ... I was doing at the exact time it happened?" I can't say I'm happy with ... what if something happens to one of my friends and I can’t be there

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  swooping down on campus with brightly-colored t-shirts, cheap plastic goodies ... mechanical engineering class. So while I can't really provide a success ... ) having the creativity to come up with novel solutions. The first part isn't

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  to the 2019s in anticipation of pi day with love

  

  have yet to be disappointed.  7. Some of them didn't get admitted to MIT ... ’ll do awesome things. i wish i'd known earlier that good colleges aren’t ... , well, just a college. and don’t get me wrong, i love it here, but

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  The Lessons I’ve Learned and it only took three full semesters and a summer

  

  was on point, no denying that. And I would soon learn that it wasn't ... studying, but if I wasn't learning it properly, I wouldn't do as well as the ... friends who had taken the exam earlier and said "Don't worry, this is the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Optimal Solution It doesn't exist

  

  working towards the most optimal solution. But engineers, we don’t always ... ) And I spent lots of time with my family. Boston just doesn't compare ... didn’t realize working full-time was such a significant time

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • September 30, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  breath before finishing their piece, and a few even decide that they don’t ... end if you don’t get a slice. Even though it would feel like a crushing ... minor exaggeration), not getting a slice of the perfect pie doesn’t mean

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  Dear Pass/No Record*, I’m breaking up with you. But don’t worry, it’s not you, it’s me. I’ve moved on. Don’t get me wrong though. We had our ... can't seem to do that here. I had to settle for these floating stars

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 0: from DC to Quito A rough morning, a long nap, and a kindly neighbor

  

  immigration card. I don't think I know my Date of Bird? - My alarm went off at 4am. I submitted my very last application at 2am, couldn't fall asleep until 3am (you know that post-essay adrenaline rush?) and couldn't

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  must be submitted no later than February 15th. Wait! I won’t ... doesn't have midyear grades, or you've already graduated, don't worry, you're all set – just skip this section.
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  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Becoming a Princess the making of a Halloween costume [+many pictures of ponies]

  

  give in to the hype that males aren't allowed to enjoy things that may be ... fascinating backstory that I won't spoil for you because I know you're going to ... really bring this to life, however, was a different story. I didn't want to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  perfectly at ease with social interaction!" Me 2: "Ah-ah-ah, don't be getting ... friends can't be that hard. All you have to do is say hi, shake hands, and ... up for a ton of clubs. If my brain didn't want to meet people, I

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  idea of at least what direction you're going, but, if you have one, don't ... with your situation-- if you're not, change it! Don't just go through the ... traditions and memories, have fun, grow with your friends. Don't judge people

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer begins And I get a brief vacation.

  

  wearing my purple MIT Splash t-shirt. TSA Agent: Why does your shirt say ... enjoy this stage of life while I can - when I really don't know what's right around the corner. TSA Agent: Ah, well. Life gets better, don't

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 25, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  through one’s undergraduate years and beyond. Some people don’t sleep ... : don’t bother scheduling every minute of every day. By all means, yes ... and a highlighter. Make plans – but don’t force yourself to follow

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Everyone at MIT should take this class. How often do you get to design toys in class?

  

  picket fence because white picket fences are ugly. (okay, maybe I didn't ... . But that doesn't mean I've given up on bio.  I'm interested in ... was my masterpiece: But toy design isn't all fun and games.  Or is it

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing…Stan! Passing the blogger torch

  

  playing video games and complaining with my friends as to why we couldn’t ... Arizona doesn’t have those things, it just takes a lot longer to get there ... me? I’m a little weird (don’t ask me to describe why, it’s very hard

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 24, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville [by Xenia '13] Art Scholars go to the Met!

  

  ’s Gotterdammerung (!!!) and Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. Because many of us hadn’t studied Wagner’s works, we didn’t really know what to expect. Luckily, one ... deception ensue, and it all culminates in . . . Well, I won’t reveal the

  • by ARTalk
  • March 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Free-est post! un-free schedule

  

  : taking all of their GIRs second semester senior year because they didn't ... before graduation, or belatedly discovering that one humanities class didn't ... .006, which I need to complete my major, so the downer is that I can't drop it

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 28, 2012