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• Blog / Challenges

  The Aftershock In memory of Kate Hunter ‘20 (1997-2017), who will always be remembered for her big…

  

  influenza. 1. Shock For the duration of the phone call, I don’t remember much ... the second part. A few key moments: “Hey.” The somber tone didn’t sound ... actually occurred. I have been fortunate and haven’t experienced death on

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 18, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible

  

  the daunting “bomb cyclone” covering everything that isn’t concrete and ... ’m smiling in this picture or squinting because i can’t see through my foggy ... of moisture. So if you fell into a pile of snow because you didn’t

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 9, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  didn’t stop academically. I took online classes, and then I worked on ... that time. It didn’t help that I never had Wi-Fi at my house and had to ... heart racing, don’t waste your money on going to an amusement park to ride

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Our FAPnomenol Start of Sophomore Year! where we recount the tale of our first week back on campus

  

  Hello! Wow, we can’t believe we’re actually writing this thing that ... like this whole twin blogging thing -- so we honestly don’t mind people ... the time of the program, we weren’t sophomores yet because of the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Three Tales of Junior Year Accidental Harvard Class, UROPs, Experimenting in College

  

  Philosophy of Education, I responded right away… But that email wasn't from a ... of SOC-STD 98LH. In the end, I couldn't take Philosophy of Education ... didn’t even want to. 98LH was an academic adventure, and a fascinating

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week in the Life Hello, Google Calendar.

  

  embarrassing because I usually don't start missing class until week 4 or 5 of the ... with the longest hair I've seen at MIT. We haven't done much writing yet, so I can't say too much about the course, but so far I've enjoyed the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  . Sorry guys. Hope you didn't have your heart set on a real, live, poetic ... MIT Tunnels. Back then, it was tunnels with a capital "T" because to my ... same tile, the same white walls, the same door-shaped doors. It wasn't

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  learn by doing things i've done without really knowing how

  

  . Being at MIT means quickly finding out that most people don't really know ... things like "I'm bad at math," or "coding just isn't my thing," or "wow ... audacity and egotism to say that something isn't hard to learn, and that they

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 26, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Night at Random Beautiful people at a beautiful hour.

  

  lived in one room. There isn’t a typical Randomite and there isn’t a ... is often, I can escape into my room or a quiet place and when I don’t ... , which either didn’t want to be photographed or I was too socially awkward

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  wasn’t a couch potato by any means; I loved to go fishing with my ... the low, low price of $19.95 wasn’t enough to convince me that those ... Student-Faculty Dinner program. He didn’t treat the invitation as an

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson ASTRONOMERS! Learn to moonwalk. You'll need it some day.

  

  David Helfand: "Unfortunately we don't have time for a formal Q ... the question? We couldn't hear it from over here." Neil: "The question ... didn't assign credit when he described results from astronomy research. A

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 9, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  don’t think “being an alum” will hit me until it’s the first week of ... , because even today I still can’t believe it. I didn’t really enjoy math and ... -of-view, I couldn't fathom spending several hours off campus every week -- not

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Actually Doing Things or not...but actually, really

  

  meal plan, I don’t have to do this Sunday – Thursday), be social Saturday ... fraternity Given that scenario, here’s the problem: I don’t go to my UROP ... , and things of the sort, I didn’t end up with a lot of time to pset

  • by Stanley G.
  • November 20, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m sitting on my bed right now so sleepy

  

  characteristics of ourselves that we aren't proud of and are trying to fix. Now I ... unfortunately I won't be able to say "it's gorgeous outside; my windows are open ... out on dorm row. Passers-by don't seem to realize that their

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  happiness, adrenaline, and post-race chocolate that I didn’t snap out of it ... importance and value of having a mentor. I couldn't say any of this two years ... cheese that isn’t yours?” Something in my mind broke at that second. This

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  Facebook group: I know I've been *admitted* to MIT, but I don't know if I am ... Arizona. lol. Not that I haven't performed well or worked hard, I have. But ... very much, but uh... why?" These comments aren't fishing for compliments

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trumpeting for Assassins I get to watch each presidential assassination. Live. Over and over again.

  

  that "you better be in the band, dear", and I found that I really don't ... make a sound, since I definitely don't look awesome when I play the ... ) - so I didn't get a chance to practice before then. Disaster. My first

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  19 Summers AHH I'm getting old :(

  

  admissions site about it) so here's a breakdown. If you aren't interested in my ... haven't the slightest clue what that means, so if you do, please enlighten ... -level classes, some of which you can get credit for (I didn't do any of those

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MCAT Advice For the pre-meds out there, MIT or otherwise

  

  know that this entry won't be helpful to everyone out there, but ... the best: (1) Examkrackers - I didn't get to use their "1001 Questions ... flashcards with me when I was riding the T somewhere. I admit it's kind of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  . Projector won’t turn on? The “emergency” facilities number actually gives you a menu option for “this isn’t an emergency” and will then solve all your problems. Facilities worker says the projector isn’t going to be

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011