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  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  sobering fact the other day when I looked at my MIT blogger profile and ... decided it was time to write another blog post. What would present-day-56 ... limit these instances. (Try to) wake up at the same time every day

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In the Darkness of the Night one of the strangest things I have ever experienced

  

  Imagine a field where by day children play soccer among smoldering ... of rural Vietnam, inhabited in the day by water buffalo, seemed to turn ... my semester. To this day, I have no idea what was happening or why

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Afternoon In/Out Of The Snow

  

  or other. 2:05 PM It is the second day of Bad Ideas, the weekend that ... scheduled for the remainder of the day: playing chess with pieces made out of ... 's hoping your snow days are more eventful than mine, readers. Stay warm and

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  different interesting events happening at all hours of the day that I want to ... challenges me every day. Time has become my currency (much like that new movie ... day when some of my friends and I checked our 7.012 (Intro Bio) test

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  organization that you care to learn about, not to show you the day to day life of all greek members. After all, REX (days before orientation where you

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How the Career Fair saved my summer And forced me to try something new

  

  . Turns out, they were the next day. I usually like to prepare a few days in ... these days. Yes, it’s even worth the early wake-up time. This experience

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  chunks of cheese, and a handful of crackers and call it a day. Firstly, I ... get into for the day. I first found this cool, miniature museum exhibit ... walking by. To take up more of my day, I decided to ride the shuttle around

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 3 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Techiya and Beyond.

  

  on the last day of class. This class is also very fun, and I would ... grueling having 8.5 hours of rehearsal and music class in one day. But if you ... I’ll take it easier and not do 5+ auditions on one day.

  • by ARTalk
  • May 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  So a couple days ago, frustrated as I was by the fact that I wasn ... online, and you can tell that the 3-4 days you'll be on campus will be ... around on their computers coding all day. People here come from a range of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Things That Aren’t Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate

  

  Two weeks ago, my life was studying. On three consecutive days, I had ... be turned in on that same day. If I start sounding unintelligible, it ... . Personally, I wrote a slam poem lasting roughly five minutes a mere two days

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 7, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  North to Peru Not too far from Norway, just south of Mexico.

  

  Being the first three-day weekend of the academic calendar, Columbus Day is a very popular weekend for retreats, brief trips back home, or ... – but I suppose it’s passable for a just a few days. Thank God there was

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Arts Party 2010! [by Ken Haggerty '11] Now that I'm about to graduate, it's time for some fun…

  

  approximately 150 days. This Festival of Arts, Science, and Technology [F ... DAY IN THE LIFE by Technique: I am the Managing Editor for Technique ... some point. Most recently, Technique held A Day In The Life [ADITL], a 24

  • by ARTalk
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Making an Entrance On being helped to my feet.

  

  On my first day at MIT, I fell flat on my back in the Student Center ... headache. After a miserable first day, I found myself sitting next to an ... she instructed me to gargle twice a day. While wandering around

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  't have time to breathe." Night only falls for 4-8 hours a day, depending on the time of year - closer to 8 on the weekend and closer to 4 on the day ... wake up at 8 or 11 AM, depending on which classes I have the next day. I

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  York, on our first day of driving. The day that our air conditioner also ... first day of driving. -There's a place in Ashland, Ohio, called Grandpa

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  September they reminded me to take a moment in my discussion each day for the ... and tried to keep it in mind at every stop I made. In a few days this ... some tough decisions. But first, for a few days, just enjoy it. Not

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Large Format Photography [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Please, please let there be no light-leaks.

  

  -nighter on the last day, finishing just in time to glue the bellows, roll it up ... realized the success of that day. And guess what? My first camera...worked! The first photo at Quabbin Reservoir. Since that day, I’ve quite a

  • by ARTalk
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Time Management Reading this article adds +15 to Time Skills

  

  really want to do nothing but study all day? Of course not! And neither ... mediums though; as you youth hear so often in rap songs these days, BACK IT ... form habits after 21 days, so if you can stick with it for 3 weeks, you

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  MIT flavor. I have decided to dedicate my first 100 days to exploring ... after a full day of work, I made my way over to Sidney Pacific graduate ... MSA and then immediately told me that I should keep my day job as an

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  activities that spanned the course of the four days. Have nothing to do? Look ... during this particular day. I should know more about it since she explained ... semblance of sleep before my early flight. I was dead tired from three days of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008