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  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes 'What the hell is water ... people, including those who apply to MIT, have a difficult time thinking ... experiences.  Within our large and exceptionally talented pool of applicants

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  various tasks of trying to apply to college. So, after chatting about it ... We're big fans of Spotify here on the blogs and have been for awhile ... -inducing chance you might get sued for tens of thousands of dollars for the effort

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Coming Full Circle C’mon & zoom, c’mon & zoom, c’mon & zooma zooma zooma zoom.

  

  slew of internships I applied for, a strange idea popped into my mind ... , researching, among other commitments. I was not ready to take on the idea of ... more than two-thirds of the programming on PBS. In other words, I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  should be completed as soon as possible after completion of the fall semester (or after completion of the second quarter, if your school uses a ... us directly - we will verify the accuracy of the information you submit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  welcome to apply. In the interest of full disclosure, however, you should ... be the single most important part of your application. Most of our ... of publication, etc. If you don't have a current blog and still wish to

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  While reading applications, I've thought of a number of things of ... . *Even if you are applying elsewhere via an early decision or single choice ... sending in some of your work. Be sure your standardized test scores have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime and the living is slightly less difficult than usual MIT = Masochists in Training

  

  relaxing break of some sort. Apparently my schedule hasn't gotten the memo. Although I have been watching a great deal of Law and Order this summer (it's addictive, I swear), I haven't done much else in the way of vegetating. First

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  musings on duty and purpose brought to you by slow ambles through lobby 10 at twilight

  

  contemplative lately. In my first few weeks here I had tons of questions, but they were “easy” ones: how do I register for classes? If I use the last of the ... , apparently, is a lot of much bigger questions. Questions like, “what does it

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  We’ve been there, too. It feels like the calm before the storm. Please don't forget to breathe.

  

  of mind to talk about why I was interested in Foobar University. Oh ... " was code for "depressingly early sunset." After a lot of writing and ... hypnophobia—fear of sleep. In particularly bad bouts, I'd freak myself out about

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  ... but remember, the entropy of the universe increases in all natural ... your floor's chances of winning by entering in all five! Happy Cooking ... that they'd had enough of seeing so many other floors' entries in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  . Unlike the majority of admitted students enthusiastically celebrating à la ... more along the lines of “okay, cool?” And boy did I feel guilty about it. Here I was, admitted to a fantastic school, the news of which had

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  my experiences enough to come up with some deep analysis of my semester ... you guys is the two months of illness and a phat bundle of electric ... . Quadrant one is like the “Omg my quality of life is so freaking good” section

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every Piece of Media I Consumed in My First Week of Class that was relevant to my studies, i guess

  

  This semester, I'm taking a wide array of classes, from music to media studies to English, and as a result, I've had to consume a lot of ... first week of classes. CMS.S60 Rap Theory and Practice I'm taking two

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 13, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  all the notes i took in a week riveting stuff, i know

  

  ’m also taking a class on the history of science (STS.003), although for ... Not too long ago, my desk was covered in every variety of stationary ... …  Today, my collection of school supplies consists of my ipad, my apple

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • November 8, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  .112. Principles of Chemical Science, 18.022. Calculus, and 18.100B Real Analysis ... , for too often they have replaced a human lunch. Soon I will run out of ... . Weekdays are a blur of work and socialization, with lines between the two

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 AM Destiny An early evening snapshot of an MIT kitchen

  

  of the first floor of Random Hall. One of three all-male floors in ... floor is dating Loop, the southern half of the second floor, flowers and ... representative of reality. Please excuse my photo stitching.   From left to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back to School If you go to school in Missouri City (TX), I might see you this week!

  

  I'm back in the U.S. of A and have recovered enough from jet lag for ... between sleeping and eating - writing this will hopefully break my cycle of ... of roosters and step outside my door to see peacocks, cows, and stray

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 23, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in Review: Week One IAP should stand for Independent Awesome Period.

  

  -making class with Laboratory for Chocolate Science, one of MIT's more ... A couple of days ago, I was working on an entry talking about all the ... , well, IAP. Oops. :) So, here's a quick recap of what I've done so far

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  home

  

  was floating, ruminating on a series of fairly disjoint memories. It was one of those experiences where you come away with distinct feelings, although very little in the way of concrete thought. Here are a few of those

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • November 4, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Under Water catch your breath

  

  . This sort of sentence has been one I've had trouble saying throughout my ... the number of rough ones about equals the number of purely good ones ... known for the [annotation note="the feeling of being overwhelmed by

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 31, 2022