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  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  "]last six years[/annotation] as I’ve tried searching for jobs, internships, or ... together. Whether you’ve decided to try to find a job, or apply for graduate ... in charge that you’re not just great, but also necessary. For some, of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Avatar and Desserts Exploring Food Art

  

  searching recipes of pictures I had collected earlier. I looked up recipes for ... one goal. In Book 1, he chose to continue searching for Iroh when he saw ... Beware! There will be many spoilers for Avatar: The Last Airbender

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • December 10, 2020
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  ten reflections on mit

  

  "](particularly, only seeing its relationship to the stock market).[/annotation] While I ... ’ve changed. Then, I need to account for my own “MIT-tinted googles”: for the ... leaving home for the first time, growing older, or just generally maturing

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  A Half-Century Retrospective Revisiting the MIT Application from the 1972–1973 admissions cycle

  

  , I stumbled into some accidental admissions archeology. For nearly a ... -ever admissions officer, Dr. James Libby Tryon.'] for as long as there had been an ... marketing materials, and even a mysterious [annotation note="Does anyone have

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 21, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  If the Obama were a unit of measure . . . . . . what would it measure?

  

  baseball players ask for autographs from the people they're playing against ... UROP and would rather build toys than wind farms was not chosen for a ... speak, it was a no go. That is, until I realized I worked for the

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  50 Reflections on 50 Things thinking back on The Blogfather's wisdom in my senior year

  

  , some “friend turnover” is unavoidable. We’re all here for a limited ... . Meet your high school friends over break. Oh, and brace yourself for an ... , for example, 10am biology lectures with Erik Lander, the Biology God

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 20, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to date at an American college Things we never talk about

  

  very proactive about their search for a romantic partner; who put ... post ^^; This is a bit of an awkward topic for me to broach, but ... casual relationships right for them. Many people entering college do not

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  context, obstacles, and critical periods Why don’t you just get over it?

  

  Nadya is a rising senior at Harvard primarily known for founding the non ... poverty. A quick google search of her name brings many articles listing the ... ’s article titled "A Call for Accountability: Anti Blackness in The Menstrual

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Semester 1 fantastic dishes and how to cook them

  

  in character for jacky don’t worry"][/annotation] I admit that my ... , Taiwanese.[/annotation] When I arrived at MIT in August for international ... "][/annotation] open for the summer. The food there was, in my opinion, unsatisfactory

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 8, 2020
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  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  values in their search for the D9 organization they wanted to join. Nikayah ... .   Learning About D9s D9 is a shorthand for “Divine Nine'', a casual ... reality for her at least during her undergraduate career. But, when she

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 13, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  leaning in on choosing lives

  

  could be a little bit warmer. I’ve been sitting outside the Stud for about ... wasn’t right for me. In the 5 minutes since I started writing this post ... , very big, and will impact the trajectory of my life. For many of you

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • April 20, 2021
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  My dorm room’s 24-year history meet 16 former residents of my room

  

  , and floorpi's had some information. Searching for "H306" got me six ... student group that runs educational programs for middle and high school ... for everyone else I emailed.[/caption] Josh replied after a few days

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 19, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the contours of a wild ride 2.009 😤

  

  E capstone class in which six teams each create a new product. It's known for ... about it, for obvious reasons. This idea made it to the second-to-last round, and the first of four major milestones in the class. For this

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  dormspam-the-game (Part 3) parting remarks from no-longer-anonymous gamemasters

  

  . If you're still hungry for more details on this wacky game, never fear, for I was one of the gamemasters and have more content to share :D For ... ! Approximately weekly "game theory"-ish games for Next to play Paolo why? I

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Firsts highlight reels from the last few years, as I prepare to say goodbye

  

  , not me. This fear persisted when I began searching for internships ... . I came to experience several things for the first time. These are some ... Donalds, they were relegated to Hollywood cinema for me. We washed our clothes by

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 8, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My Gap Year Part One: The good, the great, and the very, very dumb.

  

  stations, and every time I went running meant an hour-long search for free ... ! Suffice to say it wasn’t glamorous. They scheduled new hires for 6am - 2pm ... , just long enough for someone of my stature (footnote: read: short) to lie

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.08: Intro to EECS via Interconnected Embedded Systems aka: the class that convinced me i belong at mit

  

  much I'm interested in), and I really have to credit one class for giving ... Class In January, I made the last minute decision to sign up for 6 ... the lab and assignments for the rest of session. Office hours were

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 21, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  family of MIT to be famous for how we treat people: famous for sympathy ... are tentatively up to for the next five years, what they are excited for, and if they have any advice for prospective students. Here are their

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Being “qualified” for MIT Let me show you how it's done.

  

  On Thursday, I sat in front of a camera for an hour (along with ... for MIT?" My mind went blank. Qualified? What a strange word. I thought of job applications. "Explain how you are qualified for this position

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thank you for reading A rigorous study of 26-year-olds (n=1) showed that getting older is positively correlated to the…

  

  We were asked to write an entry for the anniversary of the blogs, a ... from MIT. First things first: I have now actually been out of college for ... . The audience that I used to write for has now graduated from college

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 8, 2014