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  16 for the 16’s 16 Guidelines to Making the Most of your CPW

  

  are, so we drew something for you!         ... majority of attendees will be looking for friends, just like you! 3. Visit ... community for everyone! K: If you're thinking about going to MIT (which I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  a class. It's been a hard few weeks for my friends too, with the long ... 's also been a rough few weeks for the MIT community overall, with the losses of Matthew Nehring and Christina Tournant. And for you, dear

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thoughts for the New Year A semester's worth of thoughts, tbh

  

  recently and more frequently than I’d like to admit. For the most part ... . Sidequest 9: Build a thing. I built (with a LOT of help) a shelf for my loft ... . (Warning: I’m about to wax philosophical for what will probably be several

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  150 years of MIT course catalogs the mit history you want to know

  

  , yes, not the kind of history that I like reading for fun. What ... 's been teaching for over fifty years. And then I fell down the rabbit hole ... thread. For example, William Barton Rodgers was not only MIT's founder, but

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 15, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  Words of Advice for the Incoming Class you did it! now what?

  

  like for you. You might have gotten recently added to the Discord or ... means easy. The hard part is over (for now). A lot of adMITs will throw themselves into a panic because they think they need to prepare for MIT, when

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Am I Smart Enough for MIT? On second thought...don't answer that.

  

  applying to MIT. I thought I'd post it again (recycling is good for the ... excited for MIT, but I am having some second thoughts. Concerning my peers ... as the others. For example, almost all the people I've talked to have

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  i made furry art for Caltech i have art powers and choose to use them for chaos

  

  long ethernet cables for the lights from the loading docks), but I did ... representative of Tetazoo and Blacker’s love for each other. [caption id ... aiming for here. On the last day before Caltech left, as a parting gift

  • by Anika H. '26
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing I don’t have time for hosed into my core

  

  up the points of the things I even wrote anything down for, they just ... strong negative memories of. But it's a requirement for the new 6–14 major ... of each section I was reading for later review and cheat sheet copying

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HNY from NYC for IAP, 2016 time passes so quickly, help

  

  Happy 2016! (By the way: 2016 = 2^5*3^2*7, in case you need the factorization on a math competition but haven’t bothered to factor it yet, hehe.) After finals, my brother and I flew home and stayed there for about two

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Do I have a story for you… *SPOILER* I do

  

  ....very soon..." One of many lessons I've learned is that waiting for things to ... for what's ahead and I think the blogs are no different. There are 10

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] a space for women at mit by Nandini Choudhury (WXGS Assistant Director)

  

  -off situation that did not necessarily set precedent for admitting more women ... STEM”. I see the arguments for women-specific programs being adverse to the movement as a whole; I also see the necessity for them to combat

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • August 12, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The 2013 Ig Nobel Prize Lectures I won a prize!

  

  a struggle: their patent was for an "Apparatus for facilitating the ... question now is: was a baby ever delivered using this apparatus? For better or for worse, no one seems to know. 32 years after Mr. and Mrs

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 15, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  senioritis not to be confused with señoritis

  

  grand visions for senioritis in college. i would go out all the time! do ... for someone. there is enough positive work for you to do until you find a bit of personal direction. the moment i realized it was okay for my

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Some people call me the space cowgirl

  

  the strong case I made for her. Why? Partially because she reminded me a ... ." You may have seen Pink if you came for an on campus information session ... 's more rigorous majors, Aero/Astro, and now works for NASA. Goes to show

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  There's something I've been mulling over in my head for a long time ... Context and Anna's Being "Qualified" For MIT, as well as conversations (good ... are assuming this: that MIT, for some students, values something called

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Blogural Inaugural I just wanted to use this title.

  

  Hello, world! (Sorry, I had to. It's the classic "first program" for ... , decide whether or not you'd like to apply here for school). Since applying to college is an important process for many people, and I'm not quite

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bring your stuffed toys to class reflections on liminality

  

  empty hallways looking for people to shoot. Mull over your life decisions ... 're here, now, carrying a Nerf gun looking for people to shoot. Worry ... your problem sets. Punt your problem sets. Play board games. Apply for

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Future Is Grim check it out

  

  Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department (or EECS for short (or '6' for shorter)) has been appointed as new Chancellor! This is no ... numerous committees and won countless awards for his excellence in teaching

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On The Essay The rules are simple: write your own.

  

  - so we read them very carefully. Quite simply, we are looking for the ... counselor, service, parent, etc - I can't speak for all schools, but here at MIT, that's what we're looking for. Best wishes, Ben

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an Easter vigil alive at east campus

  

  banner says "Live at EC." EC is short for East Campus. I do not know if ... meant feeling the heat of the sun, hearing Jesus gasping for air and ... is the only food I eat all day. I am asked to emcee for part of the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 5, 2015