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  The Last First Day Some musings from my last first day of classes

  

  no way I would ever want to do more school, and I was ready to get out ... thermodynamics in a single night. Of course, no one is actually like that. In ... motion.   A "passive dyanmic walker"--this robot has no power, no

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I am a sad sad toaster made of glass. Do you like your toast with tears? Because I'm sad.

  

  around and I'm like, "Oh no! It's the last time ever I'm going to forget to ... ten problem sets a week! But they have serious problems, no fun, and NO ... there was no way I'd ever get up again if I went to bed. And yet I was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 14, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The future isn’t the answer reflecting on anxiety

  

  going to go wrong, no matter how unlikely or disproportionate to the situation it is, no matter what you do to circumvent it. It's a combination ... no immediate safe space to go to if something bad happens (hence, the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  continuing to those not admitted, waitlisted, or still waiting

  

  “no”, wishing that something had gone differently, sad that you’re on ... for feeling all of those things, or feeling anything else. No matter ... yourself, but sometimes you reach and find those doors shut. But no matter

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 16, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable

  

  she is no longer the puppy of the house and hisses (like a cat) at Dog 4 ... . Cat 1 will tackle and bite Dog 4 if no one is looking. A knock at the ... "The Smiths." No one needs to see that in the background of my Zoom call

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 31, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions of Travel a guest post by Spencer W. '15

  

  , please?” “Would you like one shot or two?” “No, no just a regular coffee ... origin based on this linguistic tic, but I do not ask. “No, no just a ... ’s because not many people can do it!” “No, it’s not that hard. It

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dragons A blog post for deferred students (and everybody else waiting on decisions).

  

  . I love MIT, but but there was no good reason for me to want to be anywhere ... conquered that one. No one, not even MIT, can take away the accomplishments ... you keep busy the time will go by much faster. And no matter what, you

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 14, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Major Crisis: A Follow Up what happens next

  

  . I looked at the team names and I felt nothing. No spark of excitement, no glimmer or sheen of opportunity; just words on a screen. I couldn ... , you told me." "No, what if the computer science bit becomes a minor and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking the L On "failure" at a place like MIT.

  

  [annotation note="Calculus 2 on steroids. More work for no extra credit, but you ... Black Screen of Death. My cursor was visible and could move, but no button ... read "There are no traffic jams along the extra mile." This was true for

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Show, Don’t Tell! (the College Essay, Pt. 2) My take on the MIT short essays.

  

  lying at you, and no - there is no conspiracy either). Therefore, you will ... kind of neglect is no longer acceptable. Many patients suffer extended ... revitalization of this system. It is no longer sufficient for us to stand on the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 23, 2009
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  difficult schools to get into and you have achieved something that is by no ... acquainted with all we have to offer."]CPW.[/annotation] There is no rush at ... the best dorm is..." when in reality there really is no best or worst

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to find your way around MIT mit building numbers are logical, but weirdly

  

  I’m surprised that no one’s written a blog post about this before ... makes no sense to me why it’s called the Infinite. Again, look at that ... , 51, and 57, and in practice you can ignore 51 and 57 because no one

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 11, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Cozy Hobbit Times, Cozy Hobbit Food

  

  is absorbed. No guarantees. It cooks rather slowly, and may need extra ... commercial spice mixes because we have no space for a real spice rack and don ... . Broth I think I learned from this. There is no firm recipe. You save

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Burton 1 Social Club This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my ridiculous, hilarious, amazing floor.

  

  culture, and while there is clearly no objective way for one to claim one ... course - there is no substitute to visiting MIT and checking out the ... ? Really, there's no use in me talking about how great these people are - you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  , either you're accepted or you're not. There is no grey area... so they ... correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no one ... . But insincere? No. Not that. Just got confirmation that the USPS picked

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  when, last saturday, i found no fun working on huntinality's puzzles ... boat was no longer head-on with the wind, yet still pointing close ... that. there was a region called the no-sail zone, so you couldn't point

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  HERE LIES P/NR September 2018-December 2018

  

  exactly what you want. October? I have no idea what happened in October ... . The sun now set at half past four. The world as I knew it was no longer ... really well. Does it matter that I didn’t do that class this semester? No

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  question. This place certainly has no shortage of learned ... otherwise would have no power to do. That’s what engineers do, right? They fix ... declaring? The answer is that I currently have no idea, and that you should

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  senioritis not to be confused with señoritis

  

  last semester to not be about me, the more i was able to do. so in no

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 10, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Upside Down Gnomes From Wisconsin Always look up.

  

  I need to be, something I need to be doing, but there's no way to get ... has not been a good week. I’m trash, I’m trash, I’m trash. I have no ... environmentally conscious individual, morally, I have no choice but to pick you up

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 26, 2014