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  eclipse chasing, undergrad edition compilation post by Kano '25, Allison '27, Amber '24, Ali '26, & Audrey '24

  

  changing right before my eyes and there was nothing I could do about it. At ... more rarely, perhaps we would take a longer look at them. Scarcity breeds ... , would my friends and I have woken up at 4:00 am to drive for 4 hours to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 22, 2024
• Blog / Events

  The one-armed violin player and the Dalai Lama Emad's not the only blogger who got a press pass.

  

  . The first, sent at 9:29am, was from Chris, saying that Emad and I had ... event tickets. At 10:00am and 11:28am respectively, an e-mail came in from Emad. The first - an expression of celebration at our respective ticket

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  people at mit"? i think it's mostly undergrads, people in related friend ... tribe." I think it's dishonest to say that everyone at MIT likes everyone ... potentially being true. What makes the people so good at MIT is that every

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  if only I cad more time… Diving into software, ft. a bad pun

  

  , looking at the clock, internally screaming, and [annotation note="Rounded up ... place here or drop off ur absentee ballot at a drop-off location: https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/ ------------ In the past couple of weeks at Zoom University, I have somehow

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 30, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  helpful way for me to internalize things and think about everything I ... note="pass/incomplete/no record"]PENE[/annotation] at home to working 40 hours a week at an apartment with my friends. So...I don't take these

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  applications, writing essays, or at the very least agonizing about writing essays ... ; The point being: it's exhausting. The process, at least the first two ... around the country and interview at schools. Senior spring: get accepted

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback 1.0 What was I like as freshman? Wouldn't you like to know.

  

  want to work in International Development, everything comes full circle ... conversations at MIT but still love every minute of it." Huh. This is really ... those crazy intimidating MIT students. I guess what I'm getting at here is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  my best to set up good practices at the beginning of the semester, but ... very different from a lot of the other technicals I've taken at MIT ... struggle because I am very bad at sightsinging and there were no other tenors

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / Community Projects

  Food for Thought [guest post] On food and our culinary club, Mince

  

  affordable dining experiences run by students, for students. Hosted at unique ... about it. This itself was like finding yourself at a meadow, and having to ... ="aligncenter" width="225"] A recent page[/caption] I knew, certainly, that there was a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 4, 2023
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Becoming a better programmer and why i'm excited about software engineering

  

  's about the hard skills I wasn't good at because I didn't realize they ... , and add pauses at the right times. Then I make these sounds. I move my ... point of Redux Toolkit, you need at least passing familiarity with Redux

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Finals™ How to survive AND thrive this finals season?!

  

  you think you need, usually 2x the amount, because somehow at least for me, I'm horrible at estimating the time it takes to do something and ... [annotation note="Ok usually it's for 20 minutes, but I've become so good at

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 18, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a few new things is it too late to talk about the spring semester?

  

  I have a confession to make, which is that I've started this post at ... semester in order to present you an honest picture of life at MIT. There is ... a higher priority. So, for the first time at MIT, after a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  Do Welsh Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? teaching kids robotics through GTL Wales!

  

  ="Global Teaching Labs, the wonderful teaching abroad program at MIT ... ="Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. unfortunately I didn't get to visit, but i did stay at a town called Caernarfon ... at nearby towns."]long name[/annotation] and [annotation note="this is

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making the hard decision a couple of brutally honest stories from friends here that had originally wanted to study…

  

  now that they are at MIT. (both of these friends are anonymous so if you ... environment. I distinctly remember my mom rolling her eyes at me every time I ... school. My favorite authors inspired me to try my hand at writing, and I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 17, 2017
• Blog / Class Projects

  neutrality isn’t about objectivity—it’s about who has the power some words on facebook trending topics, and also net neutrality

  

  the algorithm at all? The opacity of social networks' internal workings ... team. A whole lot of smart people weighed in, including the folks at ... to read at least at those last three articles). But the language itself

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

   podcast hosted by our friends at Art of Problem Solving (AoPS). The title ... read on our "What we look for" page, or that my response to "how can I ... Olsen: On today's episode, Chris Peterson, Director of Special Projects at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales from the application process Results from the 'mini-contest.'

  

  sister in Tamil language), this [MIT] page which you keep looking at all ... will move away someday, they have NO choice. I choose evasion... at least ... food while being at college. It is way cheaper than buying meals. And I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  year, but never really went through with it, so here's my honest try at ... down here. I chose these dates somewhat haphazardly. As I looked at my ... our lives through distinct but interconnected aspects. Take a look at

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Robots, Space, and the Stories In-Between Using Sci-Fi to Procrastinate

  

  better explanation as to what it entails. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NZJkzcvAt ... , Future Technology, Military, Alien Communication, International Cooperation ... : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAtBbgtMnZ8 Stills: [carousel image1

  • by Richard O. '28
  • July 30, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Movie Marathon, Pt. I Watch ALL the things!

  

  water, looking at the stars, every quiet moment..." Sayeed on film ... unaddressed (like how Ellen Page's character is just like, "Ope, you go into ... at times, peering through my hoodie, squealing annoyingly in

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 30, 2013