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  Speaking in MITese A language all our own.

  

  Almost every time I return home from MIT, I find myself mentally translating certain MIT concepts or words or course numbers when I'm talking to my parents or friends. Things like "I just got back from my 5

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 19, 2008
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  Rain by any other name lagi na lang umuulan

  

  window, ampiyas, and the action is umaanggi. Where I'm from, the dry ... , not August or September. The rain I've experience back at home is quite ... rain, at least, not that I know of. I remember the first time I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 22, 2021
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  The 2013 Ig Nobel Prize Lectures I won a prize!

  

  by a Q&A session) at MIT, in 26-100 (I sit through biology lecture in 26-100, three times a week!) It was impossible to pass up, so I ... Nobel thing) asked for a volunteer who had a watch. I had a watch. My

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 15, 2013
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  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  attention to the class of 2028 and beyond, I want to take a moment ... this blog post, I use “affirmative action” and “race-conscious admissions ... acknowledge the limitations of these ways we currently count people. However, I

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  There Is No Formula A formula would take the human component out of our process, which is perhaps the…

  

  dominating College Confidential and the blog comments makes me sad. I ... . Having bad grades or scores will certainly hurt you, but I’m sorry to say ... our applications. It’s not anything I can explain – you just know when

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 16, 2004
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  50 Things Advice for the class of 2010.

  

  for you; beginning with the launch of our new site in early September, I'll begin focusing on the future class of 2011. I hope that you guys won't be ... college experience, and I prepare for my 10-year college reunion, I thought

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Brief History of Cars on Fire at MIT You didn't think I would miss an anniversary, did you?

  

  , who mentioned it in an email to me: I saw the car after it had been pulled up the side of the dorm where I lived during my sophomore year. It was later lowered and set on fire (I think) on the grass between the

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Happy 21st Birthday to the Random Hall Milk the Milk is now old enough to drink, but *please*, don't drink the Milk

  

  probably figured, "Hmm, definitely not mine. I’m lactose-intolerant."" Other ... didn’t buy it. Would be so good on my plate of Cheerios right now, but I ... Random Hall. I once asked a former resident of Random Hall why the milk had

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2015
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  Views of Campus, the Charles River, and the First Snow with a snowman and a snow dalek

  

  ’s campus, especially Stata. I personally love the dissonance in the ... ’re walking in. I spent a few evenings last summer and this winter so far photographing campus and the Charles River to show you what I see. All of these

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 20, 2012
• 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 ... and bad) that I've had with people on CollegeConfidential and elsewhere. When I'm on the road, or in an information session, or online in various

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paths there are so many

  

  similarly barely-open-up-able door. "I should've re-taken the SAT like Sam ... feels awful. Instead, tell yourself: "In my circumstances, I tried my ... , whatever works). Let's do it together: In my circumstances, I tried my best

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 19, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  situation is probably not going to change. I can't speak to the situations for all the children in the world, but I will give you my take on the ... candidates are considered. These are not hypothetical places. I have worked in

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to decide which classes to take amazing classes and how to pick them

  

  and second semesters. See also: Cami's post. I have no clue and I need ... . Something like "I'll take one science GIR per semester" and "I'll finish my PE ... , Classes I Won't Be Able to Take and Exploring Classes. My two cents is that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Early History of International Students at MIT studying the people MIT made, and the people who made MIT

  

  's fascinating research on early Chinese students at MIT). I worked on the project ... early international students. I'm an immigrant from Ukraine, so it was ... diversity efforts and policies, I wanted to tell stories. I wanted to show the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shiny Circuits Shiny, in some subcultures at MIT, means REALLY AWESOME

  

  Hey guys! I know it's been a little while since I have blogged. The ... lives of MIT students. BUT, right now even though I have both pictures and ... Fall). That's because most of the things I'm doing now as an MIT student

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 31, 2009
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  SHASS Hack feminist hacktivism

  

  "] SHASS.[/annotation] I, for one, think this hack was extremely well done and the end result is beautiful. I will let it speak for itself, with a ... , well, I think this message from the hackers says it best: We recognize

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 4, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Move Fast And Break Things just make sure you have a net positive of unbreaks

  

  . You'll understand what I mean if you ever become course 6. In the ... ' unix names, although I'm not sure if this is going to fly with upper ... guys i was totally standing right next to zuck After generally giggling

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 25, 2011
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  Beacon Hill in the Fall More door.

  

  facing the street. I am sharing it with you because 1. There is a store on ... stores). 2. I absolutely hate doorknobs. Here is the Longfellow Bridge

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 17, 2016
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  how to change policies at mit [joint post with Rona W.] our CUP of tea

  

  . Ultimately, the faculty members on CUP chose the four of us! Rona: I chose to ... wonderful experience, and I wanted to continue in a broader capacity. Paolo: I’ve spent a long time at MIT thinking about education, both through

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 28, 2021
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  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  I've been doing a lot of reflecting lately, maybe because: - I feel old and unprepared heading into senior year - I just underwent adult ... brother's starting college in a month and that makes me feel even older - I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015