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  Colors In every sense of the word

  

  word simply did not exist at the time. Having no word in our language for ... ) at MIT to show solidarity and support for the University of Missouri ... , because you would never use that ability; there would not even be words for

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself on choosing a college, and realizing one of many possible futures

  

  weaknesses. He knew he could do well at either. The problem, for Sam, was not ... the me that stayed down south for school, or took the job at Facebook ... to enroll at MIT or to go somewhere / do something else instead

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Hardk0re: The Twinned Rise of East Campus and the Hacking Ethos (Guest Entry by Danny Ben-David ’15) How’d that get on the roof?!

  

  his final paper for STS.050 (The History of MIT), about the founding of ... administrators saw that the introduction of dormitories would allow for the ... effectively than before. The move to Cambridge allowed for the construction of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  You Do For Pleasure ("pleasure" - 100 words), Department at MIT ... account on my.mit.edu so I can actually catch a glimpse at what the new ... admission officers ("adcoms") are not looking for "standard" answers, and you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 23, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My dorm room’s 24-year history meet 16 former residents of my room

  

  pretty good. Historiography. Now that I'm at my fifth history project for ... 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

  Classes, by the Group Chats and their potential replacement, Interstellar!

  

  ? Harvard and MIT students can cross-register for classes at the other school ... At the start of each semester, I typically join Facebook Messenger group chats for most of my classes. These group chats are somewhat helpful

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 27, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I put on my robe and graduation hat It's sortof hard to believe it's time for this already.

  

  for graduation. Classes were over, and the most stressful thing I had to ... 've known, because I'm staying for another year to finish my Master's degree (through the MEng/VI-A programs). Since I am going to around for another

  • by Kim D. '09
  • June 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  random places, all of which I seriously considered for at least the time I ... major. And for these gracious inquirers, I have a lot of different answers. For instance: “I’m thinking 18C.” “Leaning towards 8.” “Probably 6

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

  The rise and fall of CPW all the cpw history, plus proof the weather machine is fake

  

  myself looking at dozens of issues over dozens of years, digging through ... weekend CPW's origins are rooted in a program for prospective women and ... those that get more people to enroll. For example, the Admissions Office

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice you’ve heard before and a story you haven’t you can just skip to the pictures if you want to, I wont be offended.

  

  't a big deal for me, then. I was still healthy.   It's at this ... requires you to correct for it all at once. I can't go to lecture if I haven ... something very important. Something I set 2 alarms for. Also, the exam was at

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • March 2, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  leaning in on choosing lives

  

  applications exist, will you be a different person for having spent a year at ... career. Would I stay at this company for a long time? Would I get bored ... ’re both great options, but for very, very different reasons. At the same

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • April 20, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Class of 2020 Ring Premiere! from two perspectives

  

  Bezel is a tradition (I'm not sure for how long, but at least since the ... , Nathan H. '20, Sandy W. '20, Nia M. '20 We left our wing at 6:50 p.m. to ... enough seats next to each other for all of us. And when we finally sat down

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  reject modern web design return to 2006

  

  ’re friends with for the first few days of school before you meet an actually ... that was meant for babies “I'm just not feeling this game ... depressed person do THIS?” she says at am as she folds her laundry that came

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Life is like a Game Elaborate metaphors from an amateur comic artist

  

  It's been a pretty rough week, so I took a break and drew out my struggles. For some reason (mostly the fact that I'm a media dork at heart), a ... artists I like, and hoping for the best. So I might try to include a mini

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 7, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  Enjoy Life Farewells and New Beginnings

  

  Today is my first day of school as a PhD student at MIT. Today is ... never would have ended up at MIT and probably wouldn’t have ended up as a ... summer, I’ve been thinking about what to do for my last blog post. I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 5, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Was Sitting Where You’re Sitting Quick! Click here. :D

  

  gel thickening agent. I’ve been at MIT for a while: this is my sixth ... for print, my first time (at least since college apps) working under a ...   Friday, August 28. Two MIT students sit at the top of the partly

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  seems unlikely, because why not shoot for the stars? However, at MIT, we ... 'm constantly asking my fellow admissions officers and student tour guides for ... predicted for your sign or not, the pieces of advice for every sign in this

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  My Product Design Internship in Austin how to build things: both externally and internally

  

  for the summer, [annotation note="an MIT volleyball player who’s won so many awards for being a stud at her sport that I’ve lost count, a sister ... Boy oh boy, what a summer it’s been so far. For the first time in my

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • July 26, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Ten days of live-action roleplaying no joke, there i was…

  

  -game dinners at restaurants around the area. Cruft come and write games for ... for space police, and a Wookiee stuck in a tavern in the middle of a ... , the glorious time of year when classes aren't as big of a deal for most

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We Should Take This Final and Push It Somewhere Else you'll need a lot of mOXie

  

  usually at the end of the semester, occasionally mid-semester for half ... , at least you can rest for a bit, recharge, and lift that weight when ... semester, I have already taken a final exam. In the midst of sitting down for

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 14, 2020