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• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  or buy new paper sheets, to upgrade my iPad’s internet plan and most recently, to get a small phone to use while in Nigeria. It always pulses with ... , and second by the distance. We worked ourselves into a frenzy trying to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  said to me many times last year by half-hearted well-intentioners who ... , I have to get at least 6 hours of sleep the night before. If I get 5 or fewer hours of sleep, I have to get 7+ hours the next night. I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Second Semester Senior What you should do after submitting your application to colleges

  

  your other work. Mine was learning to longboard, a couple friends of mine tried to learn elvish from LOTR. Search “things to eat __(your city ... . Get some ice cream. Whatever. Use a countdown app to countdown the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 22, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  of getting to them without a car was too high. I've found that the ... well"]seems[/annotation] so small. I want to see new places and ... a masters and/or PhD and go into industry research. I would get to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  . Swimming pools and ice cream sundaes.  Long road trips to new places. Countless visits to the local diner to savor every last bite of your favorite ... , are going to be just fine. And even if you do trip and dislocate your

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Face Book And Study I have been doing all this and more. But mostly not this.

  

  morning to find rows and rows of laptops accompanied by nametags and setup ... their laptops on a couch after a hackathon. Again, we don't get paid to ... ’ve sent 150+ emails and made 20+ calls related to housing, because I decided

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  ways at MIT where you can get help if you want to. Office hours (an hour ... problem, it was easy to get help if I needed it. We don't have office hours ... with a graduate student to review your assigned work. While I did enjoy

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.2050 – Field Programmable Gate Awesomeness Featuring my “aggressive and weird” cat robot

  

  [annotation note="Joe, if you’re reading this, Fatema asked me to ask you to ... now that I’ve taken the class, I get to [annotation note="Turns out FPGA ... questions, it helps to understand how the computer/phone/smart fridge you’re

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 21, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get a temporary cat and it comes with occupational hazards

  

  to get bullied by the other cat on the floor, and thus end up spending ... , PUF. I don’t know whose nor when nor why nor how PUF managed to get ... living with me on 5w in EC, and got to freely wander around the Wood

  • by Alice L. '24
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  yo-yos, comics, and other adventures my junior spring schedule!

  

  sometimes I get to unleash it. The professor makes sure to highlight the ... , Wonder Woman, and Batman. I've been introduced to many new comics, too ... 'm trying to be more involved in clubs and to meet new people. I also have

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 24, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXachusetts Institute of Technology your guide to the daily confusion

  

  where you're going to live, REX is the perfect time to explore MIT’s dorms ... years and upperclassmen, and get a feel for everything MIT has to offer ... . According to MIT's Dormitory Council: Residence Exploration, or REX, is a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT Mini Maker Faire Celebrating STEAM and creativity

  

  seemed to showcase this idea of demonstrating your artistic creativity with ... according to MIT News) it was a huge success! My photography skills are less ... written already, even by people at Make Magazine, and I’m not sure I can do

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  try and get things done to graduate in June (eeep! real world! yikes ... people are excited by that, because the cold, bleak winter is a tough time ... to handle. The cold though, especially up in the mountains, is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Senior Spring ... I'm almost done?

  

  to take advantage of the fact that New York is a cheap bus ride away ... , "places like New York City don't just shut down; but it's a blizzard, you're ... hosts) and new sets and new challenges to tackle. I think this reinforced

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  / : -verb to calm down; to release oneself from inhibition, worry, tension ... as you right now. I'm about to submit the application to my top choice ... , but I got hit by a jolt of admissions reality just now. 1. The deadline

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  if you're looking for a new one you can probably find one. Oh and by ... harder to notice them when you're not. This shouldn't surprise anyone, as it's much akin to trying to appreciate the shirt your friend is wearing

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  because in order to teach you have to know your stuff, and because through ... group projects to encourage students to get their hands dirty and try ... each other. They pushed themselves to learn new things and produced

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  very new to me even though it's my 7th one here. I have been through a ... would suggest doing your exploration closer to the beginning of your ... with my new semester and the iCyd. Can't wait to watch my new future

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  There are a lot of awesome things named ‘Kaiser’ This post mainly consists of drawings of my professor, sentence fragments, and my over-use of…

  

  and congratulations to our new provost - Professor Chris Kaiser. You can ... .D ’87 represent!). I’m going to miss him, although our new lecturer is ... note: if you’re ever in an exam and you don’t know the answer to a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  different interpretation of the scene. But getting to this point requires building trust with your actors so they are not afraid to share their ideas. In any kind of leadership role, your job is to do what’s needed so your

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014