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  East Campus, A Home *dons his historian hat*

  

  heading back to MIT (well, South Station in Boston) from my hometown of New ... is near and dear to my heart. You're right, there isn't any particular ... all four grades were to be housed side-by-side. The result was an

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 11, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know a firehose of advice from upperclassmen: tips and tricks for freshman year

  

  of your comfort zone, so take opportunities to try new things. Finding ... obnoxious biker about being seen. It can save your life. Get out to the city ... ’ll never get anywhere. Just accept that you’re going to be in many pictures

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ten reflections on mit

  

  , I didn’t want to get my hopes up about getting in. In hindsight, I ... Class of 2018 to the Class of 2026, and by the time I leave, the incoming ... getting to watch current undergrads learn to appreciate the same things I

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  sea glass turbulent waves in these parts

  

  state of your paper. 3) you get a week to submit a rebuttal to address ... conference I submitted to works: 1) you submit your paper. 2) three reviewers ... at the expense of your health and wellbeing.”  I have yet to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 5, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  started innocently enough—trying to figure out when and how CPW started by ... by who applies and who decides to enroll. In other words, self ... kinds of recruitment efforts: those that get more people to apply, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  .  In those situations, a new interpretation, spawned either by creative ... response to “how” is that it was facilitated by parents and their connections ... blazed by others. It is essential, therefore, that students who aspire to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty years later cms major who

  

  with your hobbies to understand them. Every instructor I've met in CMS ... content is so popular to get mainstream film adaptations. These three arcs ... for, and the fact that you end up closer to your goal is, at least for

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 29, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bring your stuffed toys to class reflections on liminality

  

  silly hats not on Halloween. Wear silly hats to your lab section. Get people to ask questions about your silly hats. Take pictures of yourself ... . Come up with two very different ways to get from point A to point B

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The joys of web development or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the web

  

  different, and that's okay. My goal is to encourage you to reflect on your own experiences, so I'd love to hear your thoughts. 1. The project I hated [caption ... shapes and colors and shadows, and I get to see, in real-time, what the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 9, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  start to discover new layers of your personality and your relationships with other people. You stop defining yourself by your grades and start to ... As a recent college admit, you’re about to make a lot of big

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  commit to MIT.  Since Kenneth grew up surrounded by Black Greek culture ... to get a chance to meet as many fraternity members as possible and ... quick to introduce and connect with each other, so not only do you get to

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 13, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  him there getting all excited every time I’d get to a new practice ... ’t do that.). And you do want to prepare for it by brushing up on your ... . By encouraging the undergrads to go off and get experiences elsewhere

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

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

  make sure you're preserving some emotional energy to get through your own ... , perhaps living on their campus. It is so much more important to do your ... recommendation are vital. It's a great idea to chat with your recommenders and

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  50 Things Advice for the class of 2010.

  

  drop by the blogs from time to time and say hi). As you begin your ... if you're closed off. If you need to get a job, find something that ... half of your class at some point in the next four years. Get used to it

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  yourself to stop the urge to write your results down and get the report over ... mindset. Previously, it has not been difficult to “get by”, as in to pass ... definitely opened up a brand new skillset for me to flounder in and ultimately

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  campus. These parts are defined by roads. Everything to the west of ... good idea to get familiar with it. It is in fact not that long, so it ... refers to those buildings by number. If you focus on the Buildings 1

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Institute of Smashing What do you think MIT and a garbage compactor have in common?

  

  guarantee one thing:   You're going to be crushed   Now before ... here and quadruple-major, put your nose to grindstone, and crank out a ... most important change while you're here. You're used to being right

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  So Chance Me Maybe? Hey! I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my SAT...

  

  needed to get serious about applications very, very soon, so I hopped on ... getting admitted, then to actually dream of getting admitted. Like a cheesy ... certainly couldn't allow myself to get my hopes up, or my poor psyche would be

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 8, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  16 for the 16’s 16 Guidelines to Making the Most of your CPW

  

  know. 13.Try new things by going to an event you scanned over whilst ... ; Without further ado:   16 Guidelines to Making the Most of your CPW ... events is so much more than that. Food events are a great place to meet new

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Fig. 6: Eigenverantwortung The time of my life. What responsibilities?

  

  homeless in a new country.  When you get your ETH email, forward your ... -Mobile. Finally, meet with the house responsible and check in to your new room ... peace.  Make another appointment at another office to get your

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • August 28, 2018