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• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  people tend to make great teams.  These are the people I get super excited ... deeper into the science of what you're working with in order to better inform your design. The second part, creativity, is harder to define.  It

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Doggy Birthday Meet Simmons Hall's smallest - and furriest - new resident, who just turned 8.

  

  break. Nadia M. '17 even taught Butterstick to spin by enticing her with ... residents, mostly frosh, she's a new arrival at Simmons. Unlike those residents, she's not here to take classes or do any research. Primarily

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exciting potential UROP: the cancer genome

  

  , would provide invaluable clues for developing new ways to diagnose, treat ... Great front page article in today's New York Times on the proposed ... Genome Project, which mapped the human genetic blueprint. It would seek to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  . Question: "What about Are Four years enough to get advantage of all the ... key is to try to maximize what you do get out of MIT. For example, I ... intramural sport. Didn't get to be Undergraduate Association President

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  at the front seat Ninjas. Somehow, I didn’t get hit too much. I had to ... . And if you ever want to a chuckle, find a way to get the list of 101 ... one is a concourse Friday Seminar, in which we get to have great

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  and intensity, and it's intimidating to be told that by the end of this ... "Spatula Bot") that tries to climb the steep hill by keeping my center of ... controllers provided by 2.007 aren't terribly reliable or easy to use.  I decide

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sleep is (not) for the weak Myth: All engineers are insomniacs

  

  This post is brought to you by the 20 hours of sleep I got this weekend! Wait, that’s a normal amount of sleep to get? Missed that ... to function properly. When you don’t get sleep at night, you end

  • by Stanley G.
  • October 24, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  to the 2019s in anticipation of pi day with love

  

  have yet to be disappointed.  7. Some of them didn't get admitted to MIT ... quizzes you need to take: on college choices, your type of bae, and ... the internet, for those who just want a hug feel free to add your

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who needs Black Friday anyway? a slightly different take.

  

  Friday frenzy and buying new stuff, I decided to take a different approach ... -Black Friday ads). Later I dropped by the local climbing gym with a new friend ... stories we wear." - Worn Wear Buying new stuff is fun. It provides that

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  COPENHELL a giant metal fest in Denmark 🤘🏽

  

  be safe; and trying to have a good time anyway.  That isn’t a new ... should get down soon, while I was anticipating the danger. I asked him to ... ;   I came in hoping to discover new bands, and man, there were so many

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 28, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [guest post] on undergrad by laura c. '23

  

  three quizzes and was devastated to receive a 50. by the end, however, I ... college with employable credentials and get a job. to be very clear ... constantly doing is that it’s often hard to put aside time for small things

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  day one, six out of eight am i doing too much?

  

  someone to ask you questions after your introduction. that class, i learned ... had a lot of time to get there. i head up to the third floor of building ... checking my messages. (for geographic reference, refer to how to find your

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  get from talking to them when you know, without either of you actually ... ’t always have to be that extreme. I get the sense that people here do see me ... --maybe you’re not going to use all the geometry and algebra you learned

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  replace your recurring nightmare of being forced to swim the Charles clad in ... somehow forgot to submit the event on the left on time, it's not on the official schedule, so I'm just going to tiptoe over the bounds of propriety a

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  means I'll have to swing by the shop to make something awesome so I can ... machine that you can use to make some precise cuts into a piece by using xyz coordinates. However in order to establish your coordinates, you need to edge

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summer Decisions

  

  something different. This is your time to explore, find out what within astronomy you're interested in. It's important to see how a different mentor ... As promised, I finished my post about deciding what to do this summer

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park

  

  moment between third and fourth when you walk by your crush, sharing a few ... so few new places to discover, nowhere you could take a boy or girl ... graphic novels from a squat library. I gave a wide berth to a mom with her

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents too…really!! ...a helpful guide for parents (I hope

  

  the iceberg...to get a head start on your plans check out our improved ... Class of 2015. We're getting ready to welcome lots of their parents too ... 'll be able to accompany your student next weekend. But before I do that

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  writing process was like for me since I get a lot of questions as to how to ... August. I started by writing down everything I wanted MIT to know about me ... have contributed to your community, whether in your family, the classroom

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Be A Blogger (2018)! welcome to THE INTERNET

  

  to pick your classes, or a really cool new thing you learned today in ... students or students at other colleges). Your application will be read by a ... want to be bloggers to embrace the GOOD TIMES https://youtu.be/cozHT9Qa

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2018