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• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  exactly the way we are is not what brings us to MIT. Pushing to find your ... 't forget to be happy. Don't make time your enemy. Sure, take 8 classes, but ... favorite TV show (no, really). If you're here, don't miss out on Boston. Get

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Appetizer Prelude to an entry

  

  Real entry to come soon (within a week), this is just to get you ready/anxious. Click here

  • by Snively '11
  • November 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  prepare my kid to get into MIT" was (mostly) "don't try." Many of Raising ... autonomy at MIT in order to be able to choose your own educational adventure ... initiative, it's your resilience, it's your ability to take feedback, it's your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  I'm currently on the MedLinks retreat; it feels good to get out of ... to Activity in MIT Building B to your dorm room without ever leaving ... secretly wanted to do this. ...get special seats at fractal Planetarium

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  talking to your professor when it's you, them, and a few other students who ... . All your classes, however, are more similar to the recitation format ... talk to your TAs and ask them questions because participation is inherent

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  mit bingo! as done by the bloggers

  

  dorm to work on the project over the weekend, and also get an extra part from a hardware store before class started. It was getting close to the playsentations, so getting to class on time with the supplies was really important

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The View from 1000 Feet Life after MIT ... kind of

  

  be insufficient in order to get where you need. With my research, it ... draw from in order to get the information I needed in order to be ... , you have to agree with the professor's solution in order to get the A

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  How Are You? because it's not just a simple question

  

  sense? Same. I want to hear about how you're afraid of growing up. I want to hear about the spontaneous adventure you took today. You’re worried ... of little pieces? Me too. I want to hear how you’re actually, really

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 19, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Be a Blogger 2016! how to be a blogger

  

  might want to be bloggers to SHARE YOUR SPECIAL TALENTS What does it ... , or deciding how to pick your classes, or a really cool new thing you learned today in class, and so forth. The day-to-day experience of your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 28, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Leaving home…

  

  eagerness to get the hell out of the desert, I lost sight of the foundation ... , getting my favorite takeout food. Driving to the airport this morning (a ... ample time to appreciate what you're leaving behind. :-) I'll be updating

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stealing from the Class of 2016 And you'll have to work to get it back

  

  lists. It's impossible to avoid getting added to many MANY mailing lists during your time at MIT. By the end of my four year stint I believe I was ... allow people to contact a large number of other people whom all have a

  • by Snively '11
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  “It’s all right. It’s just a small pebble in your path. Just a tiny pebble. The place you want to be is farther than this, right? That’s why it’s ok…you can get up and immediately continue on…” - Guts (actually

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  One last bit of advice Before all hell breaks loose

  

  promise that attacking people is not going to help. Funnel your energy into ... everybody who gets accepted, and happy Pi day! If your letter says ... 's time to say it again. While admissions will have you believe that

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Wisdom of Khan revealed the MIT secret

  

  happier. Replace the words “I have to” with “I get to” in your vocabulary ... ego are not tied to your argument. If you find yourself arguing with someone whom you respect and love, try to surrender your own ego to the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Travel

  spring break! so much happened, but also so much didn't happen

  

  -filled time, a time to relax, hang out with your friends, and have the ... "]anthropology class[/annotation] until the following Monday. I didn't get a chance to ... to get supplies for the trip. However, I also didn't want to be writing

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 16, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  FUN Form FAQs U is for Ukelele

  

  obligated to fill up the form—it’s okay if all you’re sending us is semester ... can indicate that you don’t have any grades to report since you’re not ... want to see your latest grades and any updates. It’s okay if you don

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soldering Things pronounced "soddering"

  

  my life, I get to actually do cool engineering-y things with my actual ... Opportunities Program), which means I get to have an on-campus job doing cool ... learning how to read circuit board schematics and getting firehosed about

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Winter is coming. actually, it's already here.

  

  cooking for yourself is dragging yourself out of bed each Sunday to get groceries at Star Market.  But it's not that bad. Besides, you get to laugh ... post). Until then - adieu!  2013 is getting off to a great start.

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Beantown. sketchbook showcase!

  

  getting to your next destination on the MBTA bus. Kellen has EXQUISITE taste ... , Alchemist, Simmons Hall, Stata Center[/caption] I get this urge to keep every ... and topics in STEM, it gets exhausting when you're getting [annotation

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  DOFMH A sick day from work, where "sick" means "I wanted a day off"

  

  hooky more than I ever did. But when your mother is begging you to call in ... for snickerdoodles at LaVerde's, and they needed to get baked -- I find ... grade teacher) used to encourage me to occasionally take a DOFMH -- day

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2005