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  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  your understanding of the resources available to you as a new member of ... able to find in my desk drawer. If stickers aren’t your thing, there were ... ID that stick to your phone. But let’s be honest—stickers are everyone

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  sometimes you get little pictures throughout your recipe to check to make sure you’re doing the right thing (using print commands to debug). And at the ... very much like writing a good recipe: you have to list your ingredients

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  far as your question goes, this is a toughie. I don't really like to make claims as to whether or not someone is a good candidate because in ... science, it's about wanting to make a difference in the world. I'm also just

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  At The Ends Of Tunnels unlike a tunneling particle, I actually had to expend lots of energy to surmount obstacles

  

  into your 'camera'. To save computation, you cast 'light rays' in reverse ... build apps with them." Confusion persisted. "I fail to understand your ... to fifteen hours to finish. When we emerge from our cyclic periods of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  loveallurfriends <3

  

  about reaching out to people. I try really hard to make time. But what if ... something indispensable? It is hard to feel out of your depths. Being looked ... Now Playing: Talk to Me - Cavetown   I stared at the river for

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 6, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  on anger understanding and learning and navigating

  

  , she's learned to step back. "Pick and choose your battles," I had said ... something like "That's not my job. That's your job to speak up because there ... wasn't exactly full of people I wanted to be around or make friends with

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 12, 2020
• FAQ / International applicants

  Do application materials have to be in English?

  professional service or a teacher in your school complete the translation, but you can't translate the material yourself. If your teacher translates any documents, please ask him/her to sign and date the translation
• Blog / Challenges

  at least i’m not as sad as i used to be i don’t keep friends, i keep acquainted

  

  left to be sad. maybe the situation is just making me distant from ... out, just to make myself look good in college apps. but in the sense of ... pursuits have become more important than trying to make amends with them? is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 1) De Madrid, ¡saludos!

  

  complete sentences rolling off your tongue, and soon, you're starting to make ... want to find out more, you're welcome to read our class blog! Each ... how many students from Spain apply to MIT each year, but just in case

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  you're coming to CPW, be sure to check your schedule for open houses and ... that Paris Hilton has somehow managed to take over that phrase and make ... ashamed to say that I adore that place), and picked April up at the bus stop

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  available, and if you make a note on your housing preference sheets and/or speak to your dorm/floor chairs, they can try to accomodate your ... allowed to live in a single room?" There are actually two people in the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Short Thoughts Girlhood, editing, iPhone notes.

  

  ) or can relate to it and want to talk about your experiences and ... antithetical to my personal/political views. It makes me feel like I'm complicit ... 're recruiting, so if you're going to be at MIT in the fall and are interested in

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Simulating Catastrophe and learning to speak up

  

  “your ideas are valuable, but you tend to keep quiet during meetings.” So ... simple, right? Well, designing this lab was a marathon. We wanted to make ... I don’t know if your school does this, but MIT asks its students at

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Mocktails happy new year new you

  

  your 2017 isn't as anticlimactic as my attempt to pop the screw cap off ... It's 2017 now according to the Gregorian calendar. I'm a frosh.5 (RIP ... mom has introduced to the household.   why   To those of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 31, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What do you see now? they say genius likes to alternate between the soil and the sky

  

  work to get grants, artists get stuck in bubbles that make it hard for ... have to make ourselves legible and work with others, and we are ... success and efficiency. But when you hide away your sense of self to purely

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • May 23, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  places around and at mit godless and holy

  

  've tried to make an effort to explore campus and its surrounding city area ... 's difficult to compile footage all together and i'm really trying my best. but ... great things about MIT is its location. You're in this hub of great

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hilarity with Jeremy "Hi!" *awkward silence*

  

  personalities. When I say that, I'm not just referring to undergraduates, but also to grad students, post-doctorates, and even professors - and in my ... here, right now I want to focus on an aspect of diversity I never fully

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

  

  FUTURE for a moment, and take time to get back your energy, hold the reset button, drink tea, realign your chakra or your qi or whatever you want to ... your general state of being right now. Many of you are excited to get out

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reactors are my friends. Four things you would never expect to find in a real MIT laboratory.

  

  ... because you have to look and smell your best when you're researching ... they used to say on "Cribz," that MTV show where you show off your room ... into oil. How do you turn a turkey into oil? Well, Chester, according to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride

  these topics. Check your CP* guide for the link! This year, to show off ... One of the coolest parts of my job is that I actually get to spend a ... calls) getting to know staff members who work at MIT in different roles

  • by DJ Rock
  • April 14, 2020