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  ten reflections on mit

  

  ’ve changed. Then, I need to account for my own “MIT-tinted googles”: for the ... , I didn’t want to get my hopes up about getting in. In hindsight, I ... getting to watch current undergrads learn to appreciate the same things I

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating The Tunnels…Of Freshman Academics You didn't actually expect me to write about hacking on the internet, did you?

  

  Add Date), you have to get both the instructor's signature and your ... archives to produce a strew of incisively insightful oldies for your perusal ... magical phenomenon called Reg Day, where you're required to physically go to

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 16, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Life is Improv say yes

  

  class of 2011, when you get to the rest of your life - there will be so ... you want to pull it in another direction. you're negating. This rule ... categorize. I thought it'd be cool to post them on a Google Map to visualize

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 3, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Feeling Many Feelings :) and :( and everything in between about decisions

  

  young person. I get the sense from the essays that he has had to fight to get to take classes at this level. He's really impressive. Great ... hearts, and we are envious of the institutions that get to be a part of

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • March 16, 2019
• 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 ... thinking that you're writing a report I would like to share with you an ... unnecessary to actually write the report anyway, and your problem is solved

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

  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  force I should apply through my legs to get me where I think I thought I ... dignity. A waterproof laptop sleeve for your laptop to hide in when you’re ... not as safe. It’s a good idea to lock your laptop for bathroom or lunch

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
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  The Thong I Should Be Wearing [UPDATE] Sexy sexy undies.

  

  improvements to this area. Check back soon to nominate your school ... over to their website and vote for us! We can do it! ... in the comic strip, Alex, had to decide which college to go to. She was

  • by Snively '11
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Academic Conference and also things I have learned about publishing research in the past few months

  

  'm on Google Scholar and everything! I submitted some of my research to ... you try to squeeze why you're doing this study, what you found out, and ... some context in the area you're researching, what you're going to be

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Take a Load Off Quoting The Band's "The Weight" should make the wait bearable

  

  . And it's still true of everyone who wants to get in to MIT. And I ... nicely when he said you don't have to build, say, a nuclear reactor to get ... 's kind of a big deal. To illustrate that, I invite you to go to Google and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 1, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  November 1st is my January 1st each november is a new direction

  

  your experience was like mine, many people were doubting you. To you ... chances of MIT were that of a coin flip. But I managed to get in early ... ways to change your happiness: change your life, or change your mind

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 3, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two thousand students walk into a Zoom call summer hssp: now virtual™

  

  didn't expect to get fifty classes, let alone a hundred and twenty! But ... staging, and getting ready to launch things on the day-of. The community ... restart them: you're hosting another meeting, do you want to end the other

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how to choose your major putting people in boxes, feat. credit for reddit, social science, and lots of yarn.

  

  So you don't know what to major in. You have no idea what to do with your life and you're kind of interested in a lot of things and everything is so cool but also you have to pick something. Or else. *ominous music

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 6, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  some warmth on a cold decisiony day "there have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long / but now…

  

  could get the argument out of the way in advance. I googled for various ... answer to many more things in life than I would have expected: in your ... some slack (and if you send a polite and apologetic email to your

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Academics (you know, the REAL reason why you're coming to MIT )

  

  Circuit, it's basically a loop for you to get the feel of your cart/bike and ... ) Get your 7 hours of sleep. You're not going to get more done in that ... to get me into medical schools, but also means that I always get a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  An Open Letter to MIT Applicants Don’t Panic (and know where your towel is)

  

  towards the college search process. I hoped to get in somewhere, but I ... Googled and used to customize my Tumblr theme, not a tiny piece of a huge ... along the lines of: “Ceri, you’re going to have to revise your college

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 2, 2014
• 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

  10 things I love about MIT and hopefully you'll learn to love them too.

  

  you’re planning a meeting, but is generally amazing to witness ... a dozen According to the MIT website: “Seventy-one present and former ... you'll get to join this elite Nobel club one day! 4. It’s a meritocracy

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 27, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Avatar and Desserts Exploring Food Art

  

  so… I don’t even know what to say. If you’re reading this, you ... took me to get this decision, I was also spending a lot of time on ... challenge. That Sunday, I went shopping for hours at 5 different places to get

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • December 10, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  We’ve been there, too. It feels like the calm before the storm. Please don't forget to breathe.

  

  gut wasn't churning with worry-anticipation. And so I decided to get a ... worked out that I'd get home with plenty of time to spare. As I started ... you back to your favorite moments. I gave it a shot, standing on a

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Day in the Life Liveblog of my Thursday complete with (not so great) pictures

  

  that scare me, including trying to get to know new people. Marjorie ... based in LA (so many Google Hangouts!) and to have my opinion valued even ... I decided to share a day of mine too! Quick disclaimer: I thought it

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 15, 2014