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• Blog / Challenges

  Alien in America A display of feelings; a post that might not make any sense.

  

  no right to say anything about being black because I wasn’t *really ... . Reality. The physical. Facts that no one can take away from you, that no one can distort with words, that no one can argue out of the way simply

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Integration Bee (guest post by Mike W. ‘19) I had a tagline planned out, but I axed it for being too derivative.

  

  sort of emblematic of MIT. No matter how hard you practice for something, no matter how much you cut into your Hamilton time, there is always a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching

  

  ? It is perfectly fine if, through no fault of your own, your school ... students whose interviews have been waived are at no disadvantage). You are

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  , challenging ideas and assumptions, and taking ownership of problems that no one ... 're working with - this is as important as the work itself. Form trust. No team

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  . There are no restrictions on memories, and pictures of family and friends ... . No need to bring the stock of a lifetime on the plane. And once you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing is difficult みんな、がんばってね!

  

  no idea how in the world senior year happened. This recently came to my ... will be too. Maybe I'll say more details later? **I'm no longer sure

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • July 31, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What Is an MIT Community? ...a personal experience

  

  At MIT, no community follows an algorithm, but each one is open to sharing and appreciating passions, regardless of major and background. The ... definitely join the club. (MIT SEVT team) Of no less importance are the less

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  look at my team, and we have no idea. These labs force you to make ... it’s over. So why do we do it? No matter where you work or what

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  to the 2019s in anticipation of pi day with love

  

  no role in a student’s success. “you can make it anywhere,” we want to ... , composed collaboratively and in no particular order. a treasury of erasure

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  like it An important lesson: no matter how "screwed" you think you are ... understand the concepts and that didn't help. It seems that no matter what I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Snowmageddon Infinite amounts of pancakes, international adventures and poutine, and icy apocalypse preparation

  

  MIT's temporary emergency closure means I no longer have an excuse to put off finishing all the half-baked blog posts from this month. The ... stomachs and no desire to return to IHOP for infinite pancakes anytime soon

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  's really not that hard.  As the saying goes, "there's no such thing as bad ... make the biggest investment.  No, the cute jacket you bought in July won

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching no need to panic

  

  ? It is perfectly fine if, through no fault of your own, your school ... students whose interviews have been waived are at no disadvantage). You are

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 30, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trashion 2014 are YOU trashionable?

  

  , though, it can be a harder question to answer. Our profession requires no ... sometimes say that I judge people for a living. While I had no formal

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What’s cool about Nick’s room artsy people, walls, and East Side living

  

  around on the white wall in whatever direction it wanted to go. No mistakes, no stress, just freeform self-expression.   *Exclusive

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Family Weekend 2014 family weekend 2014, day 1 and how I had fun

  

  . Pay no attention to the lab partner behind the proto board. After that ... Rick Astley and "Cherry Bomb" by the Runaways. No way! "Come and Get

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  what really mattered. Once I knew, the question no longer presented a ... ? Surely, but I have no regrets, as the experience was essential in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Late-Night Juggler In which I spend about twenty minutes trying to transcribe the Mass Ave cross signal…

  

  he holds no connection to MIT itself. He has never been a student; he ... has come to adopt him, despite no direct link. "I was here juggling last

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 3, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Optimal Solution It doesn't exist

  

  : As you can see, there’s no cascade of steps to follow. It’s a lot of ... ? Yes. No. Maybe.  In the end I decided to spend my summer in Houston

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • September 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that

  

  AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! This is the result when you look me up on the MIT website: I'm an AFFILIATE now. No longer a student! Maybe that ... ...London. Interviewer: Yes yes, but where in London? Me [thinking: there's no way you

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2014