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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Library War there's nothing about war in here, that's just my fave imaginary band name

  

  definitely don't provide the perspective of the whole Institute, and I'm sure ... have 24-hour study spaces, which don't have access to actual books but can be open all the time because they don't require staff to run. In

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  times where things don’t feel like they’re falling into place and you need ... I don’t give myself enough credit for the things I’m doing well, or I blame myself when stuff don’t turn out the way I intended. Obviously

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  The Tech profiled Lydia about resilience @ MIT "I’m building my vocabulary and I’m building my mind and I’m building myself as a…

  

  little. It’s so important not to prioritize career over family. You don’t ... , sometimes until they die. And you don’t know what you are holding together in ... I had lost everything. I think that’s the lowest I’ve been. I don’t

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January Blues living alone, daily grind, angsty music

  

  are clinically depressed. if you don't assign any value to human pleasure, don't you just become completely apathetic? i'm thinking of my ... that most people don't know beforehand what they're optimizing for/how to

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  ’t think of better advice. I don’t blame them, certainly, they were just trying to be positive. Still, I don’t believe in blanket statements. I like ... often longer days. We don’t wake up at 8 and sleep at 8 every day--if you

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  details because I don’t feel like it. In essence, the situation did not play ... meeting people, don’t you,” said Rob. It wasn’t a question, but I answered ... know them, which makes them think I intend to. I don’t. Sometimes I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  problem, it was easy to get help if I needed it. We don't have office hours ... are called examples papers here), and I found that most people don't ... and only for your own learning, but I don't think many people really

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  AHHH CPW!! Goal: Do ALL the things!

  

  point of going to a campus preview weekend if you don't go home with a ... weekend - Don't pay for ANYTHING (except for maybe MIT clothes like a ... the time).  Go find free food!! - Don't just do academic things - It

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  's view of New York: they forget the rest of the country. And while you don't ... , Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1965. ----- "baby don't worry / you are my ... on a sweater :P) ----- "you can never say never / while we don't know

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  they don't match up to the scores of the people on College Confidential ... feeling? ---- Alas, I had digressed much. The bottom line is: You don't need to buy a book of collected college essays. You don't need to read

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living Off Campus I moved off campus last year and rented a house with some friends who were…

  

  Hello, gentle readers! For those of you who don't know me, I've been ... I don't think it's especially common or encouraged.) When freshmen ... while we're all friends, we don't necessarily share the same views on

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What Makes You Tick? To all the Early applicants.

  

  . When you write your essay, don't write with a specific audience in mind. Don't say the things that you think the admissions officers "want" to hear. When you do the interview, don't try to second-guess your

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will, I will set this schedule on fire This has been a long time coming. Text- and picture-heavy! Link- and acronym-happy! Take it…

  

  AM chem lab on time. Meanwhile, you don't have a definite housing plan ... to continue receiving credit for it? - but since I don't know for sure, my on-the-record answer is "they just don't.") I'll even give you

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My night with 8.03 MONSTER ENTRY AHHHH

  

  . Dan, the ever delightful tech guy, shows us the do's and don'ts, the ins ... tells us, and they can get quite hot. Here are some gloves. Don't burn yourself, don't get electrocuted. That can be embarrassing. He talks about

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  they do something you don't like, it's hard to get angry at them because ... carpet, and the (yes, grey) stains continue to beckon today. I don't want ... don't leave your door open all day, or get used to finding your socks

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  Scottish band, beating even Franz Ferdinand. Now, you know I don't like to do ... -year-old professor totally decimated me. So I don't know if anybody has a ... that they don't factor too prominently in admissions, because a) the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Answering my own questions My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.

  

  safety or housing prices, these questions don't actually have "good" or ... virtue at MIT. In fact, I don't think I'd be exaggerating if I said hard ... that it's the most wonderful place in the world... and while you don't

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  "tecker." Don't sue me please? =) Shannon: hahahahahaha I loved the ... , so perhaps I don't have to concern myself with supplements. But to ... good idea to be cautious, don't give up hope! No one knows the decisions

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  really need them and don't have them, your counselor can expect to get a ... because I don't have my green card yet, but I will be getting it very soon ... your trimester grades, you don't have to send them again just to get us

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  cookies life lessons through six scrumptious sayings

  

  are easy for a long time, and you don't walk around telling everyone ... -junkie-mouse-human hybrid in this scenario, after all). You don't know what to cut out first ... , and over time you don't feel like you're dying. Busy and dying are not

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 13, 2025