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• Blog / Challenges

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  the center: "activities where you create things." I don't know. There ... exploring a different field, which was biomedical engineering. I don’t know ... the content, I don't think I'll fit into the field, mainly for the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  experiences, or the lack thereof flailing around in a sea of adjectives trying to find the noun

  

  tab and don't reopen it for a year. i've been thinking a lot about race ... don't understand, and get made fun of. so i didn't try. i hang out ... about my experiences. and honestly i don't even know what "my experiences

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 13, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  walking the marathon… part of a four-day weekend

  

  proving oneself. I don't think of myself as particularly fit, but it is ... hand, you'll never know if you can if you don't try."]shoulder through a ... admit: I don't think of myself as particularly smart, but it is comforting

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 25, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  regression and imposter syndrome let's talk about computer science!!

  

  just...gone. And I don't know where it went. And it terrifies me. The ... late. I don't know if it's because of my Fans & Fan Culture class or ... . And so when I don't reach it, and inevitably fall, it stings even more

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 11, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  My Rejection Resume working up the courage to look failure in the eye

  

  , where you're done with the process and don't have to run the gauntlet of ... of applications. I don't know what you guys wrote about, but I wrote ... don't think about enough. And to personally attack myself, thinking that

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  You construct intricate rituals function loses form and form loses function

  

  One It's weird how we do so much that we don't stop and think about ... the case that things are fine as long as I don't start thinking about ... things forever". I don't fully understand why, but I do these things anyway

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 3, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  A Major Crisis haha get it..cause..yeah,

  

  Logan. But I don't hate flying. In fact, I kind of like it. Sure ... flailing. Some people call Course 6's sellouts. I don't really think they are ... . But now, to put it simply: I don't care. I don't care if I'm "bad" at it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 12, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  How to Survive in a Cook-for-Yourself Community and why meals plans are terrible

  

  mistakes, the staff always ensured that the students don't break the rules; I ... three ovens, as well as a fridge for each class year. Don't rush to buy ... !). If you don’t want to wait until the weekend, get an MBTA pass and use

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to miss deadlines at MIT Policies for late assignments, and ways to keep your grades afloat when life inevitably happens

  

  . Usually, I am fine with losing a night's sleep as long as I don’t have to do ... I had to wake up again for a mandatory-attendance class. I don’t know ... ." Most classes in general don't accept late work, but some have a policy

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • October 12, 2016
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Why Is There No Water? One of the most important things in your life is invisible to you until it…

  

  A lot of people living in the United States don’t understand how ... the complexity of getting water to places that don’t have it. I was ... we don’t have to worry about water for crop irrigation. But, there

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  don’t have time to watch hour-long episodes of cooking. That’s totally ... you can. These recipes are normally quick to make, and don’t require ... there’s leftover food that they just don’t want. This “food” can range

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advanced Standing Exams: know your stuff, get out of a semester-long class! You should really consider taking them.

  

  Language or Literature, you don’t have to take an essay evaluation over the ... don’t factor into your GPA. For more details, see this page on Grading ... cooler or more relevant classes If you don’t have to take intro chemistry

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 24, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  That wasn’t skiing, that was falling with style! Guest post by Katy Kem '16

  

  favorite thing about MIT – the ski team! For those of you who don’t know, at ... , whether it be going to a party where I don’t know many people, or refusing ... it. During the season, all my worries fall away. I don’t think about

  • by Joel G. '18
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  warranties don't cover drops, spills, stealings. Check the computer protection ... computers today are so slow even though people don't have many programs ... don't really need an Ethernet port if you have a wireless card in your

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  applicants, none of whom built a nuclear reactor, did. Just shows you don’t ... back there,” I said. “Fields with cows in them? I don’t want to go to ... : that wasn't necessary. None of that was necessary! You don't have to talk

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  : BE CREDIBLE. Talk about what you know, and admit if you don’t know ... : Congress is pegged to DISTRICTS. And don’t suggest that science funding ... information. If I can be a resource for you, please don’t hesitate to contact me

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! Plus lots of awesome advice from MIT students!

  

  , but don’t overplan. CPW was one of the most memorable weekends of my ... experiences! Elizabeth K. '14 Don’t stress over not being able to do everything ... . :) Also, don’t forget to sleep, as much as people pressure you to do ALL THE

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  , quick thinking and enthusiasm. Keep it up, don't lose heart, and go knock ... person to be around. Sure, it might not show on any transcript, but don't ... those two e-mails. Don't let yourself think that you can't succeed, don't

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  I don't think you have to worry about that. That said, try to ... a lot of coding, a lot of writing (grants, etc - people don't realize ... explicitly to help people. 4) I have the same fear. I don't think there's any

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Splash. Was. Awesome. I taught: 3 classes, 5 sections, 246 kids.

  

  straight and lean forward to listen to me. They raise their hands, don't ... Radio Astronomy PowerPoint. I'm more nervous about this one; I don't know ... disruptive, and I don't know how to keep 100 kids in line. They might find

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 21, 2012