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• Blog / How to Human

  coming off the path is anyone there?

  

  time to find myself. I've felt a certain kind of pressure to do something ... 't really know what I'm supposed to be doing at points in time or where I ... school, it's felt like I've been on a fixed trajectory. I do well in middle

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 30, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  major uncertainty switch 2 A 6-2?

  

  concentration. Think of it as a flexible version of MechE. I was hoping to do 2A ... ’t dislike physics at all (outside of doing badly on tests, I would say), so I ... through it. Right? If I really wanted to do this major, it should be

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 2, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  . What are you doing in 21E? Like Danny and Allan, I am a 21E major with ... did you choose to do 21E? I spent a lot of my time going back and forth ... minor in CMS, or double major in CS and CMS, or do a major in CS with only

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

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  class, but I didn't. So it's okay. "How are you feeling about it?" What do ... it obviously bothers you." I guess that he's right. "Why do you tear up ... consequences? No, I do not want to play chess. "You have to get used to losing

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  hazy mid-semester days what i've been up to lately (mostly, psets...)

  

  'll get through my to-do list with time to spare. ((Spoiler alert: I don ... work. It's a long process, with breaks in between each step; I'll do ... 'll usually tell myself I'm going to do the work for my classes that I thought I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 2, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  MIT-ish on being MIT enough

  

  learn and do. It's been hard reminding myself of this. I look at the physics and math my friends are doing and my head plays radio noise -- a ... class I spent maybe 12 hours outside of class per week doing just to meet

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  diversions from what is otherwise a never ending trello of things to do

  

  semesters, there would always be work to do, and during some weeks work piled ... post about this before the end of the semester...i'm doing my best ... to be spending all my time doing"]working on my UROP[/annotation]. i

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  tuesday another blog about an ordinary day

  

  describe what they did yesterday / what they're going to do today / what ... the same recitation!!"]alex y. '20.[/annotation] "hey alex, do you wanna ... for review on github." "...ok, be right back." "no!! don't do it!!" "too

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • August 7, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  just another manic wednesday yes, i am absolutely stealing from joon

  

  about all the stuff i have to do to get ready to leave for the summer. as i do, tentative lines from a poem pop into my head. and a few more ... , debate showering and decide to do it tonight, use the bathroom, and throw

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  wanted to do in life. After taking GIR’s and classes in my major, I feel ... to do (academically or not) and using the opportunities here to grow and develop those passions. You don’t have to keep doing what you were

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  . And so I have to do something that spends my thoughts focused on people ... heard of anyone doing this before, didn’t really know that self ... varied it is, I do find myself drawn to the micro theory side. In

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  burnout. I questioned if I was pushing myself hard enough or if I was doing ... by the extracurriculars I was doing. Basically, I felt like I was ... I don’t give myself enough credit for the things I’m doing well, or I

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  On Moving A goodbye that took me a semester, and some distance, to write.

  

  Hey, blogs. How ya doing? Long time no see... Or, I guess, write ... of school for a loooong time. And I do, and I did, and I took a break ... who I am, and what I want to do now. I'm pretty sure everyone has these

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 2 Tempering Iron

  

  . I thought I was doing everything I needed to, and yet my exams ... something I learned to do well in high school. I talked to TAs and LAs, and ... Equations). I was doing so badly, I was thinking about dropping her class. She

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 28, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  . Please do not send additional copies via fax or mail. You can fax the ... do not send additional copies via Docufide or mail. Documents may be ... by evaluators will not be accepted. Please do not send additional

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  -- do not do this (these requests rarely happen in the United States, but do happen with some frequency abroad). Instead, ask another teacher ... who is your mentor. Also -- you do not need to choose the teacher that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  ?!?!?! Where have you been? D: LOL. I’m doing well. Super busy, but I’m okay. Q ... sure that you will do well academically wherever you choose to attend ... ’m trying to help them out too, you know? Q: I get that Danielle. I really do

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  -year) deferral from starting at MIT, it is super easy to do so. On your online ... /deferral years) We will then ask you to write us and tell us what you plan to do ... in recent years deferred to spend a year in Israel, others to do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interphase This entry has nothing to do with cell division

  

  exactly do students do in Interphase? Well, just about everything normal students at MIT do. You take four classes–calculus, mechanics, chemistry and ... weekend, you’ll go somewhere to do something fun (my year we went to Cape

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  -year) deferral from starting at MIT, it's now easier than ever to do so. On your ... you plan to do. We will grant a deferral for almost any reason. Come up ... Class of 2011 deferred to spend a year in Israel, others to do intensive

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008