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  On identity f(x) = x

  

  impoverished. It bothers me because, for the longest time, I defined myself using ... math books for fun. I remember owning this one book about mathematical ... for being good at math, and it felt good to be good at math. High

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2019
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  Colors In every sense of the word

  

  , because you would never use that ability; there would not even be words for ... in Plato’s cave for a bit). Yet, in matters of race, I think there are ... . I have been aware of race for as long as I can remember

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Your last first day and your final final exam

  

  , like missing the forest for the trees, like looking at the sky and seeing ... measurement. How many frosh stopped by your booth? How many frosh signed up for ... -year students, the Midway is a spectacle for the senses. In my first Midway I put

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Figuring out what I want to do with my life personal essay time :)

  

  really excited about this, as it’s been a dream of mine for at least ... want to work on satellite and spacecraft controls for NASA, and I ... useful to society.   I think I would be happy as a controls engineer for

  • by Alex M. '21
  • March 5, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  5 Historical MIT Videos looking back on what we left behind

  

  Department and the Institute for Systems Research at the University of Maryland ... . This resonated with me – from when I first arrived on campus for my FPOP ... grading first-years on "Pass/No Record," for which I am very grateful. The

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 4, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable

  

  eats any and all food, including the special food my mom buys for Dog 3 ... secretly snuffles around on the floor for food the same way Dog 4 does, and ... flurry for Humans 4 and 5 in the house unless we have taken antihistamines

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 31, 2020
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  What getting an education from MIT is like according to students and robo-cj

  

  . You've heard the story, but you're there for new perspectives ... ingredient. —anonymous going to Harvard, but for a fraction of the cost. —Robo ... well in the ocean. The same goes for a degree in engineering," says

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty people later ✈✈✈ (pronounced whoosh) ✈✈✈ (pronounced nyeowww)

  

  This post has spoilers for the theme and structure of MIT Mystery Hunt 2022, which are unmarked. This post has spoilers for some puzzles ... . Thanks to ✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ for reading and giving comments on

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 22, 2022
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  All the bridges I’ve crossed in Cambridge, ranked my civil engineering hat is off

  

  so for the rest of my MIT career, and maybe even further beyond. I even wrote about wanting to design bridges for my application to MIT ... what kind of bridge it is to flex my [annotation note="read: googling

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 10, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  leaning in on choosing lives

  

  could be a little bit warmer. I’ve been sitting outside the Stud for about ... wasn’t right for me. In the 5 minutes since I started writing this post ... , very big, and will impact the trajectory of my life. For many of you

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • April 20, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  One of this year’s admits asked me how MIT sets you up for grad ... it, here’s my probably-more-comprehensive-than-you-were-looking-for ... again Is it better to go to MIT for undergrad or grad school? Important

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advisor vs. Advisee a '07 and a '21 answer a series of questions

  

  happily sleep for longer.I  never pulled an all-nighter during my time at ... late.  What is something that you take for granted?    Bryan: I ... them to make that a reality takes a lot of energy and thinking for me

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (and at MIT)

  

  wanted to be when he grew up. I reached for the right words to validate the ... -year-old Elizabeth were both gunning for the same job, he said he ... put up with me, and it would be an even bigger miracle for a full

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 24, 2013
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  A Major Crisis: A Follow Up what happens next

  

  another, except for maybe Course 8. Fuck physics. Recently, I've been reflecting a lot on what it means for me to be a computer science major and ... Internship For those of you that haven't read previous blogposts, I'm currently

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear My Old Friend, This is quite possibly weirdest way to introduce myself

  

  Agust D song 어땠을까 here; I’m not usually one for lyrics, but these ones are ... post. These letters were originally written for my blogger application for the prompt “Picture the one person in the world you really wish were

  • by ana~
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  REX at Random Hall Pancakes, LN2 ice cream, board games, game theory, math, raves, staying up entirely too late,…

  

  morning. I was on my own for the first time and not feeling alone at all ... . One of my best friends Ami G. ‘14 is out to find yellow paint for the dragon on Black Hole. Cory R. ‘14 just bought food for the roofdeck

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Being “qualified” for MIT Let me show you how it's done.

  

  On Thursday, I sat in front of a camera for an hour (along with ... for MIT?" My mind went blank. Qualified? What a strange word. I thought of job applications. "Explain how you are qualified for this position

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thank you for reading A rigorous study of 26-year-olds (n=1) showed that getting older is positively correlated to the…

  

  We were asked to write an entry for the anniversary of the blogs, a ... from MIT. First things first: I have now actually been out of college for ... . The audience that I used to write for has now graduated from college

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  nervousness, looking for distractions, forcing yourself to pretend like there ... here is my deep life advice, for application day and forevermore ... TV show or film that ALWAYS makes you feel better. You are so brave for

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the contours of a wild ride 2.009 😤

  

  E capstone class in which six teams each create a new product. It's known for ... about it, for obvious reasons. This idea made it to the second-to-last round, and the first of four major milestones in the class. For this

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2023