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• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  for all the children in the world, but I will give you my take on the ... ? The application volume is such that there is more capacity for students ... consistency, so that similar decisions are made for similar applicants from the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  How Wrestling With Snapping Turtles Can Get You Into MIT A student profile of an aspiring limnologist.

  

  different technical persuasions did for fun, until I came here. Let me ... beguiles me into poring for hours over topics like subtle differences in the ... kind enough to do a Q&A for my blog, so enjoy! ---------- Did other

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women’s Soccer Talking to the 2009 NEWMAC Champs after they returned from the NCAA National Championship Tournament

  

  lacrosse, water polo and crew competitions for the first time. I joined the ... opportunities available at MIT for students at many levels of mastery. But given that I didn't even know what the rules were for a lot of the sports I was

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I put on my robe and graduation hat It's sortof hard to believe it's time for this already.

  

  for graduation. Classes were over, and the most stressful thing I had to ... 've known, because I'm staying for another year to finish my Master's degree (through the MEng/VI-A programs). Since I am going to around for another

  • by Kim D. '09
  • June 7, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Putting food on the table daily with Daily Table affordable, nutritious, and delicious groceries near MIT

  

  , however, and one of those can be access to nutritious, affordable food. For ... occasionally shop for bok choy and Asian pears, but I don’t think it’s known for ... Costco for a few hours on Sunday too, which is helpful, but functionally

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Confusion, by the Numbers my high school experience, via a google doc and some python

  

  really as difficult as it felt? I found a deep appreciation for how my many "failures" served as catalysts for personal growth. In the wake of ... 50 revisions" means. I know I spent some time using the agenda for its

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • November 24, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  pricing, but be careful when looking at the pricing chart. For example, McGregor has mostly singles, so its actual cost for an average freshman is higher ... experience that may or may not suit your nutritional needs. For me, having a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An actual day in the life It's not the most exciting day... but it's a day!

  

  (This seemed like a really good idea for an entry when I was on my ... Macgregor Convenience for my morning Froot Loops and 20 oz. Mountain Dew. The ... building 56 Athena cluster to check email and print readings for classes

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Pictures from a Semester of Classes The Sequel Society Didn't Know It Needed

  

  This section is pretty much a catchall for all the miscellaneous things I ... ="107410" /] Storytime: So one of the TAs for 18.02A has a crazy response time. Like you ... something for one of the questions. So we decided to put his reply speed to

  • by Richard O. '28
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  might want to apply for an internship. Just like applying to college ... upperclassmen are preferred for [annotation note="some big companies have freshman ... coveted group for internships. As a junior applying to internships: it

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Leaving How I ended up taking medical leave as a sophomore

  

  Previously: Boomeranging. Content warnings for detailed discussion ... -harm. I’ve been trying, for months, to find a way to write about what it was like for me to go on medical leave for mental health reasons. I’ve been

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  beautifully describes IHTFP at MIT. I hope this post touches you like it did for ... later, I woke up at 3 pm after sleeping for 14 hours. With my eyes wide open, I lay on my bed—a strange feeling emerged. I didn't care for work

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Maybe it’s okay to be this way The return of Dumbledore, and a new professor friend

  

  I've been reading popular science for a long time. It's why I ... appreciation for people like Brian Greene and Oliver Sacks, who are great ... knack for delving into scientific fields and then writing about them. If

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 3, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Fig. 6: Eigenverantwortung The time of my life. What responsibilities?

  

  ;individual responsibility"—served as a preemptive warning for us to get our sh ... for kicks, let's revisit Junior Fall for a sec, and see how all that ... ;Register for the intensive German course at University of Zürich.  

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • August 28, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Staying sane and strong during a pandemic with help from some engineer friends

  

  't want to wait for the next cycle to begin before I told this collaborative ... between yoga and powerlifting. For me, [annotation note="But not injurious ... and how to take risks. But the most important and fulfilling thing for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 22, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Subtle Black MIT Traits A few things I have experienced as a black person at MIT

  

  . For those of you that don’t know S.A.T is a page for Asian people to ... the same for black people at MIT   It seemed to be something ... person in general. I wouldn’t trade my experience at MIT for anything and I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  fear, for I am here to teach you how to trick yourself into thinking that ... definitely opened up a brand new skillset for me to flounder in and ultimately ... hours dedicated to grinding out reports for this course, I have finally

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [joint post] we visited every station on the MBTA and the Logan Airport Rental Car Center

  

  motivation for what we did? Alan: …not really. But there is, at the very least ... of this done for the London Underground, so I latched onto the idea ... ="attachment_59103" align="aligncenter" width="718"] Alan: for some reason CJ uses

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 29, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  You don’t have to be a founder move slow and fix things

  

  to Alan and Vincent for reading drafts. This post is dedicated to MIT ... gut reactions were: Tinder for startups? Isn't that AngelList? Or YC ... for the sake of being a startup founder. Leave the water running Things

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 29, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Coping With Anxiety What is anxiety? What is panic? Definitions? Confusion? FINALS?! Cats.

  

  that people can cope with anxiety and panic attacks and get help for what ... . Breathe in as long as you can, hold your breathe for six seconds, and then let the breath out for at least six seconds (even longer if you can). Do

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2014