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  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  introduced myself as a freshman one too many times. Now, I take on the task of ... put in, so my detachment is on me.     There’s an innocent energy to ... I am learning to bow my head, breathe, and move on. This is unlike

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Freshman Summer plans and progress

  

  shitty first draft of my resume by the end of August. I improved on it in ... on recruiters. I staggered back to EC loaded with General Motors tee ... spent most of my free time in October and November polishing up on my

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  7 Reasons MIT Is Special reflecting on the Institute at the end of four years

  

  reflect on whether MIT was the right fit for me, and why. And maybe it ... : Residential System: choosing my living group based on cultural fit allowed me to ... . One might stay up all night on Thursday to finish a problem set, and all

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I Wanted to Say to Prefrosh before CPW 2015 a resurrected freshman draft

  

  post.  On the week of Pi Day, my friend and I both wondered how a ... Cognitive Sciences minor, which is heavy on biology]. I was almost a physics ... even with it, the end of the first semester here felt like walking on a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Classes about the Brain That Blew My Mind and I just had to share

  

  On the first Friday of my last semester, I had a choice between two ... speakers from our Professor: “He put this field on a strong footing…” “One ... know many across the world…” “...and you can quote me on that.” (Bonus

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 6, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Because Racecar Guest post by Kevin C. '17 on the MIT Formula SAE team!

  

  US competition in Lincoln, NE each June. I’ve worked on five of our ... engineering candy we saw on these cars (anybody who has met me can vouch for ... studies to focus in excess of 80-100 hours per week on building their

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 2, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just 41 Pictures I Took in 2017 Yultide Day 2

  

  surprise goodie bag left at 3am on the the doors of East Campus residents ... : result of the evening-long discussion on what "1 unit of sex" is ... frosh spray paint it. You can see from the bit on the left why the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 26, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Three More Tales of Junior Year the sequel to Three Tales of Junior Year

  

  murals on our. Because I couldn’t imagine classes I loved at MIT anywhere ... ’ll never end: you wake up on Monday and know that you won’t be able to take a ... I live, we’re in a bubble. On those days, I wonder about all the cool

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 31, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  cafeteria- you don’t have much of a say as to what goes on it. SAT Prep Pizza ... , but focus more on technology for the developing world, you can do that ... you is putting the final details on a Computer Science Cake. You can ask

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Three Tales of Junior Year Accidental Harvard Class, UROPs, Experimenting in College

  

  fulfilled a pre-thesis requirement). On the first day of class, my classmates ... 't. I’ve mainly worked on the first of these so far, and already learned ... , on the history of early international students at MIT, with a professor

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

  Things A collective end-of-the-semester brain dump

  

  when the walking symbol is on Resting heart rate decreasing Puppies ... going home Walking through the infinite and talking on the phone with my ... -watching is leaving Netflix on June 1 and I have finals :( Sushi in maseeh

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • May 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  how to collect the glass from the furnace on a pipe or punty (long rod ... ’re working on it. Practice session 1: Necklines, an attempt at a snowman ... part of the creation (you also pour a little water on the neckline for

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights, Sounds, Smells, Tastes, and Feels of IAP photo dump

  

  ; New York: On our way back from DC, we stopped by in NYC to hang out with ... , Afrojack, and Alesso. A video posted by Erick Pinos (@erickpinos) on ... (@erickpinos) on Jan 13, 2017 at 10:22pm PST A video posted by Erick

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  wayfaring a pile of stuff that's happening

  

  particular configuration is celebrated merely on the basis of its existence or ... focuses on the social and cultural aspects of networked life through ... on the cultural, social, economic, and political aspects of internet

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  “never mind” on the whole “do amazingly well” thing. And then you ask, is ... -related material on the side in order to “not lose interest in economics.” Personally ... utilitarian benefit or subjective wellbeing. I imagine (based on my present

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  , a 3.5 mile drive from campus. I sprint to get on the bus 3 minutes before the departure time, 6pm. I make it on. It’s a smooth and ... contest on TV while I eat. Now it’s time to pset. It’s 10pm, and I have

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  's magical Sunday morning run destination (we try to avoid sugar but on Sundays ... are scary seem more bearable on a full stomach. When you're on campus it ... (but still close to both of them). On the first floor the Harvard Book

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  . You’re putting yourself on paper. Recognize the things you did and fell in love ... service. Decorated with medals and ribbons on graduation. You've heard of ... every Saturday morning, you may not be on your own. Don’t read the “top

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  themselves. I'm standing on top of Sam Adams!!! I feel like I'm meeting a celebrity!!! On the FPOP, we got to visit the graves of many Founding Fathers ... being offered to meet the caloric intake of every student on campus. Plus

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 1 Dealing with failure and trying to move past it.

  

  from the situation and moving on. After high school, I felt like I had ... high school was just pretty hard. I had 6 or 7 B’s on my transcript ... process, like anything else. You get up. You move on with your life. You

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015