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  On Escaping An introspective vlog about MIT and getting ready to leave

  

  to delve into some of the things I've been feeling this year about ... what I've been doing this semester, good lighting/focusing

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 2, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Be yourself or create yourself? The biggest question in freshman year.

  

  like the perfect opportunity to change yourself and become the person you’ve ... official documents, I could’ve came to MIT and introduced myself as Chloe (which I mention in my blogger intro). I’ve always thought Jenny was too

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paths there are so many

  

  similarly barely-open-up-able door. "I should've re-taken the SAT like Sam, should've taken that extra class like Bob, should've gotten that A like Robin, should've volunteered that extra hour like Kim." NO! Please do NOT

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 19, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  This past semester, I’ve been going through the grueling process that ... together. Whether you’ve decided to try to find a job, or apply for graduate ... already. Unfortunately, like I’ve mentioned before, my summer internship was

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Train Coming on navigating

  

  going. This summer, I've been reflecting upon the fact that soon I will be applying to graduate school. I've been looking back on the past three years ... . So, I've been talking to people. I've been reaching out to alum friends

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 15, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  My Product Design Internship in Austin how to build things: both externally and internally

  

  many awards for being a stud at her sport that I’ve lost count, a sister ... satisfy! I’ve tried juicy birria style tacos, thick Tex-Mex queso, and a ... A Damn Chance (NADC) Burger. I’ve eaten pizza slices the size of my

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • July 26, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  I've been looking at Ben's "50 Things" post recently, since classes are done, my grades are in, I've nothing to do but work 40 hours a week ... psych since 1993. I've thought about the experience of going to that show

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  101 Things To Do Before You Graduate! 102. Read this blog entry.

  

  !!! this is one of the most awesome perks about our student ID - I've been ... too! 45. Eat at Mike's Pastries - I don't know how many times I've ... over again at MIT that I've kind of lost track of how many movies I've

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Units of Measure A simple question with a lot of cool answers

  

  at MIT, and in the years since I graduated, I've continued to collect ... catch to the list. We've acquired quite a few big names and cool units ... most complete list of the celebrity units we've collected. I've posted it

  • by Snively '11
  • January 7, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  , tidbits of which I've documented on the blogs. Living at East Campus has ... responsibility when I mess up. I've found a community to lean on for support and ... fireplace fifty years down the line. As have many, I've adopted the mantra of

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  same way. I've written before about how the class is selected, but I ... will weigh in on it. Assuming you've made it that far, the senior staff ... read about the people you've helped and the people you've hurt. I read

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  As We Approach Decision Day On getting in and on not getting in

  

  . You’ve found something you love. You’ve nerded out on it. You want to ... MIT was a great risk, with a very small chance of positive outcome. You’ve ... know you’ve put in a lot. Here is my deep life advice, for the next week

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 8, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Gee, my life’s a funny thing Remembering the bills I have to pay, or even yesterday.

  

  past seven days, I've seen both the Sistine Chapel and the Mona Lisa. And I owe a lot of that to the fact that I went to MIT. As I've said in ... considerable challenge at other universities. I've never, ever been very

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  be in this position a year later. Like many people, I’ve been riding on ... ;   Afeefah: 100% good health. I’ve been trying to get into a ... . Recently, I’ve had one of my friends be my accountability buddy and that

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing I don’t have time for hosed into my core

  

  counterfactual reality of how I would’ve done, had I not improved my study habits ... grade. I’ve stepped back from literally everything that makes me feel ... just how much OTHER work I’ve punted that is now knocking down my door

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 25, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  This Is How I Read productivity hacks, but for reading applications

  

  (see, e.g., Krystal, Rachel, Ceri, Ana). I've been thinking about doing one, but it's a bit different for me right now, because we've started to ... 'd give you a window into a day in the life of reading applications. We've

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Upside Down Gnomes From Wisconsin Always look up.

  

  This semester has been different from anything else I've done. I ... , emotionally, and it's hard to balance with classes. I've gotten used to having ... days I've felt a simultaneous urgency and lethargy, as if there's a place

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 26, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brief Wondrous Lives A little too much thinking brought to you by four in the morning.

  

  I've been doing a lot of thinking about lives lately, in multiple ... 's the first fiction class I've taken in a long time, maybe even since ... fact that I've been at MIT for four years and have never thought to take

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  I’ve been trying to write a blog about Christianity and Cru at MIT ... of the best things I’ve participated in since coming to MIT.    Christianity and Boston One of the really cool things we’ve done in the last

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  laptops that MIT recommends: Macs, Dells, and Thinkpads. I’ve seen MIT students with all variety of these and more. I've had all three. My first ... 31. ThinkPads are very durable. I’ve dropped them from desk height. I’ve

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012