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• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  and all you want to say is “This weather is wild” and “It’s that time of ... small talk mode. We don’t have to have a deep conversation about math, but ... cautious. I make sure to emphasize how lucky I was to have teachers who

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  21W.762 Poetry Workshop some poems from the class!

  

  and so I have decided to share my (bad) poetry and my peers' (good ... the rest of time. i stare at my hands, crackling from efforts to cleanse ... cries. The saliva that pools in the back seems to drown you. It’s your

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 22, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  My How Times Change… ...and yet, they are much the same.

  

  great schools, in fact some of you have applied to four times as many ... on your list, or you wouldn't have applied to them. And in truth, you ... have had a great experience at any of the three I applied to. Your

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  has to scramble to accommodate you and have time to write your report ... sometimes it can be hard to find a convenient time and place for your ... impressions count. Your EC only has a very limited amount of time to get to know

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  : When the pieces hit the ground the disappear and you have to use your ... . Ever since then, I have been obsessed. In high school, it was my go-to ... earliest memory of watching Tetris was to see my dad play it. At the time I

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Killing Time…Not Really guest post by Sheila B.'21

  

  waking up at 5 AM for Skype calls thanks to the time difference), began the ... Summer guest post series* Lesson learned--you should always have a backup ... frosh who realized that holy crap, summer was coming and I didn't have

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 15, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  how i handle canker sores not professional medical advice

  

  with my life. If you're going to use this, I recommend having somebody ... inside of my bottom lip. If you've been lucky enough to never experience ... your mouth. From what I've gathered online, what happens is that the top

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Fashion Free For All like the hunger games but we love each other

  

  Black Friday sale where I'd have to snatch clothes quick and fast and ... come in and get clothes for absolutely free. From formal wear to scarves to warm fuzzy socks, there was truly everything at this event. The

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 26, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  I’m Awesome (at) Parkour! and other fun things i'm doing this Independent Activities Period

  

  cook more than I would normally have time to do! In addition to my usual ... internships, travel, take classes, and/or just have fun. Here's what I'm up to ... master of div, grad, AND curl!!!...which is to say, I'm having a real good

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 22, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my semesterly planner mentally preparing for the trials ahead

  

  , whose format I have remained loyal to five semesters down the line.   ... , and I've found these are the perfect spreads I need to feel like I have ... internalize information. So, if you're looking for inspiration— or just to

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • August 18, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Valentine’s Day Special Featuring calculus, people who hate me, and a picture puzzle

  

  would get to it eventually a few times, and then I forgot a few times ... of students dashing to math lecture. Three or four times, I've been ... executed improperly (in other words, awesome). To be fair, I have no evidence

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  how to spend a summer Spending a summer in Boston a la Bryan

  

  thing about Boston/Cambridge is that summer is a great time to celebrate ... , running along the Esplanade are also awesome things to do to pass the time ... So summer kind of comes to an end today. Orientation starts next week

  • by Bryan
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When The Omnipotent Hand Of Google Fails You How some classes at the Institvte are justifiably hard.

  

  nightmare that I was trying to double major in 18 and 6-3 and had mysteriously forgotten about 6 required classes, which I would have to pack into senior ... Freudian terror. Flash back to the real world, where school is still kind of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 23, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Optimal Solution It doesn't exist

  

  . Wow. I’m already half way done. I only have two more years to make the ... have all the information at the same time. Or the amount of information ... optimization. Often, you have to make judgement calls of whether to launch a

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • September 30, 2014
• Blog / Events

  MIT IreneCam tracking the storm - here and on the web.

  

  I've decamped from the Boston area northwards to New Hampshire for the weekend. My house in the suburbs of Cambridge, while high enough to avoid flooding in nonapocalyptic scenarios, is almost certain to lose

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  serves two purposes: to provide your updated grades since you have applied, and to mention other updates since you submitted your application ... trimester grades).   You do not need to have a hardcopy of your updated

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  , who wrote about it here. This is the best tool to plan your academic ... . Course Picker: here, you can log in to save and edit your schedule for the semester, and see it displayed nicely with times and locations of your

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  looking to take care of everything from your Google search results to your ... early) to spend your time doing something you're passionate about. As ... no matter what age you are, you can do what you set your mind to. These

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Steve and Me remembering steve jobs

  

  - senior VP at Google - wrote about Steve's devotion to design: One Sunday ... ? I have something urgent to discuss" it said. Before I even reached ... . The second O in Google doesn't have the right yellow gradient. It's just

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  recommendation from people who can write well on your behalf, or to at least have ... Secondary School Report. We have always said that it is most important to get ... compellingly on your behalf, whether or not they have taught you the most