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  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  times this semester I had to send awkward emails – like asking a professor ... add a few years to your lifespan. I remember dedicating quite a few ... bomb! How come I've never used Doodle or Google Docs before coming to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 24, 2009
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  Confusion, by the Numbers my high school experience, via a google doc and some python

  

  thing. In my senior year, I used a Google Doc as an agenda to keep track of my assignments. I used a Google Chrome extension called Draftback to ... , to describe my time at Ward Melville. To analyze the data, I wrote some

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • November 24, 2018
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  Your first last day all my life has been about / waiting for people to go

  

  ready to be sad. It’s like, you know when you’re going up stairs, and you ... but air? And then you kinda have to wobble for a bit before you lower ... other about plans. What are you gonna do with all your free time? Do you

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 21, 2020
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  My blogger bio over time what does it take to get to know someone?

  

  I have to make, and for a night, it'd feel like I can stay at MIT ... forget about all the homework I have to do, and for a moment, it'd feel ... and NMBR 9. Here's something I want you to know: I have a particular

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 26, 2023
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  You Are Here a list of things i can't make myself do, and a few i can

  

  constant tab of how much time I have left to finish an assignment before I ... longer. As someone who feels the need to have control over the time in my ... people with a hug. I don’t want to have to remember the last time I did

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer…” wherein Neil Armstrong's legacy kicks off a year of Unified Engineering, and I reflect on…

  

  and have been able to rattle off a list of their five favorite airplanes ... having each other to lean on." And also: "You can't take any other ... 't have the privilege to grow up with. There's a notion of "passion" that

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 9, 2014
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  Fake it ‘til you make it It worked for me!

  

  monumentally obvious when you are having an panic attack every time your boss ... MIT should have taken the time to teach me Excel, but I guess it was too ... of your time wading through the endless linkbait that is mitadmissions

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  So Chance Me Maybe? Hey! I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my SAT...

  

  - I actually have a chance? No, of course not. That's just your ego ... -800” “For MIT and Brown, try to bump up your SAT to at least 2200.” “you ... I just said is a horrible lie. Here’s the truth: I have never taken

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to decide which classes to take amazing classes and how to pick them

  

  checks: what's your earliest class? Do you have time for lunch? How many ... your friends! It gives you more time to hang out with them, which is good ... to ask if you're confused without having to go all the way to office

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 22, 2021
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  What getting an education from MIT is like according to students and robo-cj

  

  , but you'll have to hold your breath for high tide. Every time the waves ... 'll pay interest and you'll have to keep your card at the bank to get your ... having a father figure who can tell you the best way to spend your money

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 17, 2020
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  Cozy Hobbit Times, Cozy Hobbit Food

  

  fourth floor. We have a beautiful view, and three large windows to watch it ... In 2015 I got to experience a longtime dream of mine, finally finding and moving to an apartment together with my boyfriend Cory and our close

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where the Free Things Are A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students

  

  checking these channels out in your free time to learn something new that you ... Programs: The summer is a great time to try new things and explore your ... school can support those who may not have easy access to the numerous

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 30, 2025
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  wrestling with my ego it takes so much energy to drop a class

  

  smart enough and that is tied to your worth. It’s tied to your worth and ... anything and everything else, once you’re on one side you do not want to ever ... that I was damn [annotation note="how many times have I said this about

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An actual day in the lab Hectic is my middle name.

  

  think sounds really intriguing. One time, I wanted to know what autolyzed ... neatly trimmed. I call Adam to see if he wants to have lunch together; he ... , or if I should wait until after? But if I do it after, I'll have to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 7, 2006
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  I know you’re bad at something And here's what you should do about it. Hint: NOT "do something else"

  

  section. All eyes are on you, as you lift your instrument to your mouth ... measures and symbols telling you what key you're supposed to be soloing in. It's your chance to play whatever you want! Maybe this sounds

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2011
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  Don’t Change A few lessons I have learned

  

  . Every time I go home you have some new plan for expanding your lawn mowing ... during the times of slavery, only to realize they could not understand the ... forget as we have to learn words like acrimony, vociferous, and herculean

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 31, 2019
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  [Guest Post] You Have a 50/50 Chance a guest post from my mama

  

  thoughts in these cute little hover sections because I want my mom to have ... not to you.      You may give them your love but not your thoughts ... , which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.      You may strive to be

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2021
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  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  adjectives; you don't have to share your self or your time with anyone. Be the ... don't have to become your closest (or only) friends. Keep exploring ... short time, and you'll appreciate having a time capsule to look back upon

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Took A Gap Year some things you just can't predict

  

  there was clearly no way I’d make it back to Nigeria in time. I spoke to ... missed my post-JAMB and after it became clear that I would have to wait at ... -Madison did not offer aid to international students, and my parents would have

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • March 12, 2014
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  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  )plan. Whether it’s your major or your career, you’re young. You have time to make ... easy to get used to. It’s important to remember throughout your time at ... and to die. “And you will have a window in your head. Not even your

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014