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  The First Time I Underpacked a trip to Istanbul, courtesy of MIT

  

  figured it wouldn't be the worst thing if I stayed a little closer to home ... , the class would be flown to Istanbul for a week to present to the ... distance it can buy you. She sees money as a way to unlock the ability to

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  to make changes to be happy with your situation. I think it helps a lot ... ’s common to feel stuck in a rut at times, and there are ways to get out of it ... . (It turns out, language classes are a great way to meet people.) There

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  terrifies me, as I expected building strong connections to be difficult, and ... ’s like to love science and math, be curious about the world, and remain a ... this entry to be structured and helpful, but am sporadically gushing. I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Waxing nostalgic, in a zen kind of way I've heard of zen. This is not zen.

  

  switched it to P/D/F, but it's okay - by the time I graduate, I'll have taken ... to-be-determined overpriced glorified daycare center. Oh, college ... these reunions to be weird - and for the most part, they aren't; every

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF, BAMF, and other west coast adventures planning my next two weeks

  

  to San Francisco. I'll be spending two weeks on the left coast for a ... this trip to a) explain why I might be uncharacteristically quiet on the ... 'll arrive this afternoon, try to grab a quick coffee with CMS/Civic classmate

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  best way for them to figure out if they are comfortable and at home on our campus and the best way for you to be comfortable with them being ... so don’t be afraid to ask them about their experiences. In addition we

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  winner of Charles Stark Draper Prize (considered to be the “Nobel ... MIT. However, it’s still hard at times not being able to go home ... . Being able to meet others and making a difference in their lives seems

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  SnowDays while you're waiting for decisions

  

  survived the death of Flash by migrating to HTML5, it hasn't lost any data ... SnowDays is a snowflake maker, and I think by far the best one. I ... 's been around since 2002, so it might be older than some of you reading

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos

  

  Everywhere. There is so much to be inspired by. Classes. Activities ... to be true. Some truths are easy. For example, the addition of peanut ... be best to eat Oreos upon waking up for class. But if you slather

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • September 29, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  know what I thought was my shining glory, my thing to be proud of, the ... at is English. Being good at failing means not being phased by it, and knowing how not to have a breakdown. It means being able to look at failure

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  It was the blurst of times? I'm a stupid monkey.

  

  it when I wanted to check my mail quickly ina computer cluster or ... have to answer these with either 'Y' or 'N.' And you have to be careful ... heard by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison. You may be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  goes out to you. But -- it could, somehow, be worse! A hundred years ago ... they're not as bad as they used to be? On that uplifting note, I'm going ... Who Is Too Big To Be Killed.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  Interview It's a long one, but a good one. Ben: Many Ways to Define the Best ... , right? A blow-by-blow look at being a second-semester freshman. Chris ... of saying, 'go to class,' my advice will be as follows: pick classes

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Too Good To Go fighting food waste with good bargains

  

  way for you to get involved - just download, log on, and get saving ... right before closing hours. Meals listed on TGTG are supposed to be at ... listings can sell out quickly and pickup hours/locations can be inconvenient

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Baby Steps It made tonight's newswire. The grass is still green in Boston Common.

  

  a sports car because I'd jump to the end of a problem instead of being ... level of education on a footing equal to my new classmates by simple ... generations of former freshmen, since I'd waited two years to finally be the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  way of weighing which one would be better for me. On one hand, I had the ... would have time to write, read, play music, be with myself, and be with a ... would be a great experience to develop communication skills, teamwork

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Things I Wish I Knew Coming In in retrospect,

  

  post is by necessity a work in progress, so I'll be adding to the list ... attempting to understand language by lysing the words and fractionating the ... given advice can be digested by the recipient regardless of whether or not

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  sitting down no more sprinting

  

  : is this the best way to spend my time? Should I be doing something else ... came, it was gone, and I was left to plod my way through a weird liminal ... resolution to stay on top of everything. I remember being a freshman this time

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • October 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  T being Boston’s subway system, which he used to get from MIT to ... (colorized)[/caption] This blog post was supposed to be about giving my ... outcome? How can we even compare outcomes, like, would it be better to be in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  longer ringing) Mom: "Why do you have to be so hard-headed?" Me: "I ... sake. All those dioramas and vinegar/baking soda volcanos had to be good ... . Go to a movie, go bowling, do something. The mail will be there when

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006