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  dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know a firehose of advice from upperclassmen: tips and tricks for freshman year

  

  I asked people around me for advice, tips, tricks, and things to know ... yes to most of them. Never say no, especially if it makes for a good ... schedule for spontaneous things. Don’t overcommit at the beginning. It

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Advice From The Elderly My last blog entry, at least from this chapter.

  

  older brothers or sisters, with whom I am competing for a space in an ... that out of the way, I'm writing this entry for a few reasons. One ... something like a "stay tuned for my next blog entry, after graduation!" which

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  'm constantly asking my fellow admissions officers and student tour guides for ... predicted for your sign or not, the pieces of advice for every sign in this post apply to all applicants, so have fun reading and don't come for me

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Pretender a message to both you and me.

  

  drove up to MIT for the first time. I had signed up for the Shadow a Student program, where I would follow around a student for a day to get a feel for MIT life. And I fell in love with it. I wanted to go to MIT more

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Classes, by the Group Chats and their potential replacement, Interstellar!

  

  group chats for most of my classes. These group chats are somewhat helpful for: Resolving confusion about class policies. Getting hints about ... inspired by "Stellar," which is MIT's platform for learning management. On

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 27, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Why I wasn’t sad to leave MIT On shedding.

  

  leave the Boston area for graduate school. I think that those two questions have the same answer. When I arrived as a freshman, I signed up for ... sinking. Actually, that’s how I felt for my first three and a half years at

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 31, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  for all the children in the world, but I will give you my take on the ... ? The application volume is such that there is more capacity for students ... consistency, so that similar decisions are made for similar applicants from the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  How Wrestling With Snapping Turtles Can Get You Into MIT A student profile of an aspiring limnologist.

  

  different technical persuasions did for fun, until I came here. Let me ... beguiles me into poring for hours over topics like subtle differences in the ... kind enough to do a Q&A for my blog, so enjoy! ---------- Did other

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women’s Soccer Talking to the 2009 NEWMAC Champs after they returned from the NCAA National Championship Tournament

  

  lacrosse, water polo and crew competitions for the first time. I joined the ... opportunities available at MIT for students at many levels of mastery. But given that I didn't even know what the rules were for a lot of the sports I was

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I put on my robe and graduation hat It's sortof hard to believe it's time for this already.

  

  for graduation. Classes were over, and the most stressful thing I had to ... 've known, because I'm staying for another year to finish my Master's degree (through the MEng/VI-A programs). Since I am going to around for another

  • by Kim D. '09
  • June 7, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Putting food on the table daily with Daily Table affordable, nutritious, and delicious groceries near MIT

  

  , however, and one of those can be access to nutritious, affordable food. For ... occasionally shop for bok choy and Asian pears, but I don’t think it’s known for ... Costco for a few hours on Sunday too, which is helpful, but functionally

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Confusion, by the Numbers my high school experience, via a google doc and some python

  

  really as difficult as it felt? I found a deep appreciation for how my many "failures" served as catalysts for personal growth. In the wake of ... 50 revisions" means. I know I spent some time using the agenda for its

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • November 24, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  pricing, but be careful when looking at the pricing chart. For example, McGregor has mostly singles, so its actual cost for an average freshman is higher ... experience that may or may not suit your nutritional needs. For me, having a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An actual day in the life It's not the most exciting day... but it's a day!

  

  (This seemed like a really good idea for an entry when I was on my ... Macgregor Convenience for my morning Froot Loops and 20 oz. Mountain Dew. The ... building 56 Athena cluster to check email and print readings for classes

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Pictures from a Semester of Classes The Sequel Society Didn't Know It Needed

  

  This section is pretty much a catchall for all the miscellaneous things I ... ="107410" /] Storytime: So one of the TAs for 18.02A has a crazy response time. Like you ... something for one of the questions. So we decided to put his reply speed to

  • by Richard O. '28
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  might want to apply for an internship. Just like applying to college ... upperclassmen are preferred for [annotation note="some big companies have freshman ... coveted group for internships. As a junior applying to internships: it

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Leaving How I ended up taking medical leave as a sophomore

  

  Previously: Boomeranging. Content warnings for detailed discussion ... -harm. I’ve been trying, for months, to find a way to write about what it was like for me to go on medical leave for mental health reasons. I’ve been

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  beautifully describes IHTFP at MIT. I hope this post touches you like it did for ... later, I woke up at 3 pm after sleeping for 14 hours. With my eyes wide open, I lay on my bed—a strange feeling emerged. I didn't care for work

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Maybe it’s okay to be this way The return of Dumbledore, and a new professor friend

  

  I've been reading popular science for a long time. It's why I ... appreciation for people like Brian Greene and Oliver Sacks, who are great ... knack for delving into scientific fields and then writing about them. If

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 3, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Fig. 6: Eigenverantwortung The time of my life. What responsibilities?

  

  ;individual responsibility"—served as a preemptive warning for us to get our sh ... for kicks, let's revisit Junior Fall for a sec, and see how all that ... ;Register for the intensive German course at University of Zürich.  

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • August 28, 2018