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• Blog / Challenges

  The Infected It's not a zombie outbreak...yet

  

  ! (Come on, how unprepared can you get?) It turns out that three of us ... nose is running, or your leg's going to fall off, don't expect any ... razorblades in my throat (that's how it felt, anyway), constantly having to blow

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  it is okay to not know a note for hs seniors (and others, too <3)

  

  about college — how to live on your own, all the minutiae about academics ... your exact course schedule for the next four years or how to prepare for ... to get into MIT”; I could tell you the things that I did in high school

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  you're finally going to take that shot and how magnificent it's going to ... psets, more emails to catch up on, more laundry to do (a very real problem ... do it” (Amelia Earhart). So if you get scared, “don't be afraid of your

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  thank you notes before i go

  

  in your apartment and you will not be able to get rid of me, Eva, I ... up and teaching me how to grow from my mistakes. For pushing me out of ... '3", how lucky I am to know you. eva To my dearest Eva, I'm...so fucking

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  st... First: thank you. It's been a real pleasure getting to know you. We've spent the last year thinking about you, getting to know you, talking to you, your parents, and more. After a ridiculously competitive

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  continue your career while being around your children more. On another note ... repercussions on the job market. First of all, it is very competitive to find a ... definitely reduce your chances of getting hired because of the risk that your

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?

  

  ;re here to answer your questions.  How can we help?  Answers ... teachers and schools.  Your recommendations do not need to be in our ... if your formatting doesn't look right, you will want to know this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Emily Levesque- How megastars evolve Emily spent the summer of 2004 conducting astronomy research at the Kitt Peak National Observatory…

  

  theory and observation and also to improve the understanding of how these ... participates in the concert choir. Finally, in the future, Emily plans to get a ... impressive) bearing my name. I frequently exploit this factoid to arouse

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  five buttons and a strummer you have to move your cursor and click on ... you can make your own for much cheaper. Toons Prior to MIT, I have never done or wished to do acapella in my life. On a whim, I decided to

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  and i’ve come to terms d to the phi! phi to the e! d! phi! e!

  

  top ranked on the second day, and then finally narrowing it to your top ... privilege of meeting and seeing how some people won't even bother getting to ... shiny new return offer to go back and work on Minecraft next summer. Yes

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 7, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  deep talks , strange person

  

  and you've all either thoroughly trampled on capitalism or come to the ... uncomfortable as you reevaluate your perspectives on a plethora of social issues ... responses of your friends vary, and it's fun to discuss different answers when

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: A Summer With Tulip Interfaces, Inc guest post by Sharon L. '21

  

  managers can create to distribute to workers on the shop floor. I’m an intern ... day has been exciting and full of surprises. I usually get to the office ... first day onwards, I’ve been able to work on ongoing projects and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 1, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  I’m Poor!!! But I don't have to be!

  

  up a lot of your time. Here are my top ten ways to earn money at MIT ... year you're smarter, have money, and have a new addition to your resume ... back to your dorm, grade them, and then give them to the TAs. It

  • by Snively '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  how not to be a mathematician on taking time & not running away

  

  conversations. I began to wonder how differently things would have turned out if I ... , the deep curiosity lives on.  It is still scary to think about the ... undergraduate, even though that had always been my major. I had hoped to get here

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 15, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  living away from home lessons learned

  

  's incredibly hard to live on your away from home, especially with your friends ... . It's important to establish this early on with your roommates if you ... living with others. They can be messy and maybe get on your nerves, but

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Look Ahead The fight's begun but not yet won.

  

  knowing how to apply it to an exam question. (Prefrosh, take note of this.) We'll see how it all goes, but all in all I am very happy to be done ... summer means I get to do research! About a week ago, I officially confirmed

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 19, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  Being a college student in a dorm means finally having to decide how ... confusing mess of “Where do I start? How do I start? When will I have time to ... be easy to fall back on the sweet embrace of instant ramen, easy mac

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Practical virology A little too practical, if you ask me.

  

  over to MIT Medical's Urgent Care. If you're too sick to get there ... 're worrying about picking their kids up from school and how to buy a house on a ... of 24-hour flu or something... I didn't get to go out and watch the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  [joint post] A Map of MIT Makerspaces ft MechE grad student and mapmaker Rima Das

  

  in the space, how to get access, and notes about the space’s culture ... working on a project to remedy that — she’s putting together a collaborative ... makerspaces on and around campus. In addition, they’re able to add descriptions

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 1, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  How I Spent IAP bonus content: one sentence statements about books and movies

  

  stretch of studying, is to sprawl out on the sofa and settle into some good ... ’ll try to keep it relatively spoiler free, but I make no promises about run-on ... baby and people are always saying things to it like, “you have your

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 29, 2016