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• Blog / Advice

  Lies in MIT, lies about MIT these are the lies that i tell myself at night

  

  spend most my time on classes. And it is true that most people don't take six classes a semester, and it is true that MIT has parties. None of ... , "MIT is only as hard as you want it to be" was true. In other ways, it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on wordle, french toast, and copyright law fun mit storytime

  

  warning from future paolo, the 2/14 semantle is “stupidly hard” because ... <3'] is Semantle.[/annotation] I was introduced to it by Jenny W. (G ... , the “score” is determined by word2vec, a cool way of quantifying the

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 13, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran out of social energy and other great ways to say no

  

  just gonna talk about things i've been up to lately. fall is already ... courtyard for rush, and this year is no different. in fact, i signed up to be ... , so it's just a reminder of how close rush is. it's exciting, of course

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 18, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  self-taught dancing: a how-to how i learned dance through YouTube

  

  I care about. this is why I have three YouTube playlists of dance ... throughout my life, so they're pretty great how do I find dances? this is a ... something like this: does this look fun? is it interesting—does it tell

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 4, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  where you’ll be attending college. In reality, that is such a small part ... attention was trained on fall of 2015. For me (like I think it is for a lot of ... through it? Answering questions like these is the work of a lifetime. It is

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  This summer is the first summer I am participating in an internship ... , like an adult. That might sound strange to you, but what I mean is ... given, is at least common enough. I hoped my intellect and my abilities

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  21: The Movie Afterthought: You probably have to had seen the movie to understand this entry fully. =/

  

  Sturgess), an incredibly brilliant student at MIT who is capable of rattling ... MIT. Moreover, he is bored with his life as an academic superstar and ... brilliantly and is ceremonially welcomed into the team by all of the members

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  high school assignments: * There is generally very little busywork ... of problems is generally significantly fewer than that of regular high ... know how your high school grade breakdown is like 30% tests, 30

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  have an older sister who is a pretty cool human bean while simultaneously ... the building numbers are and why my recitation ('scuse me, "section") is ... home to many a transgenic fruit fly and is slightly remniscent of Amy

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  ), and this mentality is what landed me in Taiwan instead of MIT three ... those pesky - I mean really fun - GIRs your freshman year is pretty strong ... and two GIRs. Most people do not call this breaking. This is because

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  current crop of graduating seniors but is also engaged with the the next ... ’t know that it is remotely treat like, even though it has pretty ... the horizon of the college admissions landscape. It is definitely worth

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  It’s a beautiful spring day here at MIT – the sun is peeking through ... athletics facilities for a while now, so I think this is the perfect time to ... MIT has sports?? Of course, no tour is fun without some tour guides, so

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  The fall transfer application deadline is coming up. I tried to ... . There is already a bunch of great advice on this blog, but with the ... essays. Before you know it, your friend Susie is changing all of your

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  loveallurfriends <3

  

  scintillations on the surface of the river.  I was tired. This is unsurprising; it ... time is hard, nowadays. This semester is far and away my busiest at MIT ... ’t over until my last meeting is, up to 12 hours later. This isn’t a

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 6, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I swear this isn’t an ad for Google But Bard is so much more fun than ChatGPT

  

  an interactive diagram [annotation note="The new numbering system is ... never explicitly says anywhere that 6.24xx is quantum engineering, but all ... , which is very cool (and a bit scary)! Although there are still a few kinks

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  gesturing around MIT drawing sights and sites around MIT

  

  keeping me away from the blogs. The thing is, I don't know quite how to ... ’t know. But, people say that a picture is a thousand words, and talking ... would not be too fun. So, here is a status update in the form of a photo

  • by Waly N. '24
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  I made an AI write most of this post because I forgot I needed to post this week

  

  give it. For example, this is the prompt I gave GPT-3. This is a great ... useless information that is applicable to nobody in the real world. The ... what to wear. Reason #4: Grazing and rolling in the grass is an

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 2, 2022
• 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 ... common responses: “Yes this weather is quite ‘wild’” and “Ha, yep, that ... wouldn’t really count this as a conversation, but it certainly is small

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  how to move carts not an athletics post

  

  there are two popular approaches to moving a cart. the first one is ... : the second is to stand in front of the cart and pull it such that it ... travel. most of the time, pushing is the correct choice the fundamental

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Friendly Body Pillows body pillows are my love language

  

  , getting a dollar for each body pillow I purchase is a rather inefficient way ... the work day. My cat’s name is Mango, and I also love oranges. I missed ... living on the third floor of the [annotation note="East Campus is a dorm

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 1, 2022