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  From the other side of grad school Trust me, I'm a doctor

  

  sphere. I think it can be easy to continue in college mode, when your ... . Tackling a focused question can lead to a remarkably expansive adventure ... taking an Uber to the airport when the driver asked what I do.  Me: “I use

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Colors In every sense of the word

  

  TV. It wouldn’t matter if you could use your color vision or not ... ? Would you even see it? How would you react to it? Maybe, even if you had the ability to see the apple, if you never have the chance to use that

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 3, 2016
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  I Was Sitting Where You’re Sitting Quick! Click here. :D

  

  -built rollercoaster, one tapping hand on knee to the beat of Galantis (“visualize it ... pins instead of spoons.) BS with giant cards is a challenge: it’s hard to ... the music, which switches from “We Can’t Stop” to “Lay Down Sally

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  An Open Letter to MIT Applicants Don’t Panic (and know where your towel is)

  

  Googled and used to customize my Tumblr theme, not a tiny piece of a huge ... applying to MIT. It’s so easy to become overwhelmed by hearing about the ever ... wanted to study in college, and all of a sudden it was all very REAL. I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 2, 2014
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  i dissected a roach *cronch* *slurp*

  

  it would react again. Their wigglers can take them up to 3 miles per ... ’s ability to thrive in all its squirming, leg-wiggling glory is terrifying ... decided to dissect it. [caption id="attachment_92032" align

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 28, 2023
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  Subtle Black MIT Traits A few things I have experienced as a black person at MIT

  

  the same for black people at MIT   It seemed to be something that got a lot of attention, and I thought it might be a good idea to go ... it can be like being a part of one of the smallest minority at MIT

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  smoke and spice my comfort meal

  

  other. It’s neat having things in life that you can always count on to ... measurements: it's very vibes-based (I used to be annoyed at my mom doing this ... as well relish in it.  To quote the above almond can that I snacked

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 9, 2023
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  Perkus Nonacademia MIT will give you more than just an engineering degree.

  

  working out for them. And they say they haven't really been able to use it ... bugs and reconfiguring later, I managed to make it much easier to use for ... shots (see if you can spot the Brass Rat!): So to sum it up, because

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2010
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  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  where it can seem easy to become part of a crowd. My background has also ... to go to college?” There it was again, the dreaded question high ... it. Comparing that to my experiences in places such as New York City

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  physics prodigies since birth. I've talked to a number of them, and it doesn ... continued to disturb me: how can I be so different from my fellow physicists ... writing. It's one of those things you "unfortunately" have to do as a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 3, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Being “qualified” for MIT Let me show you how it's done.

  

  have to helping other people. It can be as trivial as cheering up a ... 's go for a walk. It's nice out. Davie: Okay. Feel free to either talk ... , back in London, my friends and I used to hide in trees and alarm passers

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Challenge Accepted I even put off writing this post.

  

  of assignment you can do the night before," to which a student ... . On the bright side, though, those obligations can also contract to fit ... three essays this term that it was highly susceptible to procrastination

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • December 10, 2010
• 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…

  

  an opening to introduce the Jim Mar Test. Used by Mar to evaluate ... having each other to lean on." And also: "You can't take any other ... success is familiar and widespread, used to describe teenage science fair

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 9, 2014
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  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  to say if I can't guarantee for it to be true. ... and shelves traced out the silhouettes of what used to live on them ... conversation, but a badly lit selfie and a quick hug would have to do. One day we

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 24, 2023
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  50 Things Advice for the class of 2010.

  

  half of your class at some point in the next four years. Get used to it ... . It is impossible to describe how quickly they pass. This is the only ... ). ;-) Use the freedom that comes with not having grades first semester to

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 23, 2006
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  how to change policies at mit [joint post with Rona W.] our CUP of tea

  

  Regulations, faculty from across the Institute had to vote on it — and we needed ... them. It’s impossible to create policies that are perfect for everyone, and while it’s tempting to allow people to do anything they want in the

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 28, 2021
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  The rise and fall of CPW all the cpw history, plus proof the weather machine is fake

  

  dunno I don't use Fahrenheit. You can also mouseover individual blocks to ... don't get it."]"Bring more women to MIT".[/annotation] The author muses ... in the world once you get to know us." Well, it's true. Or at least

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  , an enzyme whose job it is to stick pieces of DNA together. 45 min, room ... with bacteria, because I need to prepare some more DNA tomorrow so I can ... . It's a pretty big transition to go from working in the lab 15 hours a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 7, 2006
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  Robo-CJ writes haiku “didn’t you already make a blog post about this?”

  

  old blog posts, and then used gpt-2-simple to retrain it on a bunch of ... it can’t anticipate my every motion what to write about only writing ... Poetry Day! It's not very much of a leap to think that I could be bisexual

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Favorite Classes at MIT! survey says...

  

  experience with product design and the different methods/ways to go about it ... are hard, and Prof. Cohen uses a variety of methods to try to make ... to the real world, etc. I used Content: Insightful if the reason

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 7, 2020