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• Blog / How to MIT

  Ten years at MIT for me 🎂 a few notes on the occasion of my 10th anniversary at MIT

  

  since. This is the truth, but it is not the whole truth, because it belies ... wanted to put in this blog post for some time. The problem is that talking ... this institution and the work of admissions has meant to me, is too

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  taking care in all forms

  

  shoulder the responsibility of taking care of myself is just another marker ... yourself a little treat so you can get through the day" is a common phrase i ... off the worse it is going to be for my mental health. it's asking for

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  24 Hours From sleeping in a homeless shelter to waltzing in La Sala

  

  homeless shelter just in time. The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter is the ... organization on Harvard's campus. The shelter is in the basement of the ... took Kirstyn's. The 3am-6am shift is: quiet. We did the dishes, folded

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  became a lot easier when the phrase "I don't know what that is ... in class; everyone around you will think you’re stupid for not understanding the concept on the first try. Don’t ask the person sitting next to

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) No, not π times e.

  

  thought I'd put up a post that collects some of the best pi(e) references ... be a fun diversion for you as you wait. And for those who are not ... 's Today's Big Thing: And, of course, the Pi Song: And actually, if you

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Florida, complete I'm back in Boston now, my meetings in Florida being done. It was quite a…

  

  , today is the opening day for Overnight Program registration. On your MyMIT portal, in the orange box on the left there is an "Overnight Program" link ... Ocho, in Miami's Little Havana. The Cuban sampler at Versailles

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  We open in Venice We next play Firenze, then on to Pisa (lots of laughs in Pisa), our next…

  

  's not worth 20 �Ǩ per person, which is basically the best rate you ... if you just want the gist of it, it's because MIT is awesome. And ... probably not such great concerns to people who still thought the Earth was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Appreciating America in Tokyo (or Things I Never Finished, Part Two) On Japan and America. And being an American in Japan. Happy Memorial Day!

  

  a little spout at the top for washing your hands when your business is ... experience, to say the least - while my lab is an international lab run by an ... to. The cherry on top of this weird, informally-dressed sundae is that

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Decisions, Decisions decisions!

  

  ’re hampered by not having any, the best way to solve the dilemma, you’ll find, is simply by spinning a penny. No—not so that chance shall ... the moment the penny is up in the air, you suddenly know what you

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • April 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  friends, on the other hand, is not fond of public speaking at all, yet has ... : 1) Google's homepage. 2) My favorite constellation is the APOD ... seven daughters (the constellation is also called "The Seven Sisters") of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Need help choosing a MISTI program? MIT-Germany alum Nina Sinatra advises incoming interns to keep an open mind

  

  research institute. The atmosphere - for me - was not terribly unusual, but I ... consider the Spain and Mexico programs at first, I ended up choosing Germany ... students who are considering MISTI to think of the program both in terms of

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back to School If you go to school in Missouri City (TX), I might see you this week!

  

  laziness. So ~ my time in India is over :( No longer do I wake to the sound ... about science and engineering. The program is called Women's Initiative ... I'm back in the U.S. of A and have recovered enough from jet lag for

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…

  

  many bruises, and I'm not even kidding. One of the coolest things we learned this weekend is like this stunt, except that the flyer does a back ... upcoming weekend is a 4-day student holiday in honor of Columbus Day and the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  sorry not sorry']they didn’t ask for help nor prompt the discussion at all ... years. Complete MakerLodge. This is the Project Manus maker training ... included in the program, but they just wouldn’t receive the free stuff.']not

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  - to determine what the best move is in any given scenario, since the ... closest my team will ever get to a cash prize is the 27 days we spent ... nation. The course is able to slide by as a humanities because the focus is

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  SHE CAMPUS ON MY PREVIEW TIL I WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my freshman cpw post turned east campus love letter

  

  every prefrosh I did and did not meet: the best is yet to come. :) ... after an extra slow defeated walk through the tunnels (6.1200 is arguably ... mention that East Campus is arguably the most build-y living group on campus

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the love of 6.470, Montresor we stayed awake, we built, we conquered

  

  destroyed. This is not particularly surprising, since he was a Battlecode ... least the high-pressure part is over. No more nights where we actually ... As the blogs are quick to harp upon, MIT thrives over the month of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 5, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  O hai A reintroduction

  

  weird sorry Jess. Jess is the only blogger to have ever made me laugh and ... northeast, which is a travesty because it is the one steak sauce to rule all steak sauces. What is your secret, Country Bob?? #NotSponsored #IReally

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  24 Things I Learned in My First Semester and a Half for the lovely 2024s!

  

  incredibly life-changing. I am most definitely not the same person I was when I ... terms of what to do and what not to do, what works best for me and for the ... health just for a "P" to show up? It's learning to look at how the grade is

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  can say is that there's a lot in the environment, the way that I grew up ... 't know before. Half the fun of aimlessly browsing through it is seeing the ... touch with one of my favorite English teachers - indeed, one of the best

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011