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  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  the figures, and not the text, carry your research. This is also where ... . The requirement now is not only functioning results, but the ability to ... discovered the most optimal procrastination technique. It is so effective, in

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  are strong matches for the MIT education. This includes (but is not ... , since we haven’t seen the decision yet — is the question of whether or not ... demographically diverse. We are not the only institution for whom this is true: in

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thank you for reading A rigorous study of 26-year-olds (n=1) showed that getting older is positively correlated to the…

  

  that long ago that I was 17 and applying to college, the truth is that in ... , the blogs were not nearly the beast you see them to be now. I was ... this job. I loved the blogs very much, because they not only allowed me

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  señoritis navigating work/life balance - and spring break photos

  

  simply do not have the energy to do so. here is some of what i have ... little bit of time every day to have to yourself—the unsatisfying answer is ... into MIT. but i think the trick is to define what the "life" part of

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 28, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  parallel universe for those feeling dejected

  

  myself. It's not a new sensation. But after all these years, I still don ... into a slightly parallel universe: one where everything remains the same, except for the wet sheen of dejection, weighing upon you alone. But - look

  • by Kai V. '25
  • December 19, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My dorm room’s 24-year history meet 16 former residents of my room

  

  learned that what is pictured below is not what Jakob referred to as the ... is a room with a rich history. i can name the past four people who ... posters. it’s also right next to the lounge, which is a plus. it’s an

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 19, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Future Is Grim check it out

  

  ordinary changing of the guard though, as Eric Grimson is no ordinary faculty ... such temptation. The thing is, as you might infer from the awards and ... There is much hullabaloo around campus here lately as everyone is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Random Random Projects/Moving Out of Random Randomly zigzagging about until I find myself in the future, somehow no longer in Random.

  

  and the radiator may or may not be falling through the floor. Here is ... warp and stitch them together). The class is super cool! I made a ... amazing.) Justine J. ‘16 Here's my door from last year! The top half is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 13, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Muti Water Project ...is finished!!!

  

  “table” (you can think of it as a line of water under the soil) is not ... ’s still not a great way to “x-ray the ground” which is a silly question I ... , misunderstanding--but I want you to understand that this is not the only problem, as

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Into the Smoke In more ways than one.

  

  bus. And along the route, when I'm not doing my best to avoid double ... being abroad is the milieu of people you meet and get to know. Most of my ... 4 (except Spain's not in the G20, so it's not, but let's not nitpick

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Typical Day on the Road Having grown up in NYC, I love coming back.

  

  Lidle's plane crash. Regis is not to far from the site of the crash, so ... Boulevard, is the place I first saw the joke, "if a seagull flies over the sea ... Cardozo, is sadly no longer on the awning.) Educational Counselors (ECs

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application dreaming

  

  , this is a paraphrase):   "MIT is not a good place to be if you don't like math and science. But MIT is also not a good place to be if you only ... , in the comments section. Not the same few colleges: Arizona State

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Mischievous Anniversary Tonight Four score and ten years ago...

  

  quarters. Not content with having sprinkled the visitors, the residents of ... their aspirations. [The editors] would not be surprised to find the gilt ... , we consider two flavors. The more common form is exploratory hacking

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • June 1, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  New Game a comic summary of the semester

  

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 4, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An MIT wedding Paper airplanes instead of rice and a reception at a science museum... what's not to…

  

  ? *and which is the reason I have not yet responded to the email Ben sent ... foldability and distance. The planes were a little bit pointy, I'm not going to ... . Apparently the museum is a popular destination for MIT alums, because the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An MIT Underwear Exposé (and Sorting Hat) The coolest data you never wanted to have.

  

  my favorite mailing lists is Burton-Conner’s, not because of the ... throughout the week. Wednesday is not the day for black, but is a peak day for ... by hand, not with a script) on the people who had sent them from the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On The Essay The rules are simple: write your own.

  

  students to write from the heart and to not have their essays edited by any ... 's the best advice anyone can give to you. Your application is full ... in clubs and sports and whatever else you do... the essay is the one

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hilbert’s Third Problem (A Story of Threes) Holy mathematics, Batman! Math at MIT, and why we need calculus to define volume.

  

  . Math is not memorization—in fact, the human subject of this blog post ... that if the set of real solutions to Ax = 0, x ≥ 1 is not empty, then it ... be π or 2π. If the pearl is on an edge of a piece but not on an edge of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Today I hit my TA with a door I didn't MEAN to.

  

  the multiple contusions have healed.) Matt is not actually my TA, but I ... -value level of what you're about to learn is on a par with the Tooth Fairy not ... 't make this stuff up. It is against all the rules of absurdity (which I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 7, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parents, Please Read Prefrosh and students, read this too, and make sure to have a discussion with your…

  

  's not. The fact of the matter is, when your child gets into their major ... reason I write for the admissions blogs is because I really like the ... I normally won't is explore the bowels of College Confidential (if I

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008