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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  one more all-nighter. The problem is, being a recent graduate myself, I’m not entirely convinced they were right. The problem with psets and labs ... the field is completely different. I might have been in over my head

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  hey kids you should apply there's still time!

  

  biographical information. I’m not being paid to say this, but I thought the MIT ... work at the last minute. Or maybe you’re just not really sure if you want ... ). Not getting into one school out of all the schools in the world isn

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 1 Dealing with failure and trying to move past it.

  

  at is English. Being good at failing means not being phased by it, and ... . Regardless of your opinion of him, he is at least definitely one of the best in ... did badly. I thought I was not like the valedictorians and took

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  the semester, see if I like Pogo sticking or not, and then continue from ... , is having two laptops. One is my personal laptop, which I got in the ... spring, and the other is my corporate laptop. Having a work laptop and my

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  , they also knew just how stressful the MIT culture is. It's not that the environment is overly competitive -- MIT is probably one of the most ... very comforting in knowing that the world is changing and the stigma

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  in honor of tau the superior circle constant

  

  this is the post number i claim it was[/caption] why tau? Note: This ... /geometry (hopefully). Much of the material from this section is drawn from Michael Hartl ... Pi Day celebrations on March 14th to the Simpsons, even. Pi is a number

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 20, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  You don’t need me to tell you that the college application process is ... strangers.”) Have no fear; there is light at the end of the tunnel. Second ... , and maybe even these blogs, so the decision to apply was not a daunting

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Reasons to Join ESG A Look at MIT's Freshman Learning Communities

  

  you find out you love ESG to the point that a year is not enough, you ... offered that meet a few of the HASS requirements. Terrascope is a bit different from the rest of the FLCs in that what they offer is less about

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  A lively Dead Week what i've been up to

  

  all the things I've been up to -- and there is some studying, I promise ... , Putz, does a very putzy twist on the typical gift exchange: no one is ... ). In the leadup to cruftmas, the hall is always frenzied with a dozen

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  in the appropriate bubble? There is no deposit required?" No deposit ... meetings. Not complaining, just want to get the facts straight so that we can ... . :-) ------------------------------------- Any last thoughts? Hey, thanks for asking! My big thought of the day is

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Random Post While Reading Apps. Because we need some new posts...

  

  with the life of the Admissions Counselor at MIT, here it is: We get ... write this.) 3.) The third is Chrome, where I'm now searching around for ... ?) 4.) The fourth is also Chrome - where I'm doing some research about my

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • November 7, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  MIT-ish on being MIT enough

  

  MIT, and whether or not I made the right decision in coming to this ... me is sad to let go of the prospect of being a bioengineering major, or ... build up everything all over again. The only challenge is trying to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Wisdom of Khan revealed the MIT secret

  

  it is here but appreciating the fact that your civilization has not as ... , the most selfish thing you can do is not let them move on. Money is ... Khan '98, perhaps best known as the founder of Khan Academy. There is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  remember one of the students asking, "so, this is going to take forever ... belief that the US is boring, too capitalist, etc, and that Americans are ... its own!) Things I love about Spain: Retiro Park. The Common is nice

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ten Things I Hate About Europe Well, not really. More like, Ten Things I Like About MIT. You've got to accentuate…

  

  's baby really happened. Okay, this entry is not really negative, but I ... from my house to my office, and although the Rhein river is a little ... pizza I've had here is, well, kind of like pizza. Strangely, I do not miss

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cool running Well, it's warm running now, but just wait about two weeks.

  

  me as a gift. Thanks, Mitra! I'm not entirely sure I like the idea of iPods--I think that they can cut you off from the outside world too much, which is ... search here if you want the extra few significant figures. MIT is close to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  I like to break a mental sweat, too. Missed it by that much.

  

  floor does Class D ice hockey. The only requirement for that is "does not ... study break. Well, this is nothing if not bloggable. But, anyway, first I ... reporting this news by both Matt and Bryan. By my count, this is the third

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  The Quest Continues and into the open world i go

  

  , i am a full time research assistant at the media lab, which is also a ... and get data from the other side of things - as an artist, not just as a ... that a Course 6 education from MIT has given me is the ability to pick up

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 29, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Worms, Revisited a reflection on decisions from here

  

  instance, younger you is a part of you in the same way your arm is). Hence ... forward, usually? I mean sure, right now it might feel like the fire is a ... . With the many things out of your control, keep in mind what is within

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 18, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  . Deferred students do not need to send us anything new other than the February ... the open threads for admitted, deferred, and not-admitted students. All ... MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2022 are now

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2017