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  I Miss the South Musings on a secret Instagram account

  

  lie and say that was me. In real life, I am an opinionated, fast ... do you mean you’re waiting for your refund to hit?  What do you mean ... working person. It’s just hard to not feel disadvantaged when you’re

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where the Free Things Are A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students

  

  the best course of action, especially if your goal in doing so is to ... , and pursue your passion, because then you will have spent high school ... can use to either self-study or supplement your learning in a class. All

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 30, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Firsts highlight reels from the last few years, as I prepare to say goodbye

  

  recognizable yet somewhat alien, intensely fast internet. And washing machines ... , sweet-smelling clothes out of the dryer. It was mindblowing. Fast forward ... never forget your first robot.   4. First time eating a burrito. A

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Hard MIT Class ...or is that redundant? And yes, hiiiiii.

  

  Picture this. You’re trying to shuffle past a gaggle of camera ... class is hard.” You’ll probably roll your p-set-deadened eyes until only ... ’d be right. If that sounds anything like you, you’re probably a douchebag

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • May 10, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  -so-exciting lives of your friends offline or online, and that only amplifies when all ... make you undervalue your (perhaps less-national-news-worthy) achievements ... whether it is or isn’t your thing.) Personally, I was really apathetic

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 2, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Difficulty With Data the shadow of an application

  

  being in the 750-800 range doesn't have much impact on your chance of ... does is cloud your vision. I understand that for the initial commentor ... where and how fast it will drop. But even though we have reams and reams

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Dissecting emotion what is feeling

  

  been too fast, as if everyone left campus just three weeks ago, and too ... think of not on its own, but in contrast. If you're in your room, that's just being alone. If you're walking through a crowded subway station

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HNY from NYC for IAP, 2016 time passes so quickly, help

  

  ago; I don’t think I’ll ever feel like I’m learning fast enough anymore ... , and let’s move fast. Go, do–I know I will.” 2015 Now staring down

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  HERE LIES P/NR September 2018-December 2018

  

  drop the right one. The feeling of failure that comes when you’re used to ... . That’s how fast it went. November. I looked up from my p-sets, exams and

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 16, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  depth is more or less larger chunks of whatever’s already in your fancy ... “dry”. In other situations, if your water sources conflict, you can end ... , you can inadvertently turn one of your sources into a drain for another

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice you’ve heard before and a story you haven’t you can just skip to the pictures if you want to, I wont be offended.

  

  all your MIT classes, eventually, you will have to fall into a pattern ... 've missed? Well, I'm not a slow worker and I'm not a fast worker. I'm not ... in your room- except to sneak out late at night in a trenchcoat to turn

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • March 2, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Your first last day all my life has been about / waiting for people to go

  

  ready to be sad. It’s like, you know when you’re going up stairs, and you ... your foot, as if you don’t really believe there’s solid ground that ... other about plans. What are you gonna do with all your free time? Do you

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Your last first day and your final final exam

  

  taken from Your Last First Day in There Is No Antimemetics Division. There ... 's your chance. (There are five parts in the series; Your Last First Day is ... measurement. How many frosh stopped by your booth? How many frosh signed up for

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  If the Obama were a unit of measure . . . . . . what would it measure?

  

  , is like when you have 10 minutes before your parents come upstairs to check to see if you cleaned your room. MIT was repairing buildings ... hazardous chemicals, and beautifying MIT just as fast as they possibly could

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My Gap Year Part One: The good, the great, and the very, very dumb.

  

  2019 The Tucson sun is sweltering, and the rubber of your shoes will soften on the asphalt if you stand around. You’re three hours past a ... trail on a mountain in Oregon. I miscalculated slightly how fast I could

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 4, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  study spots at MIT not exactly places to cry, but they'll do

  

  booked super fast 2nd Floor Pros natural light large tables quiet ... pin drop silent, if you're into that the dome is so pretty couches ... people give you death glares if you're too loud Cheney Room (3

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Took A Gap Year some things you just can't predict

  

  fast approaching, so I hastily worked on my Common Application, and sent ... charged cloud you could feel poking your sides. I was tense; I was crazy. I ... appeared, text that read: “Dear Vincent, After careful review of your

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • March 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  : I read something online that said, “There are 30,000 days in your life ... classes there, and if you do well enough in their classes you’re basically ... graduates: Congratulations. And if you’re in a spot like I was—no job and full

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  . “Maybe you’re depressed,” Lauren said quietly. She told me about her ... with MIT’s fast pace. They are some of the strongest human beings I know ... friend, to walk out of your dorm room now and genuinely ask how the person

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  . Or perhaps it's passed and now you're having a rough time dealing with ... get into MIT, but I do believe you're all guaranteed for success just ... an anecdote about how your dreams can't be taken away from you onto two

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 14, 2015