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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  scootin’ and zoomin’ a transportation saga

  

  that might be part of your early childhood memories. Not only do they ... up well! You should have at least one U-lock that can fit around your ... security involves a second U-lock for your front wheel. Many people who care

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 18, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  on success, meaning, and time existential musings about big questions with no answers

  

  independent blog post if that floats your boat. (I know this post is on the long ... take your time.) Each section has its own song, which I recommend ... to procrastinate on your Regular Decision applications or a distraction

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 15, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Experiment… featuring Emily '22, Felix '23, and Alison '23

  

  [annotation note="Let me also add these were not your regular tourists!! They ... note="TO BE FAIR you were like can I subscribe to your mailing list and I ... . [annotation note="this girl will solve all your deepest questions!! Ask her the

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  ....answer some questions posed by the Daily Blog Prompt bot. Tell us about your Dead Weeks and how they've changed throughout your MIT semesters. (Feb 3 ... hard and then take an exam and have no tangible validation of your

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  relearning what i know now or: hi, i learned wrong my entire life.

  

  again "Cami, you're giving up too easily." And a part of me wanted to ... you do when you're awful at the things you're passionate about? I know I ... accept your fate? Is there that point at all? Needless to say, it's been

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 22, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  The Art of Juggling please take away my balls

  

  between urgent reminders to please for god's sake do your psets you dirty ... little person inside of your head and magically you're cured, but I think I ... many responsibilities. I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you're

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Give MIT Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences a Chance Yultide Day 5

  

  your parents. I became a Course 17 - Political Science major less than a ... help. Know I'm sending good warm thoughts your way. Best, Kathy But what ... ’t even matter that much. You’re free to pursue internships or research

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 31, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself Perspective and focus, brought to you by M. C. Escher

  

  working for a company necessarily comes with a set of constraints on your ... you will spend some subset of your time doing things you don’t want to ... ’s easy to imagine relatives’ reactions if you could tell them you’re

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 2, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48 Take under four classes, they said. You'll have free time, they said.

  

  to the approximate number of hours that class needs of your life per week. (Your mileage may vary: I'm looking at you, 6.115.) The ... cla— Stop. Breathe. Your time at MIT isn't defined by the

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  ! The Actual Guide Part: 1) Feet – “Best bang for your buck” award – – “Most likely to cause you to stub your toe on an unevenly paved sidewalk ... into the wilderness on your own, but after a few rides, you start to get

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Kids These Days Don’t Know How Good They’ve Got It and they need to get off my lawn

  

  all of this without ever leaving your room.  What are you going ... difficult, but which lies outside of your area of expertise. If you knew someone in the appropriate area in your department, you could ask them, but

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • October 26, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Nerd Camp tales from TDI

  

  your skull like a paper bag now!!" And he looked up at me, grinned, and piped up "why? Because I melted your resolve with my warm embrace?" So I ... , because one day they will fill your shoes. What matters most in life is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  8 Hypotheses Like Schubert, I never finished the Eighth.

  

  % of your friends are within 2 feet of you at any time while you're awake ... to have less friends. (Especially if your friends come in multiples of ... to inflict serious Hitchhock-esque damage to your person if you don

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 7, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  took lots and lots of pictures for your enjoyment. I woke up super early ... equally memorable moment of opening your acceptance letter and realizing ... .) Turning your brass rat around at commencement is a milestone everyone looks

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  Montreal a.k.a my awesome birthday blog a.k.a the end of IAP Photo's! Adventure! It's like a comic book, but real!

  

  spooling (unless you're the one I tried to print to in the Student Center ... all this, (or at the same time if you're Dr. Manhattan) the graph of ... we knew it, we were at Customs on the border. Turns out, you're not

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  I’M BACK!!!!! (and MIT is hard)

  

  entries, read some books, watched some episodes of How I Met Your Mother (I ... can do. That’s the whole point; the point is to know where your limits ... MAKE MISTAKES, because through your mistakes you will learn the most. So

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 11, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A HASS[le-free] Semester Stay for the videos!

  

  Concentration within your HASS classes. The Concentration is a series of 3 (or 4 ... tries to mimic real life as much as possible, and you're not asked to ... drills that you're supposed to be learning into the scenario itself, so you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I AM THE MASTER!!! Is there really something that this many people can hate? Yes.

  

  't mean to drip that much sarcasm all over your shoes. *squeak squeak squeak ... multiple choice question and your grade is screwed 10) If you turn in ... ? Chris: Crap, you're right!! *logs on and attempts the questions

  • by Snively '11
  • March 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living Off Campus I moved off campus last year and rented a house with some friends who were…

  

  really living on your own. MIT has a frequent shuttle (called the Safe ... and with MIT. And instead of having your own place, or sharing it with ... perhaps other arrangements could be made if you had your heart set on it

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  tell me about your research? Al: I’m having a blast! My current ... find your UROP? A: Once you find your first UROP, it’s easy to find ... you think was the best part of your research experience? A: I’m

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006