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• Blog / MIT Life

  frosh thingies i couldn’t decide what to write so i’m writing about everything

  

  drink water. (Speaking of which, here’s a friendly reminder to go get ... organizing stuff. I have tried to start using a google calendar, but it’s not ... into a cram session in Talbot Lounge with cups of iced tea to stay awake

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  once you make one friend you often get a bonus prize consisting of your ... refreshing drink as it is like getting punched in the jaw with a wet and icy ... people In Real Life has always kind of freaked me out to some (albeit small

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / Events

  In Transit The people and ideas traversing MIT

  

  app essay drafts - is on Google Drive. I am now drafting this in a .txt ... I got on a bus this morning to go home for Thanksgiving, fully prepared to entrust my productivity to a flaky Wi-Fi connection. Once I got

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 22, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  how do i button up this coat? a clothing conundrum

  

  makeup, and then I had to get to school early so I could get in extra math ... + connections on LinkedIn, but he says it's because I dress like a kid, to which I ... coat outside in the process, to create a collar). then the buttonholes on

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 29, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Great Gatsby In all its pixelated glory

  

  . If you're a little sad that you can't actually be on campus to enjoy ... , you should go out to the library and get a copy now! It's a great read ... While browsing through my news feed the other day, I came upon a post

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  , I turned the page, and went on, shuddering in a rising tide of despair ... with 5 significant figures, and the professor did not manage to include a ... book, glanced at the first page, and felt my face melt into a puddle of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Class Projects

  Mind and Hand My first CNC project

  

  a lot of coolant splashing everywhere so it was hard to get really good pictures, but here are a few I managed to get. I made a video ... . Without a CNC I dare you to get that kind of curve. Consider yourself dared

  • by Snively '11
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  another day of fall when canvas went down and made me think about internet and people and the seasons

  

  This Monday, as many Mondays go, felt like a terrible start to my ... "]Canvas[/annotation] did not respond after my 10th page refresh. I do not have a propensity ... to attempt to acquire a copy of the practice exam and answers so that I

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 25, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being a lab rat I flail around trying to explain what I do at work every day.

  

  the cell gets both a red (your gene) plasmid and a blue (unknown gene ... advisor. On a day-to-day basis, I work independently... after working in the ... a factor in the decision to come to MIT. 4. Japanther, Katie, and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  coach before I apply to MIT or just (if i get in) show up for tryouts? And ... ? It's always a good idea to contact the coach for your sport if you are ... schools." Is this still a valid/official way to send scores, just in case I

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!

  

  applications and students had less than a month to send in applications. At the ... time to travel away from MIT to a restaurant in Cambridge or Boston ... IAP for short. It's an excellent chance to do whatever you want! If you

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Killer Mike, Lupe Fiasco, and the Dancing Body of the State five gatherings of many people

  

  exists to get people in a circle? I believe in the power of human ... This week was surreal, like turning pages in a book of moving ... 'm qualified to be here because I am a black man in America, and that does not

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 27, 2015
• Blog / Announcements

  We have extended the Regular Action deadline to January 6th, 2021 in order to give our applicants (and our staff) some extra time around the holidays

  

  applying to us for Regular Action, but we presume you're getting a lot of ... your application in any way.  What if I can’t get my financial aid ... in your student portal. If after 15 working days (give it a few extra

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  is really like. You’ll get to stay in a college dorm, go to college ... in 4 months as a real, live MIT student. As a high school senior, I ... assigned to Next House (I still run into my host, and I ended up living in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  've gone through Rush enough to get a bid, you probably already know ... heuristic get to you. MIT fraternities are very different from fraternities in ... I didn't include a lot of biographical detail in my biography

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  In which I am somehow still an MIT student 4 years later

  

  't get to walk in 2021 for my SB, I did get to walk in 2023 for my SM ... plunges through the atmosphere of a planet to slow itself down, in order to ... a stack of papers to read in my sleeping bag at night

  • by Alex M. '21
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  a time capsule of east campus multi-media, community-built

  

  “feelzbox,” which basically means “write whatever you want to get your ... of windows, I want to live in a village. I want that now, Driving in ... communists in a warehouse. I need  Your body. I need the auditory equivalent

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 12, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  the labs creating craziness in general, there really seemed to be a ... in a way that was outside classes really drew me to the program. Why ... . Maggie: It’s the first time I look forward to working in a group. Everyone

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  through in your essays and your interview. A really important thing to ... how to manage your time efficiently. Beat up anyone who gets in your way ... prodding, as long as he gets to bite back. Aside from class, there's a huge

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  of MIT to set up. I understand that a lot of people get a lot out of ... you decide to use your IAP to just exist, you feel like a stupid, weak ... Short Stories just for me. I want to write more in the future, and it

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021