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• Blog / MISTI

  [JOINT POST] Travelling as a black female "Alexa, play Brown Skin Girl..."

  

  country a little more, in a similar way to how I am accustomed to the bias that comes with living in America. It was simply a matter of getting used ... asked me to describe my time in India, I would repeat a three-word phrase

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sleepless Nights And how I've been spending them

  

  there’s a way to balance the three as long as you're organized and realize ... research in CSAIL; I joined a club on campus; and I’m leaving time to keep ... same visceral response to a booked OpenTable page as I do to the blaring

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 26, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  So Long, So Long, Front Foot Leads the Back One Go on, and it won't be too soon...my Texas road trip (Part 1).

  

  manage to get directions from a friendly pastor in the parking lot. I also ... . Aside from the cabrito, I didn't really get a chance to have some ... because I'm in a spaghetti-type junction, so it starts going crazy trying to

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  autonomy at MIT in order to be able to choose your own educational adventure ... been a coach or manager or in charge of any group of people trying to ... applying to college. Do homeschoolers have a harder time getting into MIT? If

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  appropriate if you're introducing yourself to a veterinarian or fellow dog lover. 5. Do your homework! If you're going to an event sponsored by a ... held in a reception area. We had the opportunity to put our new knowledge

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Welcome to the Woodshop Don't forget close-toed shoes and please WEAR GOGGLES.

  

  week, I work as a monitor at the N51 Woodshop. In Building N51, next to ... against hippies, really.Every Architecture student at MIT gets introduced to ... ! Adjacent to the woodshop and full of machinery for your metalworking needs

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 5, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Typical Friday Night Done with 6.046 exam, time to chill

  

  As you might have read in my last entry, I had a 6.046 (Design and ... by bus) and went to L.A. Burdick, a store known for its delicious chocolate. We all got some hot chocolate (actually, I ended up getting a latte

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  you again get a choice: where do you want to go? Remember that no matter ... confidence that you will be admitted to several great colleges, and a letter ... your talents to go on to do wonderful things with the education and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  [Guest Post] Things to do while waiting for decisions by emily '22, alison '23, felix '23

  

  backpack for a week Try to get over your fear of how ugly the titans are and ... mine is make a plan to lessen that 😌 Try out every pen in your house and ... you haven’t talked to in a while Wake up early and watch the sunrise

  • by kellen manning
  • February 1, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So, uh… help me pick classes I have no classes.

  

  interest in learning how to make forceful arguments in written form. Studies ... means for autobiographer and biographer to develop a personal voice; and ... those has got to go. I will probably keep drumming if I make it in

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Are Beginning To Arrive Some thoughts for everyone.

  

  A few of you are starting to receive your decisions. To those of you ... very, very proud of your accomplishment. To those of you who didn't get in, please continue to hold your heads up high. We didn't have room for

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Wisdom of Khan revealed the MIT secret

  

  happier. Replace the words “I have to” with “I get to” in your vocabulary ... graduate the rest of your life, you know that you have a past in common. That ... certain twinkle in the eye. A certain beauty to the tilt of their head when

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  demonstrate strong ethical character. In short, we want young people to be ... quantity to crowd out interest in the common good. Because when you get to ... goal for a student should not be trying to get into a specific college

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some F Words ****!!!

  

  subject that had more inherent meaning--in 2.009, your team comes up with a ... Lately I’ve struggled to blog, due to being in the middle (!!!) of ... click bait-y title lol)   Feminine What does it mean to be a woman

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 15, 2017
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  tuesday another blog about an ordinary day

  

  in my [annotation note="PR stands for pull request, a way to request ... thing called scrum, which is basically a method of getting work done. in ... standup is scheduled to be fifteen minutes long. 10:30 AM i came in a bit

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • August 7, 2019
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  to get your adventurous little self out of the country! I know this ... to do it. If you're a junior or sophomore, that's great, you have ... , it's easier to believe that there was time in-between I spent studying

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)

  

  Declaration of Independence (not the signing; get your facts straight, kids), the City of Boston is shrouded in fog and a light sprinkle of rain. This is the edge of the Tropical Storm/Hurricane Arthur (now lowered to a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  day comes to close, a fire in my hands, a warmth in my soul ... of calm and focus I usually don’t get in the hectic day-to-day of an ... went from tiptoeing around a lighter to loving fire with a passion just

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  I Miss College Application Season The Good, The Bad, and the Casey Jones

  

  just can’t seem to get your essays the way you want them to be. Hear my ... pages and thinking about going to school there. I miss the potential ... I couldn’t get myself to write.  I miss signing up for college campus

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What’s cool about Nick’s room artsy people, walls, and East Side living

  

  A few weeks ago, a friend at Princeton traveled up to Cambridge for ... interview. He suggested that we meet up during his short stay in the area, and ... we take for granted as residents of the East Side. In a similar

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 3, 2014