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  Defying That Sinking Feeling On learning to swim and envisioning success

  

  decision to bend our knees and take a dunk. I remember my body being a ... AP classes and participated in extracurriculars but still didn't know ... immersed in experiences beyond compare, and that'll be all the justification

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 29, 2010
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  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Semester 1 fantastic dishes and how to cook them

  

  fire department came and opened the windows. after thirty minutes or so, we were let back in, but our floor smelled like smoke for two or three ... apparently, not everyone cooks only eggs and toast like me.) warning: pictures

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 8, 2020
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  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  chapter! Maybe you care about academics, passion, humor, or family. Try and ... our house called The Study, and there’s always someone in there working ... , hosting events at our house where we invite all our friends and professors

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
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  How Wrestling With Snapping Turtles Can Get You Into MIT A student profile of an aspiring limnologist.

  

  and I by heavy machinery and segfaults. (Although we try our best to ... ) spending three hours with a bunch of other nerds and a stack of pizza boxes ... elbow grease, carcinogenic automotive lubricant, and a home-brewed mesh of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 27, 2011
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  Critter gaze upon my son

  

  "emergencies," or sudden environmental changes to which our critters must adapt ... This semester I'm taking 4.110 Design Across Scales and Disciplines, a class inspired by Charles and Ray Eames's short film "Powers of Ten

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 26, 2020
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  22 Tales from tEp strange sights and stranger delights

  

  stairwell, and scream DIIIINNNERRR (or BRUUUNCCHHHH) in unison up through the ... , given paint and brushes/rollers, and allowed to interfere with our ... East Campus (EC) and Burton Conner House (BC) for summer rent (the other

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 31, 2020
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  (Bitter)sweet home meeting high school teachers again, and visiting my hometown for (probably) the last time

  

  /systemic limitations and societal pushbacks. The lack of sparkly tourist attractions or ... with my friend Tom to meet some of our former teachers. It’s been a while since we’ve talked. Our group chat of nerd friends eventually fell quiet

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 12, 2023
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  i dissected a roach *cronch* *slurp*

  

  descriptions of our friendly neighborhood roach and her internal organs. It will ... ’m taking a test or something and straighten up from leaning over, the same ... sturdy carapace, unparalleled scavenging prowess, and ability to fly. In

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 28, 2023
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  Subtle Black MIT Traits A few things I have experienced as a black person at MIT

  

  the day I think I and a lot of others are much better people for our ... experienced as a black person at MIT, and I put it in the form of the popular ... come together and talk about their shared experiences, so I decided to do

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
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  Mark Zuckerberg Visits MIT NBD.

  

  jabs at Zuckerberg's intellect or anything (and I'm certainly not the one ... pass through the 'tute - Obama, Bill Gates, will.i.am, and Lady Gaga ... collaboration with people here. It's neat-o business, folks. And as of last Monday

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 14, 2011
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  A Brief History of Cars on Fire at MIT You didn't think I would miss an anniversary, did you?

  

  -Campus-Senior-House water war involved kerosene and ten abandoned automobiles: CPW (or ... while, it's not that uncommon to wander MIT's campus and find yourself wondering: How did THAT get there? Four score and zero years ago

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Wanna Be a Doctor? Premed @ MIT

  

  GPA are all accurate. (note: we don't get 0.3 or 0.7 for plusses and ... , or the average of your GPA in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and ... -MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST, or one of the best MD-PhD programs

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 25, 2011
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  Ten days of live-action roleplaying no joke, there i was…

  

  PM and stayed until 1 or 2 AM, and on weekends I entered at around 3 or 4 PM and stayed until 2 or 3 AM. To be clear, I spent this much time ... 's Army, and one of our goals was collecting some items. Let's call these

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2023
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  A Day in the Life Liveblog of my Thursday complete with (not so great) pictures

  

  the semester and plan on doing a reflection sometime before finals ... hot chocolate excursion was to meet up and chat with Marjorie Liu (who ... professors, whether it's in an academic context like office hours or running

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 15, 2014
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  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  concert, play, or sporting event and required planning far ahead of time ... anxious about grades or job prospects and helped me fight off the imposter ... Missouri. She's one of MIT's small-town and rural student ambassadors – part

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

  , community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and ... friends, working with them to better our community and groups beyond that ... , Economics, and Data Science) But the most important thing that I take with me

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 6, 2018
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  SHASS Hack feminist hacktivism

  

  , lecturer, or affiliate on the chalkboard or print out a page yourself and add ... 2 and just before Hayden Library for those familiar), a hack was put up celebrating the brilliant and diverse faculty, professors, and staff

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 4, 2023
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  “You know what would be cool?” some pizza would be a start...

  

  's 0400 Saturday morning, and my roommate and I sit listening to whatever Pandora has queued up for us, sipping homemade sweet tea and tossing ideas around like basketballs of our more athletically inclined friends. We

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 8, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself on choosing a college, and realizing one of many possible futures

  

  see as unanswered and/or conflicts they see as unsettled. Will they like ... of change or need some time to stabilize. It's interesting, and ... to look to the seniors or recent alumni and ask yourself: are these the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2016
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  Favorite Classes at MIT! survey says...

  

  straight forward such as good problem sets or great professors and staff. A ... 's such a FUN class! Amazingly fun and hardly any hardcore maths or ... -written notes in lecture to make our lives easier and are really enthusiastic and

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 7, 2020