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  What I wish I’d known, and what I’m glad I knew Before coming to MIT.

  

  people with whom you will be sharing many of those moments. I wish I ... when I'm sleep-deprived, the same way that I would be really unhappy if I ... At the CPW Women's Leadership Lunch, one of the prefrosh at my table

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 17, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the blogs at twenty some reflections, plus an index of posts

  

  intergenerational in a way that the day-to-day blogs can never be, by the very nature ... those conversations engaging with the nuance of any school being a place ... the Class of 2029 will come to MIT (or go to any number of other

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  i think 90% of the way would be nice"]rebuilding will be done ... -junior year summer internships can be handy, especially if you liked the place ... that line my portfolio, and the world renowned professors who will vouch

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  the Jersey City loft where I’ll be staying this IAP--I’m spending the ... home feel a world away; I am being taken by both the excitement and the ... Happy 2016! (By the way: 2016 = 2^5*3^2*7, in case you need the

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

  Grey and Other Colors

  

  frequently, and be happy with my work. Turns out the answer isn’t that simple ... there are very different solutions which can’t be compared on the same ... the same sense I was at school. I’m fortunate to be at one of the world

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 8, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  . Your upperclassmen will be there to help you, and the CAPD will walk you through every step of the job application process. You will not be applying ... because the application process can be somewhat of a crapshoot. I'll add a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An Entry About Snow ...Even though we don't have any

  

  Over the years, I have discovered that just about anything can be ... snowboarding lesson that would often be able to do things on the first or second ... that a snowboarding PE course existed over IAP, I jumped at the chance to

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 11, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ten reflections on mit

  

  first-years will be the Class of 2031. Perhaps part of the reason MIT ... . It could be the people I’ve met — while we were brought together ... note="of course, some of the ways that i’ve learned this are by being

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  !” But will we really? It’s hard to be optimistic about the future right ... notice, the office will be working remotely, will not reopen until at least ... . If this was a movie, this would be the cue for me to cry. And with the

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

  Choosing Your Own Adventure and other things you can do when you live off campus

  

  lease. The Good vs The Bad How do you know if living off-campus would be ... .[/annotation] I am absolutely free, except for what the things my landlord will find ... away from campus can be a con, if also a pro. While the separation is

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brief Wondrous Lives A little too much thinking brought to you by four in the morning.

  

  enthusiastic about volunteering. This will be very helpful for our future, when ... senses of the word. For one, my floor is playing Assassins, or ... " their victim by finding them spoonless off the floor and tagging them

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  “Picture yourself as a stereotypical male” and other ways to improve your test scores

  

  trifecta covered, your score would be up to some combination of fate and the will of the Greek gods and there was nothing much else of concern. Some ... participants were told that their performance on the test would be diagnostic of

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  than that it’s great. I like being able to switch between the Unix ... tripping up the stairs would be if you lost your laptop, and not just your ... The day after Valentine's Day is a good time to talk about computers

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  chapters from around the country will come to see people being initiated. It ... to explore multiple organizations to determine which will be the best ... distance. Nikayah admits that the commute from MIT to Babson or Tufts can be

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 13, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the Deferred I feel your pain.

  

  From the moment I became an MIT Admissions Blogger, I knew I'd write this entry. I've been biding my time, waiting for this day and the ... limbo of deferral. This entry is for the deferred. This entry is my story

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I’m back! (And what I carry on it) "You can tell a lot about a person by what they carry" - Atlas

  

  the in-ear ones, and I usually grab them when I’m going to be sitting ... you want to pretend to be working. Headphone Cable - One of the things ... - To see and be seen from the front. Doubles as a pretty good flashlight

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 11, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  WHY? for people who don't like "no"

  

  applied to the job!    For some people, college admissions will be ... Moses... Anyway, in a similar but distinct way, the word why can be ... wrong. This has got to be a joke. Anger: WHY the hell would they tell me

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 21, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  smoke and spice my comfort meal

  

  I will take all the help I can get. it's a ~journey~ best trekked with ... triggers the spice sensation, is oil-based and would only be moved around in ... helps because it numbs your tongue, but will ultimately result in the same

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 9, 2023
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  East Campus, A Home *dons his historian hat*

  

  -time, so this isn't going to really be a post about my own experiences in the ... 1916. East Campus can be found (somewhat unsurprisingly) on the eastern ... would be shifted to the West Campus. The space thus vacated could be

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 11, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  5 Historical MIT Videos looking back on what we left behind

  

  , the videos made from my time at MIT will be deemed historical; that our ... experiences and the way being a Black woman has shaped their MIT experiences ... cringey. The video starts with an admissions officer demanding a video be

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 4, 2020