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  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  to be present in the now. You won't get the most out of college if you ... reading the post two days after I got to campus and swearing to live by it ... classes that have nothing to do with your major(s), purely for the fun of it

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, 5 Years Later what happened after pi day 2011

  

  better to be educated and intelligent than not. Be nice. This cannot be ... people, you will somehow be good in your school as you will be required to ... I've gotten a number of email responses to my blog post about the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 5, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  study spots at MIT not exactly places to cry, but they'll do

  

  those will continue to be gatekept by the student body :)) I tried to find ... I could be exploring a new and fascinating part of the institute I'll soon be graduating from!! to try to get myself out of my room more, I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Guest Entry: Christina Bognet Supplemental materials to help you through the next few days.

  

  silly. The truth is, and maybe you can't see this yet, it's going to be ... , whose first choice when applying to colleges was admittedly NOT MIT, but ... exhausted. The days leading up to decisions were sickeningly brutal and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 8, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT grads, 10 years later What is the MIT Class of 2000 doing, 10 years after graduating?

  

  will be helpful. In anticipation of our 10-year reunion, I emailed all ... ), which I compiled and sent out to the class. Realizing what a resource I ... This past weekend was the 10-year reunion for the MIT Class of 2000

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how to choose your major putting people in boxes, feat. credit for reddit, social science, and lots of yarn.

  

  * Choosing between the forty-nine majors that MIT offers can be a nerve ... people tended to use about their majors and the people in their majors ... 't have time to interview more people (that could be an entire thesis

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 6, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bumps, slumps, trips, and … Breaking out of a slump, now with more Cleveland!

  

  you don't blog for a long time, you lose your ability to rhyme. Not that ... 's kick the old crutches to the curb as well (overabundant ellipses and ... 'm inclined to do something different, but as a last-minute blogger, I'm not

  • by Cam T. '13
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Into the Smoke In more ways than one.

  

  ever been before. Coming to terms with the fact that this would be my ... bus. And along the route, when I'm not doing my best to avoid double ... being abroad is the milieu of people you meet and get to know. Most of my

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bring your stuffed toys to class reflections on liminality

  

  tunnels. Be confused when following the mysterious signs lead you to nowhere. Follow the signs back to see if you missed anything. Follow the signs ... silly hats not on Halloween. Wear silly hats to your lab section. Get

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Today I hit my TA with a door I didn't MEAN to.

  

  -value level of what you're about to learn is on a par with the Tooth Fairy not being real, or your high school econ teacher going to the same gym you do ... - not that they don't have to really know their stuff to be an MIT grad

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 7, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Day in the Life Liveblog of my Thursday complete with (not so great) pictures

  

  's really exciting to be able to participate in some of the behind-the ... would be interesting to document my Thursday because I usually end up ... the bus at the next stop #nailedit   Attempting to take a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 15, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Adulthood Boom!

  

  Sorry if this is just a rehash of my Grown Up post from last year. January seems to be the month to be sentimental and reflect upon the impending doom delightful adventure of aging.

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 14, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  101 Things To Do Before You Graduate! 102. Read this blog entry.

  

  Four years ago, Melis '08 posted a list of the "101 Things To Do ... of Grace '11, since I have long since lost my own copy due to the chaos ... compare Melis' to mine you can note the differences - I guess significant

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every now and then, my mind = blown. Thanks, Science!

  

  at the idea of doodling a science-question post. I still plan on getting around to that. But in the midst of my magnet research, I stumbled ... know you all are all: so I will take you there. I will take you to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 11, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  e) Other Some pretty important stuff, and then just some pretty stuff.

  

  decisions that can be instrumental in the steps to what you're doing with your ... me if I haven't written back to you in the past few weeks. This particular question, however, stuck with me because all of the options seem to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Room(s) Where It Happens You've hit submit. What Comes Next?

  

  . That we are there to judge them and find flaws in them. The truth is, we ... interaction, I sometimes take a brisk walk to the drugstore and purposefully ... pull in extra furniture to ensure everyone has a seat at the table. Some

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • January 9, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Critter gaze upon my son

  

  ! Though they are far enough away to not feel the effects of flowing lava ... what it used to be:​ the space allocated to your critter is limited, and ... ." Critters that scale the Stack in search of water or bugs to eat can be

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 26, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  senioritis not to be confused with señoritis

  

  last semester to not be about me, the more i was able to do. so in no ... out, mumbling that it would be worth it compared to the other work i had ... off the effortlessly forget to turn in an assignment thing. so i had

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 10, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 2 The median of an introductory trilogy

  

  food. Not wanting a fight this morning, I ran to the kitchen, and dug ... hanging around quivering in fear and hoping not to be left behind. It was ... visions in my head of what “the return” would be like. A chance to be

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  ’m not doing it right, and then push it to the backburner. But now this just feels TOO IMPORTANT to NOT share with incoming freshmen that might be interested! Before I came to MIT, I was often asked by my parents

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024