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  The Sophomore Stupid It’s morbin’ time

  

  drop classes or not is never a good idea, but I am happy to constantly be ... was just that I wanted to be happy, I would not be taking this many ... able to several personal projects in the time I would be taking a class

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 30, 2023
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  as the norm. However, it is not uncommon for us to receive letters from ... sentences might be different —  "I transferred schools, and..."; "I took a mix ... the last one: "Who should I ask to write letters on my behalf? And the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  This Post Has a Happy Ending dealing with obstacles @ MIT

  

  overtook me. I could not do math. I failed to comprehend chemistry. I wrote ... up to something new. My eyelids were not burdened by sleep. The limbs ... unpredictable times in the evening. I’d immediately sit down to compose frantic

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  …But I never thought it would be so easy to practically fail. Almost ... telling me to schedule a makeup exam. But it’s more like this is not exactly ... !!!) multiple ideas to solve a key problem. Yeahhhhhhhhhh--- I don’t like the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Latke vs. Hamentashen Debate: LiveBlog FOOD FIGHT!

  

  Hamentashen Team will cause Bin Laden to take over the world! QED 9:22 pm We're voting now, who will win!? Latkes? Hamentashen? CAN YOU HANDLE THE SUSPENSE ... 8:02 pm I'm here in 26-100 getting ready to watch the 2008 Latke Vs

  • by Snively '11
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Life Changing Classes at MIT ft. ec-discuss

  

  . Though you are probably not from the Indian subcontinent, it can be really ... past years and the labs are a bit more hand-holdy than they used to be ... that it also opened my eyes to a lot of the ways I could use games not

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 20, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  either choose a career or a family and failing to choose will only lead to ... number may be attributed to the fact that a similar percentage of ... . Why must we choose? When applying to colleges, everyone strives to be

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  will be fine. 2. MIT is meant to be a challenging place. That's why ... will be a very hard decision to make since I do not know everything about ... offered, which is much more likely to be untampered with. The best news is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  a conversation with my mom at 1 am about cacti, writing, meche, and chess

  

  not be any easier, but they will be doable.  During the semester, I tried not to stop and ask myself, “is this what i really want?” If the ... said. She said she had not felt like she had the agency at my age to see

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Why yes, I’m with the news I need a good fedora

  

  improving the environment. They will have the opportunity to express their ... most Summit activities will be at Northeastern University, the Museum of ... it'd be good to blog about it. We arrived at the Museum of Science and

  • by Snively '11
  • August 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Temp assignments and cautionary tales

  

  they're meant to be doing. There are certain mistakes in the approach to ... illustrate points. The use of a living group's name is not meant to imply ... government. By the time he was finally able to move to his fraternity and be

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  to it, but it will be coming soon. Sorry for the delay, I know I ... not. It would be so much easier if the number of qualified applicants ... not, no worries, I definitely respect the folks who wish to remain

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One Year After Michael Jackson An out-of-place tribute to the King of Pop

  

  , and I was amazed. I didn't expect the world to be able to love a man who ... 't think the world would be able to separate sin from a sinner. I didn ... . Don't ask me why; I don't like being busy, but here I am enjoying myself

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 30, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  before coming to MIT, so I knew the learning curve would be pretty significant, but I quickly learned I wouldn't be able to handle the class along ... the end of the week, and I'm really excited to be part of it! Balance My

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  old east campus working through feelings caused by news

  

  'd like the chance to be something like not hall chair for floorpi, and do ... the years and years of stories attached to each piece, may not get ... details. on the renovations itself: ec needs to be renovated. it's no

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  that I was certain I would fail, I stepped into the shower to be greeted ... possibility that there might be some cons to the pros - to me, MIT was perfect ... 's not too much a price to pay to stay stinky for the day, at everyone else

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Balancing Life, School, and… More Life? Gotta start by taking advantage of Veteran's Day to... work... and, more importantly, BLOG!

  

  texted my friend and told her I might not be able to watch the drama at 10 ... mass transfer problem and then go on to the rest of physics. No DDR or ... with friends, not just in the sorority (I really should go to more of

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Class of 2012 Profiles of MIT's new freshmen.

  

  will only be able to excel at MIT because he already has all the tools to ... to be on the HS merit list. “It’s not just because he studies hard. He ... being accepted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Random Hall REX! Residence Exploration events at Random Hall. Your orientation booklet is WRONG. :D

  

  to make the plushie will be provided. Curious what exactly a plush ... :17-12:17 Did You Say Disney!? You just can't wait to be King. No one will tell ... AND SPACE! Come along frosh! There will be foods related to your

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 26, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  registration day! aka "registration day blues", but like, only in the good sense of blues

  

  what you want it to do, and this will be the one for me. I will try to ... : me being excited to learn stuff will be a recurring theme in this post ... not, I will have lots of pals to suffer with.   6.009 is

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 7, 2019