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  demons on depression

  

  anosmia, up until they were asked to describe the scent of a peach for ... could be so vivid as to touch it. When I "visualize" a banana, well, I ... actually seeing a banana. But it's not at all similar to looking at a banana

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 28, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  dignity. A waterproof laptop sleeve for your laptop to hide in when you ... not as safe. It’s a good idea to lock your laptop for bathroom or lunch ... The day after Valentine's Day is a good time to talk about computers

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
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  tenets or, my only piece of advice for incoming first-years

  

  [/annotation] ready to give you their tips and tricks for surviving classes and getting ... -years. It may take a while to adapt to life at MIT—indeed, it took me three ... pressure for you to do so. I don’t mean to say that you should make

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Defying That Sinking Feeling On learning to swim and envisioning success

  

  On my application for MIT, I made it a point to mention that I couldn ... marketable skills you acquire from college to land a job constitutes a good ... . Money can't buy a pivotal moment to crush to smithereens your bad habits

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Happy 21st Birthday to the Random Hall Milk the Milk is now old enough to drink, but *please*, don't drink the Milk

  

  from the supermarket to a dormitory at MIT. It has lived there ever since ... ago, a fairly lactose-intolerant resident of Random Hall decided to make Macaroni and Cheese for dinner. Deciding that a little carton of milk couldn

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  here comes a thought on decisions

  

  would be, i felt sick to my stomach. a college's admission decision, for ... decision. remind yourself to breathe and ground yourself, even if just for a ... [annotation note="i debated with myself for such a long time on whether or not i

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  in and of itself will get you in to MIT. For example: A few years ago ... me from Raleigh, North Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia and a dozen places ... to a thousand-person MIT revival in an Atlanta auditorium. Whenever I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  As We Approach Decision Day On getting in and on not getting in

  

  : my favorite Star Trek episode; for you, hopefully a gateway to more ... document, and I tried for several hours to determine which variables could best predict my chances for March. I’m going to tell you now what I wish

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 8, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ATHack A day well spent helping others

  

  something for our client. We met with our client a couple times to try and ... One of the amazing things about going to a techy school like MIT is ... usually a one day event (some run for a full 24 hours, some less) where

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what work is bite-sized senior spring

  

  the work of not working this is going to be a challenging semester ... night, working, working, working. i'm trying to challenge myself to do a ... work that i do not expect to get paid for or graded on; it's work that i

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  sellout’s conundrum i am a lost child

  

  in my math class—how to compute a probability density function, for ... handed me a stack of poker chips. “Use these to place bets.” She gestured ... could be exchanged for a backpack; a thousand dollars’ worth meant Air

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 21, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Comprehensive Guide to My Favorite Places on Campus can't leave without making one more post of this format

  

  Lightsaber Club used to meet in here and sometimes I'd stop for a few minutes ... at a sport that I hope to continue doing for the rest of my life ... going to be useful or informative to anybody, except for future me who

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 26, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Advice From The Elderly My last blog entry, at least from this chapter.

  

  , be brave! I've been trying to write this entry for over a month now ... to Science Magazine, who published a study on my expected lifespan in ... older brothers or sisters, with whom I am competing for a space in an

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2012
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  Guest Entry: Stephanie Lin Presenting MIT's most recent Rhodes Scholar!

  

  applicant for a while, I was called into the room and led to the head of a ... to chill for a few hours until the call-backs. To distract myself, I ... Spanish. I was a beekeeper/researcher for a summer in high school

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  17 Things I’ve Learned in the Past Year growing, growing, grown

  

  ’s like to start studying for a Friday 8AM exam (for a class you’ve attended ... ’m around people for long periods of time and need to spend a sizable amount ... plan to not have spring break plans, but I feel like I have a lot of

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  are done, my grades are in, I've nothing to do but work 40 hours a week ... classes that have nothing to do with your major(s), purely for the fun of it ... your resume. As a student here, you will have access to a variety of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  tyrannosaurus REX the prefrosh are coming, the prefrosh are coming!

  

  like a freshman, i.e., to be naïve and excitable. And there ain't nuthin ... about ten percent of freshmen change their minds; they have a chance to ... !"]sophomore[/annotation]and as I drive to MIT for Year 2 (I'm writing this in the car :D), I can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 20, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  fish metaphors on queerness

  

  attribute to hide or compensate for. I was lucky enough to know a few openly ... , or collecting a large set of people named Josh to fight for the right ... of a nerd. I spent a good amount of time feeling sorry for myself in

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 18, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Academic Conference and also things I have learned about publishing research in the past few months

  

  [annotation note="Google Can Children Learn Creativity from a Social Robot? for ... to behave in a way that scaffolds children's creative behavior. My original task was to see if this same logic would hold for stimulating

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2020
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  Staying sane and strong during a pandemic with help from some engineer friends

  

  building, and she was kind enough to offer me a few square feet for the ... -raising to help you out in a time of need. I'm endlessly grateful to them for ... 't want to wait for the next cycle to begin before I told this collaborative

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 22, 2020