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  On identity f(x) = x

  

  One What does it take to get to know someone? I hate the feeling that I know so many people in MIT only on the surface-level. Sure, I can ... . Sure, I can tell you his favorite video game, or what student groups he

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to get a UROP A lesson on stalking.

  

  Me: "Can I please list 'can raise each eyebrow independently' in the ... far as I can tell, UROPing follows a basic rule of thumb: if you want ... graduate student living in your dorm. Mine does work at the Media Lab, and I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  smoke and spice my comfort meal

  

  served hot, if it is, I will just vomit, if not I can scarf it. SI ... I will take all the help I can get. it's a ~journey~ best trekked with ... as well relish in it.  To quote the above almond can that I snacked

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 9, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SO META Being an MIT admissions blogger

  

  you *can* do it. When the application came out, I was in the middle of ... along. If I really can't think of anything, I cheat and do something like ... I'm sitting at the kitchen table in my London flat; my sister Lisa

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 29, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  November 1st is my January 1st each november is a new direction

  

  figured out any more than you do. I'm working through it. But I hope you can ... , simpler dream. To just do the absolute best I can do in whatever I end up ... These past three weeks have been really hard. And I'm sure that for

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  . Can you tell that I didn’t sleep much? I had already learned Freshman ... Happy 10th birthday, blogs!!! I made you a cake! (With help from ... anniversay of my MIT journey. 10 years ago today, I was just about to start my

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science Out Loud! On teaching/making/producing educational videos and why it's so much fun

  

  are. I did everything from: Buying lunch for the talent and crew ... classes where I can’t actually apply the material or don’t feel motivated ... I think I've accidentally begun a quest to be involved with ALL THE

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 1, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear My Old Friend, This is quite possibly weirdest way to introduce myself

  

  . I’m sure you have a lot of questions, but I can’t remember what they ... .  Loneliness is a type of grief, maybe. I can’t help but imagine you as little ... the world is cruel and you’re still so young. I’m sorry that I can

  • by ana~
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  Central Jersey, I can’t help but reminisce about 1st semester and MIT. I can ... -yogurt-more-endearingly-“Froyo”. I can’t count how many “Ordering Indian in 10! Come to Room # if you ... recipient, writing emails can become anxiety-mongering. But I remember reading

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 24, 2009
• 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 ... farther (further? does anyone really know the difference?...Of course, now I ... doesn't stop me from starting this entry explaining why I decided that

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  16 for the 16’s 16 Guidelines to Making the Most of your CPW

  

  here. N: I can't tell you how many parents were on dorm tours and at ...   N = Nat, K = Kirsten 1. Don't buy ANY food! N: One of the best ... friends that they met over CPW!! I wish I met more people over cpw :( N

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  22 Tales from tEp strange sights and stranger delights

  

  I can really say is that 22 is a recurring theme at tEp. For example ... miss not having to worry much about buying groceries. I did buy some ... I don't have a video of the pianola at tEp but you can watch a nearly

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 31, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Coping With Anxiety What is anxiety? What is panic? Definitions? Confusion? FINALS?! Cats.

  

  through the MIT tunnels at night can be really helpful for me when I feel ... , I buy squishables. They bring me so much joy!! My friend and I also ... and simple scan that I do with people. People can also call 617-253-CALM

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to use these blogs Scattered thoughts on the information age, plus some bonus snark.

  

  So I was looking through some old notes that I was working on for this blog- topics to cover, questions to answer, stuff like that, and I came across a collection of things that I had written which can most

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last First Day Some musings from my last first day of classes

  

  professionals, as I feel like I can never wake up before 9AM. But today I have ... like I got a taste of the power of academia. Nowhere else can you be ... I wrote this on my first day of classes this past Tuesday, and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  How to look over your application and advice about breathing. My older younger brother is your age. I am fully aware of how much you’re…

  

  Oh man, it has been a while and a half since I’ve blogged. However, this is not important, and you guys can probably stand to wait another week before I update you on the last 5 months of my life. Right now, this

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  !"]sophomore[/annotation]and as I drive to MIT for Year 2 (I'm writing this in the car :D), I can ... can! Which is a damn good thing, because I'm still hoping to recover ... wild, man. It is![annotation note="I can hear you laughing, everyone over

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 20, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Pretender a message to both you and me.

  

  . Today I feel how you feel. I don't know if I can still pass the class with ... either of those classes either. But there is nothing really I can do right ...     Early morning on December 5th, 2012, my family and I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I am a sad sad toaster made of glass. Do you like your toast with tears? Because I'm sad.

  

  quite 1,000 googol pages. All I can offer you by way of reconciliation is ... DID YOU KNOW? The state of Arizona does not celebrate daylight savings time. Okay, so it's been like a month. I don't know what happened

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 14, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to date at an American college Things we never talk about

  

  you can do is be clear and sincere. I applaud anyone who tries to ... this might just be an opinion, I think that it does make people feel more ... anything worth taking. Whatever way you can, I need you to recognize your own

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 21, 2018