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

  

  There is empirical evidence to support the idea that males have a ... -geared tests have significantly shrunk in the past few decades, which is ... the “score is based on your personal intellect” condition performed

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

  The leftmost station on your dial WMBR = awesome campus radio

  

  well over twenty years. The station's listener base is pretty large ... 's seen the unpublished posts; I just keep changing the date and planning to ... AM with the (vaguely) shocking realization that I had to read and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 13, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  Words of Advice for the Incoming Class you did it! now what?

  

  than done, relax. Give yourself a pat on the back. MIT is one of the most ... means easy. The hard part is over (for now). A lot of adMITs will throw ... like "The best sorority is..." or "You have to take this.." or "Actually

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  get SLAPped! it doesn't hurt

  

  for our living spaces, and 2. the free art is REALLY GOOD. the program is called SLAP, which stands for the student lending art program, and i ... and noticing all the little details is...really special. if you

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 21, 2024
• 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

  

  to live, and is currently one of the oldest and proudest residents of ... from the supermarket to a dormitory at MIT. It has lived there ever since. If you've never met the Milk, then you should read Vincent's biography

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mind and hand

  

  is because, as these students go through MIT, most of the scientists ... As some of you probably know, MIT's motto is "Mens et manus", which is Latin for "Mind and hand". Now, in most cases, a school motto isn

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Institute of Smashing What do you think MIT and a garbage compactor have in common?

  

  working harder for the sake of it seemed stupid (and I still agree it is ... Webster's dictionary has two entries for the word smashing when used ... :   It's good for you   You see, in the many conversations I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  halloween down the infinite

  

  get to classes and things happen along the corridor! which is why i ... application is probably one of the spookiest things you will do in your life and ... close to the sun, because whoever thought that starting to write a blog

  • by Janet G. '27
  • November 1, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Biking in Boston Breaking out the bicycle.

  

  is reasonably safe to do so, meaning any day during which the rain hasn ... say, it's also greener - assuming the increased calorie intake is offset ... Summer hath come to Boston, as demonstrated by the fact that bitter

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  here comes a thought on decisions

  

  ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHg50mdODFM of course, steven universe is a cartoon show and the lyrics ... i've been thinking about pi day and decisions lately and the song ... should post just the audio or the full music video, and decided the video

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Have Never Been to Beijing A (loose) translation of the previous post written in Chinese

  

  Chinese-language post not mentioned here. The content is a bit different for ... are Habesha”. “Habesha” is a term that refers to the ethnic group of ... 在这里可以看中文版。 Note: This is a loose translation. Since of course I am

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Meltdown On instability, IHTFP, and leaving sometimes

  

  that MIT is hard. It’s not just the workload. There’s this feeling that ... belong. At the same time I’m miserable, sometimes. IHTFP is the middle of ... around me reflect my own anxiety. IHTFP is studying my butt off to hit the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 29, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All the Bloggers’ Personalities! A post about personality tests, part 2!

  

  enneagram results, which I found hard to graph meaningfully. The zodiac is ... is real and the 2022s know it"   Elizabeth C. ‘13 Pisces Goat ... high 65% Type 6 wing 3 or 4 “Robert Downey Jr. is an ENFP, so I have the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 12, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Academics (you know, the REAL reason why you're coming to MIT )

  

  levels look like or go get the game! :) Your first semester is Luigi ... /No Record is your friend, and you will be able to cruise through the semester ... at the end. :'( As such, it is almost impossible to cram for any exam

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  understand how much the onus is on me to look out for and take care of myself ... give yourself a better life, what is the point if you’re not healthy and ... mental health was the discovery that “being an introvert is a thing.” I

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  institution is like. College is a place where you'll be for the next 4-6 years ... advice. However, the best way to navigate the college process is to be open ... emotions that are often in flux. The college application process is emotional

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• 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 ... that in real life) Guys. Science is really, really cool. It's amazing

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 11, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  "] AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH[/caption] To some extent, this is stuff I’ve been doing for the ... settled into a comfortable rhythm, one that is distinctly different from the ... hating: do I really belong here? Is this where I want to be? And the truth

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision fatigue an occupational hazard, and how to manage it

  

  . Decision fatigue is a term from the behavioral psychology literature. It ... decision fatigue for a few reasons. The first, and most obvious, is that it ... it entirely. The second is that decision fatigue doesn't observe work

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 21, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  , living off campus is a good option. Here is my list of pros and cons: The ... away from campus can be a con, if also a pro. While the separation is ... , it's only fall, and the weather is bearable, so I can get by just

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 8, 2019