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  Taking the L On "failure" at a place like MIT.

  

  ’t need anything." This refers to being tested in faith, and it applies to a ... to take a math assessment. This essentially assess your skills and ... on 18.01 before getting to 18.02."]18.01a/18.02a[/annotation], and

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 16, 2024
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  study spots at MIT not exactly places to cry, but they'll do

  

  display I'd use to play dance videos whenever I needed a break. Pros ... embarked on a quest to document the best study spots at MIT. most of these ... .2%) I also asked them to choose the most important characteristics of a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
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  A Comprehensive Guide to Crying on Campus It’s right about that time of year.

  

  , you’re probably undergoing what I like to call This Is Fine Syndrome, a ... past two weeks, and it’s definitely a normal thing to feel. MIT is hard ... concentration of crying spots on the right of the map). We need all of you to help

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 16, 2017
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  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  , this semester has given me a much greater appreciation for what it means ... experience and exposes you to a wide range of types of people and cultures (and ... fulfill my wanderlust. While it is great to do MISTI for a summer (they just

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
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  3 weeks in northern Italy Global Teaching Labs and MISTI-Italy

  

  Italy (which means I had a hard time getting myself to go every day) but ... did Joan Didion, why does anyone? Because we want to write about ... the way we are, and to convince ourselves and everyone that—a nutria or

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 2, 2016
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  Cozy Hobbit Times, Cozy Hobbit Food

  

  In 2015 I got to experience a longtime dream of mine, finally finding ... fourth floor. We have a beautiful view, and three large windows to watch it ... to cut them. Place the potato (or equivalent) and garlic cloves in a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paths there are so many

  

  now. What used to be a maintained sting like an open wound, now merely ... who was able to get through the door you wanted to, or through a ... do great things, because if you had the guts to apply to a place like

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 19, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  50 Reflections on 50 Things thinking back on The Blogfather's wisdom in my senior year

  

  can to celebrate being done, even if it’s a Monday. As much of a ... , actually look forward to a respectable 9-5 job, so they can finally live on a ... faculty advisor. If anything, you’ll need a recommendation letter at some

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 20, 2018
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  0.125 not a course 0 class, but a fraction complete

  

  , I can't even seem to get through a day on seven and a half. Knowing ... floor, and I've noticed that there's definitely a cycle: from 2ish to 7 pm ... company, it's a good time to eat. Afterwards, people hang around and talk

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 4, 2019
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  MIT grads, 10 years later What is the MIT Class of 2000 doing, 10 years after graduating?

  

  's hard to give a comprehensive answer to that question, but perhaps this ... ), which I compiled and sent out to the class. Realizing what a resource I ... -- my MIT class. It was fun to see so many of my classmates and hear about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2010
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  My dorm room’s 24-year history meet 16 former residents of my room

  

  posters. it’s also right next to the lounge, which is a plus. it’s an ... students. We have a position called historian whose job it is to do research ... the oldest floorpi graduate I knew, Charles T. '10. This lead to a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer…” wherein Neil Armstrong's legacy kicks off a year of Unified Engineering, and I reflect on…

  

  /aerodynamics lecturer, welcomes us all to a year of Unified Engineering, a year-long, four ... and have been able to rattle off a list of their five favorite airplanes ... pointed out to me, while many students develop a tangible interest in math

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 9, 2014
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  Back in Time I change my clock back three hours and read headlines on the magazine of the…

  

  of bed simply to switch out of a class that was too early before promptly going back to sleep. I had never met Regina Spektor, been on a road trip to Cape Cod with a few of my close friends or walked home when it

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 22, 2006
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  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  together. Whether you’ve decided to try to find a job, or apply for graduate ... dashed. Now, I’m stuck in a limbo of trying to figure out [annotation note ... line of progress from point A to B. In some angles, it looks like an

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, by the Calories free food is everywhere

  

  received a notification. We sprinted together down the hallway to 10 ... , I was lucky – if I hadn’t happened to stay late in a classroom near 10 ... using cool tools given to us in weekly goodie bags, such as a spectrometer

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • October 7, 2018
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  Speaking in MITese A language all our own.

  

  much to people who've never been exposed to MIT. To MIT students, those ... some extent, to my parents, it's like I'm talking a foreign language ... from putting a firetruck on the Great Dome to subtly sabotaging the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 19, 2008
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  “You know what would be cool?” some pizza would be a start...

  

  's like to be here (as a sidenote, I recently learned that going for 35 ... with a severe mental disorder in an MRI. This makes me want to wear a ... trivial things, like "Does orange plaid match with a floral green print?" or

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 8, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  here comes a thought on decisions

  

  relate to a different thing from college admissions. but there are points ... would be, i felt sick to my stomach. a college's admission decision, for ... these little things seem to matter so much that they confuse you in the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 13, 2019
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  reject modern web design return to 2006

  

  does anyone else remember when the internet looked like this? sorry can’t come out tonight i gotta sit alone in front of a muted tv opening ... decent person the last time i went to urgent care i checked off “excessive

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2021
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  Halloween is the best day of the year. Yes, I recognize that it is now closer to Thanksgiving than to Halloween. Sorry.

  

  -to-in-ages-because-you've-both-been-super-busy give you a call, or send ... two of you set up a time to Skype. Mushiness also comes in cake form ... oscillators that it seemed only right to become one. For a driving force, we

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 15, 2011