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  [Guest Post] How to Build a Three Story Fort by Zack I. '27

  

  and raise them to just their second story heights at first. Then, once ... had past experience lining soccer fields and introduced us to the method ... measurements longer down the line, and it caused our overall footprint to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 1, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the blogs at twenty some reflections, plus an index of posts

  

  case you [annotation note='or you want to consume all the content at once ... bravely and maybe a little stupidly"]decided to share their journeys of ... , okay...not all of us, myself included, actually know how to log off and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  bye (for now)

  

  ) and swiss army man (also excellent, also emotional) and went to a house ... mental health and community wellness at mit and represents my own coming-to ... extended reflection on what it means to be creating a community of people

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 12, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  My Product Design Internship in Austin how to build things: both externally and internally

  

  [/annotation] – and where better to breathe in that sweet, American, summer air than in ... an all-too-realistic dream, but once you get used to it, the cool water ... cooker, and an addiction to [annotation note="Texas’ ultra-affordable and

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • July 26, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  will say, and even once they issue their decision, it will take time to ... attention to the class of 2028 and beyond, I want to take a moment ... time of great uncertainty about the future of affirmative action, and to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Miss the South Musings on a secret Instagram account

  

  and violently ill upon ingestion. I use the account to share things that ... . Then, I go home, sit at my desk, and handwrite four to six pages. Every ... a lot to get down and little time to do it, I’ll write one long

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice you’ve heard before and a story you haven’t you can just skip to the pictures if you want to, I wont be offended.

  

  physics and a HASS class). Once you start skipping one class it's hard to ... to survive college and maybe even leave with a degree and some shreds ... to stay warm and cozy in my (over)heated room while it whistled and

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • March 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  definitely opened up a brand new skillset for me to flounder in and ultimately ... difficult to implement at first glance, but believe me, once you train yourself to stop the urge to write your results down and get the report over

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• 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 ... backlogged self-reflection and emotional processing to do, so it’s actually been pretty nice and relaxing to have a chunk of time to myself

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why My 5.13 Problem Set Took All Day Moral of the story: Don't procrastinate, or I'll never talk to you again.

  

  soooo much effort." At MIT, though, I've tried to remedy this countless ... myself that if I get it done now I won't have to worry about it later, and ... writing this just now I got up to clean my whiteboard, and then thought

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where the Free Things Are A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students

  

  Photoshop does. Great place to develop photo editing skills, create digital ... it comes to college applications than trying to do too much of stuff ... you glance through this list, feel free to make a note of tools and

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 30, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  Say hello to the holidays and winter break!!! Now, sitting at home in ... rice every night and do not dine out much; I’ve never had Indian food in ... : campusfood.com is probably the root of Freshman-15 and much college

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ideate, Model, TEST! A long, behind-the-scenes look at 2.009 like, really long.

  

  ’t magic that created these products – it was engineering, design, and ... – they’re fuzzy, often hard to express, and even harder to convey convincingly to others. The difference between a great idea and a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 10, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Burton-Conner’s Renovation: A Saga on friendships that transcend shitty infrastructure

  

  delayed and BC might have to open, and one where BC stays closed Creating ... form, and to many students is much more important than things like AC, a ... homes they cherish so much that they fight fiercely to protect them

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 6, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  real, unfiltered picture of the information you need to know and real ... draining pathways of dating in college, I want you to know what I wish I, and ... have much experience with dating altogether, and dating in college can be

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing I don’t have time for hosed into my core

  

  , making me feel terrible about how much I have to face with no energy or ... ’ve come a long way and overcome so much this semester to even get here ... checked them and learned from my mistakes. I didn’t try to listen to music

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 25, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dragons A blog post for deferred students (and everybody else waiting on decisions).

  

  like to live my life, finals and otherwise. I would be much happier, I ... and was waitlisted. Obviously, I was later admitted, much to my surprise ... down Captain Hammer once and for all. To use the words of the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 14, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ATHack A day well spent helping others

  

  teams are presented with an opportunity to come up with an idea and actually make it. Some are more free form and allow teams to create a solution to a problem they define. Others are more focused and have everyone

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Was Sitting Where You’re Sitting Quick! Click here. :D

  

  to track, and a racing car seat and harness attach rider to car ... 600- to 800-pound weights on the ballast (“Once the rockets are up, who ... and swaying branches. The conversation shifts to Myth Busters as a real

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  A Half-Century Retrospective Revisiting the MIT Application from the 1972–1973 admissions cycle

  

  marketing materials, and even a mysterious [annotation note="Does anyone have ... attracted your attention. Our basic approach to the purposes and goals of ... , abilities, preparation, and experience. The primary goal of the faculty is to

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 21, 2022