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• Blog / Academics & Research

  5 stories about MIT from non-MIT websites (mostly just Quora, though)

  

  life even if one does fail out of school (and your interests are academic ... successfully, and I am in awe at his diligence. He does not recommend it: I

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 5, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Great Wifi Outage of 2007 Burton-Conner's wifi went out two days ago; Evan will tell you more by the end…

  

  work meals since MIT doesn't have a meal plan? MIT does have a meal plan ... ) pondered: How does the application fee waiver work? Do I have to wait until

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  And the Whistle Blows soccer post-season & my last competitive soccer game

  

  Soccer season is officially over. Holy smokes does time fly. It feels like I just stepped on campus to begin preseason, and now I’m handing in my practice gear and taking down the decorations in my locker. So, how

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 21, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  thing does not currently exist in my possession. Two Fridays ago, I threw

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  some warmth on a cold decisiony day "there have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long / but now…

  

  that means -- really, it does -- it means you deserve it. <3  

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  find your story through mine. Your life's legacy does not start nor end

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 3, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I’m back! (And what I carry on it) "You can tell a lot about a person by what they carry" - Atlas

  

  - Sometimes the unexpected happens, and when it does there’s not a charger in

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 11, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mostly Harmless Rifle. As in, the phys ed class. As in, I fired one.

  

         “Oh yes, well I managed to transmit a new entry off to the editor. He had to trim it a bit, but it's still an improvement.” “And what does it say now?” asked Arthur. “Mostly harmless,” admitted Ford with a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 22, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  There are no imposters in the Class of 2018 Strength in networks

  

  , where being super stressed does NOT count as an achievement

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SO META Being an MIT admissions blogger

  

  : Do you follow the admissions blogs / have a sense for the culture? Does

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

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  question: What does MIT value more: diversity, or merit? In its uglier

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating The Tunnels…Of Freshman Academics You didn't actually expect me to write about hacking on the internet, did you?

  

  ! Not only does no one care, but if half of all your grades are B's, you

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 16, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  at home, I’m typing with a coat on. It does not feel good. If I was

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

  Shiny Circuits Shiny, in some subcultures at MIT, means REALLY AWESOME

  

  ask, does a fluorescent light need to be controlled? You have likely

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An Unofficial Guide to Unstandard MITglish, 1st Edition The joy of jargon.

  

  was hard to deny that MIT does in fact wipe the hard drives of your high

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 8, 2009
• 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.

  

  done, as it always does. But it's days like these when I feel I should

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  ... And then the committee does its work, however brutal. It's not pretty

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advisor vs. Advisee a '07 and a '21 answer a series of questions

  

  that language, so what does it mean when I dream up an experiment in the ... southern comfort feels.   What does self-care look like to you?  Bryan ... self-care does not have to be anything elaborate, it’s just prioritizing

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  monogamous relationship, but where the couple does not expect exclusivity. They ... this might just be an opinion, I think that it does make people feel more ... whatever does, you will learn from it. This is maybe one of those parts of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  What I Did in High School in the actual sense of the phrase

  

  it a go. You do the animating, your friend does the script-writing and ... poor people? Does MIT hate poor people?… should we anonymously troll the ... type who does physics and is MIT ’17. He was never eligible to join NHS

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 20, 2015