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  Some Things I Wish I Knew Coming In in retrospect,

  

  post is by necessity a work in progress, so I'll be adding to the list ... seen. Seen in the sense of sending a message to someone, but they just ... verb in any language to act as the deliberate version of [annotation note

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 16, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  stepping back on keeping your priorities straight

  

  reminder of how easy it is to pass a day without making the most of it. I ... things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day ... saltines for a meal, hoping to recreate Chicken in a Biskit to slowly

  • by Connie H. '15
  • November 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  these doors to control where the cats go in the house. Like this little ... of two parts: a big ball in the middle and many much smaller balls ... definitely in the no-no set of words. Putting it all together To make a

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lost in the Pages of the Institute are we out of the woods yet, are we in the clear yet

  

  try to summarize the first year in my mind. Sophomore year started out ... fraternity or listening to Taylor Swift songs in my room or curled up in the ... much I was doing—most of this on my own—and in whatever time was left, it

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Applying While Transgender #InHonorOfMarshaP

  reviewing applications, our first duty is to try to understand the world in ... to show support for the trans community. My goal is to create the most ... declaration is the best way to go. In an ideal world, everyone would inquire

  • by DJ Rock
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions ...and happy thanksgiving!

  

  to answer the many questions that have been showing up in my blog ... MIT. the latest for me to complete is on january test so pls advice how ... sent off the letter. Is this enough to invalidate my application

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The land of the free and the home of the internet Back to life, back to the internet

  

  internship in pharmaceuticals (or going back to the NIH), but ultimately chose ... (seriously, 41 kbps? WTF.) for five and a half days. This is probably the ... sincerely apologize for the large size of my blog banner. Holy cow. To be

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s the PI-nal countdown! Don't roll your eyes at me.

  

  the fact that I hadn't gotten in and only checked my account to confirm ... now is to assure you that whatever happens in two days, you are going to ... about you guys a lot" is a gross understatement. I'm sure in the coming

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  much in the past three weeks as I have at MIT, though the knowledge is ... When you are at school, the whole world seems to exist in its own ... on in the world, only able to scan the New York Times every couple of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  prospectives or tourists, I explain that the rivalry is kind of a one way rivalry ... is inferior, that while on the outside they seem nice and p(r)eppy, but deep down they really just want to study alone in their rooms and go on

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  ~10 years ago, this is the first you've heard of ISEF, and you want to ... is open to members of the general public for viewing and when all ... this summer, but the upshot is that we just look for students to describe

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  Things I did instead of thinking (about decisions)

  

  think about the marshmallow in front of her, or how you’re not thinking ... ="specifically the Google one it’s so bright and happy!"]Minesweeper[/annotation] in the months leading up to decision day. I could play with absolutely no

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  wow. my first three weeks being an actual student actually at mit

  

  'm still in a state of shock (so try to forgive me if this post is all over ... included EC, but most of my time was spent in the courtyard of Senior House, trying again and again to master the tire swing (which, mind you, is no

  • by Joe B. '18
  • September 19, 2014
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  life lessons from my internship career choices moving forward

  

  've had is that . . . they are just jobs to me. I put in the requisite hours ... 't care that much about compensation. Of course, most people are not in a ... mean is, if I weigh compensation as a heavy factor in choosing what to do

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Y U NO HAVE ROLLERCOASTER this is why

  

  If you weren't aware, REX (Residence EXploration) is going to be in ... in Cambridge most qualified to safely construct a roller coaster in ... in the courtyard, which temporarily becomes a sprawling playground of 2

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  the most to an applicant in high school. We find that these five things ... province being published in the local newspapers. There is no other way of ... attend the same from India. Will it be wise to include the SSP thing in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What do you want? the story of college fit and how i stole from jeremy

  

  beyond in order to qualify for most schools. I’ll give you that. The ... out of the college experience, and not every environment is conducive to ... figuring that out, researching schools becomes much easier. You go to the

  • by kellen manning
  • August 19, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life: Weekend Edition 80% more fun and 800% more apples in one serving!

  

  processed foods at the Harvard Fall Festival (not in any way related to ... literally, as this is what happened to the car wheels: Fortunately, a cheery ... no doubt trying to calculate the tension in the cable, deserves a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  growing over time continuing to become myself

  

  my friends, they pointed out to me that even if that is true for most ... , and this post is for you. During the semester, mired in work and ... frosh again in the best possible way: I felt as though MIT is a place

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 31, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Winter is coming. actually, it's already here.

  

  to Python (6.S189), and it's actually a really fun class.  In the first ... the snow is while everyone else got sick of it three weeks ago. But can ... coming to MIT, I had never cooked before in my life.  Nada.  Zip.  (okay

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 16, 2013