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  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  can take a break, do something i enjoy now, and figure it out later ... question. "can you?" i asked. "the short answer," john replied, "is that you can't." two. in my continued adventures with the american

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  anatomy of a freshman year 🦴🧠🩸🖐️🫀 my first year at mit, told through the body

  

  difference in most people’s lives. i think that they can still be a good ... /classmates and that i can evaluate my performance in a subject by my own standards ... the place i am in and all the infinite places i could go, radiating out

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 9, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Flux and Flow Thermodynamics as therapeutic analogy; or, the longest way I've ever said, "I'm still figuring things…

  

  I never really liked 5.60, or thermodynamics. In my senior year, I ... , even with so much time, money, and energy invested in that outcome. Yet ... 'll never know what you can accomplish until you push yourself. I also found

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  non-stop / walang hinto what a mess

  

  energy in a single month, and now i am paying for it. and all weekend long ... spring semesters. the only time i can think of that’s comparable was during ... , this entire quarantine has been a blur, and i remember almost nothing in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  How Wrestling With Snapping Turtles Can Get You Into MIT A student profile of an aspiring limnologist.

  

  connections. Also, I can keep fish tanks in my dorm room, which is a major plus ... and I said "MIT," I got a lot of blank looks. My school was in a small ... back in Wisconsin. When I was little I took weekend classes where we

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 27, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  brother's starting college in a month and that makes me feel even older - I ... crash course in time management, and you will figure out your limits and ... that doesn't inspire you. You can contribute to the world as a woman in

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Ten days of live-action roleplaying no joke, there i was…

  

  goals, and more interested in how I can accomplish them. That doesn't mean ... future, that I can come back and continue to be a member of the Guild. In ... live-action roleplaying group. Over my time in the Guild, I've roleplayed

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  If the Obama were a unit of measure . . . . . . what would it measure?

  

  seems like a cool opportunity . . . I smell a PRESS PASS! Turns out, Jess ... with cones I spent some time in lab, built some yoyos (my team is ... get in line. The ticket told me to get in line at 10:30AM. I got there

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision fatigue an occupational hazard, and how to manage it

  

  's gotten to the point where she can tell when, and how long, I've been in ... Last Saturday night, I was in my kitchen, looking down at two Pyrex ... , before my phone rang and jerked me out of my stupor. A friend was in the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 21, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  leaning in on choosing lives

  

  can always make new choices down the line if I figure out that my choice ... interested in the topic area of my work Feeling like I can do good through ... in my cohort. But do I think that I can do it, and moreover, enjoy it

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • April 20, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

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

  Thanksgiving, I hung out with two of my best friends who have been in my life ... Anyone in the admissions office knows that I have an unhealthy ... their sun, moon, and rising signs so that I can give them an "astrological

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Save Point sleep wake hope

  

  concentration. Mostly I put my literary energy into blogging instead - although I ... their own advantages and limitations. I can't just make things up when I ... . Because in the end, I truly believe that MIT is what it is today because of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know a firehose of advice from upperclassmen: tips and tricks for freshman year

  

  enjoy can be a good way to force yourself out of bed to go do a thing ... , driving and biking in the city can suck and be dangerous. Though it seems ... obnoxious biker about being seen. It can save your life. Get out to the city

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Don’t Change A few lessons I have learned

  

  .   Hey little bro. I wrote this in hopes that you can learn from some ... experiences.   I was waiting in line with my head more or less glued to ... white striped button down. I waited in line at Cava next to the white

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 31, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [joint post] we visited every station on the MBTA and the Logan Airport Rental Car Center

  

  degrees out. I didn’t have my good jacket with me, because it was in a box ... note="CJ: I’m gonna write things in 24-hour time for this post. Alan is ... are also in 24-hour time, I’m just writing this way in opposition to CJ

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 29, 2020
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  I Really Just Cannot Write Anymore of My Thesis I wish I can bang out essays like blog entries.

  

  place, and in the four years here, I still do not feel the energy level ... fateful day in September, so long ago. So, no, I have not forgotten about my ... blogs I promised in here will still get written, but I need to finish my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  church that will help you out and take you in. When she thinks of D9s, she ... . And it’s great to have people you can turn to hang out with or have a ... long, and it can be especially difficult for people who live further out

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 13, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Dissecting emotion what is feeling

  

  is not real, because I can sit in front of my text editor for an hour ... learned after growing my hair out for the past year. I can feel it when I ... vulnerable person. I've laid out my feelings in front of others so many times

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 3, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT grads, 10 years later What is the MIT Class of 2000 doing, 10 years after graduating?

  

  up in my inbox. I think it is very interesting! Check it out...   ... will be helpful. In anticipation of our 10-year reunion, I emailed all ... ), which I compiled and sent out to the class. Realizing what a resource I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  smoke and spice my comfort meal

  

  , which comes out to around once a month. In times when things were tough, I ... as well relish in it.  To quote the above almond can that I snacked ... other. It’s neat having things in life that you can always count on to

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 9, 2023