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• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  + Events. There is now a whole guest blog post about it! Learn how to have a ... matches visitors to hosts definitely works. Now, for us, CPW is a familiar ... backpack is the max reasonable load, especially if you don’t need to bring a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  faith in the future

  

  The more I try to push it I realize gonna let go of control In my AP ... ; specifically what comes to mind is the Schachter-Singer theory, where the ... identify them. It feels a lot like trying to untangle jewelry; I try to undo

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 1, 2023
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s MIT’s mission statement?

  The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in ... nation and the world in the 21st century. The Institute is committed to ... to bring this knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. MIT is
• Blog / Personal Travel

  being present im in st petersburg!!!

  

  tendency to overwork myself and push myself to the limit, and is it really so ... entirely new to me. And yet it’s a completely different feeling knowing that ... . One of the greatest joys, I think, is to have the mundane turn beautiful

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • October 10, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Something to chalk about “These murals are f*cking rad” – Petey

  

  MIT is a 168-acre playground for the world’s brightest undergrads, and nowhere is that more apparent than at Simmons Hall – my beautiful ... ! Not with paint (as students used to do in East Campus and Burton Conner

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 24, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  it's not just me) are staying up way too late to finish projects and do ... have not read the series, but I am aware that this movie is supposed to be really great and that it was going to be out in theaters sometime

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What’s happening with Senior House The thing that happened, why the thing is upsetting, and what can hopefully be done

  

  it is impossible for us to know what it actually says.) Others worry ... people are talking about it. There is an article in The Tech regarding its ... -mail looks drastic. Sixty percent 4-year graduation? This is pretty low, and it

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • June 13, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  , neither is it the most "valid" path. Perfectionism wants you to believe that ... is required for my major, so I had to retake it. I failed not just one ... " is a common buzzword nowadays, but it's a good way to describe how I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / Residential Life

  four ways to unstrip a screw tΞp work week tales

  

  Ξp is what it sounds like: a week dedicated to working on the house.  t ... there is great value in giving twenty-something-year-olds the right to ... , that it's kind of a wonder that this house is still upright." "That

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 3, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Doing well??? Uh, sure... I guess

  

  've changed! As for my UROP, my schedule is making it hard to get some hours in ... (6.009) UROP And it's a struggle! Real analysis is still kicking my ... ;   But that's ok! While this schedule is a struggle, it actually fits

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  a farewell to my phone which hurled itself repeatedly into the icy arms of death

  

  cement below. I scrambled down to salvage it, only to find the screen ... , especially since it came back sluggish, but I was still committed to resisting ... crap, which is irritating. Mostly I hate how delicate it feels. I like

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Blogs ...for the price of one! (a.k.a. robots)

  

  number is 6.186 -- MASlab is a course 6 class, but it is also listed in ... ; it's tricky to program autonomous robots. To roughly (and hopefully ... is (traditionally -- some teams decide to go above and beyond

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Frosh No More Goodbye GIRs and Intro Classes, hello course 6!

  

  , this class is a great time to sit down, eat ice cream and discuss what it ... semester is going to be class heavy because I'm doubling up on HASS classes ... end of last semester, it's a nice change of pace. 6.006 Introduction To

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 6, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Working With WashLava Time management in low places

  

  for it, so it is going to take me more time than most. Hmm. Do I have ...  love the class? Somewhat. The material is interesting, but I'm not sure I enjoy it ... seminars to attend. It all takes time. That's part of the reason I dropped 6

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 7, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainty becoming a boring adult

  

  afterwards i think this is actually a pretty common bias. it’s closely related ... is to say, if you’re a curious person with an open mind, you can ... abstractions, which are usually pretty enjoyable to reason about; it’s only much

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / Words of Encouragement

  some small distractions to help with many weighty things

  

  good that this world has to offer. this post is that place. here are some ... 'm thinking it's a chihuahua...? i'm also slightly suspicious that this is fake ... . like, actually, this man is losing his damn mind in a way you have to see

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  designed to fly at 20 mph and the wind is 30 mph, your plane will take off ... to fly yet). Since Corn Dog is so fast, we're anticipating doing ... thanks to our sponsors and to the wellspring of resources that is MIT Aero

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / People & Identities

  am i doing this all wrong? thinking thoughts and feeling feelings

  

  resources to its students. There is a pressure to live up to its promise of ... upperclassman. You're seen as someone who's supposed to have it together. Truth is ... feeling bad is circular[/annotation]and probably not a good way to move

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 4, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  . It is a good introduction to the topic. :’) Mister Nozick ... which is not really relevant enough to detail here, settles into its ... seizing people’s property and transferring it to others is morally on par

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  freshman spring in which today is the first day of spring

  

  Is it already the seventh week of the semester? To be honest, I ... say is that I've never really been able to take a break yet this ... -prescribed: it is often the case that students here take on more classes, more

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2017