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  “You know what would be cool?” some pizza would be a start...

  

  That phrase is probably the most uttered string of words I hear. It ... universities that you can go to for your education. It's not like MIT teaches ... kill yourself with homework if you really want to try and emulate what it

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 8, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  : follow your heart, as cheesy as it sounds. When it comes to some of your ... , or, in this blog post, your home for the next four years—it seems to me ... in your decision and prepared to give yourself to it fully. I think

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Beacon Hill in the Fall More door.

  

  steep slopes on narrow brick and stone streets; it is hidden alleyways, tiny doors, and secret gardens we aren’t allowed into. It is my and Cory ... at night is like dreaming. Pretty houses, pretty fences—it is our

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 17, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  reading the post two days after I got to campus and swearing to live by it ... classes that have nothing to do with your major(s), purely for the fun of it ... . 23. It's important to think about the future, but it's more important

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• 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.

  

  before it's due. I'm well aware that this is one of my greatest flaws, and ... myself that if I get it done now I won't have to worry about it later, and ... 'LL NEVER SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN." It hasn't worked so far - Thursday was the day

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

  Esse quam videri To be, rather than to seem

  

  New York Times about the college admissions process, it is hard for me ... that it is not simply a function of age, but rather a fundamental difference in perspective relating to what applying to college is supposed to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 10, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thank you for reading A rigorous study of 26-year-olds (n=1) showed that getting older is positively correlated to the…

  

  them both in my life. (This is a nice moment but I'm going to ruin it by ... ways that I never could have imagined. It is an understatement to say that it is intensely painful to lose someone you love that much. It

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to use these blogs Scattered thoughts on the information age, plus some bonus snark.

  

  passed it on to us. That was awesome. I spent a week wandering around ... only got a 760 on the SAT I math and I don't have time to retake it and I ... when the grade in question is as low or lower than mine. Listen to me

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  How to look over your application and advice about breathing. My older younger brother is your age. I am fully aware of how much you’re…

  

  that it is not in my job description to deal with. 3) Read over your ... through it. Remember that your application is your only voice to the ... , this is not important, and you guys can probably stand to wait another

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  . Posts include "It's an honor and a privilege to be in here with you all ... of you. Is that weird?" (No, it's not weird!) and virtual group hugs ... truth is - and I think it's pretty clear, both from living on this campus

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  seen a demonstration of how easy it is to wire up an incandescent bulb ... like Tungsten is, it's spread out as a gas. For electric current to flow ... . All clear? Just in case it's not, let's explain... So, the goal is to

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  here comes a thought on decisions

  

  was so gorgeous it didn't matter that it probably makes little sense to ... to be charming things that you said are suddenly swarming it's easy to ... almost all of us, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. it's not often that

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parents, Please Read Prefrosh and students, read this too, and make sure to have a discussion with your…

  

  of my stress is self-imposed, it's me telling myself to do well ... 's nothing quite like being at home, even if it is just for two weeks, and even if it's so snowy that nobody can leave/come to my house for anything

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  knowledge with dogged precision. Because it is better to be educated and ... speak to students or their families, be it on travel or during a campus ... may take many forms. What is it that you look for in an applicant?, some

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An Entry About Snow ...Even though we don't have any

  

  a little beyond the standard "it's okay to make mistakes") it is not ... used as a metaphor for life, and that it's highly unoriginal to come up ... expectations about snowboarding, and I have the bruises to prove it. My left arm

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 11, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  You don’t have to be a founder move slow and fix things

  

  to Alan and Vincent for reading drafts. This post is dedicated to MIT ... . But it felt to me like they weren't founding a startup because they wanted their product to exist. It felt like they were founding a startup

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 29, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This Bathroom Ceiling Some science, some fiction: traverse the space and time of our bathroom ceiling.

  

  image search.”) is at the entrance to the bathroom. I suspect it may be ... moon 67 years before we did. It is considered the first science fiction ... Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seak out

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Cozy Hobbit Times, Cozy Hobbit Food

  

  means it is customary to make wishes and toasts. I toast the adventures ... fourth floor. We have a beautiful view, and three large windows to watch it ... , experiences, and stories that make me feel comfortable and safe. It’s nice to go

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  Words of Advice for the Incoming Class you did it! now what?

  

  . I get it. I know it. I was there. I thought I'd make something to ... difficult schools to get into and you have achieved something that is by no ... already? Take it slow. Current students are, expectedly so, so excited to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to Make Money at MIT for all of us who don't know how to make a startup :(

  

  same thing just to get paid for it.   Library Desk Worker This is ... universities might continue to work off-campus jobs, this is very much not the culture at MIT. Considering that the workload here is commonly referred to

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 4, 2025