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  Bring your stuffed toys to class reflections on liminality

  

  forward again to see that you didn't. Laugh at how silly it all was. Wonder ... Roll carts around campus. Marvel at the wonder that is the wheel ... elevator near the stairwell you always take. Find an elevator and take it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10 things I love about MIT and hopefully you'll learn to love them too.

  

  dismiss quickly. 5. You have freedom to choose your classes It is so cool ... still have half a problem set to do, it’s nice to know that the weekend is ... and now it’s time to decide which offer to accept. As a senior blogger

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 27, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My dorm room’s 24-year history meet 16 former residents of my room

  

  posters. it’s also right next to the lounge, which is a plus. it’s an ... students. We have a position called historian whose job it is to do research ... past,[/annotation] email is an unreasonably effective way to contact

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 19, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Policies, Principles, and Protests thinking about responsible citizenship in a time of student protests

  

  integrity on its face. The purpose of this blog post is to communicate that ... applicants, we believe it is important to clarify what's important to us as an ... to undertake whatever course of action in life is most meaningful to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • February 22, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Midsemester Night’s Dream Technically an All-Nighter's Dream, but hey, close enough

  

  stressed I am, or how much work MIT is, or how to handle it, because I ... to write this post at 5:38 AM. In front of me is an empty Pringles can and some iced tea, to my right is a notebook full of vectors and

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.08: Intro to EECS via Interconnected Embedded Systems aka: the class that convinced me i belong at mit

  

  productive! This is up to you. The code must be non-blocking so it can be ... functionality to make it an alarm clock. For the alarm clock features, there is ... me the strength to declare the major that I did: 6.08 6.08 is one of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 21, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  . Vacuously true (adj.): A statement is said to be vacuously true if it is ... I can understand this paragraph. After confessing this to myself, it ... the underseasoning of the fish sticks, or is it a function of the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice you’ve heard before and a story you haven’t you can just skip to the pictures if you want to, I wont be offended.

  

  just talking a problem out is enough to offer new insights on it. I cook ... to stay warm and cozy in my (over)heated room while it whistled and ... saving time, right? It made sense, of course, until you tried to account

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • March 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-Med @ MIT The title says it all.

  

  I thought it'd be worth it to add my own thoughts into the mix ... 'm about to dive head-first into the craziness that is medical school ... 2013. What It's Been Like to be Pre-Med at MIT I like it. I feel like

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  sea glass turbulent waves in these parts

  

  a bit before throwing it out there for the internet to judge ... scientists is to pump out papers. Conferences can only accept so many papers ... fire, to avoid burning out before the semester has even started. It’s

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 5, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Underwater Dreams (from a distance) A reflection on immigration, student activism, and civic engagement at MIT.

  

  part of it, at least. No one’s journey to MIT is typical. His wasn ... students thinking of applying to MIT, his response was quick. “Do it,” he ... don’t want anyone else to go through it—but I hope he learns to fight as

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Comprehensive Guide to My Favorite Places on Campus can't leave without making one more post of this format

  

  people who read them. That's where this post differs. It is probably not ... it is. A map of all the places that I loved at MIT, color coded and ... be living in such a beautiful place, and I tried to appreciate it while

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 26, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Random Ceiling Tiles The ceilings of Random Hall and a friendly message.

  

  a year ago and it is equally true now. Specifically, I want to share ... the path you choose gets difficult, it will be very helpful to rekindle the assurance and sense of purpose that drove you to follow it. Do it

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Sunrise, Sunset An MIT-Israel student shares his day

  

  here in Israel) is something that forces you to stop. It can be frustrating if you want to go do, but it’s a nice excuse to just be. Ben ... that make it pretty homey. Every Wednesday there is a street festival in

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Academic Conference and also things I have learned about publishing research in the past few months

  

  evaluation metrics, because if it seems like creativity is a hard thing to ... benefit of conferences is that you get to talk to them directly about it ... thing about a virtual conference is that I wasn't fully committed to it

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  neighborhoods we move into and come to love. What do pregnant mice, cheerleaders, and four-foot light-up tinsel giraffes have in common?

  

  cook together and go to Target (married life! it is exciting!). We also ... , which is breathtaking enough to divide into a very small number of ... professors from my program -- it's considered rude to ask a graduate student

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear My Old Friend, This is quite possibly weirdest way to introduce myself

  

  .  Maybe, this is a better way to explain it: I am still trying to live up to ... , but you’ll grow to. And you’re going to be very satisfied that Mrs. J is ... ? It’s kind of like that. Loneliness is that hollow when it moves up into

  • by ana~
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ten reflections on mit

  

  did. But how much of that is MIT? Or is it just me choosing to be a part ... , I wonder if MIT needs to be as hard as it is. I deeply appreciated ... that the only way to make it through here is by working with and

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On The Essay The rules are simple: write your own.

  

  guess my response wasn't very helpful to them. But hopefully it will ... 's the best advice anyone can give to you. Your application is full ... . It's always nice to have someone look over your writing and fix the

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parametric Cooking how i make fifty plus recipes with just three!

  

  while you do it to make a square"]rectangle,[/annotation] and then drag to make it have a height, and thus, the cube is born. You can also input ... . Now what? At this point, your most likely option is to go back and

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 30, 2019