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  Favorite Classes at MIT! survey says...

  

  class is wild. It's really your first introduction to the beauty of ... and how they are best teaching it. Not to mention, the content is very ... real world. Also, even though I think ML is cool, it was nice to know

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  50 Reflections on 50 Things thinking back on The Blogfather's wisdom in my senior year

  

  find your favorite UROP too, but it is also ok to defer to a convenient ... non-vampire schedule. Don’t be like us. It is only ok to be nocturnal ... debates about AI. Learning to be alone is difficult. It’s tempting to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 20, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  And the Whistle Blows soccer post-season & my last competitive soccer game

  

  became a conscious idea in my mind. It is almost absurd to think that the ... Soccer season is officially over. Holy smokes does time fly. It feels ... bid to the D3 NCAA tournament, which is the national tournament. We

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 21, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Avatar and Desserts Exploring Food Art

  

  father’s love at all costs to turning away from it is so drastic but also ... skill, but researching and reading more has elevated it to a style that is ... her it was for a school project (which is true!!).  Back to Table of

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • December 10, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  MIT a lot, which is natural; I talk about it in my biography after all ... that have happened at MIT. In a nut shell, a hack is an addition to the ... Facilities stared at it in awe, not quite sure what to think. How, erm, how

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  trying to trim the tree of possible paths an Aristotelean inquiry

  

  first conversation, since it is closer to a complete end. This is not to ... "]prodigality[/annotation] and stinginess. Aristotle acknowledges that it is hard to hit on the ... post. So, to review: something is more complete than something else if it

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 3, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  16 for the 16’s 16 Guidelines to Making the Most of your CPW

  

  events is so much more than that. Food events are a great place to meet new ... you. K: MEET PEOPLE. It's awesome when people tell introduce me to ... : Whenever I went to events it felt like EVERYONE already knew each other, but

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating The Tunnels…Of Freshman Academics You didn't actually expect me to write about hacking on the internet, did you?

  

  is totally not worth it. You have to take eight HASSes anyways, it ... whatever you want. And get used to it. I want to double major in 6 and 2 and ... are where it's at. Also, it's really, really tough to get a C in a HASS

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 16, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  -- my MIT class. It was fun to see so many of my classmates and hear about ... as an admissions officer is, what do MIT people do after graduating? It ... up in my inbox. I think it is very interesting! Check it out...  

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

  A Night at the Office A bit longer than I expected.

  

  one is permitted to touch it until exactly 6:30pm. 7:06pm: The first ... to the UA. 11:22pm: It's that time of the night when someone is asked ... on doing the issue, as it's past midnight and the issue is supposed to

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] a space for women at mit by Nandini Choudhury (WXGS Assistant Director)

  

  , friendly energy to the space)'][/annotation], to tell you more about it ... what has been. It‘s complicated. But, this blog is not about that ... , this blog is mostly about a really cool lounge, though I thought it was

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • August 12, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable

  

  everyone is still for too long for it to be a natural pause. I watch as a ... note="It's one of those fox, chicken, bag of corn problems. Dog 1 is old ... , who has taken her place. Dog 2 sheds a lot, so it's best not to keep him

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 31, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Solar Catsby Turning my little ray of sunshine into a solar cell

  

  ="attachment_86574" align="aligncenter" width="768"] (The cat to the right is a random ... any university in the world. At the heart of it is a cleanroom with a ... drugs to treat cancer. Almost everything created there is super exciting

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 2, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Show, Don’t Tell! (the College Essay, Pt. 2) My take on the MIT short essays.

  

  a short one will do. (iii) If it is possible to cut a word out ... narrative -> point -> how it connects to me. In fact, this is what I use ... waits in the hospital, unable to obtain assistance. It is possible that a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 23, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  felt utterly unmotivated. It was as if all of my energy and motivation ... -nighters. The worst part of it all—I didn’t even know what had happened to me ... 1 am to 5 am every night to work on it. I couldn’t find any other time

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

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

  , perhaps living on their campus. It is so much more important to do your ... process is tough for everyone and its hard for anyone to get through it ... thought about how much fun it would be to go to college together. This is

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

  Subtle Black MIT Traits A few things I have experienced as a black person at MIT

  

  hair for braids at a beauty supply store, try to buy it at home or ... . For those of you that don’t know S.A.T is a page for Asian people to ... the same for black people at MIT   It seemed to be something

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Bleary-eyed Some thoughts and reflections on this year's admission cycle - particularly for those not admitted.

  

  Probably one of the most linked-to/referred-to posts on this site is ... and re-read it so many times, and it rings true to me every single time ... .) But anyways, back to the original point of this story. It was on this

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  important thing to do is to get your bearings. Whether it's your dorm, the ... : It's About the Match College is about much more than books and classes ... through. Then, it’s also important to look closely at the situation, figure

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  's supposed to be comforting, obviously, I just find it really insincere. I mean ... application is then read by a primary reader who will summarize it at length for ... and write their own summaries. Then it will go to selection committee

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006