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• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  situation is probably not going to change. I can't speak to the situations ... priority is admitting enough students who can be successful. If the admissions staff thinks that you can hack it, you're in. How can they do that

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  groups outside of Cruesdays where you can grow with a group of people. The ... you can really go to any group you want. It’s a great way to get ... 👀), and you can get involved through: [email protected] Cru is also

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  cost of living (though you can purchase a meal plan while living in any ... ’ve blogged before, you can get away without a meal plan even if you can only ... of upperclassmen to help you, but you can also avoid the learning

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hilbert’s Third Problem (A Story of Threes) Holy mathematics, Batman! Math at MIT, and why we need calculus to define volume.

  

  political field, in which a single problem can connect people across centuries ... learn that a polygon can be defined as a two-dimensional shape constrained ... can be cut up into a discrete number of triangles, and the area of these

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bring your stuffed toys to class reflections on liminality

  

  about how you can't do this after you graduate. Worry about how you can't stay in MIT forever. Talk to all your friends about how you can't stay in ... , literally everyone you can about it. Punt the decision and play board games

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some More Pi Day Facts and Advice You thought all that was over, didn't you?

  

  , not just for MIT. College is a weird place, so I hope you can gain some

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 23, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  universities that you can go to for your education. It's not like MIT teaches some secret form of Math that no one else knows about. Heck you can even ... they could make a supercomputer using nothing but soda cans, hairspray, 3

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

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

  

  therefore, a connection. We can always tell when an applicant's essay has ... counselor, service, parent, etc - I can't speak for all schools, but here ... 's the best advice anyone can give to you. Your application is full

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

  My Product Design Internship in Austin how to build things: both externally and internally

  

  medical giants to visionary startups. This means that some projects can take ... bike. Now, eight weeks later, I can hop on the bike, and it takes me most ... the thing I'm designing on my screen can actually be manufactured in

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • July 26, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  WHY? for people who don't like "no"

  

  . The time has gone by so quickly that I can't even think of a good ... Moses... Anyway, in a similar but distinct way, the word why can be ... typographic markers of significance. From that length of that sentence, you can

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 21, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] You Have a 50/50 Chance a guest post from my mama

  

  concerts. I can't go to school for her. I can't study for her or take the tests for her. I can't complete the projects or lab work for her. But, I can support her. If it means sitting on the sidewalk of downtown LA at

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Putting food on the table daily with Daily Table affordable, nutritious, and delicious groceries near MIT

  

  are, cannot match. City living can have its own specific challenges, however, and one of those can be access to nutritious, affordable food. For ... walk carrying/pushing your things. I have a car, so I can drive to Costco

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  some warmth on a cold decisiony day "there have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long / but now…

  

  the time I got home. Some days, you just can't do it, and it's not a negative reflection on you that you can't always be running at 100%. Some ... eight hours, and while that's not a great plan for every day, it can be

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  ," "I can't wait to meet you," and "I already feel a special love for all ... can relate to passages like this: There’s this feeling that no matter how hard you work, you can always be better, and as long as you can be

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

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

  

  . Yes, take naps! But make sure you can wake up from them. That becomes ... , actually look forward to a respectable 9-5 job, so they can finally live on a ... works, what else can you do? Like The Blogfather said, the “fun and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to get a UROP A lesson on stalking.

  

  Me: "Can I please list 'can raise each eyebrow independently' in the ... research position in their first year at MIT? That's right! They both can ... far as I can tell, UROPing follows a basic rule of thumb: if you want

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  50 Things Advice for the class of 2010.

  

  in your life when you can. If you write your best papers the night ... . Become friends with your favorite professors. Recognize that they can learn ... you and your classmates. Always be asking yourself, "what can I learn

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where the Free Things Are A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students

  

  these opportunities, there are so many things that can limit the use of tools that people can use to explore new things or study different ... school can support those who may not have easy access to the numerous

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 30, 2025
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  ' Guild, work can be anything from helping cart the Nerf guns to and from the office, to writing or reviewing a game. In Tech Squares, work can be ... they can show "leadership skills" is by being the president of something

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 29, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Steady-state Equilibrium Featuring screaming as stress relief

  

  , weekly psets, recitations, or class readings that are all baselines. I can ... . Usually my steady-state equilibrium can survive occasional shocks and ... amount of money I can spend in this convenience store that will keep me

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 12, 2015