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• Blog / About Decisions

  Into the Unknown with bravery

  

  The precipice of change is an unsettling place to be. We were there ... voice. But by the end of the song, she enthusiastically decides to go ... , and it is inspiring us to take the same bravery into our graduate

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  , our primary goal in reading these essays is to get to know you, the ... way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your ... nonstrategic in your own essays, and not try to get into our (or anyone else

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Uncanny Valley im gonna make you shit your pants

  

  that mimicked humans to get closer to us. Whatever the case, this topic ... heebie jeebies with your art? Starting off faithful to the human likeness ... /repulsion, uncanny valley refers to the sharp dip. There are several theories about why

  • by Anika H. '26
  • January 14, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Makibaka! Huwag matakot! black lives matter! junk terror bill!

  

  “suspected terrorist” for up to 14 days without warrant. And the bill is ... , one of the country’s larger news websites. Then it was refusal to renew ... the government, and then its students being told not to speak up? Is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 8, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  RA Blogger Applications Due Wednesday 9/6 At Noon Extended deadline...

  

  forgot to remind you, so I've extended the deadline. :-) If you wish to be considered, please get your application in on time! We will try to make decisions by early next week, but the first priority is launching the new site

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Tofu corndogs and low-fat ice cream

  

  Convenience is closed for the summer. If I want cookies, I have to purposely ... a quick elevator trip to the junk food of my wildest dreams. The ... right now is to eat something. A huge something. (Actually, that's not

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Thursday liveblog Updated whenever I get a chance.

  

  time for a quick break, then go talk to prospective members of the ... getting stopped in the halls. It's awesome, but I'm starting to lose my ... bad as I'd feared, but the rain is starting to pick up a bit now. At

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] 10 Reasons I Joined Rocket Team

  

  the launch vehicle. The strength of the fin can is essential to a stable ... every single detail about your work. The week leading up to it teaches ... didn’t take huge blocks of time to complete. By the spring, I was

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 11, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Blogographical Biography ...although whatever 'blogographical' means, I somehow doubt it applies to a blog containing graphs.

  

  in ways that are overliteralized to the point of meaninglessness. For ... At 8:57 AM on December 15, 2007, I was admitted to the Massachusetts ... were: the process by which I knit a replica of the spawn of Cthulhu

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 9, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  sunscreen physical health and stuff

  

  have a minor foot injury, the correct response is to pretend that nothing happened and to walk exactly the way you’re used to, even if doing so makes every step painful. because if you change the way you walk to reduce the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 4, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? We're still processing many, many documents. Don't worry, be thankful.

  

  of hard work by the records office staff to get it that way. Admissions ... can get a little crowded! When your folder is complete -- all of the ... all of the documents therein are yours, that it is ready to be evaluated

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Remember…

  

  It is difficult for me to accept that the MIT Blogs are turning 10 ... that, each in their own way, this is the story of every MIT student ... actually succeed in the environment of your choosing. MIT taught me how to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline & Taking Questions Advice for RA applicants; I'll answer questions Thursday.

  

  and for it to appear on your Application Tracking. Our records office is ... until the very last moment to submit your application. If your application ... quick vacation to celebrate the new year (and then starting the regular

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  H I C C U P S takeaways from a Bollywood film

  

  interesting turn of events, Naina is hired by her own alma mater to take on the ... , when do you add salt to your okra? At the beginning? Or the end? (student replies that she adds salt at the end to prevent okra from getting watery

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 15, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Video games I’ve played this semester trimps, mother 3, hades, and vampire survivors

  

  added. If you get into it, expect to leave it running in the background ... 's up to each player to experience the game the way they want to. Whether ... of early access, and I'm excited to see what else is coming in the game.

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  hazy mid-semester days what i've been up to lately (mostly, psets...)

  

  able to get done. Sunday is also Bread Day around here!!!! In addition ... to my baby. Usually, by 5 pm, there's a loaf on the table and that ... , but I'm also ready to get back into the rhythm of the week, and I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 2, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Homecoming some musings on memory

  

  the net and the court and your opponent. Not to mention that the way you ... semester, which, by the way, is an awesome class. Professor Lewitt said ... look. The street I walked with my friends to get home every day after

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 13, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  social groups a different angle on the 'i found my people in college' trope

  

  and it’s something i struggle to understand. the claim is something like ... foreign to me. the problem is not that i am unwilling to ask other people ... within your control that you can take to preserve your well-being. this is

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 27, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  miserable and magical oh, to feel moved

  

  the rest of your life goes and it is valid to want financial security ... that it is not a big deal. but to pull out of the details of the context ... sad? why is it that i don’t feel entitled to sorrow?   the first

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 3, 2023
• Blog / How to MIT

  24 Things I Learned in My First Semester and a Half for the lovely 2024s!

  

  in spring, I said fuck it and decided to rush. It is one of the best ... to start the year off by fucking up your relationships. Just try and ... terms of what to do and what not to do, what works best for me and for the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 17, 2020