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  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  asleep for what was meant to be an hour-long nap before 8.01, but I woke up ... more serious about college, I tried searching for answers on my own. My ... college life, particularly here at MIT. I’ve only been on campus for a a

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on the question “where are you from?” and the answer: neither here nor there. alternatively, about being a missourian.

  

  [/annotation] in something else I dunno — and preemptively held it up to anyone I ... seconds ago and recognizing people I follow on Instagram only for them to ... , peculiarly, where I went to high school. For whatever reason, the inquiry of

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  sandy mountain ledge, a lesbian with hot dogs for fingers.  My younger ... ago, Kyler came to Cambridge for Visitas, Harvard’s visiting weekend for admitted high school seniors. He stayed with me for one night before crashing

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  oh, the places you’ll go

  

  a textbook we're all forced to read for class, were in fact monumentous and grand and large. All it took for us to understand that was a ... understanding. In that class, every time I looked up at that quote, I felt my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 9, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  evidence shows that more women tend to wake up in time for lecture. (At least ... -sounding idiom), I no longer have an excuse for putting off this blog entry until T ... ? How do students make time for research during the academic year, or do

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Burton-Conner Floor Rush and Rooming How does it work?

  

  different dorms. After visiting and getting a feel for the dorms you get to ... information you need to get you started, including instructions to set up your e ... 're not done yet! When you get to campus for orientation you'll stay in your

  • by Snively '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  . :-) ------------------------------------- If I would like to play for an athletic team, should I contact the coach before I apply to MIT or just (if i get in) show up for tryouts? And ... It's been a long time since my last Q&A post - sorry for the delay

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How Hard is MIT? A quantitative analysis

  

  measurements backing up these results, how could I trust their accuracy, let ... ="aligncenter" width="768"] Figure 1 – Mohs hardness scale for some common materials [2 ... ” opening in July) to measure their Vickers hardnesses. To correct for human

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2023
• Blog / Summer

  MNL → BOS → SFO we live in a so(ci)e(ty)

  

  for housing in the Bay for my internship this summer. I rang up some ... I love cities, and I've lived in cities all my life. I grew up in ... destination isn't in downtown someplace, you'd probably have to walk for half an

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 1, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  trust how do you decide who to trust when there are lots of untrustworthy people?

  

  every time an adult passed me i’d tense up and brace for the possibility ... . for instance, i remember when i was in elementary school, my parents ... you to great outcomes that you otherwise would never experience. for

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  socializing over zoom it's been rough

  

  [annotation note="we were allowed to staple with a group of up to eight people ... this strange semester. So, as I wait for the news, I thought this might ... stare at my phone for an hour to have a conversation with a friend. Beyond

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  four semesters in music and food just some lists and reminisces

  

  for their rant.) This is also true of food; I like to eat the same ... loves to cook for myself. As I move through the semesters at MIT, the food I choose to cook has come to be as defining, for me, as the music I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  was there for. There had been signs up all over campus for a week or two ... review for those seniors who are struggling with the concept in the 7.01x ... for fun. I am a nerd. I don't think I became a nerd UNTIL I came to MIT

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  run-up to the S&L crisis. Here's what Lewis had to say about the ... dadlike way, corrected me, kindly but sternly: I was not lucky, he said, for I had worked hard, very hard, for a long time. Both of these things

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Aged And Confused thoughts from a fossil

  

  penchants. This is a common misconception. For what all of these millions of ... grew out of the ancient battles for Anglicanism, but rather an even more ... whom I advise, and who work for me, think of me as being almost

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  ).  Eventually, we, the UROPs, said goodbye to our schools, and gathered up for a ... catch you guys up on what I've been doing. I will start it with a post ... around for summer UROPs.  I'm Course 6-2 (Electrical Engineering and

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Some answers to frequently asked questions about regular action and the MIT application process. Our…

  

  Admissions is currently closed for the holidays, and is not accepting emails or ... -time questions. There are many answers already here on the site -- for example ... MIT Tracking is up-to-date (while the Admissions Office is closed, the Records

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  forms for every one of the schools you're applying to at once. This is ... , and how you see yourself as a match for each place. Teachers often find ... recommendation for them -- do not do this (these requests rarely happen in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  students have dreamed up in the Project Portfolio. For even more information ... isn't exactly something MIT is world-renowned for. Yet. But there's a ... three D's stand for Development, Design, and Dissemination. The classes

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  floor is arranged into suites of 4-10 people each. This means that for a ... the former second-best Goldeneye player in the world if it weren't for a ... 's it. It's rare for any freshman to live in Burton-Conner for more than

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007