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  Blogural Inaugural I just wanted to use this title.

  

  . I'm not quite done with it; I still need to finish the tapers on all ... Hello, world! (Sorry, I had to. It's the classic "first program" for any new language, and ... ok, fine, it doesn't apply to admissions blogs

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thank you for reading A rigorous study of 26-year-olds (n=1) showed that getting older is positively correlated to the…

  

  that it is intensely painful to lose someone you love that much. It ... We were asked to write an entry for the anniversary of the blogs, a reflection on what the blogs meant to us, or a life update since graduating

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  so much more than the school you go to. Appreciate who you are right ... life SO MUCH is going to change SO QUICKLY and you want to hold onto ... . I’ll try and make time to respond as much as possible, because

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  SHASS Hack feminist hacktivism

  

  while these economists deserve recognition for their contributions to MIT ... displayed here have made to both MIT and their fields. However, we disagree ... recreating it to better reflect the diverse departments and people of SHASS

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 4, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I’m Still Standing after all this time at MIT

  

  ready to be at MIT again, especially an MIT that had changed so much while ... start my Masters, close enough to this place but still very much apart. I ... tl;dr I made a music video to commemorate graduation happening in a

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 31, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I know you’re bad at something And here's what you should do about it. Hint: NOT "do something else"

  

  grin on my face. It was so much fun. It's much less humiliating to stick ... section. All eyes are on you, as you lift your instrument to your mouth ... measures and symbols telling you what key you're supposed to be soloing in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  reject modern web design return to 2006

  

  does anyone else remember when the internet looked like this? sorry can’t come out tonight i gotta sit alone in front of a muted tv opening ... decent person the last time i went to urgent care i checked off “excessive

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mostly Harmless Rifle. As in, the phys ed class. As in, I fired one.

  

         “Oh yes, well I managed to transmit a new entry off to the editor. He had to trim it a bit, but it's still an improvement.” “And what does it say now?” asked Arthur. “Mostly harmless,” admitted Ford with a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 22, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  always bond over how much work that they have to do. It’s an instant ... to be able to take pretty much any class, in any department, at any ... math jokes: here 10. There’s always too much to do: the work hard

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

  Rain by any other name lagi na lang umuulan

  

  season ends around May, and the rainy season ranges from maybe June to October. Overnight, the winds would abruptly switch from amihan to habagat, from the northeast to the southwest monsoon. Habagat brings in hot, humid

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 22, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Confusion, by the Numbers my high school experience, via a google doc and some python

  

  Senior Video.)[/caption] Five months ago, I bid farewell to my high school ... MIT has brought its own set of failures. It's hard not to get hung up on ... failures are gifts that will lead to successes down the road. [caption id

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • November 24, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Day in the Life Liveblog of my Thursday complete with (not so great) pictures

  

  I decided to share a day of mine too! Quick disclaimer: I thought it would be interesting to document my Thursday because I usually end up ... the bus at the next stop #nailedit   Attempting to take a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 15, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Merit When getting into MIT isn't convincing enough

  

  about MIT is that this place does break you down. It doesn’t have to break ... as a Tech Caller, which means I call alumni, talk to them, and ask them to donate to MIT. It’s a fascinating job, and it deserves an entire

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Burton 1 Social Club This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my ridiculous, hilarious, amazing floor.

  

  in Maine with the Burton 3rd Bombers, who were so much fun to party ... floors - from Burton 1 to Burton 5, and from Conner 2 to Conner 5 (Conner 1 ... culture, and while there is clearly no objective way for one to claim one

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Reverse Culture Shock Catching up and counting down

  

  in any case, I was far too busy to contemplate what it meant. I met up with my dad in New York. He had traveled to the US for a program called ... up with, even in the absence of much else, and I’m sure being

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 17, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  't think I changed or grew much in that year, compared to my years at MIT ... As a recent college admit, you’re about to make a lot of big ... your life, maybe thousands of miles away. You’re about to be responsible

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  I recently opened my in-box to find an email from someone who "would love to interview an admissions officer from your prestigious university to measure the impact of the admissions essay on today's college

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

  Halloween is the best day of the year. Yes, I recognize that it is now closer to Thanksgiving than to Halloween. Sorry.

  

  -to-in-ages-because-you've-both-been-super-busy give you a call, or send ... two of you set up a time to Skype. Mushiness also comes in cake form ... residents. It's something I try not to think about when I wear it. Anyway, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Best Advice I Ever Got Take it or leave it.

  

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 30, 2012
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  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  . There are times when I get asked, out of the blue, what made me decide to ... explaining this I then get asked “So why does your biography say that you came to MIT for the hacks?” *Yes, I'm on a train again, and will probably

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008