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  You Are Here a list of things i can't make myself do, and a few i can

  

  most of the work I had to do, putting myself in a pretty good spot when ... as I prepare to be distracted. All the while, I hear the voice in my ... I had just weeks ago. I try to ignore it for the most part, giving it

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 19, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  leaning in on choosing lives

  

  half an hour, eating my lunch, and the wind is getting to me. I could choose to get up and move to a different bench 20 feet away, one that is in ... , which is a big reason that I'm writing this post. In one week, I need to

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • April 20, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  This Is How I Read productivity hacks, but for reading applications

  

  night/weekend work is expected from October to April. In return, your job ... boots. Where the wind blows and the snowflakes start to fall is only ... save them to the system, and move on to the next case. In addition to a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Early History of International Students at MIT studying the people MIT made, and the people who made MIT

  

  ; his was one of those characters whose memory is always the last to die ... given out to any MIT “graduate student conducting work in the field of the ... wasn’t as great. Freshman year, in the Faculty Records, he was “called to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Grey and Other Colors

  

  afloat in the deep end that is my job, and connecting with polar opposites ... 3 AM in a cold sweat that things have to change. This is an attempt at ... filled with some of the most passionate people you'll ever have the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 8, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  is represented in all capital letters in English translations of the Bible. This is why some Bible verses are like And then the LORD said to ... one week and a year since the 2022s got in or didn't; two years and a

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

  Your first last day all my life has been about / waiting for people to go

  

  took the elevator to the new room, which is in 5 East. It’s a rather ... feelings to process. But the weird part about all of this is that I feel very ... spotless. Moving out, of course, is just the move-in process in reverse. I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Firsts highlight reels from the last few years, as I prepare to say goodbye

  

  to USA, to MIT, have been some of the most monumental years of my life ... clothesline in the backyard to dry in the sun over the course of days. Rainy ... of the academic year--for freshmen to participate in. I spent virtually

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 8, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two thousand high schoolers walk into MIT what could possibly go wrong?

  

  elections to decide who’ll direct ESP’s programs in the spring. After much ... Splash is to explain both its scale and the classes. For one, Splash is ... other part of me remembered how much better college is compared to high

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 28, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Speaking in MITese A language all our own.

  

  virtually everything, from the buildings to the academic buildings, is numbered? One reason I'm writing this entry is to help bridge the gap ... - features. Keep in mind that this guide is just an introduction; I chose to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The rise and fall of CPW all the cpw history, plus proof the weather machine is fake

  

  sure to note which is which. We'll continue the convention of "now ... wrote in the 1984 Report, "the character of MIT’s student body is dictated ... predecessor to the larger Women's Weekend held two years later, in 1984. In an

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  that have happened at MIT. In a nut shell, a hack is an addition to the ... removed in pieces. It was saved and is now on display in the Stata center if ... else. The reason for this is because most of the things that hackers have

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Esse quam videri To be, rather than to seem

  

  manipulate the process in order to gain admission. In case this distinction is ... difference in perspective relating to what applying to college is supposed to ... journalists appreciate. I have the luxury of being able to be a purist in this

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 10, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  into them in the hallways. Most of the time it's because I genuinely don ... pursuing a career in writing or the media industry. I'm hoping to interview ... 's really exciting to be able to participate in some of the behind-the

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

  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  to be present in the now. You won't get the most out of college if you ... builds character. 37. In the long run, where you go to college doesn ... only time in your lives when your only real responsibility is to learn

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  disclaimer here to say that I'll mostly be talking about internships in the ... Most of the readers of this blog post are, in all likelihood ... internships that are available, and also the ones that are most relevant to me

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  writing this blogpost is to reaffirm, in the strongest possible terms, my ... [annotation note='In addition to the main text of the post, if you see any text ... throughout the post, in case readers want to explore more context than we could

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
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  Guest Entry: Stephanie Lin Presenting MIT's most recent Rhodes Scholar!

  

  . What a monster, right? I submitted everything in early September to the ... , including the endorsement, was shipped off to one of 16 Districts in early ... Finalists attend the cocktail party on Friday night in order to meet each

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 12, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Future Is Grim check it out

  

  as a project was due to be turned in that day, as well as the lab work ... deprived butt that week. Those of you who choose to come here in the future ... There is much hullabaloo around campus here lately as everyone is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 28, 2011
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  Note To Self Please don't forget this.

  

  think: all the advice in the world couldn't persuade stubborn me to take ... enough" is easy. The challenge is to admit that the way you study doesn ... around the dorm Causes include: -Wanting to give as much time and energy

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2011