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  All the bridges I’ve crossed in Cambridge, ranked my civil engineering hat is off

  

  that somewhere in me is the power to analyze these bridges and tell you ... sometimes referred to as boston. the city itself is often called boston proper ... these many bridges, and decided that the best way to show that is through

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to decide which classes to take amazing classes and how to pick them

  

  in the first semester is good. First, you're in P/NR; second, you get a ... decide between majors is to take classes in them! Pick a HASS class, like ... that sound interesting. The other way to find interesting classes is

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

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

  

  enough that I have to hype myself up to jump in. The initial plunge is an ... took me no less than a week to fall in love with. Austin is on top of an ... around the city. The one I frequent the most is called Barton Springs. It

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

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself on choosing a college, and realizing one of many possible futures

  

  wanted parts of both options and all of neither. In the end, I went to talk ... Sam, because that is not his name. As we sat on a bench in Lobby 7, Sam ... wanted me to help him decide. Over the last few weeks I've met, emailed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  . Recently, Chris linked me to this article. Hey guys! This is the year to ... The new MIT Class of 2018 Facebook group is a warm, fuzzy place. Posts include "It's an honor and a privilege to be in here with you all

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  they expected, so try to be open as much as you can. Gemini Many in the ... reading." Thus, I've decided to share my secret talent with you all in the ... in the comments! Capricorn My capricorn friends are some of the most

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  EC Gothic/Screaming (“I don’t want to work on psets”) Apparently a work order has been fulfilled. But whose?

  

  back to your cart. The aisle is a straight line. There is a book in your ... . A girl is softly weeping in the handicap stall, she struggles to ... . Frobert ‘13 It’s your turn in Star Realms. You go to buy the Mech World, but

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Wanna Be a Doctor? Premed @ MIT

  

  scale to 4 point...the 5 point scale is rather silly because as long as ... Mathematics classes ONLY), but I will venture to say that is the Achille's heel ... Premeds to have numbers around the 3.6-3.8 range. In terms of my GPA

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to get a UROP A lesson on stalking.

  

  . Thus is the beauty of the UROP program. UROP, noun or verb ("to UROP ... you're willing to learn, than it is to show off how much you already ... in the hallways, and ask your dorm-mates to forward you information

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Putting Diversity into Context The diverse ways that colleges and universities define diversity

  

  identification.  In reality, most of the confusion is about how to best leverage a ... . In that respect, I appreciate the spotlight that is now shining ... that is both most salient, and most likely to swing an admission decision

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms big brains, big gains 😤

  

  to take part. In addition to the confinement of hours like Gloria noted ... be confused with the homonymous dorm. this is instead referring to a ... convenient for those living in [annotation note='now referring to the dorm

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  . Entertainment. The closest major city to my town is St. Louis, which is two hours ... , this deal is too good to pass up. Research. I mentioned one of the ... area, which means you’re bound to find people your age interested in the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Long Road to Happiness Stuff no one likes to talk about...

  

  contrast to the person that I was projecting on the outside: active in the ... . It goes back to a post I actually wrote during the summer, Alien in ... talking to most of the people I once knew. And whenever I meet anyone new, I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 22, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  'll be happy to hear from you. 2) The first people you meet in a new place ... compliments, be compassionate to everyone in the service industry. Even though ... the company of others later. 20) Social media is a strange space to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  What getting an education from MIT is like according to students and robo-cj

  

  in the foot and complaining loudly to everybody how much it hurts but ... . First is the famous quote widely attribute to former MIT President Jerome ... firehose.” The earliest reference I could find is from the 1972 How to Get

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  , the emphasis is selecting the students who are most likely to enroll ... Is among the most overused phrases of petulant children, and virtually anyone trying to make sense of the college admissions process. In

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

  A Fireside Chat with President Sally Kornbluth get to know our president!

  

  "]MITHIC[/annotation], which is a platform for collaboration between the SHASS and departments in ... is one of the greatest issues of our day has led her to pioneer the Climate Project at MIT. The goal of this project is to figure out how to get

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 13, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  find most comforting through all of this is that in talking to a range of ... . I started having thoughts to the effect of “everyone else is already ... people, and the gist of what I would optimally do is to convert the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  most of my belongings in too many cardboard boxes. The dust on my walls ... 'll meet up again in whichever city we happen to be in at the same time and ... each others' arms, screamed profanities in the courtyard, maxed out the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Muti Water Project ...is finished!!!

  

  " kinds of solutions in the village, and how the final hand-dug well is much ... closest to the clean water). But in addressing other issues, we hope access ... much larger in diameter than the shared, shallow wells people just make

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2018