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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools My week.

  

  most about being a pledge. As the old scripture goes, to whom much is ... now than it is during the actual term. Which is a very good thing, in my ... , which is really the most important part. Speaking of fun, one of the most

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  front, the air is crisp like tempura in the cracks of a deep ... moment's breath to stop and listen in the 10 minutes between classes, and ... the issue: If you're a freshman here, you are most likely accustomed to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Culture, not the bacterial kind Some questions you should be asking about all the schools to which you're applying.

  

  hard, or do students in the program encourage each other to work hard? Is ... program, and since then I've realized this is probably the most important information I can ask students and faculty in the graduate programs to which I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 4, 2006
• Blog / CPW

  From First Visit to First Week A Reflection on Independence and Making Decisions

  

  would’ve meant the world to freshman me back in high school. But as I ... east coast to a state you’ve never set foot in. But on the other hand ... took a flight by myself to somewhere completely new in the middle of exam

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  you can care about things revisiting stoicism

  

  choice that i think is obviously wrong?” in other words, most of my ... actually have power over. this is illustrated in quotes like the following ... own well-being. this is one of the reasons i was initially drawn to

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • July 18, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Last First Month Because I procrastinated too long to say 'day' or 'week'

  

  motivated to exercise, and 3 friends are in the class with me. Mostly we just ... , classes are settling into a rhythm, the pumpkin takeover is underway, and I ... my time off MIT campus and am only 3 units above the credit cutoff to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That Lovely Pre-Finals Period

  

  that the current structure of required/core classes leaves much to be ... while this isn't the approach most advertised to incoming freshmen, even ... -year class plan of the department in which you plan to major. I'm being

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Good Deed Goes Unpunished ...in which I introduce myself and set the tone for this "theater of the absurd."

  

  tawk? DISCLAMER: THIS BLOG IS NOT THE PLACE TO WORK OUT POLITICAL OR ... questions - remember, the only way out is to THINK your way out. Enough said ... populations. I've come to see the Internet (and now blogs) with a strong

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 4,5,6: NACAC Conference Part 3 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  hysterical). I got up at 4:30AM on Thursday to make it to the airport in time ... to be clogging our in-boxes. We located said wifi connection in the ... Harvard Admissions Institute. The first day of NACAC is mostly social. Some

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  home, and more about the fact that college is much closer to “the real ... , and the way I treat people. It is in part in physical things, like the ... Ethiopian scarves that I have. Mostly, I’ve just learned how to carry home in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  has nothing to do with MIT, as most of the things in which I'm involved ... in more than a month, and the time had come to catch up on MIT ... commentary is perhaps more relevant to those readers who have followed on the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Going Home ... but where exactly is that?

  

  I'm currently sitting in the SeaTac airport, waiting for my flight back to Boston that's been delayed for ~2 hours. One part of me is ecstatic to get back to campus after a much needed break, to see my MIT

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 6, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Guest Post: Being Trans at MIT

  

  not be the most effective allies. It can be tough to feel comfortable in ... post is brought to you by two trans MIT students, with quotes from our ... the one that was assigned to you at birth.) So we know highschool can

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 16, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  , I'll be honest. I went to high school in the south, and you know ... opportunities, expose you to the realities of living in a house that requires ... in high school, I was a pretty shy person. I was very quiet, went to

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Listing It All Out you get a list and you get list and you get a list

  

  ’s Cafe- Conveniently located right next to the Koch Building in Kendall ... the Indian in me appreciates being able to eat with my hands hehe El ... makes the best and most authentic desi food in Boston. The biryani slaps

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 29, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Mirrors Because reflection is not just that image you see of yourself in the morning, or…

  

  how to give an honest assessment of myself is probably one of the most ... it a chance to succeed is better than doing nothing. Lucky for me in ... Fun fact about me, on days when I don’t have much to do, especially

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 8, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  No Child Gets Ahead?

  

  There was an article in the New York Times yesterday about a topic that is very interesting to me (and you, I suspect): gifted education ... established Davidson Academy, coming to Nevada residents courtesy of the folks

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When Econ Comes to Life This has nothing to do with econ, but you should watch it.

  

  most important for the US to do is to prevent the loss of total output ... 's already broken - what's important is getting to the root of the problem in ... of C. elegans, works in the lab right next to my UROP with the same

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 18, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  lifting heavy objects and the grungy basement gym

  

  dust gathers in the corners. The equipment is shaky and old, and there ... .  I’ve come to love weightlifting, for the most basic reasons: the ... I met while backpacking in Italy showed me how to use the kettle bell

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  CMU / Parallel Universe i am not a clown

  

  they call UC, much like how MIT's is nicknamed the Stud. Thanks to ... tried to find the room the graders were supposed to be in. CMU's campus is ... , you have to use their language, right?" The joke is that Harvard calls

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 31, 2023