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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  chance, which is why I’ve been reaching out to others in the GEL Program ... of the things we learn in GEL is an urgency to act - I ordered the ... the labs creating craziness in general, there really seemed to be a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Because Racecar Guest post by Kevin C. '17 on the MIT Formula SAE team!

  

  -built formula cars in the world. FSAE is an international, collegiate ... problem sets to build an entire racecar. Most of the teams we visited had ... -time members, admission onto the team is usually granted to only sophomores and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 2, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  in transit where do i go from here?

  

  needed to be. I've always very much been a more-about-the-journey-than-the ... roses that have decided to latch their roots onto me, but in the process ... . There is no pressure. I am simply in transit, going to and from but not

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 6, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  bursting the MIT Bubble when 🅱️ig 🅱️ome Energy gets too real

  

  feeling of being trapped in the Bubble is tangible in my failure to take ... ’s going on in the world i am. i used to be so caught up with everything, but ... r e~ made me realize how accustomed to MIT campus i’d become in the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 17, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  different from yours. This opportunity, in fact, may turn out to be the one ... of them are going on to college. Add to that an increase in the number ... the last several months, as you have been waiting to find out your

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i rode a train across america it took eighty-five hours

  

  scope out the lounge for fellow passengers to chat with, but it is mostly ... Santa Clara, from June 26th to 29th. Here’s (most of) my planned route, in ... cone next to the felled fire hydrant, like a battlefield cross. Rest in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  [/annotation] email, but you don't want to take up too much space. The email sign-off is ... 've gotten pretty good at it over time. Most importantly, however, to break the ... have included in an email to Next House, ranked in tiers from most to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Swiss Miss "The archangel Michael descends riding a triceratops."

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The song "Hips Don't Lie" went to #1 in nearly every ... according to the above five characteristics--so I opened it, held it in my ... to #2, and it only went to #94 in Japan. And I am SO SICK OF HEARING IT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  , these 1.5 hour exams are pretty much 100% of your grade in the class ... 've adjusted to learning in the MIT system, but I do feel like there are more ... complain about the lack of time to study for exams, the truth is... I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  speculation also a post about touching grass

  

  behavior in a given setting is to experience that setting i liked that ... experiences with doritos and other snacks it’s much harder to come up with the ... to whatever real life throws at me, in the way that exceptional

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

   about what it is like to not be well at the end of a semester, and it is not fun ... to the committee: "I have spent so much of my time at MIT writing, I ... ago to the advisor for the writing department, and she got back to me

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Events

  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  think the most challenging thing for me is to divide up my time between my ... one or the other (I'm not referring to anyone in particular), but dorm ... around a bit in the beginning (which is still good and sound advice), but I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Song Remains The Same But sometimes my blog entry is a little different.

  

  I am very curious." Kallie: "Ok, since you seem to be rather in-the ... ready for a while. The best I can do is to direct you to this clip from a ... think this is pretty typical quality for MIT choral ensembles. Most of the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  motivation musings as i look back on the year

  

  asking me to — it just happened. In some ways, this is the opposite of ... , Kealoha’s delivery brings so much to this — video of the excerpt is embedded ... this. i've always tried to strive for happiness in the present, and it

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests of the non-standardized kind Stop thinking about the SAT and start thinking about 18.01!

  

  student here, learning how to think is still the most important thing anyone ... ridiculous-looking formula sheets to show you. In the book The Idea Factory by ... around the time you were born) is told that the most important thing he

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  latter, in the sense that we compete to admit and enroll similar, though ... similar rise in applications. This was a cause of concern to all of the ... sure that the admissions process works well, which is to say fairly

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  rethinking perfectionism god i just want to get things done

  

  do for the project. But I need to accept that it would take too much more time in my life than I’m willing to devote to it. The key here is to ... struggle with. What blew my mind in Rowena’s video, though, is the idea that

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 8, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  telling the tale some thoughts on acting, change, and meaning

  

  things are seen only in the way you intended, there is nothing to fear ... hadestown is a tragedy. the narrator, hermes, tells you this in the ... to Hell, Hadestown in a song that introduces the cast of characters

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 3, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  8 / Fresh start A month of eating and sleeping and other fun things

  

  is to work at a design studio in the future, and I was so excited to ... since I started college and tried my best to make the most of my time off ... admission to the MFA and ICA, among other museums in the Boston area, and it

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 3, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Updates exciting, exciting!

  

  screen, since they tend to crack. sitting in the very center of an exam ... 't the smartest idea; in fact, the professor might even ask you to get up ... , preparing for Sunday’s competition. The pressure is on to get MIT’s car ready

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 17, 2011