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  Race Against Myself Learning how to walk

  

  promise. It means. That if I need help, I go on Piazza (Q&A class forum ... .     Over and over, I learn that the way I do best is when I

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 16, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  So Chance Me Maybe? Hey! I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my SAT...

  

  chance of getting admitted, that these top-tier universities were way out ... ) communities are generally good, application anxiety turns the forums into an

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 8, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  smoke and spice my comfort meal

  

  needed for this trial. (Would also love to participate) Kano: vasss i would ... , but look at me now 🤦🏻‍♀️). This version certainly isn't the only way

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 9, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  sellout’s conundrum i am a lost child

  

  handed me a stack of poker chips. “Use these to place bets.” She gestured ... buying lottery tickets are not way stations on the road to pursuing your ... , because it is the only way I might reach across impossible distances, the

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

  with together (bet you guessed that). One of the primary reasons I chose ... : Economics TAs who spent way past sunset hours crash coursing me in fundamental ... others who are still struggling on their way up. But meanwhile, the view

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 6, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the contours of a wild ride 2.009 😤

  

  popular of my ideas was an adjustable platform boot that could lift a person ... platforms, called Concert Lift; an automated trash can; a walking cane that ... final protoboards, and everything lit up the way we wanted and didn

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know a firehose of advice from upperclassmen: tips and tricks for freshman year

  

  chances of remembering them later. Take selfies with people as a way to get ... acquaintance from orientation might teach you a whole new way to think about the ... activities is still doing too many activities. It takes trial and error to find

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  , especially because she was looking for ways that MIT’s deep knowledge could ... "]MITHIC[/annotation], which is a platform for collaboration between the SHASS and departments in

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 13, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT grads, 10 years later What is the MIT Class of 2000 doing, 10 years after graduating?

  

  runs oncology clinical trials") - Director of Business Development

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to date at an American college Things we never talk about

  

  in real life. In some ways, the concept of "hookup culture" was like ... in this way with this person (if they seem like they want a casual ... their intention, the way they interact with you can harm you. A good list

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things Charles Has Made fare thee well, rocket powered roller skates

  

  founders posted on some forums I frequented - and being amazed by people who

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice you’ve heard before and a story you haven’t you can just skip to the pictures if you want to, I wont be offended.

  

  of self respect. At least that's the way it was with me. Something that ... .409 (which I highly recommend by the way). Another piece of universal advice ... in a way it wrenched me from the nightmare in which I'd been a living

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • March 2, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  colleges way before senior fall. For a lot of juniors, applying to jobs starts way before junior fall. I was furiously applying to 2020 summer ... bet that you guys are doing this with the "Why do you want to apply to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Academic Conference and also things I have learned about publishing research in the past few months

  

  to behave in a way that scaffolds children's creative behavior. My ... traverse through the level, and there are 'creative' and 'non-creative' ways ... , where both versions have the exact same dialogue. That way, if kids who

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  An Open Letter to MIT Applicants Don’t Panic (and know where your towel is)

  

  against major news platforms and don’t want to belittle stories that ... angry in a defiant-teenager sort of way. If these schools didn’t want me ... list the way it was, and began my applications. I wasn’t the “perfect

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 2, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  sororities weren’t engaging with her in the way she would have wanted to ... ways to make STEM and college more accessible. Delta has three programs ... Than Ghetto, a platform she founded to provide young creatives of color a

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 13, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Flying Close to the Sun a semester of fire

  

  “Going up in flames” “Trial by fire” “Burning out” “Burn it all ... ways and Youtube tutorials, I picked up poi spinning that semester. Near ... things this way back in my day.”  [caption id="attachment_69729" align

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Hard MIT Class ...or is that redundant? And yes, hiiiiii.

  

  others, about this one super-easy GIR they got out of the way. It was easy ... ? Nope. Swim requirement was a thing. And one way or another, I would have ... to grab on. But now, I had taken a bet on myself, pushed myself into

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • May 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Figuring out what I want to do with my life personal essay time :)

  

  process of trial and error, and in some ways it was, but in other ways, it ... Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life   First ... ways to maneuver despite the constraints on available torque, by taking

  • by Alex M. '21
  • March 5, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Queer at MIT, but not on the blogs the map is not the territory, but it's getting closer

  

  way to blog? Maybe like creating a profile that any blogger can use when ... observes, being "out" is not the only way to be LGTBQ+, and the costs of ... part - in this private-ish way. I hope it helps anyone who reads it! In

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 30, 2018