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  ten reflections on mit

  

  thrown my way in isolation. nothing can make one be like that."] I can do ... -experiencing the awe of “how in the world did I get in”, the hope that I had for what ... are new people; in my time at MIT, I’ve been around people from the

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
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  The Long Road to Happiness Stuff no one likes to talk about...

  

  the difficulty of adjusting to MIT called How to Fail. Since then, I ... (also not true) and I just can’t even think back to the feeling of ... ;   Sometime in early November, I found myself in the waiting room at

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 22, 2017
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  Fig. 6: Eigenverantwortung The time of my life. What responsibilities?

  

  appreciate my time at a new school, in a new country. I wanted to appreciate ... . Instead, I can be happy and content and find meaning and value even in ... , but do I know anyone still in Boston during Winter Break?  

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • August 28, 2018
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  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  brother's starting college in a month and that makes me feel even older - I ... 'll be happy to hear from you. 2) The first people you meet in a new place ... that doesn't inspire you. You can contribute to the world as a woman in

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015
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  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  (course 3) I am writing this story for Miss Lydia from my new apartment in ... of them changed my life in a good way and I’m excited to see the ... : I read something online that said, “There are 30,000 days in your life

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  AOs write the “What do you do for fun?” essay Ever wondered what admissions officers do when they're not reading applications?

  

  —similar to how I marked my height in pencil on my doorframe each year as a kid ... the reasons I connected to her in the first place and discover new axes ... I glide out on the ice in the 10-degree Vermont winter morning. I can

  • by Jeremy W.
  • July 9, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the exclusion of everything else on making decisions, and how i chose mit

  

  night in Boston. After getting new boarding passes, I then realized that ... Here's a post I made in my personal blog, around a year ago, talking ... fourth post in a four-part series, so here’s some context. I went to the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 26, 2020
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  dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know a firehose of advice from upperclassmen: tips and tricks for freshman year

  

  people are often really scary, but important. I kept a list of new ... can learn something new from talking to anyone. You won’t be able to ... , driving and biking in the city can suck and be dangerous. Though it seems

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 13, 2015
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  A Major Crisis: A Follow Up what happens next

  

  's a common thing among my friends to joke about how I can never make up ... the main filter is: Can I see myself doing this as a career in the ... 'm not in fact a bioengineering major, because I can't see myself doing

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 17, 2020
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  College Shopping List Everybody do the shopping cart!

  

  clusters, but you can't use that to Facebo- I mean, take notes, in class. I ... want to cook is up to you. I suggest learning how because it can be a lot ... what you should wait to buy in Cambridge? Who comes from far away and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 26, 2007
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  [Guest Post] How to Build a Three Story Fort by Zack I. '27

  

  , driven by passion, and a feat made possible by community. In fact, when I ... half actually screwing the sheets in. I expected plywood flooring to take ... finalized, I embarked on a sidequest to rig up the net in the center. It took

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 1, 2024
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  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  Year that I didn’t know how to study. I’d never needed to in High School ... country, build robots, or do work in five countries. I also had no idea that ... ’ve described the lessons that I learned in the order I learned them, but there

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
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  Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable

  

  around a frying pan. Can they see the mess in the kitchen? I double ... the audio on and off until I can be heard. I will try plugging in my ... hour or so in, I can tell they're getting tired of it. My camera is off

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 31, 2020
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  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  ’re not using it. One evening I was chilling with some friends in the ... . Sometimes I leave my laptop alone (in its waterproof sleeve) on a table in a ... . Sleepyti.me tells you when and how much to sleep so that you feel rested in

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
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  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  . She also gained some insight on how these organizations work in Boston ... right) and her line sisters (people in the same new members class) cutting ... entire family lives in the Northeast, so this was a new area for her. But

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 13, 2020
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  The 2013 Ig Nobel Prize Lectures I won a prize!

  

  Charlotte Blonsky a patent: In case reading the crumbly Times New Roman is ... by a Q&A session) at MIT, in 26-100 (I sit through biology lecture in 26-100, three times a week!) It was impossible to pass up, so I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 15, 2013
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  Subtle Black MIT Traits A few things I have experienced as a black person at MIT

  

  experienced as a black person at MIT, and I put it in the form of the popular ... students were black, I was often the only black kid in my class, given that I ... there is a level of connection that I just can’t or don’t have with you

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
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  I Really Just Cannot Write Anymore of My Thesis I wish I can bang out essays like blog entries.

  

  fateful day in September, so long ago. So, no, I have not forgotten about my ... blogs I promised in here will still get written, but I need to finish my ... half - I have never taken just four classes in one semester at MIT. I did

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  leaning in on choosing lives

  

  can always make new choices down the line if I figure out that my choice ... . But how can I, without even knowing you, tell you frameworks that you ... interested in the topic area of my work Feeling like I can do good through

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

  The Great Wifi Outage of 2007 Burton-Conner's wifi went out two days ago; Evan will tell you more by the end…

  

  , not the Claymation videos.) The only similar event I can recall would be ... ! Here's more of your questions: Nihar queried: I was wondering how and ... like to be in a class where I don't know everyone's name, and not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 18, 2007