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  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  (which can also be read “what is the minimum that I need to do”) in order ... generated by pbnify.com[/caption] In a rant post many years ago, I referenced ... , I can not argue with the logic of trying to discover the formula for

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  hardships. But in times like this when we go through hardships, no matter how ... support can go a long way. I've been very lucky to have the amazing support ... hope you know that I fully support you. I don't believe all of you can

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Upside Down Gnomes From Wisconsin Always look up.

  

  isn't always predictable in a class with more than 200 students. I fell ... realized I wasn't enjoying it anymore. In a past life I would have taken the ... and didn't recognize her. I realize that the class took up a shelf in my

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 26, 2014
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  The leftmost station on your dial WMBR = awesome campus radio

  

  (I started this post wayyyyy back in January. Ask any blogger who ... clearly have no idea how to properly manage my time anymore, I decided to ... pretend that's how I've spent the last six weeks. We now return to our super

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 13, 2008
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  Surviving MIT Spreading the word, take this to heart

  

  they don't graduate. In fact, I can't think of a single one off the top ... show me how to look for that motivation, and I'm hoping that I can be ... 'll reproduce the post here: I'm a senior in high school this year, and will be

  • by Snively '11
  • January 5, 2012
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  Ten days of live-action roleplaying no joke, there i was…

  

  goals, and more interested in how I can accomplish them. That doesn't mean ... one sense it gives me joy, thinking about how I'll be an alum in the future, that I can come back and continue to be a member of the Guild. In

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2023
• 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
• Blog / About Decisions

  Bleary-eyed Some thoughts and reflections on this year's admission cycle - particularly for those not admitted.

  

  you received. I can't (and don't) expect any of this to change how you ... , in true form, what the term "bleary-eyed" really means. Mind you, I was ... sleep every 30 hours or so for a week. In other words, I've had my fair

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 16, 2011
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  Into the Smoke In more ways than one.

  

  doing here? That was two years ago. In retrospect, that was just how I felt on my first night in Baker; if I recall correctly, neither of my ... state-mandated labour. And the apprehension I had in Tel Aviv – that too

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 2, 2010
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  Robo-CJ writes haiku “didn’t you already make a blog post about this?”

  

  things in vague pseudohaiku. Now where did the haiku come from? I should be focusing on making haikus, but I have a lot going on and I can't keep up. i ... three minutes darn i can't save the world if i don't then i will starve

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My dorm room’s 24-year history meet 16 former residents of my room

  

  thirty-six responding in some way. One lesson I've learned is how ... I live in East Campus, on the third floor of the west parallel, which we call floorpi. And on floorpi, I live in room H306, which looks like

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 19, 2022
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  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  :18-22? Crazy!), and it has been a game changer to have people I can grow in faith ... about the Christian groups on campus and churches in the area. I knew next ... was coming in. I knew Cru existed but not much about it, and after

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The Difficulty With Data the shadow of an application

  

  . When it comes to baseball I'm a converted sabremetrician. In the natural world, I believe in the scientific method, which is to say I believe in ... analytical theory for a moment and ground what I'm saying in some concrete

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  made this video without you all ♥ I included my script below, in case you aren't in a place where you can watch the video with sound. I didn ... bloggers, but I can't link to all the posts here. They're just a quick search

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Institute of Smashing What do you think MIT and a garbage compactor have in common?

  

  fact in studying here, no matter what major you choose I can almost ... 's how I was in high school. I procrastinated like you wouldn't believe, I ... the things I can do as a result. It may be a work in progress, but my

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Esse quam videri To be, rather than to seem

  

  As I find myself again, railing against something published in the ... to deny just how much of a curmudgeon I have become. I’m pretty sure ... journalists appreciate. I have the luxury of being able to be a purist in this

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  expired. I’d bought too many pairs in anticipation for college. {First ... I ever pset-partied in} The hardest thing you will do in college is ... uninitiated? How many hours can you commit? Experts suggest 6 to 10 per week

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 29, 2015
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  non-stop / walang hinto what a mess

  

  spring semesters. the only time i can think of that’s comparable was during ... , this entire quarantine has been a blur, and i remember almost nothing in ... the things i’ve been doing this summer: i am in a urop. i talked

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 8, 2020
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  Dissecting emotion what is feeling

  

  is not real, because I can sit in front of my text editor for an hour ... nice things about having long hair, like how I can bleach just the lower ... ? I mean, I wouldn't know. I can only really talk about how I've learned

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 3, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  smoke and spice my comfort meal

  

  as well relish in it.  To quote the above almond can that I snacked ... , which comes out to around once a month. In times when things were tough, I ... other. It’s neat having things in life that you can always count on to

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 9, 2023