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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  first. Now I can say that I’ve actually been Tim the Beaver…how cool is ... whoever was being Tim the Beaver in the picture I took during the chaotic ... smiling if he tried!). In true presidential fashion, I even got to take a

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  When I was in kindergarten, I failed dance class. Good thing that ... years and here I am a senior at MIT. Interesting how that happens. Somewhere in between kindergarten and senior year, I realized that dance was

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

  winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity

  

  the setting we’re learning about. I find myself swept up in the ... ’s summer in Brazil, so I brought mostly shorts and crop tops. I have not had time to open most of the books — I didn’t realize how much time I would

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 10, 2023
• FAQ / Transfer

  Am I eligible to apply for transfer admission?

  every year. Unfortunately, we’re very limited to how many students we can ... in your first year of college, the earliest you can apply to transfer ... of entry to MIT will have completed more than two and a half years (i
• Blog / How to Human

  My freshman year is almost over honest thoughts on it

  

  build myself in ways that I can't predict now. I still have imposter ... that I should've worked harder in my classes, even though I also know ... try my best to be forgiving towards myself, but I still slip once in a

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 16, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  the pieces scattered behind you

  

  .009 project. But I’m exhausted, and burnout is settling in. Can I keep this up ... . Every hobby I picked up, except blacksmithing, lives in this room. My jewelry supplies are still in the desk drawer, though I've taken my best

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 28, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  his blogroll to find interesting things. I can't overemphasize how ... 's a step in a proof I have trouble motivating, and thinking about how to ... my mentor, Ryan Reich. I can't claim that this paper was in any way

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Do Welsh Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? teaching kids robotics through GTL Wales!

  

  weeks I spent in Wales, I taught a group of thirteen Year 9 students how ... shortly after I left).  I can see how it’s the little moments that keep ... Two summers ago, I visited my friend Shruti ‘24 in their home state

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Community Projects

  Together in Service MIT community working collaboratively

  

  and make it work in the world. " Now that’s a theme I can really stand ... I love a good theme. I make a big deal over birthdays in my family ... backs of donkeys in the developing world, said, “The reason I love working

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  and family in East Asia. I can't express enough how valuable this ... speak Mandarin in a professional setting. Will: Before MIT, I can recall ... practicing my language skills I had never had. I can't tell you how many times

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Uncreative Post with an uncreative title

  

  past. But for now, in dreadfully uncreative bullet form, I’ll highlight ... . Mostly, I default to icky canned food and sometimes vegetables. I have become a connoisseur of Campbell’s canned soups. On a good day, I can find

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 1, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Q & A Answers to questions on being in a fraternity.

  

  : 1. How large are the individual rooms in a frat house(or in your case)? 2. Is it a expensive activity to pursue? My response: 1. While I can ... this is speaking from personal experience, I think living in a fraternity

  • by Bryan
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Burton 1 Cribs A look at the interiors of several rooms on Burton 1.

  

  desk, futon, and handmade loft. "Basically, I had a huge space in my room, so I went to the Porter Room [a big room in Burton Conner with broken ... here, although you can see it in the extra photos at the bottom).  

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Chasing Success idk what that means anymore.

  

  ever changing. As I learn to believe in that with all of my heart, I ... based on the circumstances of the day, I find comfort in knowing that ... Heads up: I'm not sure if any of this makes actual sense. This is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 5, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] How to Revise a Paper in 5 Easy Steps Claire H. '20's urop experience TM

  

  disclaimer, I don’t think paper revisions should be like this. In fact, it ... prediction when I got an email. I remember sitting at my desk in the Google ... had left the office, so I was sitting back in my chair, scrolling

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 9, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The One Where I’m in Russia a brain/photo dump of me running away from school

  

  within it, in the hopes that I can one day make a difference in it, and ... company past the program. Exhibit D: So proud of them :') While in Peru, I ... be a tourist. It seemed like a wonderful idea at the time. How I looked

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 28, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  The burning question in my in-box is "Can you tell me why I didn ... with your app in committee, and I can't recreate or try to determine the ... school in the world to get into to begin with. I can use that fact to try

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  on mit’s mailing list culture update: tetazoo glounge

  

  a nice, comforting constant, that i can rest in the knowledge that ... 've already squeezed out so much free time out of my week. i am in class 3 hours ... social lists can range from small to large. i know some people have small

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 17, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Immaterial Girl in a Material World There is an imposter among us

  

  story of how I ended up in 6-2. 6-9 I entered MIT last fall knowing I ... at all. I can only work in a field directly related to my major. For ... . Plus, I had to pay $620 in summer tuition. After graduation, we can then

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 1, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  experience. I learned how NOT to epoxy my hair by accident, how to deal with ... together so I could culture myself in the world of eateries. We ended up ... the way, I saw a wind turbine, which made me happy because everything in

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012