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  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  Let's face it: none of us are getting younger. In fact, I'm getting ... Oxford comma advocate.  Gotta stick to some principles in life.) And so I ... , but also in the knowledge tested on exams.  You can't expect to skate by

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  decorate the living room and what kitchen utensils to buy or get rid of. In ... team, a little overwhelmed, nagging each other in the chat to get their ... semester goes on; this post is my attempt to get them all organized and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  's written in the CalTech website how students studying Biology find themselves ... in their freshman year and goes on to graduate. You can do it. And how ... as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we help you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Musings of My High School Senior Self bring your best cringe face

  

  the air. I didn't know how to get around campus, I didn't understand the ... kickboxing every now and then so I know how to duck now. In attempt to ... I felt in myself when I had to drop and retake courses. I remember

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 16, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  to be part shameless plug for my website CourseRoad, and part ... ? Whenever you get a chance, try to read as many of those as possible. You ... of software to help MIT life in some way. Without much else to do, I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Skating or School? Why not both?

  

  pursue the sport. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, how I ... -age eligible, I competed on the international Junior Grand Prix Circuit in ... and off the ice. I've even had the opportunity to perform in shows and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Doctor Who?

  

  can see exactly what our soldiers actually get to eat out in the desert ... summer, where she gets to "work from home" one day a week and sit in her ... to his thesis defense in full uniform: Doesn't Professor Tester (my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Now and Then and Maybe Later Tying up loose ends and weathering the calm before the storm we call "Fall Semester"

  

  time around: https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/how_to_get ... . Having the chance to get that coveted position in the lab of your dreams ... 're doing. 12:45pm – In which I decide to write a poem because I don’t feel

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  I hate the way I don’t hate you

  

  Grand Theater in Tacoma. I hopped in my car and drove down I-5. The film ... I'm in the Pacific Northwest, waiting for my Seattle Central Meeting ... Garden State. Still having jet-lag, I woke up quite early so I wanted to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  on knowing what I’m doing in which I decide to go to grad school

  

  learning, how to present in front of audiences, how to write personal essays ... grand plan for my life, and I don't need to commit to staying in academia ... realize just how much more there is for me to learn in order to truly be

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 3, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  June Questions Omnibus 1 Bigfoot asked a few weeks back, "Will you be posting an omnibus soon, Matt?" Yes,…

  

  not in Intel has the same grades and apply to MIT, whose likely to get in? Do I have a chance to get into MIT considering the fact that I will ... applying to MIT in the fall and was wondering how many SAT II tests I must

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Accepting criticism please criticize this blog post

  

  my team to get some criticism. Now, it wasn't like they were my boss or ... my work to my lack of self-esteem, because at least that, I know how to ... close enough to that. I justify it in the sense that, having a regular

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 31, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last Five Days aka How I Spent My Summer

  

  How many days I have left in my parents’ home is approximately as many as a romcom character gets to decide her life. Five days. This ... torn. In the college home, I get adventures with friends, bright city

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 11, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The Coop What's a coop? You'll find out!

  

  always a luxury students get to enjoy). I've been known to spend an hour in ... into the bookstore, getting a refund at the end of the year equal to 7 ... else is there to spend all of your hard earned TechCash on? How about a

  • by Snively '11
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorms The closest I'll get to an entry about the different dorms

  

  bit in that regard. Allow me to introduce, Beaver Scope! According to ... MIT's mapping website, which is vastly superior to their old website ... I know enough to stay away from trying to describe the different

  • by Snively '11
  • June 24, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  More at Home At thirty thousand feet, thousands of miles away.

  

  , stopping in Ranakpur to see its grand Jain temple. That meant we had visited ... Prakash, getting in some last-minute shopping, and preparing to leave. My ... more blog posts during IAP, I said I'd get around to it once I returned

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  when the world gets too heavy put it on my back

  

  living in my thoughts a lot and i'm not sure how to write about it in a ... comfort in it once i got ahold of my senses again and remembered how to ... 't include me in their follow forever. in a way, it was comforting to just read

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting a Physics Major – Part I I split this up because i need to start studying for finals.

  

  , learned independently how to program in Matlab, conducted your full set of data analysis in Matlab, learned how to use Latex, written a 4-page ... Juniors in physics tend to complain a lot. The more of them there are

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 14, 2007
• Blog / Class Projects

  Final Project Demo Roll if only they were more helpful to the world at large

  

  and I was in the passenger seat trying my best to keep up with how OP ... type of creativity that I enjoy expressing but rarely get to in highly ... 't get to apply the cool design principles we learned in the class to a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 1, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Road Again Adventures in Texas!

  

  account - feel free to follow me @MikeyMIT. So far it's been mostly text updates, but I'll try to include more pictures for those that want to try and live vicariously. :-) My schedule: Today (10/4) - Rio Grande Valley

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 4, 2010