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  On Escaping An introspective vlog about MIT and getting ready to leave

  

  that it takes me a couple tries to even get in the right mindset to make ... finally figured out what I wanted to say. I think that's how this semester ... to delve into some of the things I've been feeling this year about

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 2, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the Deferred I feel your pain.

  

  choreographed a dance of my own, and how it felt to grow up in New Zealand. My dad ... Monday, simply because I knew I wouldn't be able to focus in any of my ... others of you are stuck in that frustrating and seemingly interminable

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Are people on the East Coast friendly? An entry especially for those from the Midwest.

  

  about their children or where they were going or how to get where she was ... work to do) at MIT that I haven't spent a whole lot of time in Boston ... , in the comments please let us know if you have other anecdotes to add

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 21, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  demons on depression

  

  . In its place came guilt, guilt about how I related to the rest of my ... images in one's mind. It turns out the majority of people, when asked to ... people vary in how vivid their visual imaginations are, with some seeing it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 28, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Choice and the MIT lifestyle ...because "MIT" and "student life" aren't mutually exclusive.

  

  tuning in, Vassko asked, "Do you guys get some time to go out into Boston ... to choose your own normal. 2. You get to choose how involved you want ... . (Note that most people at MIT like to do psets in groups -- it's faster

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If man is five Then most people are six, and if most people are six then pre-meds are seven.

  

  recommendation would be to get a UROP or two and see what you're more interested in ... means "almond bread" in German. I got to see Mandelbrot speak on Thursday ... just to be in the same room for a minute and catch a glimpse of his well

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Flying Close to the Sun a semester of fire

  

  of trust in me. I would get to shape the story, develop key methods and ... if I could get something to work in the 4ish days before the deadline ... considered using a fire idiom in the title of this post, but decided to go with

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  -school-senior-me didn’t know how to answer. So I gave the only response I knew for sure ... it. Comparing that to my experiences in places such as New York City ... of people roaming Boston together, while I was still trying to get my

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Grown Up Well, not quite.

  

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 26, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I’m not an imposter… I’m going to be featured on the MIT News homepage

  

  how you compare to anyone else directly. I remember in high school ... list in my head of everyone who had done better than me to see how I ... recover from burnout. Try to figure out how to wake myself up in the

  • by ana~
  • October 29, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Do I have a story for you… *SPOILER* I do

  

  get perfect is an excercise in frustration. If you wait until you know how to do it, you've waited too long. You'll raise expectations by ... in Boston's Hubway, should be able to rent helmets with bikes if they

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  neighborhoods we move into and come to love. What do pregnant mice, cheerleaders, and four-foot light-up tinsel giraffes have in common?

  

  again -- I needed an excuse to get back in the gym. I spend the bulk of ... neurons in the striatum -- we know it's important, but we don't know how or why, so my job is to look at the mechanisms of MFG function in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 27, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  having known you. If you've had an interview, I get to read about how you come across in person to someone you've just met - how your face lights ... a few who really got to me, and when they didn't get in, the tears

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Wanna Be a Doctor? Premed @ MIT

  

  so much at MIT just to get a B in our premed classes that we are forced ... have in the comments about being premed and I will get back to you. :) ... : "So where do you go to school?" ME: "Oh, I go to school in Boston

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  To whom much is given… ...you know the rest!

  

  opportunities and has made choices about how to use those opportunities. I won ... benefit from and contribute to this community, so to have the people in your ... have done to help you get to where you are, not only by telling them so

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Blogural Inaugural I just wanted to use this title.

  

  sure how to represent the enormous beast that is MIT, I figured I'd start ... : Boring 101 Honors Boring How to Be Pretentious Polo Shirts (Intro ... night, I get to put on pants*, step back from a crazy work-filled day, and

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Confusion, by the Numbers my high school experience, via a google doc and some python

  

  MIT has brought its own set of failures. It's hard not to get hung up on ... [/caption] Throughout high school I was often lost in confusion. I like to think about ... thing. In my senior year, I used a Google Doc as an agenda to keep track

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • November 24, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  towards the college search process. I hoped to get in somewhere, but I ... score number. Let me tell you how I ended up here. As a senior in high ... get in (‘Reach,’ ‘Comfort,’ and ‘Safety’) with a breakdown of

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

  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  molding was littered with a lot of "um I don't know how to say this in ... taught me how to stand up for myself, hold others accountable, and take ... creative community, decided to take me in. I'm excited for what's in store

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  There is no such thing as a typical day on energy levels and productivity

  

  . On those days, I get a lot done. I find myself able to work for like ... done. I try to work, I really do. I spend time sitting in front of ... , trying to write a blog post. And on these days, I get constantly distracted

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 25, 2020