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  Random Random Projects/Moving Out of Random Randomly zigzagging about until I find myself in the future, somehow no longer in Random.

  

  corners in the two photos to figure out how to line up the images, and then ... :)   Rose R. ‘17 Mural-ish thing :) In order to brighten up my room a bit, I ... sixteen positions, varying the current from 0mA to 150mA in 10mA steps

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 13, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  sellout’s conundrum i am a lost child

  

  . After New Zealand, I’m irrevocably different in some senses—more prone to ... in my math class—how to compute a probability density function, for ... elite higher education. In The New Republic, he wrote, “I taught many

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Academic Conference and also things I have learned about publishing research in the past few months

  

  investigating in the paper, and a description of how you're going to investigate ... pretty psyched to get in). The reviewers leave comments and suggestions for ... value, getting rid of the watermark in the draft, and trying to fit those

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  November 1st is my January 1st each november is a new direction

  

  chances of MIT were that of a coin flip. But I managed to get in early ... a night multiple nights in a row if I needed to get an assignment done ... early actioners, whether you get in or not, you did it. You applied, pat

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 3, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  . Sleepyti.me tells you when and how much to sleep so that you feel rested in ... and get chopped in half. Don’t let this happen to you. Finally, back up ... laptops in their book bags or purses, exposed to the elements. The thought

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what am i doing great question.

  

  actually works in the lab where I’m doing my thesis--we’ll get to that later ... we’re now in a study group together. I feel like I’ve been able to get ... on MIT and I was fortunate enough to apply and get in early action. I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 18, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (and at MIT)

  

  encountered this in college and had to figure out how to clean up my own messes ... over that snothead you used to get into shenanigans with back in high ... looking for pictures to use in a Father's Day card) and came across pictures

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 24, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Meta Yultide Finale Yultide Day 6

  

  didn’t know quite how to put it, and instead peppered small references to ... in the works, but I might need another Yultide for motivation to finish ... poems you write in middle to high school years when you have feelings. So

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 31, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advisor vs. Advisee a '07 and a '21 answer a series of questions

  

  Zoom dinner with them to check in and see how they're doing.   ... time to check in with myself and do a vibe check on how I’m doing. This ... weaknesses. As freshmen get used to being in this environment, many (including

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An Unofficial Guide to Unstandard MITglish, 1st Edition The joy of jargon.

  

  was hard to deny that MIT does in fact wipe the hard drives of your high school English Lit. education in order to install diskloads of nerdly lingo ... evolved need to consume nutritious minerals? In either case, the spacial

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 8, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  tenets or, my only piece of advice for incoming first-years

  

  [/annotation] ready to give you their tips and tricks for surviving classes and getting ... GIR, and, of course, the overall decision to pursue an MIT education in the first place."]in your hands.[/annotation] You should do your best to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  side, this meant that in addition to the ~12 hours a day I already spend ... like for you to live your everyday life, and how much your teachers and ... a page and seeing cold numbers on a screen to getting attached to you

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 16, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  non-stop / walang hinto what a mess

  

  happened. it’s as if the entire month has just been in my head. to be fair ... refusal to reflect on what is happening in my life, but it is impossible to ... summer camp i went to for two years back in high school, and each time i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Fake it ‘til you make it It worked for me!

  

  idea how to get more specific.  My previous experience was all over the ... ! In celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the blogs, I'm back to tell you about my life after MIT.  But in order for me to properly tell

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Colors In every sense of the word

  

  ? Would you even see it? How would you react to it? Maybe, even if you had ... , but because in their worlds, they never have to practice that ability ... --look not much different from a green apple to those who live in the grayscale

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Avatar and Desserts Exploring Food Art

  

  how I was going to represent those episodes on a plate. In the weeks it ... to figure out how to use it. In this project, I knew I wanted to focus ... . After some pushback, Zuko starts to accept his humble new beginning in the

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • December 10, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Enjoy Life Farewells and New Beginnings

  

  new journeys. But as I get ready to start a new journey of my own, I ... bioengineer. I am grateful to have had wonderful mentors and scientists and engineers in my life, but he was my favorite; his influence on my life, the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 5, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  College Shopping List Everybody do the shopping cart!

  

  what you should wait to buy in Cambridge? Who comes from far away and ... extra-long. And as far as comforters go, try to get something that'll be sure to keep you warm in the winter, because here is something I knew but

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 26, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All the Bloggers’ Personalities! A post about personality tests, part 2!

  

  seemed to be, “I feel like I would get different results if I took this test in a different mood”, which to me highlights a key flaw in any kind ... to “better manage” people in workplaces or worse, while hiring people

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 12, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Boomeranging The day before classes start is Registration Day. It’s also the day we welcome readmitted…

  

  tell them this: 7. “It’s hard enough to get into MIT once – you got in ... arrive early to help Laura set up. We spread out, settle in at different ... unglamorous reasons take trips, or learn to bake, or teach themselves new

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 14, 2014