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• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  sound smart) likes to talk about how the electoral system is "broken ... my final draft) In spirit, not much has changed since I wrote that ... .  But primary sources are so hard to find, right?  Right? Michael

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  beautiful moments i think too much

  

  check in, watching older students smiling widely when they get to put ... 's been harder to notice the nice and pretty things in life: sailing on the charles, noticing how the smallest shifts in seating rock the boat, the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘How to College’ Masterpost A comprehensive guide for frosh, from all corners of the interwebz.

  

  , etc. I feel that it’s important to have knowledge on how to be safe in ... ; Academics   How to Study (well, how I study...) Putting the Organs in ... students, but it’s still great, would highly recommend) How to do Laundry

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  in my opinion. I'm sure we all fall victim to surrendering minutes and ... getting desensitized to the negative connotation of procrastination so that ... ), things to make us react in one way or another (Linsanity), things to make

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  things i have done since leaving school but only in the ten hundred most used words

  

  to be a doctor in games computers and learning didn't get into the big ... 't even ask to live! we just get put here without any say in the matter so ... to where i am now i hope that i will get to show other people how much

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 19, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Calm Down and Breathe Heeeeeehooooooo

  

  In which my brother and I embarassingly parody a song (first one to recognize it gets some brownie points):  Edit: Evidently I am not so good at predicting outcomes of NFL games. But seeing how this post-season has been

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  poetry in Spanish, and learning how to code intelligent systems. It has ... to dedicate. But simultaneously I think how much effort you put in ... blogpost in an attempt to talk about it. What is 21E? I am not the first

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  getting rather long. My research experience will have to be represented in ... Where to begin? Well, in order to understand me, what drives me ... that made all the difference in the world to me, or none at all

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living in Random Hall or: i really miss loop

  

  Hi! Welcome to my comprehensive documentation of my time here in ... finding, moving in to, and living in Random Hall! It's a mixture of the move-in ... here in Random. Pre Dorm Assignment Moments after I was admitted to MIT

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / How to MIT

  A Comprehensive Guide to Course Lounges press F to pay respects to the entirety of course 21 and CMS

  

  their own course lounge - a designated space for majors in each course to ... fucking it up, and getting an MIT Confession (the first, and only to date ... , because we're edgy and unconventional, our equivalent to a regular college

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 27, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Lobby 7 Gotta love it

  

  Here’s a little tribute to lobby 7. Since my start at MIT in January, I’ve walked through this lobby nearly every weekday to get to my ... taking pictures in front of the seal. I’ve stopped to watch the practice

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  HT@MIT: Cantab Lounge Poetry Slam An Amazing Show For A 10 Minute Walk And $3

  

  the National Poetry Slam! While it's generally difficult to get off campus during the week due to the general hustle and bussle of psets, I take every chance I can to drop by Central Square and listen to a few

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 4, 2013
• Blog / How to Food

  My life in the bush of ghosts The long-awaited chronicles of my life as a vegetarian.

  

  fulfilled without it. My secondary motivation was to learn how to cook better ... into a skillet to brown, and throwing in whatever vegtables I happen to ... chicken gyro in line ahead of me. I'd also get cravings only for the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  how the taekwondoist could possibly contort himself in midair to hit all ... University in South Korea, where it's possible to major in taekwondo like an ... , there seemed to be a lot of air in between the kicks and "injuries." This

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  that you are feeling right now. As you get through the day, I'd like to remind you to listen to the world around you. To the rhythm in your footsteps. To the breezes's soft hum. To the anticipation in silence. Because

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Your MIT ID PLASTIC! Shiny plastic, at that!

  

  . We’re all jealous. In addition to getting into dorms, your ID card is ... could have a contest, how much cultural enrichment can you get for free in ... get to MIT, however, they care less about the packaging, but the kind of

  • by Snively '11
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup, with Sam Altman hard tech is hard(er).

  

  .  Here's the main lessons I took away from his talk: How to know when to ... in 3 months? The answer is to shorten your cycle time by aiming for ... companies, Sam says, is that they can aim to get 10% better every week. Short

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Feel Old Senior year? Already? #indenial.

  

  9 months to do all of the following: get through the list of 101 ... for STS (it's been sitting in my backpack for weeks now) get into ... think in new and creative ways to optimize problems that relate not only

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  love letter to the ‘tute miss miss miss

  

  will also talk about in a later post). right now, i just want to talk about how much i miss MIT. i spent junior fall in a very weird state of ... of sorts.  i was more conscious of trying to get done with some of my

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 21, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.

  

  take-off in Boston to touch-down in Quebec City was around 5 ½ hours because we had to fly through Newark airport. We got a hotel room in the ... . We made sure to get one with a kitchen so we could cook food if we

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 4, 2018