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• Blog / Admissions

  This Is How I Read productivity hacks, but for reading applications

  

  applications, how bleary-eyed we get from reading them, and so on. But the ... night/weekend work is expected from October to April. In return, your job ... 6 AM. I've come to rely on a natural light alarm clock to help me get

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Independence Day Fireworks in Boston Hobbits watch beautiful fireworks from comfort of dorm lounge.

  

  went out to the deli to get turkey meat and an exciting new cheese ... enough adventure for the day. I wanted to photograph the Charles River for ... floor. The rest of B entry had gone out to Memorial Drive to watch the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Blog Projects

  How I Write My Data Analysis Blogs just in case you were wondering

  

  ready to analyze. In order to get it ready, I need to "clean" it. What ... post to describe how I go about writing my data analysis blogs. So, here ... asking myself the following: What story do I want to tell? How does

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I chose my classes A graduating senior's perspective; results may vary

  

  pervasive in all of engineering, including: How to document and communicate ... in a large, multi-week project. How to identify and search for the ... become the best statistician in the world may try to take every statistics

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  Getting MISTI-fied There's a loud boom coming from Lobby 10.

  

  going on titled "Youth Culture, Music, and Cell Phone Branding in China" over in Sloan but I won't make it there in time. A later passage down ... Contests, and even a Soccer Tournament I'll try to update this entry as I

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  is leadership the same as management buzzword alert

  

  : how to delegate things. delegate is a fancy word meaning getting someone ... 't get done. i've learned how to poke people and ask them how things are ... folders. i've learned many wording tricks to use in emails to get points

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  how do i button up this coat? a clothing conundrum

  

  makeup, and then I had to get to school early so I could get in extra math ... , "Rona, you used to dress better in high school. Then you went to MIT." It ... brand-sponsored twentysomethings who taught me how to layer my jackets and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 29, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  didn't have a bachelor's degree, she could apply, get in, and come to ... Junior in Michigan who is considering applying to MIT next fall. Recently ... must win to get into MIT, like there is no set course of actions that

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  ...whatever) just wait until you get to campus. There are always upperclassmen trying ... bookstores in Kendall Square. The Coop is guaranteed to have your textbook and ... . So don't run out and buy textbooks yet! Wait until you get to school

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Staying in Touch Family back home or here in Boston!

  

  completely until you’re here in a dorm, in a town you’ve only been to during ... , we headed to Quincy Market in the heart of Boston, where I had been ... literally in the perfect place to have too many things to do around off

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How the Career Fair saved my summer And forced me to try something new

  

  . You get to try a career for a few months to test the waters. If you don ... enjoyed the experiences I’ve had in labs, but I started to realize that it ... . Turns out, they were the next day. I usually like to prepare a few days in

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  Get Your Wii On. A Dome Hack!!!

  

  In honor of the release of the Nintendo Wii the Great Dome found ... back to one of my favorite video games from when I was a kid, Zelda! The ... Triforce was created by three Goddesses to serve as a symbol of their sacred

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  Try to find me in this picture! Just kidding, that’s a trick ... at MIT, I got to be Tim the Beaver.   Get to check that one off ... walking in those furry two-foot-long shoes, you have to complete the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happiness in threes

  

  Okay, so I just figured out how to add the Spanish keyboard to my OS ... ...it's kind of pathetic, I suppose, that I just figured out how to do this. But ... yet (I'll get to it later, I'm about to go to sleep...), but basically

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get by with a lot of help from my friends Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song! You just might walk out…

  

  ’t know how to do, and would relish in scoring “average” at MIT. Shockingly ... in too much of a rush to get here – enjoy this summer, spend time with ... (You’re about to get hit with a wave of sentimentality, braces

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 1, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to make a glass pumpkin In celebration of the 2023 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

  

  pumpkin. Time to make a stem! Get an assistant to gather a small blob of ... to fund ourselves. The revenue from these pumpkins is a big reason why ... anywhere else! If you’ve ever been to the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch before

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  about lab and about how these past few weeks in Bhatia Lab have taught me ... 've learned a little about life - and how to live it: 1. Tell the truth. I ... best. 2. Get a good night's sleep. Every night. I've been in lab as late

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  dearly. My own history with whiteboards, how I use them in my life, and perhaps most importantly, how to fix old and dirty whiteboards. You know how ... ’m starting this off with the how-to guide. All that other content is down below

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  in wonderland hello from the number side

  

  (thing is true) but why? I go to MIT 100% (or so I've been told) I get these ... longer in high school and b) supposed to be somewhere (read: class) right ... how likely I am to Do A Thing today, we can ~extrapolate~. To figure out

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 16, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  told, I haven’t necessarily had to do before. In the end, the month was ... material. It is, in the big picture to me, a tradeoff. In comparison to last ... be done in terms of this city, and got to have a much-needed week off

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018