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• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  have to be that guy on LinkedIn who calls himself a “incoming summer ... opportunity to help a nonprofit with a technical project, as well as a software ... fangirling the entire time. And I’ll be working with a nonprofit devoted to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iDoor Opening your boyfriend's dorm room door? There's an app for that.

  

  door button was right next to a lot of other important buttons on my i ... Almost a year ago, I met a kid who tried to convince me to come back ... submitted the video to Hack A Day. (In response to whoever commented, "that

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wrote a whole post on Halloween and forgot to publish it So here's 2 months of blogging in one post

  

  night I wrote this post and forgot to click publish so I'm going to add a bunch of CROMBUS content and some other stuff to the end and put it up ... excited to share them with you First is a mounted snake skeleton, look how

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • December 26, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  provided sound counsel to my young charges along the way. There are a number ... reflect on the transition back to MIT from a place where I have lived and ... as well as what you do is not a one-way street.  In order to really be

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  Back in the good ol' days (winter of 1983 to be exact) there was a ... was to show you a controversial play where a penalty has occured and ... think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to a highly

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  thoughts on math@MIT! math month post

  

  get the impression that success as a math major must mean being able to ... pressure. That’s an impressive skill, but it’s not the most important skill a mathematician can have, or necessary for success. It’s important to celebrate

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 24, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  -level classes, you literally have a trial period to assess yourself so you know ... .111[/annotation] is known to have a much lower pass rate than tests like [annotation note="Intro to Python, which isn't going be a thing anymore but they

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  Avenue (living in East Campus, the closest dorm to classes, we have a ... stormed off to Red Mango by myself, and I had a wonderful opportunity to ... going for a run along the river when she saw me) and we got to catch up on

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  's mission to make the world a better place Collaborative and cooperative ... . I find it helpful to take a shower. I also like to read something short by a writer I admire to warm up my voice. If you can’t think of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  but her emails how to assert?

  

  made difficult was responding promptly to important emails. As anyone who ... unprompted emails. The first one was to a [annotation note="I lost my silver ... to SFS[/annotation] about what is included in a financial aid award

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 5, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students

  

  staff members reply back to my request for a behind-the-scenes guest post ... ; most importantly being the producer, a.k.a me. The producers for last ... task was to recruit everybody else immediately important; namely the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Guest Post] A Whiff of Nostalgia Amidst the Scent of Youth by Daniel Barkowitz

  

  planning a trip to see the physical sites I grew up visiting daily – my ... could be a part of this effort as a financial aid guy; I wanted to share ... wanted to give applicants and the public an opportunity to get a view of

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  World Suicide Prevention Day Write love on your arms to show support

  

  .  Still, I love it here.  This weekend, I played with cats, took a trip to Costco, made pizzas, dressed like a princess, went to the incredible ... work gets to be overwhelming at times, and it's important to know that we

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  Jalapeño Bacon Mac and Cheese for the Homeless starting a campaign larger than myself

  

  many other people were willing to do the same. About a month ago, while ... campaign to feed and clothe the homeless. Even students on a budget are ... If you read my last post, I've had a pretty hard October. However

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  51 Things I Want to Say to 2022s one senior's autumn thoughts

  

  physics, as well as an important lesson. Remember to acknowledge both your ... a major at the end of freshman year, continue to take classes outside ... a morning exam does. Despite what my 9.01 Intro to Neuroscience

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  craze how a blog gets born

  

  love to use paint as a base for mixed media things) or a new media ... actress (I used to take acting classes through a talent agency and ... as a craft) or a poet (I used to perform at poetry slams) or a food

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Greetings from India: D-Lab Students in the Field D-Lab students Luke, Sydney, Jessica, Madhavan

  

  and I are working on measuring the power it takes to pedal a rickshaw ... to measure the amplitude of a triangle wave and its derivative. We ... turned into a competition among the factory workers to register the

  • by OEL
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mastering Physics Has No Soul I love online assignments. har. har.

  

  Massachusetts/Maine exclusive holiday? We have a LONG weekend from the 19th to the ... I don't usually like to post these kind of "on-the-whim" entries (I ... important part of MIT Student Life. @@ Say that I'm irresponsible for not

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  isn't really that important to consider, as they sell a lot of adapters ... to a vocational high school to study information technology. There I took computer repair classes to prepare for the CompTIA A+ certfication

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bit About Me Growing up on a healthy diet of prime time television and MMORPGs

  

  Cailou (a show my young sister was adamant to watch) I'd saunter off to the ... a LOT of television to pass the time. I could hum The Simpsons' theme ... weeks were great, I was making a little money, I got to listen to as much

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 22, 2013