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  168 Hours and how to spend them

  

  A/N: This post is coming out weeks after I intended for it to; please ... ’t due for 2 whole days (!!), so I was in no particular rush to finish ... reasons for this. For one, at this point in the semester, I had a growing

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 21, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  i’ve learned that people here rely on each other. in a greuling academic environment, you most often turn to the people around you for ... said and done, i feel better. but i don’t know how to do it in

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that Scare Me 1) Mornings.2) Psets.3) Exams.4) All of the above.

  

  understand, I was thoroughly looking forward to sleeping in last Saturday. I ... to a time no earlier than 2 PM. Unfortunately for me, that will ... your chair. He spent four years waking me up at 5 AM for school, which is

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 19, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  learned that a spot had been reserved for me in both classes. Writing ... write. That is, there are many people who are interested in writing. A lot of people periodically have brilliant ideas which they then go over in

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  . Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of wind chill that eats Jack London novels for breakfast. 10:00 AM: Toast ... afford to treat myself to quality relaxation time, so I spend half an hour

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mistakes & the inspiration we need to move on

  

  new, but I just don't think it was the right thing for me to do in the ... wanted for myself. I think one thing that gets underestimated here is the pressures that we put on ourselves. Each of us here has high expectations for

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  CHICON 2008 by C/4C Adam Fuhrmann '11, C/4C Patrick Ernst '11, and C/4C Daniel Darlington '11

  

  hosted a luncheon for the cadets where we heard an incredible war story ... swung in their favor, and they won the title of National Headquarters for ... National Conclave (NATCON), was hosted in Chicago, IL this year and was

  • by ROTC
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Rats ! Foiled Again !

  

  I did… kind of poorly on an exam recently. This exam (which was for 6.s966, Symmetry for ML) means nothing, in the end. I’ve finished my major requirements; I’m taking classes for my MEng early, so, in theory, I

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Blog: Humanitarian Work At MIT My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new Humanitarian…

  

  My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new Humanitarian Blog. I wanted mitadmissions.org to have an area devoted to the many ... ills that afflict so many. This blog will be for, and about, them. To

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  so i guess fall is happening kinda hard to believe, huh?

  

  could better enjoy that "real" mit when it finally came. in an unusual ... 't worth taking an LOA; i had too many plans for the year that couldn't be ... in my feelings all the time (like i'm sure lots of us have been for the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 23, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Inside/Outside words/pictures; I really don't know what to put here... haha

  

  Wow so …….... I’ve been MIA for a whiiile. In the past 2 months – which is an eternity in cyberspace (sorry ‚òπ), I: * Finished 1st year ... . Like I wrote in my bio, even though I'm probably going to be "Jenny" for

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 5, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  And so it is… Just like the blogosphere said it would be.

  

  blog post ever! I hope you enjoy following my adventures in MIT Admissions. For an introduction on me, you can check out my introduction blurb ... , with some "day in the life"s, similar to others that have been done in

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  The postmark/submission deadline for Early Action is tonight! How is ... , the Admissions Officers had a "mail opening party." In reality, it wasn ... , for the pieces that come via snail mail, we have to open the envelopes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory AXO Fondue was last night!

  

  years ago. While there are 120 girls in AXO, there is only room for 25 to ... Graduate Resident Tutors (GRTs) for an hour of socialization with the sisters ... (Ashdown House) into an undergrad dorm in 2009 (right after I leave, not fair

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Defying Gravity

  

  for serious business and once to meet with my high school classmates in ... (Source: leslieland.com) Man, I feel excited for you guys! *Wipes ... don’t remember much what happened during my Pi day; I think I went for

  • by Linh V. '13
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / Events

  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  apologize for that in advance. --- Paul joined a fraternity, and now lives ... think that getting a bid is "arbitrary"? For every night in the past week ... possible for you to know whether you're the best fit for us in just ONE week

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  , plugged in values, and spat out an answer. But not you. With you, a 15-word ... [context for the non-MIT folks out there: a pset, or problem set, is ... difficult" - by MIT standards] Dear psets, In the past week, you've tried

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  Doing well??? Uh, sure... I guess

  

  dropped 9.00. It was interesting, but I wasn't in the mood to write an essay ... 've changed! As for my UROP, my schedule is making it hard to get some hours in ... In my last post (which was way too long ago 😖), but I guess I should

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  before logging in to decisions.mit.edu. 6519 students applied for early ... . It's an honor and a privilege for us to read your applications ... international students.   MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action this year I'm so impressed with our applicants

  

  talents in music and art, their athletic prowess, their love for the quirky ... your applications for early action. Truly. I consider it a privilege to ... Action applications than ever this year, 6,541 to be exact. Just as in

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 19, 2012