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  MIT Women’s Soccer Talking to the 2009 NEWMAC Champs after they returned from the NCAA National Championship Tournament

  

  lacrosse, water polo and crew competitions for the first time. I joined the ... that I didn't even know what the rules were for a lot of the sports I was ... tournament for the first time in program history. They were knocked out of the

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Class Projects

  Critter gaze upon my son

  

  . Hopefully they find what they're looking for. Some notes on the process: I ... fifteen days. At four separate times, the TAs for the class emailed out ... , ash and debris blow up into the atmosphere for days, creating a dense

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 26, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  classes that have nothing to do with your major(s), purely for the fun of it ... I've been looking at Ben's "50 Things" post recently, since classes ... before my eligibility for student employment runs out, and I vaguely recall

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Solar Catsby Turning my little ray of sunshine into a solar cell

  

  -art research facility for nanoscale science and engineering. Built near the end ... meter! Since MIT.nano’s inception, researchers have used the space for ... designs. The original plan was for students to submit pictures to be etched

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 2, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  predicted for your sign or not, the pieces of advice for every sign in this ... seems unlikely, because why not shoot for the stars? However, at MIT, we ... institution is like. College is a place where you'll be for the next 4-6 years

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Sunrise, Sunset An MIT-Israel student shares his day

  

  clever title for my daily activities and was reminded of the musical ... studying for their bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD. The vast majority of the ... interactions could lead to the development of better treatments for ischemic

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  pricing, but be careful when looking at the pricing chart. For example, Mc ... (there’s a historical reason for this!), but I would never forego the ... , think about the living arrangement in the dorms carefully. For example

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  reusing the same template for two years now, and just switching around some ... for the big tech companies are usually on-site interviews, which means ... flying all over the country during the semester for the simple purpose of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  . Your application is read by a senior staff member who will look for deal ... to be a teacher in the first place, that they're better people for ... came. Some would call me foolish for getting this wrapped up in the job

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  to the extent —  and only for the reason —  that it is “narrowly ... legally prohibited for decades. As the law stands now, the only reason we ... context. We believe it is crucial for the successful future of our world to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  0.125 not a course 0 class, but a fraction complete

  

  people I've known for the past 4-6 years. I'm looking forwards to spending ... . Oh, boy did I learn about the importance of sleep. For me at least ... listening to videos. At 7 pm everyone wants dinner, so if I'm looking for

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 4, 2019
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Are people on the East Coast friendly? An entry especially for those from the Midwest.

  

  street, and the man who found it looked me up so that he could return it ... around for an hour until 7pm, when I was allowed back on (the reason the ... been, coming to Boston for the first time? How are people different here

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 21, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  looked around my room. Messy for the past month, it was cluttered with ... filter for the past few days. After staring at the ceiling for half an ... front of the statue of the Alchemist with an umbrella, I waited for her

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Don’t Change A few lessons I have learned

  

  full of ambition and looking to make a name for yourself in the world ... who look like you. Those on my side of the counter may mistake this ... entire language for a regional accent. The language we learned didn

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 31, 2019
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  fish metaphors on queerness

  

  swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the ... you're different." The truth is that, for the most part, this strategy ... November Rule. it only ends badly for you, and all the upperclassmen will

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 18, 2022
• Blog / Community Projects

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  start or join then you can definitely take the initiative to do so! For ... For God. During this event (and also at various points throughout the ... student might have. We’ve heard talks on finding proof for the Bible, and

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Essay: Yogurt Edition! You like froyo? I like froyo! ^___^V

  

  essay for the differing prompts that each college required (there were ... . enough rambling. =p 1. Froyo is meant for experimenting. So it is the same ... that sufficiently paint the picture for the reader, and then leave him on

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  counted traffic today!), for the most part our studies are focused on three ... science and anthropology. I have learned new ways to look at the world and ... the world works. Nothing can be done without consideration for politics

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision fatigue an occupational hazard, and how to manage it

  

  have for dinner. I looked to the left, and the right, and back again ... [annotation note="I've been seeing the same massage therapist for five years. It ... decision fatigue for a few reasons. The first, and most obvious, is that it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 21, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Axes of Confusion ????

  

  this medium has the power for real social impact, through identity ... clearly by graphing on a plot. This graph is looking at the short term and ... usually going through the material too quickly, at least for us). For 6

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 21, 2018