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• 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 / Featured Blogs

  Choosing Your Own Adventure and other things you can do when you live off campus

  

  looking for more music, uninspired by the options presented to you before ... just curious to see what it's like. And lucky for you, I've got the scoop ... living [annotation note="for the record, whenever i refer to off

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 8, 2019
• 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
• Blog / Challenges

  Coping With Anxiety What is anxiety? What is panic? Definitions? Confusion? FINALS?! Cats.

  

  let the breath out for at least six seconds (even longer if you can). Do ... through the MIT tunnels at night can be really helpful for me when I feel ... could look at all the things we have to look forward to and the days won

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  how to change policies at mit [joint post with Rona W.] our CUP of tea

  

  (2021–2022):  The spring credit limit for first-year students will be ... students and will keep them on track for graduation.” After the first year ... departmental advisor, and to register for more units than the first-year credit

  • by Phi A. '21
  • May 28, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  To whom much is given… ...you know the rest!

  

  't belabor the point, as my position on the matter is well established. Suffice it to say, we may look just as favorably on the trajectory and distance ... , thought or uttered some portion of that phrase over the course of the past

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  "] AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH[/caption] To some extent, this is stuff I’ve been doing for the ... right now"]to colleges for undergrad,[/annotation] and I can’t trace the ... , six years have passed. In the last angles, the ones I try not to look at

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable

  

  Classes are happening again and I am not ready. I am looking at the ... eats any and all food, including the special food my mom buys for Dog 3 ... secretly snuffles around on the floor for food the same way Dog 4 does, and

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 31, 2020