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• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  about marching to the beat of my own drum or any other idiom. For every ... , even as a kid, that the yardstick for “smart” is irrevocably entangled ... Even as a kid, school never fit right for me. I recall my third

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  that reminds you of home. Your dorm is your new home for the next eight ... outlets to any location in your room. For some reason the outlet overlords ... chaining) for the same reasons of potential overload.   Batteries In

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  member of the Theta Xi fraternity. Last Friday, with Rush winding down, we ... through Rush at all, at least for more than a few flashy events. Those who ... fraternity (for example, because you have too many extracurriculars on your

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Congratulations! You got the job. You start in 6 months.

  

  want. Feel free to show up only for the actual weekend days. I'm not sure ... things have also taken an incomprehensible turn for the worse in several ... ? =P So Momchil, here are my thoughts, short sweet, and to the point

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  have to be 18 for that…). Any ideas welcome ^_^. Back on topic, the bike is great for now but once it gets unbearable (in the real winter) I ... to use the tunnels for something other than when I’m running late. MIT

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  blogger name. MEng, by the way, stands for Master of Engineering."]MEng in ... having a person I couldn't avoid checking in with."]for the first time in ... felt like the last gasp of undergrad for me. So much of my undergraduate

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  school. Yes, that MIT. The one that has swept the Putnam competition for ... , because it’s the epitome of brains and brawn. Contending for a national ... about it, it makes sense. Students come to MIT for the greatest possible

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Why We Blacked Out The Blogs and joined the SOPA strike

  

  bad consequences for the entire Internet as we have come to know and ... host user-contributed material, both information and expression. For the ... the heart of everything MIT stands for, and what we try to do here on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  a text convo on failure and other stuff I guess

  

  So if I take them now, I would really struggle to wake for the sunrise Are you up for something? Writing a bunch of[annotation note='the mit ... misti. turns out, miguel is thinking of misti also for the summer

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 12, 2024
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  All the Blogs I Didn’t Blog A memorial

  

  autonomous vehicle company) I’m learning how to skateboard. 98% for the a e ... much more work maintaining friendships in the real world. I take for ... . This has been the first time where I’ve really, truly cooked for myself

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • August 14, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP

  

  during my first semester at MIT. The past two weeks have been surprisingly productive, tiring and relaxing at the same time. I've learned that Python is like Java's rebellious younger cousin, you can only eat oatmeal for so

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 21, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Withdrawal Symptoms I miss camp :(

  

  performed short skits. As a counselor for the Egyptians team, I posed Egyptian ... things that don't belong to me, I've spent the past 100+ hours staying up ... that should rightfully go to the extremely awesome '14s (seriously, I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 1, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Story of Tim Tebow My friend Steve '11 wrote a blog for the not admitted.

  

  's note:" so for the people that don't know, a vermonster is essentially a ... Hey all - On the night admissions came out (two nights ago), my good friend Steve '11 (freshman ex-roommate) was reminded of the story of Tim

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  behind. But the important thing to remember is don't be afraid to ask for ... After the chaos and confusion that was associated with MIT FPOPs ... 'm finally free to come back to the blogs (: It's not that I haven't been

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  to cruft tell stories for hours, but sometimes I'm the one telling them ... for myself, but for the future students who will come to MIT. And hear ... for this entry came to me a few days ago, somewhere in the midst of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  who started the fire? (not clickbait) playing detective

  

  For the last few years, I've been living off-campus in a house full ... , short for Women's Independent Living Group. Last summer, there was a fire ... 't living in the house at the time, but there were about four WILG members

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 28, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Sophomore Stupid It’s morbin’ time

  

  semester stupid. Unfortunately for me, there is no overlap between the ... comforting that time would not slow down for either my last-minute studying or the eventuality of winter break. [caption id="attachment_95733" align

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • December 30, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Win Sam Stuff! That, amongst other things.var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" +…

  

  with prospies and tell them how cool MIT is. I'd been on the tour for, oh ... , it's time to accept the fact that another class is about to start applying. I know it's fun to complain on the internet, I do it all the time

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Play it again, Sam You wouldn't be saying that if you were in lab with me.

  

  jerk. Miraculously, it didn't even bleed one drop for the rest of the day ... -sounding piano ballad, but the distortion was too great for me to figure out which ... get at MIT, with all the work they have to do? Well, yesterday I broke

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Nothing Gold Can Stay some reminders

  

  the time in the world for me to sit, staring at the ceiling, letting my ... drive from campus). In the midst of observing Ramadan and searching for a ... what you can do today for tomorrow Go out more, embrace the beauty of the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 28, 2019