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  50 Things Advice for the class of 2010.

  

  second of every day, watching TV is pretty much a waste of your time and a ... who is now my son's godfather) at least once a month ever since ... fine, however, is missing out on a lot of defining experiences because

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions advice from someone who’s been there

  

  coaching, I could become a much better runner. Admissions is a little like ... how MIT Admissions works based on hanging around Admissions a lot ... blogs, is the popularity of the "stats post". Some eager applicant posts a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 17, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  . This is purely from my POV as a recent grad school applicant. (I left ... your application stand out (it won’t), but because grad school is a *voluntary* thing that is totally unnecessary to living a happy, fulfilling

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  5 stories about MIT from non-MIT websites (mostly just Quora, though)

  

  . What I love most about MIT is how much fun people have doing what they ... it is really like to spend your days here. Linked below are a few ... a lot. But it's also comforting; it is possible to have a fulfilling

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating The Tunnels…Of Freshman Academics You didn't actually expect me to write about hacking on the internet, did you?

  

  rough patches Chris on time management Sam on how MIT's difficulty is a ... of your four years Keri on how having too many extracurriculars is ... , that's a tough one. But we've also written a lot about figuring out how

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 16, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  wanted to go is terrifying. Worse yet, think how much more traumatic ... The day after Valentine's Day is a good time to talk about computers ... . My only qualm is that it occasionally gives me a kernel panic, and I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  There are no imposters in the Class of 2018 Strength in networks

  

  The new MIT Class of 2018 Facebook group is a warm, fuzzy place ... a blog post last spring. Essentially, Imposter's Syndrome is the ... to network with each other. This is a wonderful chance to begin

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I’m not an imposter… I’m going to be featured on the MIT News homepage

  

  experience) 18.100A is a better introductory class, and covers more about how ... how procrastination is often a side effect of fear. I didn’t know what I ... applied to do Interphase EDGE, which is a 2-year enrichment program. The

  • by ana~
  • October 29, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Burton-Conner’s Renovation: A Saga on friendships that transcend shitty infrastructure

  

  tightly-knit my floor culture is and how wonderful it felt to be a part of ... form, and to many students is much more important than things like AC, a ... is a Cook-For-Yourself dorm, which makes dorms with [annotation note="a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 6, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  will learn at MIT is how to handle failure in a constructive way. You will learn just how big a role luck plays in success, and you will learn ... that what you choose is a lot less important than that you are confident

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  continuing to those not admitted, waitlisted, or still waiting

  

  will continue to grow and become yourself, that this is not the end of a ... [annotation note='a process that is still ongoing, and won’t be over until april ... what, you end up as a future-you that is yourself. While all of that may

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 16, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Miss the South Musings on a secret Instagram account

  

  This blog is about my hometown, which I filmed a little bit of last ... thousands of people on a highly visible platform, but I think blogging is ... in my reservedness is a rare and mythical thing. Most of the time I

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  you will do in college is do too much. Try it. On the 1st week, you only ... . Working too much is easier than working too little. Takes the pressure off ... about 5 hours for work, or about 1 pset worth of time. Not much for a 4

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 29, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Today I hit my TA with a door I didn't MEAN to.

  

  is if I'd maybe dropped through a trapdoor in the ceiling onto his head ... be the most helpful, so I now attend his recitation twice a week. He is ... -value level of what you're about to learn is on a par with the Tooth Fairy not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shiny Circuits Shiny, in some subcultures at MIT, means REALLY AWESOME

  

  seen a demonstration of how easy it is to wire up an incandescent bulb ... bulbs, the filament is a resistive unit, so the more voltage you put ... a fluorescent light, instead of a wire filament, there is a tube

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  from home asks my all-time-favorite “How’s college?!?!” Wooo - Here’s a ... : campusfood.com is probably the root of Freshman-15 and much college ... about UROP opportunities, or asking my chemistry TA how to make up a quiz

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 24, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I’m back! (And what I carry on it) "You can tell a lot about a person by what they carry" - Atlas

  

  changed a LOT in the few years I’ve been gone. Registration is now online ... on the couch or laying in bed. Or in cases where a laptop is just too ... support worker. But a microphone is a suprisingly handy thing to have – it

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 11, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  how it tastes because eating playdough is a little icky. I really like ... numb. A panic attack occurs when the anxiety gets too much, and can ... feelings all the time. Here are a few! 1. Breathing This is the number one

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  . Moving into a college dorm is a new experience with new responsibilities ... a fake persona when school is already challenging enough. Unironic enthusiasm is cool, and college is a great time to explore your identity

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ten reflections on mit

  

  did. But how much of that is MIT? Or is it just me choosing to be a part ... ’s campus — and I’ve spent the past week thinking about how it has been a ... orange. But not all is the same. My hair is growing out. I just bought a

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023