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  I Really Just Cannot Write Anymore of My Thesis I wish I can bang out essays like blog entries.

  

  how expensive it is, and buy that juice you're holding anyways. Get a ... ever taken at MIT (the second lowest comes in at 54, which is four and a ... much because I have seen everything there is to MIT (by far impossible

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  50 Reflections on 50 Things thinking back on The Blogfather's wisdom in my senior year

  

  , some “friend turnover” is unavoidable. We’re all here for a limited ... college—every connection you make, no matter how brief, will leave a mark ... ’t get stuck in the bubble, please. I learned the hard way that MIT is a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bursting the MIT Bubble 1.0 things to do in Downtown Boston

  

  Boston is a marvelous city! During the school year, I have ... ocean for my second boat ride was even more inspiring. If a boat is not available, however, the edge of the Long Wharf is a perfect place to sit and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Save Point sleep wake hope

  

  't make a whole lot of sense - my apologies. But my point is that it's taken ... the truth, in a Zeno's Paradox sort of way. Part of the MIT culture is ... how to cry. MIT has changed me, yes. But not maybe as much as you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Was Deferred And it was not the end of the world

  

  , which is sad because there are a lot of really cool people who apply to ... . But not everyone who is deferred gets offered a spot in the class, and ... 's an odd feeling. This is home, and my other home is a couple hundred

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Room(s) Where It Happens You've hit submit. What Comes Next?

  

  about how our process works, but I’ll share a little bit about how our ... and January. My desk is actually less than a foot from my bed. I sit on ... regionalized, and by the time a student is admitted, they have been seen by

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • January 9, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Brief History of Cars on Fire at MIT You didn't think I would miss an anniversary, did you?

  

  ; Yes, that is a Ford Model T, hanging from the roof. The car, which ... anything about fire? The thing is just hanging off of a building. It's ... . Needless to say, the car is now a total wreck. ...Oh. Well then

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I know you’re bad at something And here's what you should do about it. Hint: NOT "do something else"

  

  my solo, I emerged a tin ybit more confident. Here is something I have ... . This is improvisation: there is no script, no written notes - just blank ... delightful to you. Freedom! A chance to be expressive and creative in front of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  direction is important. you'll need to develop a sense for it." "isn't there ... . "you have to adjust based on how the wind is blowing," said john. "and so ... 'll reproduce it here: The shortest distance between two points is reliably a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  College Shopping List Everybody do the shopping cart!

  

  want to cook is up to you. I suggest learning how because it can be a lot ... . This is a pretty good list that I actually used when I was college ... , which is a lot more efficient. But here are things you SHOULD bring: 1

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the exclusion of everything else on making decisions, and how i chose mit

  

  ? And if I had picked a different college, how much would my life have ... . So the proper way to think about an NFA is not by making a transition ... intrigues me the most is called Pick Your Poison. In it, the Mafia is given a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 26, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  major takeaways: from every semester of mit

  

  guy someone is dating, how much work someone has. I think that's what I ... how we recycle the same topics over and over again. Every day it's a ... tend to do a lot more thinking. The weather is colder, usually snowy (it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 28, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  anatomy of a freshman year 🦴🧠🩸🖐️🫀 my first year at mit, told through the body

  

  , where i learned how to use a telescope to observe stars from atop the roof ... didn’t feel as much as a desire to get highly involved. ESP ran programs ... into what life as a grad student was like, as well as how research

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 9, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Hard MIT Class ...or is that redundant? And yes, hiiiiii.

  

  the whites show, thinking, “A class is hard? An MIT class is hard? Who ... and people, puzzled by the existence of an outside world—a state that is ... too busy trying not to drink too much chlorine. Ultimately, on a purely

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • May 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  : It's About the Match College is about much more than books and classes ... may seem. To the left is a representative picture from Sophomore Year ... , and they will appear. 5. Senior Year: Focus There is so much to

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advisor vs. Advisee a '07 and a '21 answer a series of questions

  

  blogger himself during his time at MIT!!! How cool is that? You all should ... . What is and isn't common in the lives of a MIT senior and a MIT Alum and ... ’s been really helpful but I have a long way to go.  What is something that

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Mark Zuckerberg Visits MIT NBD.

  

  because although he is a very smart kid, he didn't really know how to play ... his visit, but at the same time it made me soberingly-aware of how much ... might regret later on, it's - and this is a direct quote - "Making the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Fake it ‘til you make it It worked for me!

  

  .org (although that is highly recommended!) here’s a quick recap: I studied Course ... already learned multivariable calc (even if they won't use it) is a little ... isn't completely blameless. MIT is a great place, but sometimes I think

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My dorm room’s 24-year history meet 16 former residents of my room

  

  is a room with a rich history. i can name the past four people who ... posters. it’s also right next to the lounge, which is a plus. it’s an ... students. We have a position called historian whose job it is to do research

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 19, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  (Bitter)sweet home meeting high school teachers again, and visiting my hometown for (probably) the last time

  

  that this is probably going to be the last time I’ll be in Alabama for a ... is a brilliant place, but there are brilliant people there. There are ... much I can say before it gets drowned out in a pile of words. These are

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 12, 2023