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• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear High School Senior I know you're stalking us

  

  purpose of me writing this blog post is to give you some ideas on how to ... decisions. Here is a list of things I came up with. (PS sorry it's all ... accelerator? Build a particle accelerator! (Don’t know how to build a particle

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • November 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  professors who do that. In contrast to high school, here is how MIT teaches, a ... heat dissipation. The math is the same–but I’m sure you know how much ... ;   This is a really good question, because it forced me to think and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  So how does a boy from Texas survive the oftentimes harsh winters of ... called No Flip Flops which was full of pointers on how to survive a winter ... learned a bit about winter fashion, and how to dress appropriately. I was

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  a hackathon, a marathon I went to MIT EnergyHack!

  

  the opening event on Friday. Josephine is a chemical engineer, Rick ... and Climate Club is a business-focused energy club, so we could have ... [annotation note="there is a theme here"]free granola bars[/annotation] and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Finals Week at MIT Free food, procrastination, cats, free food...

  

  tradition is Finals Pasta! Each night of finals week starting on Sunday, a ... people are eating at least once a day. MIT is really supportive during ... .  The cats are taking the hit from it the most - we've spent a lot of time

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 19, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  pathways where do i go from here?

  

  lived in the dorm, which is a hard truth to internalize. how did only a ... -ending day. much of that can be attributed to how...nothing particularly new has happened due to quarantine, even if every day with my roommates is a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 23, 2021
• Blog / Events

  This…Is…BLODGEBALL! Everything and anything you ever wanted to know about us.

  

  like a 4-year-old. I realize that I could write a whole entry on how our team-building activity made me realize how each blogger brings a unique ... Note: I'll be doing a Q&A video with our very own Dean of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Holidays And some final thoughts before the new year

  

  it’s been a whole year. Finals are over. First semester is done. Now ... ’m getting to see how much everyone has grown. However, Reflecting back, I ... semester is near. Go have a nice holiday. And see you next year!  

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 30, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Questions and answers

  

  , which, believe me, has a long-term impact on your life. It is much more ... . Science is just as much a part of MIT as engineering (there are currently no ... I am asking is, specifically, how has MIT helped you come closer to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how ARe you today? Do you Nintendo? On an unrelated note, part of me thinks this and this might…

  

  one of your eyes, creating a 3D image. The 3D is cool, but irrelevant ... ) is swapped between the two systems. I happen to be planning a massive ... Alright, a quick peak out of blogger retirement today to share some

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  will be free. The deeper consideration, I think, is about how a school ... -carpet photoshoots and limousine rides. In another universe, she is a sign-spinner on a ... his way out of the building?” My house is a confusing maze of stairs and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  How not to do it. (A dinner from last summer) This is probably the one ... swept up in the competition. But I can't tell you enough how much better everything is with a good night's sleep. With that said though this step isn

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos

  

  preferences, if you have a grip on them in the first place. How much you are ... platitude, but it is a certainty nonetheless. The people at MIT are reliable ... . There is a way around or through anything. Lean into it. Inspiration is

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • September 29, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  unicorns big confusion

  

  such a break from how i’ve been viewing the world. how is it possible ... i. in the business world, a unicorn is a startup with a valuation of ... hundred million dollars per quarter). valuation is a subjective number

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 18, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  -smelling room is either: a room lacking any perceptible scent, or a room having that has just a slight fragrance. Avoiding bad smells is pretty ... living space. Perfume cards – This one is a bit weird, but it is a free

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  gratitude happy thanksgiving

  

  , life is precious and tomorrow I could die in a freak accident, so I should ... summaries at three a.m., since I am much too soft-hearted to watch horror for ... kidney donor; at any awards ceremony where the winner is expected to give a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  -entropy expressions is that they carry a high cognitive load, which is how much working ... also measures how much information you can process at a time. In short ... be intrigued. First, a brief introduction. Sanjoy Mahajan is an

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Person Studying Persons… ...and why the Myers Briggs test is invalid

  

  is a more in-depth critique, which also discusses how Big 5 can be too ... ” behind it (tl;dr: there is none) and was inspired to take and research a ... personalities.com). Here is an excerpt from a description of my “personality

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 23, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  One of the coolest things at MIT is how easily undergrads can join ... interesting is that while everyone has a room to put their stuff in, almost no ... house, in a giant room with bunk beds like at a summer camp. It is kept

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  There is a bench it’s a nice bench

  

  the rest of his team. And we talk, for a bit. But he is soon swept up by ... into the Stud to grab some lunch. A friend, an upperclassman, is there. I ... well.]) On the bench there is a plaque with two names. I don’t remember

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 19, 2019