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• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  . But what you might not see, is that there is also a lot of positivity ... much better understanding of some statistical concepts. Sounds like a ... hit." The first law is true, the second is a construct of your

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  combined study in humanities with either science or engineering. 21S is a ... . This is because when I write my major on my resumé (and how I write it on ... .616 - Games and Culture (blogpost pending) is a class on the role of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  All the Blogs I Didn’t Blog A memorial

  

  a BIG campus. Now I’m glad that MIT is much more reasonably sized. 40 ... . Food is so much cheaper when it isn’t in Boston Walking into a Trader ... a post. What follows is a series of lists, sentences, and paragraphs

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

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  'd say a high GPA in challenging courses is much more important than ... A real entry is coming soon! I promise! In the meantime, more ... Carr wrote: "When reviewing applicants, obviously there is a certain

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  close your eyes and put your finger on the map and other ways to make grad school decisions

  

  a better engineer. The question, then, is how much of this I want to ... saying. I personally use forums as a litmus for how the school is perceived ... , applying is still scary and depends on a bunch of personal factors.  

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 22, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP of Coding time to catch up

  

  when semester classes aren't in session, and I agree. IAP is a much more ... college for the first time. I haven't seen my room in a while, I'm much more ... my plans: During IAP, there is a class taught called "Intro to Python

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  use “I” too much? The essay is about you, but it’s also about the people ... is both personal and professional. A formal and dramatic tone is not ... the intention to burn us to a cinder.” It’s a little too much, right

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Alternative Semester There are things to click in here.

  

  self - aka we're going to be writing a memoir! The professor is Sherry ... My courseload this semester might look like that of a confused sophomore who is still unsure what course to major in. But the reality is not

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  Takeout Menu is good for, right?) * Not sweating so much even your eyeballs ... complaining; I like boba as much as anyone, but smoothies, man. There's a Jamba ... , but that's a story for another time. (I guess that's pretty much it. I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  Company all in the same square? It’s hardly fair. There is a visible trend ... coming to MIT parties than vice versa, but a change of scenery is nice and meeting different people (and checking out different dorms/clubs) is also a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  can’t stop smiling a time capsule for freshman fall

  

  absolutely amazing. Then there’s the fact that everything is new, and as much ... of my college experience. I knew how much fulfillment and connection ... want to clarify that this is not a monolithic experience. I have a lot

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Coming Full Circle C’mon & zoom, c’mon & zoom, c’mon & zooma zooma zooma zoom.

  

  already entered my mind. And we all know from Inception, an idea is a ... trying to embrace digital as much as anything, and PBS LearningMedia is ... , how to develop a Pinterest presence, etc. Fun fact: back in the day, the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Summer

  MNL → BOS → SFO we live in a so(ci)e(ty)

  

  Manila; MIT is in Cambridge, a forty minute walk to downtown Boston; and ... the metropolitan areas involved vary. Metro Manila is a well ... . Greater Boston, depending on how you define it, is about the same size, with

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 1, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  beauty is overrated

  

  misled by fluff masquerading as insight. A lot of truth is ugly, a lot of ... beautiful. There were moments I wished to be desirable, and I suppose that is ... about the kind of beauty that arose from symmetry, from clear skin or a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  for the portions. Still, how can I resist the prospect of a random three ... , much like life itself, is about the journey, not the destination. After ... . This picture is not related to Matt's crashing into a parked car. Also, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Is Here! Welcome to MIT.

  

  So, today is the day! CPW has finally arrived! As many of you make your way to campus, I thought I’d share a few words on my experience at ... I got out at Logan airport, and I immediately entered a state of utter

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  stop pulling all-nighters. you complain about how much money you spend on ...   you have a lot of drive and commitment—remind me how many ... options, which is both a blessing and a curse. you either listen to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I Wanted to Say to Prefrosh before CPW 2015 a resurrected freshman draft

  

  cooker. How you come out of it is a mystery. Ultimately, you’ll choose your ... is my past avatar, a more accurate depiction of me when I wrote this post.  On the week of Pi Day, my friend and I both wondered how a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Last Night What I did last night, on my last night. CambridgeSide Galleria & Brokeback Mountain

  

  is a possibly-staged photograph of me while I'm studying for my finals ... waited in line and saved me a good seat. (How dare they call me inefficient ... : I'm taking 14.41 this term Professor: Oh, is that PF? Student: No, I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Decisions “I don’t know”

  

  , we are going to… well, you’ll see. Danny: “Now, I don't know” is how ... realizing that the first song is LITERALLY describing how we feel. Danny ... exam. See how we do. And based on that, make a decision on whether we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 10, 2017