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• Blog / Challenges

  soulsearching / naubos na in which i ramble about purpose

  

  that how much money I’m making isn’t my top priority is a testament to ... arranges. It was with a professor in Course 1, which is Civil and ... teaching, in graphics design, and it would address what I think is a huge

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 22, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In Just a quick note to say hi from the depths of reading.

  

  there are a lot of questions in the comments and I'll definitely get to ... kids. In the ER, we had an amazing doctor who diagnosed him with a really ... that enables one little boy to breathe in a hospital in the suburbs of

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  And now, for a brief interlude from our regularly scheduled finals whining. I should be studying E&M right now, but this is much more fun.

  

  with this is that I am literally in a pair of free Crocs I got at Notre ... Sometimes, I forget how much I love MIT, and then I realize that the following conversations can literally happen nowhere else in the world. So a

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The end of an era Veronica Mars was canceled. That, or the seniors left. Interpret the title as you will.

  

  you have any idea how much free stuff I've acquired? Last Saturday alone ... soldering iron in one day is more than a girl could ask for, nevermind all ... . I'll be watching, just to give the show a good kick in the pants on

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  the SATs today. I remember how much it sucked to sit in a room for ... important in education and how it has tried to build that into a lasting ... ) compose the majority of the academic coursework taken in a student's first

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Celena in CPW-Land (Guest Entry) Skipping school to have fun, duh!

  

  see how much a Smoot was, we had 5'8" Qichen lie on the ground ... of lofted beds, which resulted in a lot of space! Downstairs, there is ... room just screamed, "Take a nap. NOW!" One thing I did notice in all

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• 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 ... funded study, and master’s programs in the UK are only 1 year, freeing up a ... saying. I personally use forums as a litmus for how the school is perceived

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 22, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  pull you down just like a sinking shipFloating is getting harderBut tread ... A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn’t accept them all. We have placed a small number of students

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  How Albatross Fly Without Flapping Their Wings, And other Lore™️ I learned this semester.

  

  pineapple is just really, REALLY sour.  In swimming, there’s a competition ... , but my source is my professor telling me and like a quick google search ... !] ... This blog is a long time coming. I initially anticipated making this on

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 10, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  You only got in because you’re a… how to cope when good news unexpectedly gives you the blues

  

  This is a blog post for those of you who are struggling with the ... got a low grade on an assignment in a science class and the teacher ... just too much of a standard to live up to. I had a friend of my

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  people keep leaving their things in my room and other stories from sophomore fall

  

  , framing myself in a movie, I realized just how crazy it all is. That I go to ... spending the night frantically studying in a Green building lounge, fueled by ... undoubtedly will write one soon... this semester was a wild ride in all respects

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  hanging on my wall: I think there is a profound and enduring beauty in simplicity, in clarity, in efficiency. True simplicity is derived from so much ... is one of the most crucial parts of flying a spacecraft, which is why

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  fabled season of fall has arrived in all of its deciduous glory and is ... consider the brisk weather a welcome change. My impressions of fall, in the ... sunshine, crackling fireplaces, and pie. Mmm, pie. Here is a picture of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  techniques in a comfortable, grade-free environment. And looked like a freakin ... .) Katharine asked a great set of questions in my last entry about the bio ... bad ones, but is there a general teaching "style" that most professors

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Giving Laura an assist

  

  , either - a lot of hacking is simply exploration, much as a lot of computer hacking is exploring the hidden ins and outs of computer systems and ... on a roof or behind a door that is supposed to be locked does. however

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  a UROP in their lab, or anything else. This is how Melis and I got an ... . Caffeine is not a substitute for sleep. Try and get 8 hours a night - your ... school. In my humble opinion, xkcd used to be a lot funnier than it

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Countdown to Burnout the clock is ticking

  

  with a series of shorter sprints in between. MIT is one of those four ... much faster than a lot of people are used to when they come in, and can ... my first year. But now, the end is in sight, and my free hours

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  My freshman year is almost over honest thoughts on it

  

  try my best to be forgiving towards myself, but I still slip once in a ... anxiety nearly left me incapacitated during a severe case of burnout in ... myself, and I managed to catch myself up in my classes. I made a huge

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 16, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Internet is Weird My first attempt at using eBay, or, how I'm trying to profit off of sad…

  

  the Internet. Too much. Seriously...that kid is just weird sometimes. He ... "dramatic lemur," and how some unnamed "people in the lounge" were concerned ... 'll all come together in the end. I promise. I have a gift for this kind of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  you & i will always be back then time is an illusion that helps things make sense

  

  who is flawed and can partake in toxic activities. That no one is free ... is necessary to understand the show fully.) I took a long break from ... reminding me a bit too much of our relationship. I only then started to pick

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2022