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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I screwed up a lot So a bunch of my blog posts are dead.

  

  are full of broken links. What up, guys. I got a degree from MIT and it ... was fixed by a one-line Athena command that I have totally used before ... later and create a new Public folder and put everything back in your

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Guys, Six Degrees almost better than a five guys burger...almost.

  

  going to be living in the same dorm as him. I lived in a triple during my ... ...they’re all a little bit off-the-charts in one way or another. And you ... wonder what I'm still doing here. It's true, what am I doing here?. I can

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 1, 2012
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  ," followed by what I'm sure will be a nice reception with the students. Ian Condry, an MIT Professor in Japanese Cultural Studies, is giving a talk ... can't join in, because I really need to be reading applications. As I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Set Your Alarm for CPW 2019 i'm entirely serious

  

  desk in the Student Center before they leave. If I had gone to check out ... was. In my panic, I had forgotten to ask. I slowed to a walk and pulled ... get home when you oversleep and you have a morning train to catch" so I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • April 10, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  think this was what first piqued my interest in MechE. I came in as a ... After a short burst of productivity in January, I proceeded to not ... donated it. One day, I found myself in the EECS student lounge with a friend

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  i’ve learned that people here rely on each other. in a greuling ... they don’t want to? it takes a certain amount of trust in someone to ... needed to be alone in that moment. i wish they would tell me what they

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Supporting our DACA Students MIT’s commitment to the safety and well-being of all students has not changed and will…

  

  . A few months ago, after the Presidential election, I posted an entry ... openness to talent, and a long tradition of national service — I believe ... , aim high, and earn a degree or a place in college or the military, on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Don’t forget to check in with yourself On living with intention

  

  ’s not a one-time decision.  These days, I instead regularly ask, “What do ... going in this discipline. But job aside, I’ve also distilled what I want ... feels like just yesterday (I graduated in 2013). Last year, I had the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Events

  The middle days of the week

  

  never seen a braille printing press before. I seem to have been unable to ... goths to nerdy goths. I dressed similar to what I often do in normal life ... was there with a camera until he turned around right before I took the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  let’s talk about financial aid a different kind of holiday miracle

  

  tuition at a four-year university is 2-3x what my family makes in a year ... MIT a leader in aid. *** Important Note #1: I am not the final say on ... year I was in a dorm with a dining hall, which required me to be on a

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 24, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Sophomore Spring this time, with on-campus features!

  

  relevant. Tuesday Before Class I wake up at a lovely 8:30am, only getting ... this in a later blogpost, but I've been having a lot of thoughts about my ... may recall that I wrote a pretty long blogpost about 6.08 in the past

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 24, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  . I’m a senior in college now, meaning I did my recruiting process ... busy playing soccer, and she immediately told me that I should give it a ... tips are all things that I found to make a difference in my recruiting

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  . What I mean is, if, hypothetically speaking, everyone in a class got an A ... up with what is taught in class (at least, it should). 4. Tests. The ... school. In fact, (a brief tangent) I’ve always disliked it when college

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

  Ben’s Fifth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to blog comments from the last month.

  

  before the May 1st deadline." No worries - we will mail in mid-march, a ... 4 honors.) What do you think?" I think you should take what you want ... 's solo work) but I haven't heard that song - should I check it out

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on wryping styles wryping = writing + typing

  

  ... what was it called? slim... mono... case? (honestly, i should just call ... . i think part of what gave me blogger's writing block (a small part ... it's interesting whenever i blog because i've always been using what

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 29, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] A Journey to the W I D E by Wide Tim (Margaret Z. ‘23, MEng ‘24)

  

  _tim started.    Part 2: How WIDE I’ll go… “What art classes should I take in  IAP?”, “do I also get to Dance in a lion, or a kaleidoscope ... have suggestions of what I should explore next, my DMs are open :)  

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 13, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to miss deadlines at MIT Policies for late assignments, and ways to keep your grades afloat when life inevitably happens

  

  pset - I found myself lying in bed awake at 4 a.m. And then 5 a.m., 6, 7, until literally I had been lying awake in bed for 6 and a half hours ... make up work sooner than later. In a philosophy class I’m taking right

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • October 12, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  7 / Pressure is a privilege Training for my last hurrah, the US Championships

  

  abysmal. I didn't have a car, public transportation wasn't an option in the ... get back in shape. With a late start [ For context, last season, I ... , projects, and finals.   VI. I returned back in Boston after spending a

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  . There I was, a HS senior freaking out about getting in, and you come along ... 've been going to a magnet school (I think that's what it is) half of every ... darn stubborn.) I go to a magnet school (in a science sense, the "magnet

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How the Career Fair saved my summer And forced me to try something new

  

  third in a company site visit, and before I knew it I got a nice, big ... up before 5 a.m.; I therefore try to fall asleep before 9 p.m.; I don ... doing research. Ever since I was a sophomore in high school, I walked

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 17, 2011