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  50 Reflections

  

  , where I now work) because they're certain they can't afford it. Given how ... . I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. MIT alums often ... inspiring. I remember thinking: in 2004, the greatest technology school in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Great Wifi Outage of 2007 Burton-Conner's wifi went out two days ago; Evan will tell you more by the end…

  

  like to be in a class where I don't know everyone's name, and not ... , not the Claymation videos.) The only similar event I can recall would be ... (you were always on time, weren't you?)(That's okay, I wasn't). In

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the contours of a wild ride 2.009 😤

  

  finished. I remember little of this now except a 12-hour rush in the ground ... CAD. In fact we finished the CAD. I left thinking that while the ... break, Erin and I came in every day and pounded out code until the motors

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Burton-Conner’s Renovation: A Saga on friendships that transcend shitty infrastructure

  

  prefrosh can choose where they want to live instead of being randomly placed somewhere. I love that students can find a family in their living group and ... throughout their time at MIT. I live in the dorm Burton-Conner, which I have

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 6, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the blogs at twenty some reflections, plus an index of posts

  

  a human doing by Caroline M. '18 In which I am somehow still an MIT ... least I experienced it that way. You're immersed in a fragment of the ... intergenerational in a way that the day-to-day blogs can never be, by the very nature

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parents, Please Read Prefrosh and students, read this too, and make sure to have a discussion with your…

  

  other angsty 20-year-old emotion I can throw at them. Through all of it they are supportive and tell me to keep doing what I can. They constantly remind me that I'm at the hardest school in the country, the fact that I

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  situation is probably not going to change. I can't speak to the situations for all the children in the world, but I will give you my take on the ... admissions staff thinks that you can hack it, you're in. How can they do that

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  “Picture yourself as a stereotypical male” and other ways to improve your test scores

  

  really loudly in my room. I can be introspective to the point of self ... too - because how can we not? - especially in situations where we might ... , and because I think those two go hand in hand anyway. I’ll largely put

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  17 Things I’ve Learned in the Past Year growing, growing, grown

  

  : explicit lyrics) a song I mentioned in my very first blog post. There may or may not have been tears in my eyes by the end :’) This past month, I ... has changed in the past year. I think that I’ve done a lot of emotional

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  There's something I've been mulling over in my head for a long time ... . When I'm on the road, or in an information session, or online in various ... at MIT. Now obviously "preparation" is in some sense a range. You can

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The MIT Major Arcana a collaborative art project

  

  person in Wanderer above the Sea of Fog. I: The Magician / 3: Materials ... : Michaela P. '24, major in Biology. I don't really have much of an artist ... : Tara S. '24, major in Computation and Cognition. I basically tried to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2023
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  East Campus, A Home *dons his historian hat*

  

  Express, I'm in short sleeves. A few minutes ago, I got up to stretch my ... most other places. In fact, I'm wearing the 2014 Rush shirt for my dorm ... yet there's a common kinship. I am awestruck by how many stories I can

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 11, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  because the application process can be somewhat of a crapshoot. I'll add a disclaimer here to say that I'll mostly be talking about internships in the ... get an offer (or don't) soon after your on-site. I can't speak too much

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  study spots at MIT not exactly places to cry, but they'll do

  

  working on campus. or rather, I feel guilty whenever I work in my bed since ... someone comfy seats next to a table so I can sit cross-legged I don ... :( charging spots near desks is far from where I live so I stay there is

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Rain by any other name lagi na lang umuulan

  

  window, ampiyas, and the action is umaanggi. Where I'm from, the dry ... mist, where the whole day there'd be this moisture in the air, not quite ... words, which I think means storm surge. It's in line with sigwa, a violent

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 22, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An actual day in the life It's not the most exciting day... but it's a day!

  

  prospectives to a day in the life of an MIT student, I have rather uncreatively ... Journal communities. I get dressed in my MIT Cheer shirt with a really cheerleadery ... best part of waking up is 92 mg. of caffeine in your bloodstream! (I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  my last undergraduate monday and everything i did!

  

  's supposed to start getting actually warm in a few days, which I hope comes ... other Asymptones, who are still popping off in the chat). 10.54 am: I ... time in possibly ever, the class beforehand is running over. I hang out

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Night at the Office A bit longer than I expected.

  

  ) asks, “When's the latest I can get my article to you?", to which I ... Cormick article so I'm not dying to see it at this moment. 8:28pm: Rebecca sends in ... are people in Bexley too. Oh, I think it was about their “student

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  dormspam-the-game (Part 3) parting remarks from no-longer-anonymous gamemasters

  

  email is now in your inbox. Can I collude with other people? Well, I mean ... . I’ve been converted to Messenger, so I guess he won in the end.)  We ... % sure he didn’t realize I existed in [annotation note="wow i am being

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shiny Circuits Shiny, in some subcultures at MIT, means REALLY AWESOME

  

  Hey guys! I know it's been a little while since I have blogged. The ... lives of MIT students. BUT, right now even though I have both pictures and ... student (they tend to be about how neat trees look right after rain in the

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 31, 2009