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  For the next two weeks we will all use fewer words here

  

  the ten hundred most used words. I told them they can write about ... It is a New Year now and I hope it is good for you. Ten years ago this time we had a thing where the students who write for us, and also

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 15, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  special kind of courage. I know some of y'all may be in my shoes in this ... important as well. After rush, I settled in my dorm pretty quickly and got to ... important. The curriculum is different in my country. I haven’t done AP

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  still a physics major against all odds

  

  physics major, especially in favor of a major where I have somewhere between ... Last time I wrote a blog about my academic life, back in November, I ... true that is anymore. I think, in a vacuum, I love physics. But I don

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 9, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  In 4 weeks, you will leave home for an academic journey of 4 years ... things I’ve found helpful. Pack: -- a memento for your shelf or wall ... sockets appear in the oddest places. -- a Twin XL sheet set, a towel, and a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  As you hopefully already know, I am a sophomore in Course 20 here at MIT. Because we say everything here in numbers, Course 20 actually means ... -. For the mitochondrial genome notation a strain can be ρ+ or ρ- where the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  An MIT Adventure Life at the 'Tute

  

  working with MIT students in the admissions office. Now here’s where I ... really are! I don’t think I can do my students justice by just talking ... I have been at MIT for the past year, and it has been nothing short

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  screaming a mood board

  

  , asked someone in the closest office where I was supposed to go, was told ... to this place than just doing classes. Here's the blog post where I ... UROP research symposium in January, so he could add that to my letter. I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  . I hope that, by the end of this year, I can find definitive peace in ... I try and tell myself that I've overcome imposter syndrome, and, in some ways, I have. I have no doubt in my mind that I'm thriving at MIT. I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  senioritis i wish i had no work today

  

  senioritis in high school, but i think i have it now. i can think of many ... enough to enjoy. now that i'm back in school i can feel how different it ... interesting book, but i'm more interested in the categorical parts of the class

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 31, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  If I ever come back on being away from mit

  

  like I can live two lives in parallel, and only make the decision after ... 't think the silence between us Means that I can't care less I'm careless, in ... person who can't live in the present. I don't want to be the person who

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  particularly illuminating - and it's very true. One can say "I can do better" in ... In just the past few hours, I've realized a few things, mostly about ... now on. (Restrictions apply.) I can be pretty hard on myself

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 1 Two MIT students were chosen as Glamour's Top 10 College Women

  

  out with no expectation of winning, so you can imagine my shock when I got a call in early March saying that I was a finalist. It wasn’t until ... a Glamour writer ensued, where I shared my dreams, goals

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Recap of My Junior Fall stream of consciousness

  

  semester has officially ended and I can happily say I've wrapped up the most ... classes I'm interested in, rather than just trying to fulfill random ... critically about the games I'm playing. I learned to view games not in a vacuum

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 31, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 2 Wow, lots of questions to be answered...

  

  domestic student. Victor wrote, "I know you can include pictures in your ... . This means I can't put pictures in for the other ones. I would like to ... recommendation; should I tell him to postmark it by Nov.1, or can he send it in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  : boston/cambridge/mit really does feel like home right now because in my mind that's where i'm going back to i'm just here in nyc for a bit _____ m: since i’ve gotten ... feel to be back in the city m: kinda weird it's nice because i love nyc

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  Why I’m Baking Cookies Tonight. IAP is a beautiful time to do lots of something or lots of nothing. Or…

  

  the MIT crowd. Anyways, I can write a whole entry on french toast in ... I think I can/should do. “Oh yeah, I’ll take 60 units this fall, and ... year, I did nothing but eat, hang out with my suite (+ friends) in Burton

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 15, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  me, existing one day at a time

  

  maximize my time. I can’t just lie in bed and scroll through social media for ... heart soaring. I’ve suddenly found myself busier than ever. In the past ... on, but when the direct funding deadline passed and I had nothing in my

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 2, 2021
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2025 i3 videos megapost

  

  traditions of their residence halls. In the '90s and early '00s, these I3 ... (alongside tours!) I’ve embedded all the 2025 i3 videos below in case you ... their housing survey and choose where to live on campus. This guide

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2024 i3 videos megapost

  

   (alongside tours!). I’ve embedded all the 2024 i3 videos below in case you would ... first years typically consult MIT guide to residences while choosing where ... Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 12, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  what I’m doing this IAP mostly physics and musical theater

  

  . It can be a bit frustrating since I’m at this unfortunate stage where ... previous IAPs have been really fun. In freshman year, I did [annotation note ... "]SEVT[/annotation]. In sophomore year, I helped with the Pi Day video animation and grinded

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 16, 2025