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  dear kuya i promise this post is mostly in english

  

  the tagalog word for "older brother". tagalog does not have a lot of ... , for older sister. kuya can also refer to any older male person. back in high school, for example, i called people in higher years "kuya", like

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 8, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  classes i’m taking this spring study abroad edition

  

  examiners, i registered for what i hope will be the equivalent of 48 units at ... difference is that there is more room for a self-guided pace. concretely, this ... for each class in the entire term. this is because a lot of your grade

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 22, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  past, present, future reflections and plans

  

  for. Most MIT students take an average of 1 or 2 finals a semester (and ... predictably excruciating to prepare for. Never again. I also regret not taking ... poorly done. I wound up only going to S^3 once this semester to ask for an

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 11, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  screaming a mood board

  

  Everything's going just fine! I'm registered for classes, the grad ... vent. A while back when I was asking people for recommendation letters, my PI of three years made a suggestion. He wanted to nominate me for a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  discouraged. And sometimes, the best thing I can do for myself is have enough ... I don’t give myself enough credit for the things I’m doing well, or I ... , beating up on myself just makes things worse. Sometimes the best thing to do

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  really fun experience. Now for the fun part: Class of 2009 Ring Design A ... . (If anyone else has an explanation for this, by all means, drop me a note.) It's been an Institute tradition since about 1929 for each class

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  their ballots today. Here at MIT, employees are guaranteed time off for ... exams to help students have more time to vote. For students and staff who ... pulling together – because, for all that we have in common, we do not agree

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope My reflections on the death of Amaud Arbery

  

  best for each and every one of these people in my life. I want the world ... peacefully arrested in their homes for murder and aggravated assault of Amaud ... . For every death that blows up on the internet there is someone being

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  High Stakes Because it’s you who makes you.

  

  setting my alarm for 9:30, blinking and realizing I slept for another hour ... test yesterday morning, and a final assignment for something else due a ... interning elsewhere for a railroad, and made a few other phone calls as well

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Managing a Full Plate Both Food and Life

  

  and ready for my chemistry midterm this Wednesday. Other than classes ... teaching assistant/resource for students in 8.02 (Electricity & Magnetism ... ! Academically, it was the best part of my week. It felt great to be back helping

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  began working in MIT Admissions. It will also mark my last. At least, for ... researcher at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and before that at ... . Originally I had planned to just take one class a semester for a really long

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  Stepping Up MIT brings the best out of people (in between psets of course)

  

  If there's one thing MIT students aren't known for having, it's spare time. But if a challenge is laid down for the MIT community, odds are you ... &D challenge, a call for dormitories, independent living groups, and Greek

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  've been floating around this school for the last couple of months doing ... missing out, but I'm really not interesting enough for anyone to miss out on ... couldn't imagine living anywhere else.) This stretch of time is perfect for

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About Toys And how they rule my life!

  

  headquarters. For those of you who don't know, Hasbro makes Mr. Potato Head ... ended up submitting a resume for a summer position. I got the job and ... , racing big wheels, and generally having one of the best summers ever. But

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  who would be thinking of MIT, including the Davidson Fellows Award for ... database of resources for gifted students. The Institute offers many programs ... wonderful things for education in this country. While I was in Reno, I also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.

  

  change gonna' come." For the greater part of my blog's existence, many of ... awesome for creating my new banner. Not to mention the fact that you are a perfect fit for MIT and I can't wait to see you as a freshman this fall

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  a world where they were the BEST and always got A's and never had to ask anybody for help. As you might imagine, sticking 1000 of the ... complex organic chemistry reaction. It's how to ask for help. Help in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  My freshman year is almost over honest thoughts on it

  

  , and I shouldn't put down my past self for not knowing what I know now. I try my best to be forgiving towards myself, but I still slip once in a while. I think for the most part, my freshman year was spent dismantling

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

  20 Things I Learned In 2020 from a course 20 who is in her 20s

  

  *full disclosure: this post was mainly written for the title* We ... their neighborhoods and surroundings for data analysts all over the world ... , finishing an assignment is. "Callings" don't exist, you just do the best

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 1, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  Screaming on a page (kinda) about 6.009 Please excuse what's about to follow

  

  be cOnSuMeD by the lab. ENDLESS. Helper functions. Helper functions for the helper functions. Functions to make test cases. Helper functions for ... a mile long. But still, for 15 hours, I was stuck in the exact. Same

  • by Powers '23
  • April 12, 2020