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  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  essays for our awards applications, was on the drive team at the regionals ... semifinals for the first time in our team's history. And I realize, only now ... we've left. Another example. One of my best friends in High School

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Purgatory My 2023 IAP

  

  a weird time. A lot of people say IAP is one of MIT's best offerings ... you to parse through the poorly-developed Wikipedia pages I linked for ... of toxic relationship with linguistics. For example, I did a UROP in

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  lessons on burnout 2020 made me realize things

  

  Looking back, 2020 was a very chill year for me. Ridiculously so, if I’m being honest. To understand what I mean, you need context. For the ... nearly enough sleep. I could go into the reasons for this – wanting to do

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • January 12, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  food diaries pt. 3 amazing restaurants around MIT

  

  Central for two months during the pandemic than I did during my ~6 months at ... ...my experience living here for the summer only proves that I didn't take advantage ... free fries for students ayy"]Saloniki,[/annotation] the two places

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  elusive skill of patience – waiting for the bus, waiting on a friend at a ... because I left them on read for too long last week, or perhaps something ... else. Variable weather calls for variable coping mechanisms (especially

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  to pack extra pants. When I went home for my birthday, I remembered my ... that reminds you of home. Your dorm is your new home for the next eight ...  tree. Giant Googly Eyes for your fridge. Just have something that lets people

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  didn't get in: I have a story for you! And hopefully, it'll make you feel ... versions of that application, asked for several others' opinions on my essays, and revised, revised, revised. In order to compete for scholarships

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  't the best choice for you. From here on out, changes in your life are ... Ahh Pi day. It's an important day for nerds worldwide, but it's perhaps most important for some future nerds here at MIT (not to be confused

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Oh the Places You’ll Go! Did you know Dr. Seuss was a SigEp?

  

  , telling me that we're going to school (for some odd reason, I never used an ... managed to get one percent higher than what I needed to get an A for the ... to anything significant (like graduating, for example), I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The most important blog entry ever This is probably the most valuable entry ever written... not kidding. Bookmark it. Class of…

  

  So philosophical entries with advice on the right strategies for ... thing I can do for you is to connect you with things that will give you a richer college experience. You'll figure out for yourself how you want to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Photographic evidence Warning: trig ahead.

  

  information, just pick the system that works out the best for you (and your ... for her. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I basically aspire to be Veronica ... than stellar. Also, this curly hair thing? So not working for me. Anyway

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  prisoner was taken to the priest. The priest would watch in the night sky for ... years. 1. The night before my final paper was due for 21L.009. This was ... South Station, sat down in a train bound for Philadelphia, and collapsed

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  Lots of questions waiting to be answered, but for today I'll just ... Rainbow Lounge, which was pretty sweet. For much more information about gay ... why so soon?" wrote, "Hi Matt, I know this might be a bit late for you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Brass Rat

  

  MIT Class of 2007 class ring. (Thanks to Mitra for the invitation ... beginning, for the freshman picture; once, at the end, for graduation; and once, halfway through, for the unveiling of the class ring. The design

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  Atlas and Pleione. To the best of my knowledge, no one really knows where ... , for example, is Maia: the oldest sailing sister. She gave birth to ... outside. 76ºF (24ºC, for those of you who are like me) and cloudless. It

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Targets shooting things and hitting them

  

  first day of class, we talk about the goals for the class, safety, and ... , and the air pistol is pretty much made for that. The trigger is light ... it was a general rule for precision shooting events that weapons be

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  continue for the foreseeable future.  The idea of the test is that if you ... -shirt for showing up! In 2020, when the world shut down and MIT went virtual ... substitution for the swim test. This is the only instance I could find of the

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summers spending three at home

  

  We spent our last three summers at home. That’s not super common for ... , so applying to internships or looking for summer UROPs just wasn ... that is not the case for everyone), so we didn’t feel any pressure to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 22, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48 Take under four classes, they said. You'll have free time, they said.

  

  for it, but the number of classes you take doesn't determine you at ... stuck with four classes per semester for most of my time here: freshman ... count. The result has been really quite nice for me. I'm easily

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  mid semester check-in all about my classes

  

  I originally registered for 60 units of classes this semester: 18 ... Listener. I registered full time for all four, half convinced I would drop ... for first time teaching assistants in ESG(the Experimental Study Group

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • October 22, 2022