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• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  nearly every conversation with me involves either math, existentialism, or ... the semester am-I-right?”, then I will happily listen and give the ... education, to which there are a few common responses: 1) Not following up

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Friday morning potpourri in lab How MIT's campus makes me happy to be alive. Also stuff from Adam.

  

  schools don't ask for mid-year reports or expect that you'll keep your ... this point, my project may or may not be done by the time I leave for ... places anywhere you are, or you'll go crazy, I think.) People are very

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  later.) So, I bit my nails with the knowledge that if I got wait-listed or ... (approximately) 1,348,234 essays. About a week before decisions were due, my mom ... and if they opened it before me, then I would fine them $1,000. They

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  students will often proceed to ISEF-affiliated regional fairs, and then state and/or national fairs. Ultimately, the top ~1,700 students will qualify ... or other research programs is neither a requirement nor expectation of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  it’s only a matter of time a post for the deferred

  

  attending a [annotation note="the fact that I was a debater will surprise ... someone or something." The point of this is to say that it is hard. Your ... well. A deferral is not a rejection. I, through some miracle or another

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Junior Spring From Student to Grader: My Unified Engineering Story

  

  Probability. I need this class for my major. On day 1, the professor said this ... . Thirdly, I will be grading for Unified, now that I'm finally done with it. I ... incorrect, and which parts were missing. I think this grading job will be

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  perhaps make me sad. Or unemployed. How will I do everything that I want to ... ="attachment_96145" align="aligncenter" width="300"] b1!111!!!!!11!11![/caption] I love b1, my dorm community. Bonergiving was the cutest event, and I felt

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  coming off the path is anyone there?

  

  [embed]https://open.spotify.com/track/5Gt9bxniM1SxN61y ... people drunk or high off their asses, dressed up in these elaborate ... lungs will probably be permanently damaged from this weekend. And as I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 30, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  head above the water (intro post) an inner dialogue about my first month of classes

  

  in high school, the first month usually marks the second or third unit ... that scene from Star Trek: The Next Generation when Data told Captain

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Examination Nation 9 hours to prove that I learned something this semester.

  

  Materials II Before I begin to arduously study for my 1:30 final, I thought I ... morning. To: Bryan From: Matt Sung to the tune of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will ... will survive 2.005 Oh, as long as I know how to punt I know I'll stay

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  difficult or hard, like how lonely I felt or how much I was struggling, I ... start to be full of doubt or like you're losing something. Am I correct ... glass and a sweltering sun, or like a hand has been plunged into my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 Resolutions posting so i can be held accountable

  

  look back and be like "ohhh wowww you did so much" or like "ohhh god cami ... lot. Or like, at all. It makes me feel really guilty. I've probably ... some sort of coding competition, like BattleCode, weblab, or Poker

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  A Preview Of My Summer Project Screenshots of the new admissions site.

  

  new admissions site. I can't wait for this baby to launch! IMAGE #1: the new homepage. It will provide you with the latest 10 blog entries, regardless of author. You will no longer have to check each blogger's box to

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  write or post absolutely anything else. I thought I had shaken this ... 't know how long I'll be here or where I'll go next. If you've taken and passed (or failed) an ASE, how did you prepare? What advice do you have? If

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  in honor of tau the superior circle constant

  

  anywhere else in my blogs, you will see my teaching background come through ... involved read about tau! Pi, or 3.14159…, or [latex]\pi[/latex], is perhaps ... center) or something similar. Most notably, we don’t define a circle by

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 20, 2021
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is the Sloan School of Management for undergrads, too?

  MIT Sloan School of Management will challenge undergraduates to ... lead a team, manage a complex organization, or found your own company ... , and sustainability, you will leave MIT Sloan ready to take your career
• Blog / Uncategorized

  168 Hours and how to spend them

  

  class will get a lot harder. I will, however, complain about the 1.5 hour ... something great, or else your existence will have been futile. Time is the ... some 3E lounge or other for the rest of the day. Sometimes, I go to the

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 21, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day at the Forge blacksmithing!

  

  image1="77565" image2="77563" image3="77567" image4="77562" /] The forge ... ’t stick, or just from having insufficient regard for the proper names of ... . Open forge takes place once a week, usually on Mondays or Wednesdays, for

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  September rolled around, I set my alarm for an ambitious 1 whole hour before ... all the material from recitation or from the online video lectures on ... 8.01 lecture and my 1pm 7.012 recitation. This was a problem because A

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  High Class Brass [✔] Order a Brass Rat [✔] Feel swanky [ ] Become Iron Man

  

  got the chance to buy one of these things. As it turns out, the Grad Rat ... was willing to shell out for it. After all, when you look at that Brass ... : On the bezel, the moon is in the exact same phase as it will be on the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 17, 2012