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  dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know a firehose of advice from upperclassmen: tips and tricks for freshman year

  

  . Not everyone will agree with or like you. This is a reality of life ... as the semesters pass. Try not to end up with many more than 1 or 2 if ... , or they will start making your schedule require a time turner. Remember

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 13, 2015
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  My Product Design Internship in Austin how to build things: both externally and internally

  

  burger from a Michelin star rated food truck that only sells one thing: Not ... summer called Austin Rise, which is a semi-pro team. I have practice three ... asked me who my favorite jazz band player is, I will forever say Leslie

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • July 26, 2024
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  the contours of a wild ride 2.009 😤

  

  of relief when we'd won some grant or contract. We’d tell stories of ... or so was an ideation stage. I proposed several things, but the most ... fun walking around on giant blocks of foam. [carousel image1

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2023
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  Confusion, by the Numbers my high school experience, via a google doc and some python

  

  failures are gifts that will lead to successes down the road. [caption id ... project, a tough debate round, or interactions with an overly ... instance that my confusion grew (when I would add an assignment) or lessened

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • November 24, 2018
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  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  – http://hacks.mit.edu Supplemental Reading: 1) Nightwork -- Buy from ... to MIT for the hacks?” *Yes, I'm on a train again, and will probably include a train reference every time I write an entry from a train. I will

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008
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  This story has to do with professor accessibility. And something awesome that I got in the mail.

  

  anytime (he or she will often not be there) help conversations and guidance ... it back within a week. Dumbledore: Good. If you don’t, I will find out ... a night or two, and fell in love with it. I returned it the next week

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2011
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  Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable

  

  barking if Dog 1 or 2 starts barking. Dog 4 is a puppy that cannot be left ... Dog 4 will eat Cat 1's food only if Cat 1 is standing by the food ... . Cat 1 will tackle and bite Dog 4 if no one is looking. A knock at the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 31, 2020
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  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  here who will embrace all aspects of who you are, or will you need to ... you can catch my Random Hall friends (below), the graduated bloggers, or ... . :) So, advice time. To prefrosh: MIT, or wherever else you’ll likely end

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
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  My Gap Year Part One: The good, the great, and the very, very dumb.

  

  where you think of yourself in a movie. Or, y’know, a blog. I know a lot ... will give you some ideas. This blog I’m going to talk about what I did ... two will describe the mechanics of how I got those gigs, how to use

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 4, 2020
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  how to change policies at mit [joint post with Rona W.] our CUP of tea

  

  (2021–2022):  The spring credit limit for first-year students will be ... units[/annotation] (increased from 57). This will allow every first ... , not a norm or expectation. 48 units is an appropriate load for most

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 28, 2021
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  [joint post] we visited every station on the MBTA and the Logan Airport Rental Car Center

  

  "]for historical reasons,[/annotation]opened in April of 2018, after SL1, SL2, SL4 ... the Boston experience or something. [carousel image1="59037" image2 ... for either an SL1 bus or an SL3 bus, whichever would come first. Alan

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 29, 2020
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  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  together. Whether you’ve decided to try to find a job, or apply for graduate school, or go to an extended retreat in the mountains of Italy, you most ... school for architecture or engineering, or maybe even writing, or a job at

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
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  REX at Random Hall Pancakes, LN2 ice cream, board games, game theory, math, raves, staying up entirely too late,…

  

  You just can't wait to be King. No one will tell you no, or where to go ... play. Play a tournament for bragging rights, or make a fool of yourself ... . Butterbeer will be served. 21:17 - 24:17 Sunday, August 25th RHOP

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 23, 2013
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  Boomeranging The day before classes start is Registration Day. It’s also the day we welcome readmitted…

  

  disbands around 1:30pm. Historically, the returners are out the door in five ... tablecloths, or no tablecloths at all – but I can’t be sure. After you come back ... will need to hear it more than others. My name is Chel. I left MIT

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yachts, Drones, and Lessons from the Media Lab How to lose a phone in 90 seconds

  

  on campus on the mainland. It will get progressively exciting, I swear ... one of many lessons the Media Lab taught me this summer: Lesson #1 ... illustrates Lesson #1 nicely, it also reveals a new lesson: Lesson #2: People

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 1, 2015
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  The joys of web development or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the web

  

  stronger when I worked on You Will Explode If You Stop Talking, or YWEIYST ... experiences, so I'd love to hear your thoughts. 1. The project I hated [caption ... participants. My actual job was to work on the app used to collect data. It

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thoughts for the New Year A semester's worth of thoughts, tbh

  

  the sidequests I planned at the beginning of the year. Sidequest 1 ... internship/externship. I’m still working on this one. Hopefully, this will be complete by the summer. Sidequest 5: Pull a cool hack. Only Jack Florey will

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2017
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  Avatar and Desserts Exploring Food Art

  

  Beware! There will be many spoilers for Avatar: The Last Airbender ... ’m making the assumption that you’ve seen the show and will not go over plot ... are talking about it. I’d never heard of Avatar [annotation note=" or I

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • December 10, 2020
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  “I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer…” wherein Neil Armstrong's legacy kicks off a year of Unified Engineering, and I reflect on…

  

  The quote, in full: "I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket ... , structures, and everything else that makes an airplane fly or a rocket orbit ... loved rockets or loved airplanes or loved "furthering the fight against

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 9, 2014
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  [Guest Post] How to Build a Three Story Fort by Zack I. '27

  

  only have one measuring reel long enough, so for future years we’ll buy ... specifically buy longer pieces. The side length of each rectangular fort unit is ... accurately cut, a sizable percentage were 96.25” or 95.75” or some permutation

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 1, 2024