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• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  unscented as you can get unless you really want your room smelling like mint ... %, ideally) a can of WD-40 that has a spray nozzle (not just the tube) (Timestamp 0:00–0:01) Erase the whiteboard as much as you can using just an

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  Springing into Junior Year actually not Springing, just Spring

  

  ="the last day students can add a class to their schedule without a fee ... and can no longer support itself, that’s very bad. I’ve been enjoying ... , now I can watch movies that use quicksand as a plot point and actually

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You should consider studying economics if… for those who aren't totally set on what to major in

  

  I can. So, while I don’t think this blog post is the optimal place for information about what you can do with an economics degree (use the Internet, ask your professors, advisor, etc!), I can definitely tell you

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Make Friends Disclaimer: Attempt at your own risk

  

  ’t inherent, in that, it was due to things everyone else can pretty easily do ... people. Have faith that most people (especially around MIT as far as I can ... made me feel very welcome. Now, I can’t believe I’ve only known them for

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  anyone that does that). I can't really tell you how to best learn everything tonight because I don't know you or how you best study. But I can ... . Taking a real, genuine, honest, break can recharge you and when you come

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  essays are not advice, or even guidelines. I can only tell you what I did ... GPA, your SAT/ACT scores, etc.—you can’t do anything about those, so ... ? Well, I’m not on any admissions committee, so I can only speculate

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  laptop if they can't fix your old one. But software warranties that cover antivirus scans and backups aren't necessary. You can easily learn those ... PC and a Macbook can function exactly the same and the Macbook will

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Stay Tuned Liveblog, coming your way

  

  decide. Early action single-choice (Yale) means you can only apply early to one school, but at MIT you can apply early to multiple schools (just, you know, not Yale). Brown is Early Decision, meaning you can only apply

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining As it stands now

  

  short of it is that there are very few people on campus who can grasp ... traditional dining program as you can get at MIT. A $300 dollar fee at the ... Dining Dollars is money you can load directly onto your student ID card

  • by Snively '11
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The return of Questions Omnibus It's time to answer your questions...

  

  ... ------------------------------------- Jasmine wrote, "how do you register for CPW? I can't find any information ... registration form for CPW?" You can register for CPW in your MyMIT Portal. Just ... can do together. I'm also sure someone from admissions will provide more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  'd raise my SAT verbal scores through the roof - to this day I can't remember ... place. It isn't for people who are afraid of hard work, and it can get a ... until the end of freshman year, at which point we can declare "undeclared

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA-mazing Lots of tidbits about the biology program at MIT.

  

  mutants, but you can't (because they are inviable). Your boss challenges you ... your construct? That's the kind of thing that can't be solved by ... I can pop into unannounced, and I wouldn't feel out of place making an

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  . Here are a few myths/traps. How do you know that you can't afford MIT ... 've had a conversation with you child about just how much you can afford to ... quick to point out that I should move on because their parents can

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  friendful life recently

  

  elementary school as "filled with friends." i think that's how my life can be ... years at mit, i can say i feel more settled into myself than ever before ... to do, and that's something that can only come with time. now, i have

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  wanting to return to physical media, things i can hold in my hand and feel ... . he asked if we needed any help. we said, "yeah, can you get the lugnuts ... . "can we do anything for you? like buy you a coffee or something?" he

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A Great Hunger an artisanal take on my quarter life crisis

  

  that, we can let the Great Hunger disappear if we want; we can survive ... canvas of 60 or 70 years ahead of you, and simultaneously, how you can ever ... you can in, say, a coding interview. Increasingly, I feel the weight of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  go alone or you may never go at all

  

  scarier without friends. It can simply feel awkward fumbling to navigate ... moments are important. You can make memories and build connections. But, in that same vein, I think the benefits can also be reaped from solo

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • January 6, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  ★★★★☆ Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023

  

  can. Thanks, Ekanem BC Front Desk The next day a second email arrived ... swivel at the hook (which means you can hang them on random items, like my dresser door!) and have a looped design that you can hang pants on

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Attack of the Acronyms and the space between the letters

  

  acronyms can sometimes feel like a fun little game, and someday (hopefully) I ... first week+ here at MIT, so if there’s any acronyms I can explain to you ... interpretation, you can think of FPOPs basically like mini summer camps. They

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 3, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  the hardest you’ve ever worked the firehose strikes again

  

  justifications: that I can’t write consistently at MIT anyway so why not do ... they have a system that helps keep everything in balance, and if I can figure out a system, I can fit more into my balance, too. This summer I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 14, 2022