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  Queer at MIT, but not on the blogs the map is not the territory, but it's getting closer

  

  . There are several important reasons that bloggers may not feel safe to openly ... is from 2009, when Laura published a guide to the MIT Rainbow Lounge. A ... other things with that time. Things that are important: being kind to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  MIT Academics (you know, the REAL reason why you're coming to MIT )

  

  review office hours at least 2 days prior to the test, so they don't have to deal with the deluge of students seeking help at the final hour :P ... of what the people around you are doing, it is the most important to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  This Is How I Read productivity hacks, but for reading applications

  

  love mine, and tend to switch between sitting and standing every hour as ... 's schedule, and EthanZ once told me that he always used to block off 3-4 hour ... one, but it's a bit different for me right now, because we've started to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Pretender a message to both you and me.

  

  drove up to MIT for the first time. I had signed up for the Shadow a Student program, where I would follow around a student for a day to get a feel for MIT life. And I fell in love with it. I wanted to go to MIT more

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Acceptance Why getting into MIT meant to so much to me

  

  To a lot of people, myself included, getting into MIT is the dream we have worked for years to finally reach. This is just a little excerpt on me getting into MIT and why it meant so much to me. Enjoy!!!! Finally

  • by Ben O. '19
  • March 5, 2016
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  From the other side of grad school Trust me, I'm a doctor

  

  important and had not been answered; I responded to urgent alerts about new ... , by no means for the first time, that he was only paying his respects to ... . I had been given permission to call in from my office on campus. Two

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  how to change policies at mit [joint post with Rona W.] our CUP of tea

  

  (supposedly equal to 12 hours of work, although the average tends to be closer ... directly c: We attended two-hour meetings every two weeks to discuss ... discussed these issues for hours on end, trying to come up with some unified

  • by Phi A. '21
  • May 28, 2021
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Choosing Your Own Adventure and other things you can do when you live off campus

  

  guide to food. Everything depends on your location, budget, and needs. But ... walk back home to eat lunch if I have a 2-3 hour gap between classes. It ... hour to eat, I pack leftovers from the night before and eat it in my

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Firsts highlight reels from the last few years, as I prepare to say goodbye

  

  ’d never stayed up for more than twenty four hours, not to my recollection ... important. Knowing you have things to look forward to, even if you’re not ... It’s been 3.5 years since I came to the United States from Nigeria

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 8, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of the Riri Williams Pi Day Video Behind the scenes of an extraordinary three minutes!

  

  business hours access to the shop, but we needed the help of Mike Skuhersky ... thought were important during the editing process. I wanted to make sure ...   Chris asked to meet with me last fall, in late September. We

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-Med @ MIT The title says it all.

  

  the pre-health office organizes as a guide and resource to current ... I thought it'd be worth it to add my own thoughts into the mix ... 'm about to dive head-first into the craziness that is medical school

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.08: Intro to EECS via Interconnected Embedded Systems aka: the class that convinced me i belong at mit

  

  to learn. Lab 1 The next day, I had my 2 and a half hour lab session in ... next two hours reviewing my code, trying to figure out where I had gone ... a tweet to my personal Twitter account. I first imported the Button

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 21, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  , applying to college. This college may even be MIT. But, readers, if you thought the process of applying to semi-elite institutions ended after college apps, you would be sadly mistaken. Once you get to college, you

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  study spots at MIT not exactly places to cry, but they'll do

  

  .2%) I also asked them to choose the most important characteristics of a ... since it's my last semester, I've been trying to spend more time ... 'll soon be graduating from!! to try to get myself out of my room more, I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Snively’s Cross Stitch Corner I really enjoy cross stitching

  

  .50/hour. Yuck. Then I thought back to a few stitchable iPhone cases I ... "things alums do in their free time." In late 2011 I taught myself to cross ... needle and different colors of thread. I took an instant fancy to it. Why

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Took A Gap Year some things you just can't predict

  

  important difference in the way I was attached to UW-Madison and the way I had ... extracurricular olympiad classes that pushed me to work late hours at night. I had ... , dreamy tone people usually use to describe things like “winning the lottery

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • March 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

  , Economics, and Data Science) But the most important thing that I take with me isn't the piece of paper, but the lifelong ties to the people who I grew ... MIT was to find Good People(TM). I didn't really know what that meant at

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 6, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  My Product Design Internship in Austin how to build things: both externally and internally

  

  .0001[/annotation] to code that. How many hours is this battery going to last us? I ... ’s the limit. What’s important for you to remember is that this foundation ... [/annotation] – and where better to breathe in that sweet, American, summer air than in

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • July 26, 2024
• Blog / Community Projects

  Two thousand students walk into a Zoom call summer hssp: now virtual™

  

  hours over three months only to have it blow up because of a stupid zoom ... this is chickening out. I spent the next hour or so continuing to lie on ... from online teaching tips to how to use Zoom effectively to important

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 20, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  How to find your way around MIT mit building numbers are logical, but weirdly

  

  the same layout indoors. The most important thing to note about the ... pretty important buildings to remember because they can help you figure out ... aligned in roughly north–south lines. It’s important to note that many of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 11, 2020