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  Finals away from finals Recharging on the other coast

  

  , not since the summer before, for various reasons. Not my birthday, not for Thanksgiving or the holidays, not IAP, not Spring Break. Mostly ... . Everything feels good. I'm independent. I'm myself. But that's not to say that

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • June 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that ... work” (Thomas Edison). Sometimes, though, you just want to lean up ... 's why we recommend it daily” (Zig Ziglar). If one path doesn’t work out

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Having Survived Rejection (guest post) About receiving a rejection letter from the 'Tvte.

  

  entire essay about soldering. Like many of you, he worked toward MIT with a ... , but then he was not admitted to the class of 2019. Here's his story ... put so much work into an essay, going through revision after revision

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 15, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  students. Note, however, that BB&B is not the easiest destination from ... establishing identity and work eligibility, Social Security Number being one of ... nearest Target is quite far, and the MIT Coop is not the go-to store for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  forehead and trying not to cringe from the terrible aftertaste of the iced ... blogs and application info, and had a working knowledge of all the course ... iced tea we tried not to drink. Some of you might be having your first

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  not going to be able to work your best anyways. So if you're tired, don ... 'm finally free to come back to the blogs (: It's not that I haven't been ... it's snowing outside and you're stressed about all the work you have

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  a bit better. -- This past semester, I worked very, very hard - not ... awesome - but they're not the only measure and it certainly doesn't validate or invalidate your work" __ and lastly, these two - Ambar '12: "Do

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

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  Hey prefrosh! Welcome to campus! If you're not here yet, hurry up ... particular order, Don't spend too much time with your host! CPW is not "meet ... that's not true, and I also know firsthand that even those 'jocks' can be

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  through Seoul, and I'm holding it. This is not because of lack of access - I ... me, who have not gone to the restroom once yet in the first three hours ... broke down the most was, not surprisingly, in upstate New York, on our

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story of the most epic pset ever If you correct my problem set in the comments, I will get angry. And you…

  

  Thursday I leave class thinking, "So that's how carbon sequestration works ... documented some of the sleepless night I spent the other day working on what ... feel so old now it's not even funny) but were definitely beyond the rusty

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  reflection. Let the community know: - What worked? - What did not work? - What ... importantly, it does not rely any one individual for its success. Everyday I ... clearly out of bounds, you did not fall for the Jedi mind tricks. In fact

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The land of the free and the home of the internet Back to life, back to the internet

  

  not censored here on the blogs... I think naked pictures of Timur might ... '05 and worked at the National Institutes of Health, which was a great ... Professor Sheng's lab, where I've worked for the past two summers (and, for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  the early action deadline, I believe. I'm not even sure if it was in my ... conversation with the coach and not the other way around. Also, I had a pretty ... recruiting thing works anyway. I know for a fact that plenty of MIT lacrosse

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Hummingbird in a Cube of Ice Singing in the shower, taken to a whole new level.

  

  For those of you wondering, I ended up working only until the first 2 ... Random Hall laundry server that lets you know whether or not to make a trek ... you're in the middle of a problem set. Continuing in this vein (not the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Don’t Eat the Hot Glass Five things you can’t eat in the MIT Glass Lab for “health and safety” reasons…

  

  ” (as if I’d ever need that when working with molten liquids). Here are ... compensating by drinking copious amounts of water isn’t working anymore. Suddenly ... ’re a Glass Lab instructor, then probably not. Apparently, hot glass glows

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  creative lockdown: low points of a virtual fall Part 2 of a fall semester recap

  

  wanted to write it anyway, so here I am. I considered just not writing ... to never missing out on schoolwork despite not feeling up for it at ... quite hard and not allowing myself to rest. After our week-long break in

  • by Waly N. '24
  • February 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  ’s not much else to do right now, but work is definitely going to build up ... “school bus” for the working class. And it’s odd to realize that I am part of it, not a mere tourist or spectator of the rush hour crowd. I go to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Fall Recap Entropy, Research, and Other Out-of-Class Happenings

  

  certainty is wildly oscillating. You can not compute the derivative of its ... would not be swayed by other major options. Second semester freshman year, I decided to focus instead on Education. I was planning to work in the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  For a lot of you (maybe not all), interning over the summer will be ... through the Public Service Center. My roommate, Brenda,  is working through ... at American Airlines working on several projects within the facilities

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Why I’m Baking Cookies Tonight. IAP is a beautiful time to do lots of something or lots of nothing. Or…

  

  .” “IAP? I’ll take a design class and a PE class and work on my UROP. And I ... Conner, work a few hours at night calling alumni and asking for money, and ... ’t have real school for a month. I kid you not, though; I basically did

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 15, 2010