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  major takeaways: from every semester of mit

  

  when you're on a set schedule. Every day, I wake up, I work out, I go to class, I talk to my friends, I do work, I head home, I sleep. Next day ... guy someone is dating, how much work someone has. I think that's what I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 28, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dragons A blog post for deferred students (and everybody else waiting on decisions).

  

  or skiing and me staying home to work. I wouldn’t do that. If I could do things over I would work less, kayak more, photograph more sunrises ... conquered that one. No one, not even MIT, can take away the accomplishments

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what am i doing great question.

  

  actually works in the lab where I’m doing my thesis--we’ll get to that later ... praying that seniority would work in my advantage helped. I also desperately ... 2.THU is not really a class--it’s my thesis!!!!!!!!! This means I don

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 18, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Different Voice some words about MIT, by someone who's not me

  

  to work for multinational companies by their sophomore summer. kids ... , you land that job, your project works and your research is published and ... .004 exam that i am so, so not prepared for that i really shouldn’t be writing

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science Out Loud! On teaching/making/producing educational videos and why it's so much fun

  

  working on various projects involving educational/digital media literacy ... amount of work that goes into video production – "any MIT student can sit ... creative work that you think is good. It's frustrating, especially when you

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Today I hit my TA with a door I didn't MEAN to.

  

  the multiple contusions have healed.) Matt is not actually my TA, but I ... 'm not just saying that because I nearly hospitalized him today). I ended ... -value level of what you're about to learn is on a par with the Tooth Fairy not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Room(s) Where It Happens You've hit submit. What Comes Next?

  

  “cold-hearted,” “robotic,” or “judgmental.” Not only do they think that we ... about how our process works, but I’ll share a little bit about how our ... work for committee. I was sitting in Dean Stu Schmill’s office, which has

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • January 9, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  Words of Advice for the Incoming Class you did it! now what?

  

  incredible strides, made great sacrifices, and worked so, so hard to get here ... gotten praises from friends, acquaintances, and not-so-much acquaintances ... sure! But do not spend this next year constantly studying, studying

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Coping With Anxiety What is anxiety? What is panic? Definitions? Confusion? FINALS?! Cats.

  

  to catch one's breath. One's chest might hurt from not breathing ... . If you are not in a safe space, try to find one. Whether it is your ... Oneself Grounding oneself is reminding yourself that you are here and not

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Miss the South Musings on a secret Instagram account

  

  working person. It’s just hard to not feel disadvantaged when you ... but does not eliminate planned, long-form posts that require a ... , because the large majority of my thoughts are not sad. I post funny pictures

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  And the Whistle Blows soccer post-season & my last competitive soccer game

  

  I’m not working out to get stronger and faster on the soccer field ... over.  But not only was our season over, but suddenly so was my 15 year ... . Saturdays are spent on Roberts field, friends and family in the stands. Not to

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  . One day last summer, while I was working as a UROP in the Media Lab ... working with, a delivery man walked into our lab with a large package in tow ... test it out. I’m not sure why Larry took the drone the beach, as opposed

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 1, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear My Old Friend, This is quite possibly weirdest way to introduce myself

  

  Agust D song 어땠을까 here; I’m not usually one for lyrics, but these ones are ... body will get old eventually. Our sister’s in Chicago working as a ... , but you still feel lonely sometimes. I’m sorry — I’m not sure if you

  • by ana~
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  am reminded that I am not at MIT. I am away from the buzz that defines ... observe my surroundings, not just from the new cultures we have visited, but ... the world works. Nothing can be done without consideration for politics

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Esse quam videri To be, rather than to seem

  

  that it is not simply a function of age, but rather a fundamental ... application process can be very competitive, it is not inherently a competition ... am not discouraging them from applying for admission, but rather making

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 10, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms big brains, big gains 😤

  

  , campus gyms can also get quite busy. As someone who has worked the front ... ="alignnone" width="768"] we are not taking feedback[/caption] institute gyms We didn ... ="102817" image2="102818" /] Wang Fitness Center Located in [annotation note='not to

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parametric Cooking how i make fifty plus recipes with just three!

  

  and that's not the point!"]50 more rectangles.[/annotation] Kind of a ... learning the [annotation note="how long to cook a steak, what spices work ... constants in all of these recipes, not to be confused with chemical formulas

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 30, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision fatigue an occupational hazard, and how to manage it

  

  Saturday night, at all.  It is not something I had ever experienced before I ... committee by feeling which muscles are tight, and how tight they are. I am not ... , and try to structure our non-admissions related work (like redesigning a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 21, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brief Wondrous Lives A little too much thinking brought to you by four in the morning.

  

  or Cambridge area you should know it's not because I'm just that ... 're talking about the pathology too much, we're not talking about the character ... am not my disease' ad? How difficult is it to maintain an autonomous

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Reading aka inhaling all the books i can before school starts

  

  you would much rather write a paper than do a problem set, you’re not ... of shenanigans with my friends. Fortunately, summer and my 9-5 work ... /minor/major, so I wound up not getting in. I spent a few days scrambling around for

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 22, 2018