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  the blogs at twenty some reflections, plus an index of posts

  

  A Great Hunger by Selam G. '18 Learning how to be a human being, not ... , okay...not all of us, myself included, actually know how to log off and ... ? Maybe not as much as they could be, if all students read these blogs

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, when the sun has not yet heated the ... . Sometimes on mahogany walls. It’s not diverse, but still a bit impressive ... , led by TAs (Teaching Assistants). At Harvard, this work is done in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  We’ve been there, too. It feels like the calm before the storm. Please don't forget to breathe.

  

  something, then try to force myself not to think about it, then fail, then ... work out walking times to most places in NYC. I did this mental math and worked out that I'd get home with plenty of time to spare. As I started

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Love In the Time of Corona lots of evidence that the people are the best part of MIT

  

  feeling to know that you’re not alone and that there are so many people ... action. But that’s just not the MIT way. Student leaders at every single ... been working non stop to advocate for students, demanding flexibility and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 15, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  just want to see the end result. That, and I'd prefer to not be arrested ... Facilities stared at it in awe, not quite sure what to think. How, erm, how ... started appearing on the dome: a working phone booth, giant beanie, triforce

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  AOs write the “What do you do for fun?” essay Ever wondered what admissions officers do when they're not reading applications?

  

  in line, my room at 3am, or even at work during selection committee ... ice is an escape for me: there’s no school work, work, or personal ... the ice I try to skate to my best ability, knowing that my hard work

  • by Jeremy W.
  • July 9, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Semester 1 fantastic dishes and how to cook them

  

  apparently, not everyone cooks only eggs and toast like me.) warning: pictures ... this is absolutely not true—the food here is bad but not everyone who ... pray that you do. A few key facts about me that may or may not provide

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 8, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  rarely received packages of any sort, so I was pretty curious. Not being a ... fast approaching, so I hastily worked on my Common Application, and sent ... —who worked in an educational sector of the United States Embassy. So after I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • March 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  East Campus, A Home *dons his historian hat*

  

  of the shirt looks something like this: Right. I'm not at MIT right ... dorms. Wait, why is East Campus far away from the other dorms? It's not ... (click to enlarge): You'll also notice that the Lewis report calls not

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 11, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Maybe it’s okay to be this way The return of Dumbledore, and a new professor friend

  

  asking about their work. A little more on this specialization resentment ... whether the Higgs boson exists or not, or the universe has an open or closed ... profession? Maybe that means science research isn't right for me? That I'm not

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 3, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  finding place

  

  the social time I had everywhere and nowhere. Dashing around, not ... literally live next to you. I was not on top of things and was mostly unaware ... the people I would work with. Many of the latter became the former (MIT

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • April 7, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the Deferred I feel your pain.

  

  emphatically not looking for a batch of identical perfect climbers; we are ... -climbing team so badly. I wanted to work alongside others, imbibe a bit of their ... being deferred but that it's not okay to lose faith. Every year, thousands

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  neighborhoods we move into and come to love. What do pregnant mice, cheerleaders, and four-foot light-up tinsel giraffes have in common?

  

  rabbit (who did not attend MIT) in an apartment just north of Boston. I ... projects on which I'm working and write my dissertation, which I'll defend in ... on his office's 3D printer (picture, which does not really do justice

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 27, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  sellout’s conundrum i am a lost child

  

  job offer in Auckland and took a year off to work instead of coming back ... buying lottery tickets are not way stations on the road to pursuing your ... , for better or worse, I did not change into the sellout Desai warned of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 21, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  so it’s not like you have to come early just to do recruitment ... joining a sorority, you not only join that community, but the entire Greek ... not a single mistake was made in terms of lines, time, and schedules, we

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Flux and Flow Thermodynamics as therapeutic analogy; or, the longest way I've ever said, "I'm still figuring things…

  

  reaction, though it may not necessarily be strong enough to prevent the ... life. First, get comfortable and acclimated; try not to panic. Second, if ... forward or backward at a particular moment. But that tends not to happen in

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Typical Day on the Road Having grown up in NYC, I love coming back.

  

  was great. It is not always possible, as our alumni do work and have ... Lidle's plane crash. Regis is not to far from the site of the crash, so ... students who are not; we don't make exceptions for legacies, or for athletes

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Save Point sleep wake hope

  

  It's been over two weeks since I last blogged, and I've been working ... them to. Poetry, prose. Prose, poetry. Sometimes I think there's not a ... concerns, I really do think that numbers are not as important you might think

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where the Free Things Are A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students

  

  difficult for those who may not even realize the immense potential of ... school can support those who may not have easy access to the numerous ... tempting, trying to overload yourself by doing ALL of these things may not be

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 30, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  smoke and spice my comfort meal

  

  see people not only enjoy the dish, but also learn how to make it ... dinners. Not only had I never made it for nearly that many people before ... served hot, if it is, I will just vomit, if not I can scarf it. SI

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 9, 2023