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  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  , I can not argue with the logic of trying to discover the formula for ... is typically not what we are going for when selecting students for our ... to work wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An MIT Underwear Exposé (and Sorting Hat) The coolest data you never wanted to have.

  

  my favorite mailing lists is Burton-Conner’s, not because of the ... and parsed all the emails that had been sent to my MIT email address. I ... by hand, not with a script) on the people who had sent them from the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Was Sitting Where You’re Sitting Quick! Click here. :D

  

  . The process of editing (really editing, not just looking over my work a ... the roof). On the table airplane cookies are dotted, striped, and ... , tossing box-sized dice and trying not to eat their resources: graham

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  context, obstacles, and critical periods Why don’t you just get over it?

  

  . This is not to take away from the hard work that everyone puts in to get ... typically considered credible such as Forbes and Bloomberg. She has not only ... of a permanent house[annotation note="To be very clear, I do not want

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  No Chance Why "chance" sites like AdmissionSplash are Bad Things.

  

  prepared to do the work at MIT, you will not be admitted, because we don ... " form it also asks for things like high school and home address. It's not ... , address, and other factors that affect admissions, like whether they

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  turn out the lights always the last one to say goodbye

  

  contracted, collapsing from a community to a few lonely souls haunting a space ... been extremely difficult, in ways that I both could and could not foresee ... rolled my suitcase out of Next House, not to return until the fall. It was

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 31, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All the bridges I’ve crossed in Cambridge, ranked my civil engineering hat is off

  

  ="i’m including cambridge here but not the other cities, because i can. i love to be ... less analytical and much more emotional, so I will not be focusing on the ... dot the Charles’ 80 mile span. I’m only going to focus on eight of these

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 10, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions advice from someone who’s been there

  

  I've been working on my grad school apps lately, when I'm not busy with other stuff. I bet that a lot of you are working on college ... living in Switzerland, I didn't really have a social life outside of work

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  reflect. This year is not only the blogs' 10th birthday, but also the 10th ... -10 years (not yet). I had no idea that I would bike halfway across the country, build robots, or do work in five countries. I also had no idea that

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to use these blogs Scattered thoughts on the information age, plus some bonus snark.

  

  So I was looking through some old notes that I was working on for ... maybe "How to not get a sarcastic reply to a question from me." I fixed ... get questions like, "So, what's MIT like?" Yeah, I'm not answering that

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Critter gaze upon my son

  

  designers in various disciplines who work at different scales and lab sessions ... ! Though they are far enough away to not feel the effects of flowing lava ... -fed Pockets contracting to expel trapped prey into the pits of higher up pockets

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 26, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An MIT wedding Paper airplanes instead of rice and a reception at a science museum... what's not to…

  

  earned on ideas for the company. (Incidentally, we're both working for MIT ... foldability and distance. The planes were a little bit pointy, I'm not going to ... the company where he works were two of the designers. Adam got really

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  works for you, not just what works for your advisor. You learn how to ... ! When I signed off the call I burst into tears for about 20 seconds, not ... realized that I had not, in fact, figured it all out; in some ways I felt

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  101 Things To Do Before You Graduate! 102. Read this blog entry.

  

  earn credit/money here, I decided that it's not something that I'd do for ... "MIT things" change from year to year :p) I have not seen this list ... -nighter (for fun!) - for fun, or not for fun, I think I had a bit too many of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 15, 2011
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  Queer at MIT, but not on the blogs the map is not the territory, but it's getting closer

  

  sometimes end, and I fell in love with a gay woman I met at work, although not ... (emphasis added): Not sure if this is possible, but maybe having an anonymous ... . There are several important reasons that bloggers may not feel safe to openly

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

  How to look over your application and advice about breathing. My older younger brother is your age. I am fully aware of how much you’re…

  

  , this is not important, and you guys can probably stand to wait another ... you should do this week in 3 easy steps (results not guaranteed, though ... throwing that one out there. 2) Pretend you’re not you- This sounds

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  the computer worked as though nothing had happened. Magic. My next ... ’ll need a Windows machine to run SolidWorks, a 3D mechanical design program ... trackpad, and I like that my computer does not become airborne every time I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what work is bite-sized senior spring

  

  the work of not working this is going to be a challenging semester for me, but not in the conventional sense. i'm insanely comfortable ... work that i do not expect to get paid for or graded on; it's work that i

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On The Essay The rules are simple: write your own.

  

  applicant's true voice when we read his or her essay. Not some perfect ... students to write from the heart and to not have their essays edited by any ... email address, so I checked out the site. Turns out it's run by a

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  Center holding my name badge and a newly earned certificate and dragged my legs back to the bus station. I had earned the certificate by presenting ... conference. Unlike the weather, I was not beaming. I felt heavy. Two days

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015