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  10,000 Ways That Won’t Work

  

  ? That my experiments didn’t work? That the effect I investigated is likely not experimentally realizable? “So what exactly did you accomplish then ... other thing.” Of course, this was not a real conversation with a person

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 27, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (An Incomplete Guide to) Summer Opportunities for MIT Students Pantsuits, stress, hyperlinks.

  

  're working on. At these presentations, you get the chance to hear directly from ... 're a freshman with little work experience? What if you blew off the ... working on building those skills so that you are a viable candidate in

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus visit, revisited In which I dissect the campus tour/ info session and forget to clean up afterward

  

  , sorry, I'm not David Foster Wallace (yet- I'm working on it. Summer ... through virtually the entire campus. So one need not ever see the light of ... , Vassar St. is not a highway. It's barely an alley. You just called it a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 14, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Twenty thousand paper cuts and twenty thousand leaves

  

  One. Two weeks ago my phone's charger suddenly stopped working. I ordered a replacement from Amazon. I accidentally put Baker as the address ... not the charger. More emails with Baker Desk made it clear that the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  belong to the world.  The commencement address will be given today by ... its completion has not, of itself, brought you happiness or meaning or ... have not yet named -- then I want you to know that it is okay, and that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT

  

  with this crucial idea: When they say Work Hard, Play Hard at MIT, they ... you’re not sure what I mean, allow me to tell you about my check ... parents and curfews and schedules and day planners and high school and work

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  the hardest you’ve ever worked the firehose strikes again

  

  ="attachment_83473" align="alignnone" width="384"] I do not take pictures of work ... . “You work harder in high school than college,” she said; she had, as a ... worked? I told myself, in freshman spring, that I would never take 4

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales From Turning Twenty They range from "a little peculiar" to "utterly bizarre."

  

  has happened every day of my 20-year-old life so far (not sure whether ... even a 9. That's pretty mind-blowing, though not as mind-blowing as the ... , took off my backpack, and worked on a Junior Lab paper for three hours

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Blog Graveyard skeletons in my google docs

  

  darlings for nothing! sometimes the work you do, whether it's writing, music ... effectively cut things that just aren’t working out without feeling like I ... through the form of already begun works. There’s something to be said here

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Now and Then and Maybe Later Tying up loose ends and weathering the calm before the storm we call "Fall Semester"

  

  my last summer here in Boston working two different research positions ... a research institution. That means not only is the sheer number of ... dedication and a desire to learn. Keep in mind, of course, that not every lab

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fifth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to blog comments from the last month.

  

  I've been working on this one for weeks, but you guys know what the ... either by courier mail or online? This is because the problem comes not ... decisions will be made available online for RA '06, but we are working on it

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bring Your Audience to Work Day In celebration of the annual Bring Your Audience to Work Day, the first Monday of…

  

  freight railroading. I'm not out working in a rail yard -- I've actually got ... , by automobile - but at least it's not too long) and into my work ... ? Today was "Bring Your Audience to Work Day," definitely one of the more

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 2, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Play hard…and then work hard! There's no excuse not to have an AWESOME time this weekend!

  

  , Dec. 22. Monday marks the beginning of the end, but why not have some fun before the real work kicks in? Here's some stuff going on around ... . Volunteers meet outside of McCormick and travel to Lawrence, MA to work on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Money! Money! Money! Life is like monopoly, except you're not a pewter Tophat and it costs WAY more…

  

  decimal. But fear not worrisome frosh, that's what this entry is truly about ... particular order: 1. Make a budget: Save for the pigs sake It's not ... something that works really well for them. Some people cook all their meals

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Story How I came to be at MIT

  

  had not only given me the MIT bug but had also resigned themselves to ... 't careful it's possible to go all through high school and not take one or two ... Settlers than walk all the way downstairs and not be able to do laundry

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  . Part 2 is from freshman spring 2015. Senior winter 2018, I do not endorse ... classes here do not teach formulas, but rather teach concepts and open up ... human relationships. I did not have much background in the subject, but I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  budget your time. In high school, although I could be out working on the ... is that you should not attempt to learn everything there is to biology the night before your exam [it's not high school anymore ;)]. MIT is

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Person Studying Persons… ...and why the Myers Briggs test is invalid

  

  -Briggs personality test. Knowing them to be brilliant, hard-working MIT students, I ... in high school. I was mostly busy studying; I would make excuses to not ... to go out of my way to perform these types of kindnesses. This is not

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 23, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Not Farewell After All Hello again!

  

  balance work, friends, sleep, exercise, etc., a skill that’s just as vital ... back in Boston this summer, living near Harvard Square and working in the medical center, and I pass by MIT every single morning on my way to work. I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Personal Projects

  reflecting on 2020 goals and planning for 2021

  

  -off because shaking off the mentality of 'if it's not on my resume then it's not ... the time I hit 30 and picked a few to work on during 2020. What follows ... discouraged, but I’m not giving up and will hopefully continue practicing

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 30, 2021