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  Move Fast And Break Things just make sure you have a net positive of unbreaks

  

  from the University of Waterloo, whose academic program alternates four ... overtime in which developers stay up all night to work on projects outside of ... next morning. Yes, this is totally awesome. It reminds me of MIT. It also

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 25, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Gee, my life’s a funny thing Remembering the bills I have to pay, or even yesterday.

  

  fallen into disrepair, and yet probably ninety percent of its visitors just ... Morrison will probably also be forgotten in a hundred years, but it's kind of ... ashes sprinkled into the soup of someone I don't like. On our way back on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  some warmth on a cold decisiony day "there have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long / but now…

  

  As I'm sure those of you to whom this post is relevant will not need to be reminded, it is that time of year: the time when tensions run ... the beginning of this semester feels like a blurry, faded memory from

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  senioritis not to be confused with señoritis

  

  idea of positive work—even if you feel like you aren't making a stitch in the cosmic fabric of the universe, you certainly can do positive work ... surprising amount of momentum behind me, but i don't think i managed to pull

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 10, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  of getting into a selective university is a clear and validating ... universities would be the end of my comparisons. Earlier this summer I was ... typically considered the key to the golden gates of selective universities are

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

  Putting Diversity into Context The diverse ways that colleges and universities define diversity

  

  wrong area. Many colleges and universities value multiple forms of ... college or university because they are likely to both take advantage of the ... the dilemma of racial identification on college application forms, with

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I put on my robe and graduation hat It's sortof hard to believe it's time for this already.

  

  've known, because I'm staying for another year to finish my Master's degree ... year, I saw the graduation ceremony as more of a check-point than a finish line. I also think that attending MIT has had a side-effect of

  • by Kim D. '09
  • June 7, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  epiphanies that I keep thinking of… Or that I keep recounting whenever someone ... my life. I got my first taste of Indian cuisine this semester, however ... because of the spiciness than anything else. While i had to keep chugging

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s Not Me, It’s You How to kiss goodbye to a school that rejected you

  

  rejection by heading the Continental Army, driving the British out of their ... , the linchpin in the formation of the United States of America. Worked ... absence in no way inhibited the spectacular course of his life. Washington

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 29, 2016
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  “You know what would be cool?” some pizza would be a start...

  

  That phrase is probably the most uttered string of words I hear. It ... around like basketballs of our more athletically inclined friends. We ... between. It's in these aloof conversations that I really appreciate one of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 8, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  Is among the most overused phrases of petulant children, and virtually anyone trying to make sense of the college admissions process. In ... subject of the college admissions process. The reason the situation is

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
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  A Story About Muti How I performed a project in Ethiopia a lot sooner than I expected.

  

  version of 6.006 to tech professionals and university students in Addis ... university. They wanted to have a sort of base, similar to Mekele University ... universities near Muti that could cooperate with Drop of Water. We were then put

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Chocolate!!! The MIT student group The Laboratory for Chocolate Science is featured in today's Boston Globe.

  

  One of my favorite of MIT's 500+ student groups is called the ... (LCS) is a student club dedicated to spreading the appreciation of ... , appreciation of, and indulgence in our favorite substance to the community.  

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2009
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  dormspam-the-game (Part 3) parting remarks from no-longer-anonymous gamemasters

  

  different players across all of campus. This competition had various “game ... , for I was one of the gamemasters and have more content to share :D For much of the summer, I worked with Whitney Z. ‘21 designing, iterating

  • by Paolo A. '21 G
  • October 6, 2020
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  Slow down, fast train. Take me with you!

  

  tolerable for our floor by preparing one of Conner 2's patented senior finals ... breakfast for the rest of the floor on the first day of finals. Since we can ... ever seen at MIT. But after that? I'm at the start of a pretty big

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 26, 2007
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  I Was Sitting Where You’re Sitting Quick! Click here. :D

  

  -foot vertical drop at a neat 90-degree incline, compared to the previous record of ...   Friday, August 28. Two MIT students sit at the top of the partly-built rollercoaster, one tapping hand on knee to the beat of Galantis (“visualize it

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

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

  

  ;would love to interview an admissions officer from your prestigious university to measure the impact of the admissions essay on today's college applicant." The email included a bunch of questions. Seemed harmless

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 25, 2007
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  0.125 not a course 0 class, but a fraction complete

  

  Well, I'm 45.6 smoots of the way across this bridge we call MIT. The end of this first semester aligned perfectly with the holiday break and ... . I spent the first four days of break doing absolutely, very delicious

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 4, 2019
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  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  You may know Conan O'Brien, host of the popular late night talk show ... airing without the benefit of writers, due to the strike (soon to be settled?) by the Writers Guild of America. Without writers, the show has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
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  A Night at the Office A bit longer than I expected.

  

  pleasure of spending a Monday night or Thursday night in the newspaper's office in the Student Center. Last night was one of those nights; let me ... -weekly offering of free food; even though the food (wings!) has been in the office

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 1, 2011