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  I’m Still Standing after all this time at MIT

  

  rain to shoot even when I had nothing to offer but my company, and for ... living room, sipping homemade sangria that was filled with fresh fruit and was much, much stronger than any of us anticipated, and watched as a

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 31, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Fireside Chat with President Sally Kornbluth get to know our president!

  

  mens et manus: mind and hand. It is a message stating that we don’t only ... university President, casually request an interview, and then get a response ... Chorallaries? Did you know that she is a foodie and loves to try new restaurants

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 13, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  United States and the largest university library and largest private ... On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, when the sun has not yet heated the ... have PHIL 179, Race and Social Justice. I traverse the Yard on Mondays

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  at places that supposedly offer a diverse and challenging working ... "Spoonsassins", in which one is given a spoon and a victim and told to "kill" their victim by finding them spoonless off the floor and tagging them

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An actual day in the lab Hectic is my middle name.

  

  are also from lots of different states and ethnic backgrounds. Once, the ... 7:45 AM. The alarm goes off and I hit the snooze bar. My first class this semester started at 11 AM every day (and I've been on an extended

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Search of Answers Seeking recommendations, rather than providing them...

  

  admissions process are far easier than the tasks that students and their ... through extensive research, campus visits and conversations. I don't have to ... students and parents, this is simply not the case. If you approach the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  It wasn't like I meant to do it. I was late for recitation, and I ... unknown to the universe I went for the front door, all while my TA just happened to be standing right there, going on about amide formation. And then

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to decide which classes to take amazing classes and how to pick them

  

  in advance, here's considerations on picking classes and schedules ... and second semesters. See also: Cami's post. I have no clue and I need ... me[/caption] Pick a science General Institute Requirement, like 8

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Academics (you know, the REAL reason why you're coming to MIT )

  

  for two degrees, took five classes for five semesters, four for two, and ... no to. 5) Keep busy. MIT has so much to offer, and if you stay busy and ... engineering degrees). 2) I've never built anything at MIT (most engineering

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ideate, Model, TEST! A long, behind-the-scenes look at 2.009 like, really long.

  

  laser cut acrylic parts, high degree of fit and finish, and working ... presenters – “excitement,” “magic” and &ldquo ... a live band, an audience of 3300, and an overall class budget of a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 10, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the contours of a wild ride 2.009 😤

  

  the state machine[/caption] Technical review was at 7pm, and we worked ... being intense, silly, and a lot of fun. This blog is my story of ... towers and had a relay race while wearing bright colored helmets. Professor

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  tenets or, my only piece of advice for incoming first-years

  

  The fall semester has just started, and the 2025s have poured onto campus, eager to experience MIT and everything it has to offer. Many of ... buildings on campus, and the classes which they will take in the coming four

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision fatigue an occupational hazard, and how to manage it

  

  have for dinner. I looked to the left, and the right, and back again ... , before my phone rang and jerked me out of my stupor. A friend was in the area and asked if I wanted to get dinner. Rejoicing that once again

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 21, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Merit When getting into MIT isn't convincing enough

  

  classes at a (very good) (but not as stimulating) university, and the two ... as a Tech Caller, which means I call alumni, talk to them, and ask them to donate to MIT. It’s a fascinating job, and it deserves an entire

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Fake it ‘til you make it It worked for me!

  

  MIT students do on Friday nights, The Stuff of MIT Legend, and Life, the Universe, and the Energy Content of Gasoline. If you’d rather not spend hours ... spring of 2013 I graduated and got a permanent job offer from Echogen

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  You Are Here a list of things i can't make myself do, and a few i can

  

  ’m simultaneously not bound to other responsibilities, and in a mental state to want ... It’s a Wednesday afternoon, and I sit in my dining room and stare at ... of seven people. I read over the problems again, eyes moving to and

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 19, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Underwater Dreams (from a distance) A reflection on immigration, student activism, and civic engagement at MIT.

  

  through.” And DACA does not offer protection to everyone. He echoed Sofia ... A month and a half ago, a 450-seat lecture hall at MIT filled with people, and those peopled filled with eagerness, then silence, then

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  nREXt and other bad acronyms a SCUFFY post

  

  where students mostly do things other than school, like externships and ... , and after a few days, I get an interview. A day or two after that, I get placed on the committee, and from there it is off to the races. Planning

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 18, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  dormspam-the-game (Part 3) parting remarks from no-longer-anonymous gamemasters

  

  , the creator of the show, who gave us permission and offered us some ... theory”-esque challenges run by anonymous gamemasters and $749 in prizes ... , for I was one of the gamemasters and have more content to share :D For

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking the L On "failure" at a place like MIT.

  

  and beloved professors at the institution. 8.01L met in the basement ... quite a bit this summer and I think I wrote a few drafts but none of them ... to take a math assessment. This essentially assess your skills and

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 16, 2024