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  The Great Debate: Latke vs. Hamentashen The post-coverage.

  

  professors argue for their favorite Jewish delicacy – either Latke or Hamentashen. One is a sweet and versatile triangular dessert, the other is a ... Jeremy Wolfe, who used to teach a wildly popular Intro to Psychology class

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  i [don’t] have covid?? in conclusion, i am the absolute worst at managing stress

  

  fun I've had in a while. But it also was the first time I'd moved for ... occasionally for a rare cup of tea or ~singular~ cherry tomato...my roommates ... So. I had a COVID false alarm this week, which is why I'm currently

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  for you. There's a certain relationship the two of you have: Admissions ... school, take it by the horns. Carve out a niche for yourself, join clubs ... . MIT is a tool you can use for your education, but there many others that

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  Lies in MIT, lies about MIT these are the lies that i tell myself at night

  

  have a whole category for blog posts discussing the challenges MIT brings ... want to see you again". It's like this for a solid minute, until the ... competent person, hired for a reason. I'm learning things in my classes that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  't quite a whole plan, but it was clearly what we had been waiting for ... that, we're required to quarantine for a week - like, serious quarantine ... the most stressful ones of my life, and is a saga that unfolded over

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! While the science gets done, you can build a neat fort with the Settlers drinking…

  

  recognized me and asked for a sticker because of something I said a year ago ... . Come tuck into a meat-free feast prepared for you by Randomites. If you ... of Fortress Awesome invite you to their castle for a glorious feast

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  identical copies of one nurse, and shut them again. The room spun for a while ... a mathematical model for them] Me: "Oh! That's funny. I thought I saw ... (EVA). This break, I have a big paper to write for the class. We were

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Take Care of Us asking for change

  

  having such a wide platform to share my ideas on. Which is also why it ... with every day that comes and I want it to change. For those of you who ... this removal has had is burning out their students. Spring break was a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  More than 9000 reasons not to groan at my poor usage of outdated memes. ALSO, CPW!

  

  asked me "would you like to be considered for a spot, or have you made a ... saw that I wasn't a good fit for Olin / probably not going to go, and ... they might object to that.) Still looking for a good reason to be

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / Events

  What can I say, it grew on me . . . (Guest Entry) Now I'm a beaver believer!

  

  was all a little much. Fortunately, I met some other awesome prefrosh! Becca '12 and I at Meet the Bloggers Tim '12 and I stuck in a knot at ... Senior Haus for the bouncy ball drop. Tim brought an umbrella, partially

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Course 18 thoughts on being a (pure) math major

  

  has been firmly on the pure math track for a few years and who hasn ... section of a textbook for my math seminar, and it was all about applying the ... . Michelle has already written a lovely post about Course 14 (economics); I

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! Plus lots of awesome advice from MIT students!

  

  campus for a 3-day Campus Preview Weekend.  Suffice it to say that those ... only covered a pinprick of what was in store for us. And to everyone who ... other dorms would be a good fit for you and where you would be happy your

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

  

  all the answers. Just go for it.  1) To be a good software engineer, you ... together for a full integration test. We call this process “EE on Bench ... for your own system. The best engineers I’ve met have a common trait

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2017 Graduates from MIT

  

  for grabs to a degree few still among the living have ever seen. And ... during Convocation four years ago. Tomorrow they will gather together for ... #Commencement #MITAlumni A post shared by MIT Admissions (@mitadmissions) on Jun 8

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  :28 p.m., you probably experienced a barrage of feelings. These might include pain for being rejected, joy for being accepted, anxiousness for being waitlisted, and a whole spectrum of feelings in between. I remember

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  classes at MIT. Despite the fact that I've only been here for a couple days ... , we make up a diverse class which makes for an amazing culture of ... These first 3 weeks at MIT can best described as a whirlwind of new

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  for hours under the collapsed remains of a building until someone came ... Haiti, but I'll do my best to try to summarize. We just got back from a ... just wanted to capture this feeling for now before I fill in the details

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  said. Chandler, thinking for a moment, said she would tell her classmates ... Continuing our series Introducing the Class of 2013, today we have a pair of stories about a terrific pair of young women... Chandler '13 and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  do so likewise this year for you all EA'ers! *[ also = „ÇÇ ... (included at the bottom), I'm going to post a Japanese song this year. This is the theme from Dragon Zakura, a famous Japanese drama from 2005. The

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  GRE, Boston love, and loose ends from last time Wandering around Boston lost is one of my favorite things to do.

  

  around the city for a while. Wandering around Boston is one of my favorite ... the class, but only by a few points (thank heavens for pass/no record ... , since I hadn't had to do a lot of the stuff on the test since 10th grade

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2005