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• Blog / How to Human

  why do you do what you do do androids dream of electric self-awareness

  

  he'd rejected all of them. "I really can't say," was his reply. "It ... most everything I do. Taking an example from when I was younger, in the ... , back in high school, I believed that the college admissions rat race was

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Optimal Solution It doesn't exist

  

  investment. Better yet I had to make my decision in a week. Everyone deals ... internship, I even used a decision matrix in which you rate criteria and ... ? Yes. No. Maybe.  In the end I decided to spend my summer in Houston

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • September 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Strike! Strike! Strike! I. H. T. F. P.

  

  hundred shirts are sitting in my room), and I've begun to realize that my ... news and puts me in a good mood, even though I'm studying physics right ... , I'm in really good shape to enjoy CPW . . . well . . . I thought I was

  • by Snively '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mexico things my MISTI experience

  

  -absence of productivity - three things I have not experienced consistently in a very long time! Before that, though, I was in Mexico for two months doing ... , for which (if you aren’t familiar) you can intern abroad in a foreign

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 10, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  mitadmissions site, and there's probably not a whole lot I can do to encourage you ... !" or "I'm scared I won't get in!" but things like "I am worried that when ... immediately" or "I'm worried that not getting into MIT will mean that I can

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  A letter for you (yes, you)

  

  how MIT can play a further role in your story. For others, it will be an ... Dear Applicants, Each year at this time, I feel an overflowing amount of gratitude toward you - yes, you! - for applying. I love learning

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Julia’s Day Out Almost 10 things I've learned since living in Boston

  

  .  As you can see from my bio, I am not from Massachusetts. In fact, this ... in April in recent years). Boston runs on Dunkin.  I feel like ... before, but for some of you, this was your first time. I also know that

  • by Julia Potts
  • April 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that are awesome being published, D-lab, and MISTI. Also cookies. But there are no cookies in this entry.

  

  . This is sort of weird because...well, I don't have much interest in going ... . =) Anyway, the point is, I know it's awesome...but in my world, still less ... and finally went to bed miserable and depressed, I find this email in my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2009
• Blog / Residential Life

  The River Freezes Over and other nifty things about being on campus

  

  until eight, I saw someone running outside in a t-shirt. She looked rather ... the little things that I'm pumped about, in no particular order: I ... . This entertains me because in the first month of quarantine, I went

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vaccine Externalities Health economics applied to the decreased odds of my getting the flu, courtesy of my…

  

  So in my previous entry, I talked about how the Medlinks were ... Gabe '08 got one today, but I didn't end up getting one for myself. In 14.21J: Health Economics, a class in which I had an exam today, we recently

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  breaching discomfort

  

  Lately I've been occupying space. Many spaces, in fact, especially ... personality was interesting and the people were interesting. I chose to live in ... time I've ever felt like I was back in high school despite being in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 16, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breakfast with a Genius Okay, so I stole the genius joke from Bryan. But it's still true.

  

  are held in 10-250 - I have both my 5.112 and my 18.02 classes in there ... Guild. I was in fact planning on going to both, though, because I ... absolutely amazing. I wish I could write about it in more detail, but

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 28, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  A Tribute to the people of South Africa

  

  During a layover in the London Heathrow Airport I yanked Mariam (my ... journal. I anticipated that the next ten days in the epicenter of AIDs would ... , is something I jotted down upon my arrival in Kwazulu-Natal. “It

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 17, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  This year, Jeremy, Nikki, and I were in charge of the Admitted ... rendition of this spiel to the incoming class of 2028… still can’t believe I ... figure out the things I wanted to take part in. As I mentioned, my

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything what i did this IAP!

  

  , anything every day (I am 42 days in! More to come on this if I can keep it up ... . But the break felt so short, and once I was back at MIT, I was in an ... 've tried in I don't know how many years. I did... nothing. (But of course, in

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  blind spots on privilege

  

  I. eulogies are beautiful but  can we talk about leaves before fall ... ; i look smaller in all the mirrors  that make you better    if ... ’ve been better. II. Growing up in a place where I did not have many

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 4, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  baddest guy in the college communications business. Of all the pictures I ... dinner. But in my heart, I still hadn't said goodbye to Ben Jones - until ... 's what matters the most. And in the end, I just want to say thanks to the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  spare time, but enough time that I should, in principle, be able to post ... first time I've felt burned out in a (metaphorically) clinical way, so it ... to stop doing, which I'll get to in a bit). One thing I've learned

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  so i guess fall is happening kinda hard to believe, huh?

  

  in april, i was sure that in september, i'd be on MIT's campus again. in may, as many things dawned upon us all, i realized i wouldn't be. as ... they used). in june, i came around, mostly because some of my very best

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  , it looks for attributes that you can demonstrate in just about any ... the most general sort of advice I can offer. If you (mostly juniors, but ... In my previous entry, Joan Tran from Louisiana asked for some general

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006