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• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  well – see for yourself: Now, as awesome as that was (he used to read ... , about how much thought they put into deciding what’s best for each person. When they say “we look for a good fit,” they really mean “we try to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Residential Life

  four ways to unstrip a screw tΞp work week tales

  

  tired and not bulging enough for method 3 to work, and method 2 is a flop ... to [annotation note="what sounds like an incredibly draining week of ... and slander your peers) in hopes of securing a bid (an invitation to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 3, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  retreating and proceeding favorite thing about mit's campus? leaving it

  

  don't think I have to detail the personal benefit of travelling, but I ... facilitators. This is a great opportunity for first-year students to get away ... fried pants for dinner. I was really excited to have found a great

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • April 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

  

  his loathsome liking for cheese-curd fries, we're happy to have him ... able to tell you more about their own personal stories, which I assure ... over 50 applications for just a few available spots. The vast majority

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  i dropped os 🎉 i'm a hass boi this semester

  

  was coming to boston tomorrow for the long weekend. i felt truly ... . it did wonders for my mood, and it was a chance to de-stress. i decided ... to london this weekend! [annotation note="part 1 of 2 for traveling

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Cool Data Stuff, ft. Immersion I just really like data visualizations, plz don't judge

  

  you to via email. For a data nerd like me, this is basically the best ... /received for 2017 aren’t in yet, but if I’ve managed to send/receive 4,122 emails ... STUFF GUYS WOOOO. This time, though, I cannot take any credit for the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  personal lives. It’s hard to express in words, but there is also a certain ... as a person. It’s odd to feel suddenly placed in the world of adults ... balance. I wish to conduct myself in a mature manner at my workplace, for

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  train of thought on feeling deeply

  

  meaningless art. Trying to make personal art required a lot of thinking and ... NYC is making me want to make personal art again. Of course, this doesn ... conventional 9-5 job is valid as something to want for yourself. It’s an option

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 26, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  the last twenty days burning out before the semester even starts

  

  decided, would have to be easier. I had a twelve-week internship secured for ... House. I did get some time to do things solely for myself though, which ... blogger, I was [annotation note="REX stands for Residence EXploration, where

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

  Life Changing Classes at MIT ft. ec-discuss

  

  for being somewhat spammy and prone to flame wars) thread that got ... other ec-people, so make sure to leave room for that. " "this class [18 ... for me (stressing about missing class to attend events or sickness and

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 20, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  chances the point is to let yourself be helped

  

  collaborative problem-solving happens is that one person figures out how to solve the problem and then teaches the other person. To actually solve a ... time to develop the deep, genuine trust needed to take a person through

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 26, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester Reflections

  

  blogs, for example. But with that said, it definitely was cool to meet ... situation where a piece of information had to be kept hidden from Allan for ... interactions for a secret to be kept that long or even at all. 6) Studying by

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 5, 2018
• Blog / Events

  The Places You’ll Go Places I've recently gone.

  

  I went to 9-to-5 life in downtown Manhattan. Some of you might have ... waking up at 7:30am on weekdays (this is hard for a college student. really!) and busting my butt off at my JOB. I chose to get an internship in

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  missing out, but I'm really not interesting enough for anyone to miss out on ... applied to Teach for America in October, and I received the book as a gift ... - take, for example, everything related to 18.02 ever - but if I fail at

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  I ate sardines for a whole day Right before Juno hit, I went to Star ... some sesame oil for good measure. It was barely palatable. Not one to ... ://www.yelp.com/biz/shabu-and-mein-cambridge-3 Last year, as I was perusing the internet for interesting things to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  designed to help the admissions committee get to know you as a full person ... significant enough to merit a platform of its own. For those students, our ... that fits the parameters for each portfolio type, I encourage you to

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  #funhogging the best thing I did over IAP. also: INFINITE ICE CLIMBING GIF

  

  's good to go away for the weekend.  To feel the crunch of snow under the ... your browser to be the first to sign up for a trip (2) your facebook ... funhogging: to take more than one's fair share of fun When I was a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  hell. handling the hardest semester at MIT, virtually

  

  with little time to learn the material and finish the psets for my other ... friends to support you in person! Hang in there, everybody... ... about not succumbing to stress as the semester gets progressively harder

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 9, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  I've officially been on my gap year for a week! To begin my gap year ... -control of my life again. If I took leave, I wouldn't have to wait for MIT ... for internships. I got lucky and managed to quickly get a few offers for

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester II: v. hosed tl;dr: *loud screaming*

  

  ), but I personally accepted it because I want to get 18.03 (Differential ... .03 happens to be a requirement for both of those options, so hopefully it ... Tuesday morning and learn the material for the week, then go to lab hours in

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 14, 2018