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• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  't want to go to MIT, despite the nice scholarship thrown in for good ... You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT is an amazing, world-changing place. But it's not for everyone

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?

  

  ’s a skill you will have to use for the rest of your life. And I know ... I first set foot on campus about five years ago for my MIT Admissions ... up running around madly and using the compass on my smartphone to

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • December 12, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  . I had been on the lookout for other options, and ETH seemed to be the ... semester, and there aren't any previous Course 6 exchanges to rely on for ... credits to transfer over, but it'll be work on our end to petition for those

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Friendly Neighborhood Dream-Destroyer "How Could You Work There?"

  't afford to attend school any longer. When I started looking for jobs, I ... want to make the process less daunting for you (at least, as much as we ... a buddy who wanted to hang out. Since I was a college admissions

  • by DJ Rock
  • May 30, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer, East Campus rush, and the new term East Campus orientation activities, the summer, and the upcoming term.

  

  to know the people I know here. It's too easy to take things for ... The month of August was pretty busy for me - a combination of work and preparation for the new term. Last week, for example, I day

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You Guys Are Used To Getting No Sleep, But I Am Old To those of you who have siblings: what's the one piece of sibling-related parenting advice…

  

  decide to go and do it all over again. What were we thinking?!? :-) I'll be out for most of June on paternity leave, but will still try to blog when I can find time. Hope you guys are having a great start to your

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Experience with Real Analysis epsilons, delta, and the technique

  

  proofs compared to how much they improved by the end. The experience for ... that was seriously challenging than to just sign up for a course that I ... , I learned how to study for exams, I learned how to manage my time, and

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • June 10, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  business is not an option for most people, though it is a convenient way to ... just to have you leave a few years later. I know how important it is for ... gender roles." This leads me to a few questions, which I would love for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Green Building Challenge hex wins third place!

  

  -competition. Antonio wore a Garmin watch, which he used to record his heart rate for all ... , especially in comparison to Hex, to strategize for next year's challenge. Both ... code and data for the graphs in this post here. Thank you to Shuli J. '22

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 31, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Bulletin – RA News, EA Results bang it here for the latest updates and stats

  

  things that arrive today to not appear on the tracker for another week or ... extra. But if, for some reason, you want to send us something - like an ... , and the office is revving back up. And with that, it's time for a few

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 7, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  gratitude happy thanksgiving

  

  suffering to “prove” they are grateful for the gift of life. At least, this is ... summaries at three a.m., since I am much too soft-hearted to watch horror for ... I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about gratitude. That’s not to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Linkdump: Smart Leaves, Burritos, and Shaq cool things on the Internet

  

  set to play on after students’ efforts for Kendall Station" - a bunch of ... student hiking Appalachian Trail to raise money for diabetes research ... I think I get my need for notes from my mom. Every day of my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  resources MIT has to offer for a student?" In a word, no. No matter how much ... key is to try to maximize what you do get out of MIT. For example, I ... ): Took 18.02A for 12 units. Re-learned to ice skate. Practiced intensively

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  snippets from a semester minus academics, of course

  

  conner floor went to some random town in Maine for three days. our Airbnb ... concerts firefly — four friends and i went to Dover, Delaware for three ... fantastic because i got to see a lot of teams perform for the first time in

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 21, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  out to my friend Rukia H. '21 for helping with this playlist). Give ... Sometimes, its hard to pull yourself out of bed. The uncertainty of ... to make you float. Butterflies that might want to make you vomit. But

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day of IAP 3 Classes and Soup

  

  overshot the :35 that I was going for, and I was too impatient to go back and ... weekly PSet for my two courses. I try to get at least a problem done while ... :00 lecture to begin for special relativity, and then I head to that. 3

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Entry: Engineers Without Borders Environmental engineering major Tiffany'12 fills in on international development

  

  developing countries to improve their quality of life. One of our projects, for ... . To help combat this fear, Showergy delivers all that is needed for the ... , reliable place for women, children, and senior citizens to wash themselves

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Soup Dumplings, Fever Pitch Yesterday after work I headed downtown for the evening. First stop was one of my…

  

  to eat. For more blog entries that begin with great food ... story seemed to fall a little flat. And for those of you who were upset by ... Yesterday after work I headed downtown for the evening. First stop

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 27, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Self-Discovery Within An Internship guest post by Grace C. '21

  

  where I needed to go for this job became clearer. For non ... revenue bonds which is exactly what it sounds like: a way for hospitals to ... test and use python for this database. So, I began to learn pandas

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 27, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  are restrictions that are unnecessary for you (I want to crotchet!!) and ... I hate going to the hospital. Yes, hospitals help people. Most nurses ... Wednesday. It is driving me crazy. I started talking to my squishible monster

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015