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  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  have been brought up to think that getting into a good school is one of ... school, you think "I just need to get into [top college]. Once I get into ... 's house in Kentucky as I write this. Thanks to the people who wished me good

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reactors are my friends. Four things you would never expect to find in a real MIT laboratory.

  

  it to other animals), but you get a clean biologically-derived fuel out ... grotesque biological slurry of turkey carcasses (left) to 250 C, you get the ... lighter subject (get it?). You might expect an MIT laboratory to be really

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 3 is third time the charm??? questionable

  

  the sailing class next semester, so maybe I'll get this to 50% before I ... percentage to like, 75% on its own. But I do feel shitty and sad about getting ... the qualifications to get those jobs. Cons: I will be a broke

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Out Sick aka, a subject line for too many emails

  

  , we all have work we need to do, and the last thing you'd want is to get ... be. But I'm getting there, and I look forward to sharing [annotation ... headache, and yes, there have been days where I just couldn't bring myself to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  MIT in general, I knew I had to get cracking on this list. The ... get a cannoli And if you get a cannoli, you must find a nearby park to ... Haymarket farmer's market to get really cheap, really amazing produce. I got

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 vision new year's resolutions

  

  myself and my circle. Relatedly, I want to get better at talking to those I ... to find a UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program) where I get ... morning (so I'm forced to get out of bed early) has helped, but I still have

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!

  

  Technically, there isn't much to shooting a pistol. Load rounds into ... meet resistance, lower arm to target. Focus on the front sight. Without ... I skip pistol class to fly to Los Angeles (don't worry, Mike is cool

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  , business), get a “real” job, take a year off to figure things out, work for a ... middle of your sophomore year, to allow time to get a pre-medical advisor ... seemed like a great opportunity to get a different perspective on the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  …More CPW The last of my photos from the weekend.

  

  Before we get into it, I need to address a question I've heard a few ... groups, you wouldn't really get to fully experience MIT. Thus, CPW is like ... ... The Meet the Bloggers party was Friday night, and it was great to get to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  , I have to get at least 6 hours of sleep the night before. If I get 5 or fewer hours of sleep, I have to get 7+ hours the next night. I ... attention to when you get hungry. Throw away social norms, and just plan to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I (don’t) want the summer to end me writing poetry? what a concept

  

  -down, I want dinners together, and parties at midnight; I want things to get ... I don't want the summer to end. I don't want to pack the rice cooker and carry my laptop through campus; don't want to fold my sheets all

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  you get to pretend to be an adult for a couple months before returning ... ." Get a place to stay. Hostels are usually the best bet for students ... producing results. Get in there and demand a challenge. And never be afraid to

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  supposed to be a priority, somewhere up there with getting good grades and ... -- whatever ... and when they get here, they feel an immense need to release ... -qualified enough to get into a top university, chances are he or she worked pretty

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I Wanted to Say to Prefrosh before CPW 2015 a resurrected freshman draft

  

  year. It is now my last chance to share these freshman thoughts with you ... comprehend my state of mind back then. I want to have a conversation with that ... math major. I had a clear life plan to start in the first semester

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  ignorance is a virtue

  

  , you can hit snooze on. you can keep hitting snooze until you need to ... hitting ignore and ignore and ignore until i actually need to deal with it. similarly, looking at my grades is a choice i can make. i don't have to look

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Guest Post: Being Trans at MIT

  

  trying to get through it. But now that you're going to college you're going ... different it is being with people who 'get' you... It gives me time to focus ... post is brought to you by two trans MIT students, with quotes from our

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 16, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  106 degrees last week.) As we get closer to September the class of 2010 ... way out. Enough said. Let's get down to business. This blog is designed ... goes to the 'Kids Table'. Let's get this party started right! Remember

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Whole 6.270 Story Where LEGOs take over my life.

  

  when it started getting rough. Now that we had a strategy it was time to ... to solder all of our components together and I decided to get it all ... didn't work. This is when things started to get really rough. We

  • by Snively '11
  • February 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  advice for how to get stuff to us generally. Thanks for applying to MIT ... send them to us as soon as they’re available. Don’t worry; they’ll get ... documents to you via postal mail?No — it won't get here in time. I know

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday (in Snaps) and my longest Snapchat story ever

  

  :02: T-2 mins… Time to get calculator, pencil, eraser, periodic table ... to get lunch. Run to Masseh to get food to-go. 13:57: Run through the Infinite, weaving through people to get to Building 66. 14:05: Made it just

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 28, 2015