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  Bring your stuffed toys to class reflections on liminality

  

  . Come up with two very different ways to get from point A to point B ... silly hats not on Halloween. Wear silly hats to your lab section. Get people to ask questions about your silly hats. Take pictures of yourself

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Long Road to Happiness Stuff no one likes to talk about...

  

  there were steps I was taking, that we were going to get somewhere ... laundry, and this helps you get back to a place where you can work on ... gets in the way of your work or school, you have to deal with it and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 22, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  . They try to remember their students’ names and passions. We get a ... I came to MIT a wide-eyed froshling. The sun shone brighter through ... began. I learned to conserve clothing. Laundry Day became a special

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 29, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the Deferred I feel your pain.

  

  at MIT appeals to you and why?), two essay prompts to choose from ... choreographed a dance of my own, and how it felt to grow up in New Zealand. My dad ... countdown to EA Decision Day. December 15, 2008 was the scheduled date for

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How To Make Mediocre Furniture well, maybe i'll let you be the quality judge

  

  the Before Times. We got a U-haul to get all of our stuff back from EC ... ."]Putzen,[/annotation]this is what you get. I carefully brought all the wood to our new apartment ... lesson about trying to get projects done during the semester. It may be

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 17, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Guest Entry: Christina Bognet Supplemental materials to help you through the next few days.

  

  , whose first choice when applying to colleges was admittedly NOT MIT, but ... of my best friends, Colin, as we chatted about getting into our ... . But you…you're getting into MIT. I know it. How could they not take you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  single now, as all East Campus residents get to live past freshman year ... skates, or hoverboard for an easy commute, and wait to get used to the ... of mine moved farther to get a better school-life separation, and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Defying That Sinking Feeling On learning to swim and envisioning success

  

  function of how far you want every dollar that you spend to go. To get my ... swim: Get comfortable and acclimated; try not to panic.My classes ... ? Yes. But then I asked myself: could it get any worse? And I had to admit

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why My 5.13 Problem Set Took All Day Moral of the story: Don't procrastinate, or I'll never talk to you again.

  

  to wear velcro." I have never, ever been one to get anything done ... myself that if I get it done now I won't have to worry about it later, and ... possible way for me to get done before 4 AM. Here's exactly why it took me so

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Flying Close to the Sun a semester of fire

  

  of trust in me. I would get to shape the story, develop key methods and ... of the semester to get incoming frosh excited. One of the biggest ... on David and Alex to make sure the paper gets written and finished

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  101 Things To Do Before You Graduate! 102. Read this blog entry.

  

  entered MIT. Now, four years later, I get to post my own version - courtesy ... 'm serious. 10. Take a weekend trip to NYC - Chinatown bus. $15. Gets you ... - how else do you get to the airport? lol. I'm too poor to take a taxi

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know a firehose of advice from upperclassmen: tips and tricks for freshman year

  

  chances of remembering them later. Take selfies with people as a way to get to know them. Make it a game: try to get a selfie with someone from ... . Say yes to things. You will get asked to do many things. You should say

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Gee, my life’s a funny thing Remembering the bills I have to pay, or even yesterday.

  

  ambitious in job-hunting (may turn out to be a problem when I get out of ... getting paid $10 an hour to go to lecture. I taught SAT Prep for ESP, which ... high school friends, getting to do undergraduate research is a pretty big

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  To whom much is given… ...you know the rest!

  

  have done to help you get to where you are, not only by telling them so ... might be used. Let me be frank. Any serious applicant to MIT has been ... opportunities and has made choices about how to use those opportunities. I won

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Choice and the MIT lifestyle ...because "MIT" and "student life" aren't mutually exclusive.

  

  tuning in, Vassko asked, "Do you guys get some time to go out into Boston ... , although party themes often run to the creative -- at some parties, you get a ... the point of all this yammering (and I'd better get to it fast, Adam

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating The Tunnels…Of Freshman Academics You didn't actually expect me to write about hacking on the internet, did you?

  

  Add Date), you have to get both the instructor's signature and your ... whatever you want. And get used to it. I want to double major in 6 and 2 and ... join. How should I optimize my courseload to get a headstart? I actually

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 16, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms big brains, big gains 😤

  

  reflect it. Students get complimentary access to campus gyms, so it’s easier ... and pretending that you’re battling demons in order to get a better pump ... ’s so easy to just sit on my phone or get distracted; being around others

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Blogural Inaugural I just wanted to use this title.

  

  night, I get to put on pants*, step back from a crazy work-filled day, and ... professor or faculty member who helps you to manage your schedule, get a job ... means I don't get to watch House when it airs every week, but this seminar

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  , which is this: How do I get in to MIT? And here is what I tell them ... them something they can do that will get them in. Maybe they need to be ... in and of itself will get you in to MIT. For example: A few years ago

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing is Magic And 15 minutes is all you need

  

  already know why he isn’t getting to them. He isn’t sure how to start. I ... will get them to come. In my writing group we do an exercise when we all ... lately with one kid on his way to college and the other on his way to a

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 13, 2011