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• Blog / MIT Life

  Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

  

  head off to college. I'll often get emailed them, though this summer I ... ask me about (i.e. "Do any normal students get admitted to MIT, or do I ... , you have to put the work in. It's hard, yes... You have to just get up

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  finding meaning at the end of the world i alone determine my destiny

  

  him when he gets deferred. i want to tell him, hey! i struggle, and have ... dimension in which i get to know people. but that meant that all weekend i ... to get them all done after the weekend, even if it meant grinding them

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  what I did this summer unoriginal title, original experiences!

  

  another one in actually seeing those places. I did try to get out when I ... , getting permission to be or do something new. [carousel image1 ... instead of drowning in it. On not being afraid to make mistakes and get

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 24, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  's hard to imagine a simpler mechanism. And yet, to get that simple took an ... was to get that solution after all the design and iteration we had, but ... streak of a week is getting old). MIT is truly an incredible place to be

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  every class i went to during the first week of fall all *checks notes* twelve of them

  

  for the entire class. I really, really like this class. We get to build ... met was a graduate student, so I decided to get some food and leave. #7 ... accident, left immediately. My friend Deniz was trying to get me to take

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 11, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  Secondary School Report. We have always said that it is most important to get ... unable to write you a letter. We encourage you to try to get letters of ... that this may be more challenging for some students due to their
• Blog / Announcements

  Meet the baby bloggers! you have to read that to the tune of meet the flintstones

  

  "]annual[/annotation]excitement: I get to introduce you to this year's crop of baby bloggers. To hire ... wonderful group of people. And now you, like us, get to laugh, cry, and lose ... welcome to: Alice L. '24 of California, who definitely has not drunk cell

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  My “Normal” High School What it was like going to an ordinary high school

  

  than to get into the local state school. Now I cannot stress this enough ... college’” “Lol no way, why work super hard to get in there when I could just ... potential to not only get into a good school but flourish there; however, due

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Reading What’s in your beach bag?

  

  is good news! It means you still have time to get some summer reading ... actually get to the beach or not, don’t miss out on the last few weeks of ... about you, but I love to be reading a few books at the same time

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Life On Mars and by "Mars" I actually mean "3AB, Simmons Hall."

  

  get work done if I need to, without being too distracted or bothered by ... as close to "apartment-style" living as you can get in the dorms. This ... super freshman to our hall. I live with my pals but I still get to do my

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nano @ MIT Puppets! Research! Nanotechnology!

  

  movement is to get a UROP at one of the many laboratories conducting nanotech ... . Relatedly, I've been getting quite a few questions about nanotechnology at MIT, so I figured I might as well take this opportunity to clear up some of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Crotchets and Quavers The evensong tradition

  

  own college choir most days, I rarely get to go hear others. But I had ... special things that I would never get to do in America (you've already heard ... 're supposed to be getting at Cambridge; frankly, it's the one I prefer.

  • by Cambridge
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Breaks, Apple Pies, and Formal Halls

  

  different colleges and are taking different classes, it's nice to have get ... past few years. So it's been a little over a month since we got to ... . But lately we've been having lots of get-togethers, study breaks, and

  • by Cambridge
  • November 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Work, friends, sleep – pick three In which I manage time effectively.

  

  to get to my UROP at 10. Eight hours of sleep. SKILLZ, I TELL YOU ... sometimes I get on my computer to check my mail and somehow spend five hours ... . I refuse to get another 47 on another organic chemistry exam, so I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Charmed, I’m Sure What I did my 2nd IAP

  

  't write much here. On Friday, I went to Charm School. I had a hard time finding someone to go with, since people tend to get offended when you ... the MyMIT website, so be sure to check that out when it gets posted

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I painted a mural for Borderline! bird-erline mural

  

  in an art classroom. To get the straight edges for the background, I ... . #1) Graduate. #2) Paint a mural for The Borderline @ MIT. I got to ... hold your phone up to some of the paintings, they'll come alive with AR

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 5, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  finding direction reasonable goal-setting? who is she?

  

  getting shit done. i love setting goals because they offer opportunities to ... bed at 10:03, i can't believe that i used to get up, eat breakfast, and ... ] get into the habit of stretching after you work out don't try to jump

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 23, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  1 day in the life of an MIT student

  

  'm supposed to meet up and get some coffee with my mentee before her first class ... something cool to work on after graduation. She's between getting a job and ... essay for a Russian class she's taking at Harvard. And I have to get to

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  has been driving me to get up and about. Some things I've been up to ... for $25. As I didn't get around to doing the paperwork until mid ... The next few weeks are going to be something different. To start, it

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  happy LFDOC! my last semester of undergrad :)

  

  , getting tickets to a last-minute concert, etc.  Being present. I keep ... . Namely:  It’s my very last semester (still trying to wrap my head around this) I have already completed every requirement to graduate (except

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 3, 2025