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  An actual day in the life It's not the most exciting day... but it's a day!

  

  , I manage to discombobulate the tiny bones in my wrist, and we all get ... prospectives to a day in the life of an MIT student, I have rather uncreatively decided to present An Actual Day in My Life, Fall 2005 Version. 8:15 -- The

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to decide which classes to take amazing classes and how to pick them

  

  you get to see the syllabi for all of the classes you're enrolled in ... in the first semester is good. First, you're in P/NR; second, you get a good chance to meet other first-years; and third, you get a requirement

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Decade in Online Posting looking back: from the forums to the blogs

  

  year for me. I was getting in to new things, branching out in school, and ... As we say goodbye to the decade, it’s hard not to get sentimental ... effect of allowing us to reflect on the past—to soak it all in, to remember

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 3, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  start getting up in arms about not getting to stay at MIT, keep in mind ... , in general. Where you end up for grad school has less to do with the ... admissions is figuring out WHY you want to put yourself through grad school in

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to use these blogs Scattered thoughts on the information age, plus some bonus snark.

  

  accurately be titled, "How to get the most out of reading the MITblogs," or maybe "How to not get a sarcastic reply to a question from me." I fixed ... topics. In fact, I think I'll link random words in this entry to some

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  17 Things I’ve Learned in the Past Year growing, growing, grown

  

  friend told me they were being treated in x way, I would tell them to get ... to get work done doesn’t reflect whether or not things are okay in my ... . How to do growth accounting Learned this in 14.05, the intermediate

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  college apps, you would be sadly mistaken. Once you get to college, you ... disclaimer here to say that I'll mostly be talking about internships in the ... walk around and talk to reps from the companies in a desperate attempt to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Love In the Time of Corona lots of evidence that the people are the best part of MIT

  

  this sense of nervousness and uncertainty in the air. I had woken up to ... it. From long phone calls with airlines to making sure everyone in our ... together in an unprecedented way to be there for one another, to take care of

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 15, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  school, or go to an extended retreat in the mountains of Italy, you most ... dashed. Now, I’m stuck in a limbo of trying to figure out [annotation note ... line of progress from point A to B. In some angles, it looks like an

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  gets in the way of your work or school, you have to deal with it and ... project in Ethiopia. When back on campus, I continued to be involved in many ... to my room and feel like there was a sinkhole in my stomach. It was

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

  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  , unreasonable psets. The fight to rise will start in your subconscious. Without ... . They try to remember their students’ names and passions. We get a ... obstacle to attain victory in a glorious prank war. And a friend who listened

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

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

  

  ?" We agonized and fantasized over getting The Big Envelope (or in Colin ... 'm getting in! I'm getting in!" moments, followed by, "they'll never take me ... get in. Period. I checked the decision online, put my head in my hands

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  simple. I signed up for 6.01 in my first semester and went to a few ... different life paths to get a more solid picture of where each of them could ... education affords me opportunities to affect my surroundings in ways I

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  This post is the second in a series of Guide to MIT posts. Check out ... also super convenient to many, such as those who require more food in a ... suitemates is certainly an important factor to consider. I love living in a

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

  What I Did in High School in the actual sense of the phrase

  

  did in high school, they tend to mean “what went on their application ... one way to be a living human person in high school and end up at MIT ... was to get service hours to qualify for National Honor Society come our

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 20, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  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 ... 't stay in MIT forever. Talk to all your friends about how you can't stay in

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

  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  it. Comparing that to my experiences in places such as New York City ... of people roaming Boston together, while I was still trying to get my ... ’m just as deserving as anyone else to be at MIT—after all I made it in

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My Product Design Internship in Austin how to build things: both externally and internally

  

  [/annotation] – and where better to breathe in that sweet, American, summer air than in ... took me no less than a week to fall in love with. Austin is on top of an ... enough that I have to hype myself up to jump in. The initial plunge is an

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • July 26, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Defying That Sinking Feeling On learning to swim and envisioning success

  

  't swim. Not because I wanted to come off as that kid who had done well in ... 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

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Note To Self Please don't forget this.

  

  would have preferred to sleep, and had a mini emotional breakdown in my ... think: all the advice in the world couldn't persuade stubborn me to take ... test scores to prove it. 4. Get off campus at least once a week. It

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2011