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• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  only wanted to do a partial computer science degree, meshing it alongside ... had the opportunity to join a research project where I would study ... social media. I know it's a stupid thing to be upset about, and I should

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I was out of bullets. Living free or dying hard in Germany.

  

  in Berkeley next year, I thought it might be better to be a little more ... motivate me to generate a little more content pronto. I will generate ... sketchy youth hostels and subsisting mostly on döner. I was planning to live

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  , the experience did inspire me to learn a lot more about feet and walking ... each have 26 bones and a ton of joints and muscles to provide balance and ... ” suffer from a lot of hindsight bias so i will try to avoid doing so but

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / Residential Life

  rush wilg bunnies inside this blog post

  

  down, and that we still exist! I first moved to WILG after I took a gap ... formal. Also, we are not required to be "dry", a.k.a. we can have alcohol ... for a year and a half spent elsewhere due to the pandemic. For a long

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Facebook & Google Plus open thread on social media. teach me something.

  

  right now, I'd like to discuss something that's been on my mind for a few ... changed is the fact that Facebook is now delivered to a much broader ... design and audience, as a social utility intended to facilitate the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2011
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/16/23, at 12:16 PM ET Your early action decisions, wrapped

  

  GDp?si=026e893c1793453a To check your Early Action decision on Saturday ... a button that says "View Update." Make sure that you are ready to ... I've stopped listening to Jenny's cozy destress vibes playlist while

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every class I’ve taken at MIT RANKED!

  

  [/annotation] I've ever taken at MIT! Feel free to scroll through and take a look at ... high school. It was also a MISTI requirement, because I would be going to ... family in Japan was a samurai family, so this was so cool to learn about

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  aquaporin adventures a livestream of my brain while working on my urop

  

  ’s bedtime I am going to email my supervisor for a sanity check maybe I am ... thank god that makes my life a lot easier   1:35 pm: me, to google ... to check out my math  he looks stumped   1:57 pm:  we find a

  • by Alice L. '24
  • February 25, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  suggestions for MIT merch but they're bad

  

  time for gift-giving. A couple of weeks back, I visited the MIT Coop to ... to buy as a gift for their family, friends, and loved ones. (continued ... talk to people. MIT Beantown Shirt – Yes, "Beantown" is a nickname for

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 10, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  i love this f*cking place "say this to my face when you're a junior." ~an upperclassman

  

  okay, it’s a bit early to proclaim my love for this place, especially ... regular day, to a CAMPUS with PEOPLE  e v e r y w h e r e was so much ... Friends™! and wow it was a lot to handle. and for someone like me, who was

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  ways I couldn't have imagined as a freshman, so I'm happy to share their ... to MIT, I never really saw myself as a sorority girl, although I was ... one of the greatest opportunities to help me develop as a woman. My

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Thursday liveblog Updated whenever I get a chance.

  

  'm tired from 90 straight minutes of talking, but it was great to talk to a ... time for a quick break, then go talk to prospective members of the ... bad as I'd feared, but the rain is starting to pick up a bit now. At

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  simultaneous conversations about: --how we should take a trip to Germany next ... buying us tickets to a Clay Aiken concert on 8/28/05 --how I should take a ... last weekend just to get a Starbucks Green Tea Frappuccino. Well, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the Love of Darties and ChemE An audio journey

  

  .” Okay, it’s actually supposed to say “one week ago” but it definitely wasn’t good a week ago. Come to think of it, it wasn't necessarily amazing two ... a topic in mind to guide the conversation, I just wanted to see what

  • by kellen manning
  • March 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Classes about the Brain That Blew My Mind and I just had to share

  

  —who knows if I’ll also have to critique a speaker's paper in front of them ... On the first Friday of my last semester, I had a choice between two back-to-back 3-hour neuroscience electives. I only needed to register for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 6, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  on Microsoft Word to proofread your essay -- you'll want to take a keen ... thought I'd give some tips on how to avoid simple spelling errors. Most ... if you do have a spelling error? It's certainly not fatal, but it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Anthony Rindone A local first generation college student.

  

  during high school but to not look too far away from Revere for a college ... interest in Shakespeare. Dakin said Rindone may seek to spend a college ... our salvation," Rindone plans to remind his varied group of fellow

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  snowfall as the snowflakes fall, they remind me of home

  

  matter in the entire month…until Friday," to which I say, "weak sauce"']a ... are almost always tied to the[annotation note="MIT has a reputation for ... friend when the snow started. As we exited the museum to see a thin layer

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Sneak Preview

  

  awesomeness Interseting story: My mom was seated on the plane next to a couple with a newborn baby. They all (well, except the newborn) chatted about ... , where she plans on taking a short break so she can nurse her daughter

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 15, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  competitive applicants will provide one from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities, social science, or language teacher. We also require materials from your school counselor (typically including your transcript, a school