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• Blog / How to Human

  socializing over zoom it's been rough

  

  dorms was an experience in and of itself. In trying to figure out who ... stare at my phone for an hour to have a conversation with a friend. Beyond ... or for worse, the same person I was in high school. But also, how could

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  scorers won a free trip to Japan to compete in an even larger design ... 'll be in the machine shop starting to build the basic platform for our car ... So in hopes to show you more about what classes are like, over the

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to back to back maybe i am doing too much

  

  Huling El Bimbo for an International Mother Language Day event. I went to ... ’ll continue my theme of talking about my problems in public, and I’ll walk you through my mess of overcommitment so far. February has just been a blur for

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  dripping faucet, magnetic dipole radiation, proper time in an accelerating ... for your spring. It's a metaphor that looks like this: You imagine an ... for you and all your posterity. In Soviet Russia, string second

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  I've been at MIT for just over a month now. It hasn't quite sunk in ... calling home once in a while. There are things to do at all hours ... operate, events with free Bertucci's, hallway colloquies at four in the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  2.009 It's not a class, it's a way of life

  

  eyes closed for this part so I didn't really see it in action, but the ... 've already been watching presentations for over an hour, you're super hungry ... on this team had to lay in a freezing pool for hours in order to test

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42: The Answer to Our Changing Educational Needs a school with no teachers, no schedules, and no rankings

  

  they know how to thrive in an environment that pushes for constant ... built a renewable energy device and an online platform for the monks to ... school for as long as they want. The fastest student graduated in a year

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  recommendation for them -- do not do this (these requests rarely happen in the ... recommendation form. It is also okay -- common, in fact -- for teachers to write ... who has taught you in an academic class in high school (i.e. no middle

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Events

  What’s This Mystery Hunt Thing?

  

  addition, the Operator is responsible for "calling in" answers. When you ... pretty rarely, for the record—we're averaging less than one an hour). So I ... , we have an Operator (inspired by the Matrix). It's the Operator's job

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day at the Forge blacksmithing!

  

  In the middle of an already-packed IAP, I received an email: I’d gotten off the waitlist for blacksmithing!  I was in a phase of trying to ... ’re certified in the IAP class, you can show up for open forge whenever you like

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  to do lists and have done lists so busy that all I can do is just stare at the wall

  

  , storyboard, and make a sound list for a scene in 4.354. To be done by Tuesday ... partied for three hours in Halloween costumes, a tradition formerly known as ... , and up way too late for having a 9:30 class in the morning. Nevertheless

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  the npc life office hours with lupe fiasco

  

  true to yourself, and rap is such an explosive medium that asks for so ... In middle school, I repeatedly listened to Lupe Fiasco's hit singles ... various ridiculous schemes to get in, since we were sure it would be

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 26, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Time! All my classes managed to schedule tests within a week of each other.

  

  up until 3am almost every night for the past week, studying for tests. In fact, right now I should probably be studying for my math test ... test which really felt like an “exam.” Instead of sitting in our seats in

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Meet My True Love: Notion a tool for stress-free college applications (and much more)

  

  summer, I finally started using Notion! It's an all-in-one workspace that ... ) for each blog post. Then, I can view my list of blogs in a table, kanban ... of pre-made templates for you to copy and use as your own! In this

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Junior Year: The First Week (Originally titled "Junior Year: The First Day" but I procrastinated too much)

  

  , I have an edge in this class that I wouldn't otherwise enjoy. Even so ... class isn't meant to be an overview of logical fallacies. For 24.241, it ... somewhat of an edge in, as I took 24.231 (Ethics) last fall. However, this

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 9, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  my life was on pause but also on an infinite loop. I didn't like LA, in ... get *accepted* to these programs, and would be in school for another ... for a long time: to make games that affect peoples' lives in the same

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art Keeps Me Sane At MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] The beautiful irony is that the analytical, obsessive, and perfectionist mindset…

  

  , an empirial technician, and an ewok in a grueling three-hour, two ... me for falling in love with theater at MIT? And the more I got involved ... lead to greatness in any field. But for me, and for any performing artist

  • by ARTalk
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Coming Into My Own ft. an exciting semester and an exciting job lined up + making positive changes to…

  

  really considered before. I'm in a group called CarePod, which is an ... watching out for me here in getting me this job. Although I really wanted to ... . In short, I'm really excited for where this semester will take me. Stay

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 16, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  Late Night with Conan O'Brien. For the past month, Conan's show has been ... resorted to some fairly ridiculous ways to kill time, including an ongoing feud with Stephen Colbert (resolved in a battle royale), a German disco

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT. It's an honor and a privilege for us to read your applications ... MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2021 are now ... log in using the same username and password that you use to log in to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2016