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  the blogs at twenty some reflections, plus an index of posts

  

  world that's constructed to help you become yourself for four(ish) years ... [annotation note="*gestures broadly at the world*"]too tired[/annotation] to do ... colleges) and learn, and grow, and stumble, and change their worlds in little

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  sellout’s conundrum i am a lost child

  

  inevitably, the intoxicating allure of the corporate world and all of its ... : both abstracted the world into something more elegant. Both transcended ... world, to do things with purpose, and I’ll never learn that from doing a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 21, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Beacon Hill in the Fall More door.

  

  us. One of my favorite places in the world is the gold hill under the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 17, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This Bathroom Ceiling Some science, some fiction: traverse the space and time of our bathroom ceiling.

  

  Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seak out ... shall call an argument I shall call the world, so let’s call it my stomach ... -tanned shoulders the Disc of the World rests, garlanded by the long waterfall at its

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The MIT Major Arcana a collaborative art project

  

  way in the world of business. The management major doesn't need force or ... , but it's also a vision of the world's systems working in harmony ... programming that'll make the world better. Artist: Elizabeth W. '26, major in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  and figuring out how exactly you can make the world a better place. So ... sinking feeling and nightmarish chaos and the entire world shunning you

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-Med @ MIT The title says it all.

  

  spirit of MIT. People here want to change the world - in whatever way they ... medical school in the world knows that MIT is a tough place, and that

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  science and anthropology. I have learned new ways to look at the world and ... the world works. Nothing can be done without consideration for politics

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  else in the world. In other words, you didn't waste a single solitary ... the best of both worlds.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Into the Smoke In more ways than one.

  

  world – so far I have worked on projects in Ireland, Oman, Fiji, Ghana ... cosmopolitan cities in the world. My five-kilometre commute to work takes a mere

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Institute of Smashing What do you think MIT and a garbage compactor have in common?

  

  few A's. You're on top of the world! You've proven yourself worthy of attending one of the most challenging and respected universities in the world

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The leftmost station on your dial WMBR = awesome campus radio

  

  not I'm at work); that, or the world just hates me. Anyway, I was ... transmitter (among other things), and all was right with the world. Of the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 13, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  world, because I am alive. Depression reveals itself in different forms ... had withdrawn from the world around them. Some have had frequent anxiety ... pulling myself out of depression has transformed how I think of the world

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Underwater Dreams (from a distance) A reflection on immigration, student activism, and civic engagement at MIT.

  

  to impact this country, but is going to impact the world. I’m learning ... the world record for deportations in this country—over 2 million, just ... and how we see how the world should be in the future. We don’t only have

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Fake it ‘til you make it It worked for me!

  

  who had all just gotten laid off, not so much. So the real world and my ... MIT utterly failed to prepare me for the real world.  I wish there had ... training in Excel (the most important engineering software in the real world

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  fields of work. 7. The Real World, Year 1: Value People Skills as well as ... specific knowledge and technical skills and tasks. The real world is not so ... that it’s nearly impossible to work without them. 8. The Real World

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Show, Don’t Tell! (the College Essay, Pt. 2) My take on the MIT short essays.

  

  ), World You Come From ("world" - 250 words), Significant Challenge ... enjoyed the "world" essay - and I thought it was the one of the best prompts ... . Both the "world" and the "challenges" essay are structured so that it

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 23, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  changes they make in the real world. Unfortunately the commencement video ... molecules. Reformulate the equation. In short, I want you to hack the world, until you make the world a little more like MIT: more daring and more

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  5 Historical MIT Videos looking back on what we left behind

  

  Technology, one of the world's most famous universities. MIT students are some ... change we want to see in the world. With the recent global amplification ... students in the world, and young faculty members, comes from what people have

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 4, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself on choosing a college, and realizing one of many possible futures

  

  I cared about more than almost anything in the world. Almost anything ... . They are about the many worlds which at once overlap with and stand apart ... lens of these books, I can almost feel these other worlds vibrating

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2016