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  Things I enjoyed reading in 2021 another year another book post

  

  piece despite being published in 1948. “They do say,” Mr. Adams said to Old Man Warner, who stood next to him, “that over in the north village ... -deception.' 'How can a man live in perfect harmony?' To which YISUN replied, 'Non

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you do with a BS in econ? Answering Karen's question about my degree

  

  program in economics (either Masters or PhD), though it can also be in ... econ PhD programs go on to research/teach as professors or employees of a ... "work" things than I can remember or fit into this entry, but I'll try to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Our favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers If this title bothers you - or more importantly, if it doesn't - you should…

  

  applications. Last year, it was 17,909 to be exact. And we don't just see them once - there is an iterative process in which many applications are seen several times by various committees. In other words, an application is

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  totally lost in that class for weeks. The current plan is to work on it with ... Dabney House and doomscroll on LinkedIn while waiting for dinner to start ... the wind, or tortured souls whispering integrals? 10:00 — Back to

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2022 (ok, i didn't enjoy all of it)

  

  already-known objects in such a way as to create new composite objects; or 3 ... demon in the sense that he has no morals, and will do anything to get what ... three main techniques used to construct objects in Life that behave in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 21, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Conclusion Rock the vote!

  

  ends the 28th at midnight PST. So if you've been waiting to vote, or you've been waiting to tell your friends, family, or family pets to vote, do it ... much to report (besides my first oral exam in Japanese). There'll be

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 27, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  needles or a soccer ball in years. But hey, I was about to become an MIT ... culture. If you’re in the market for somewhere to be from, I give Hawaii a ... ‘au Crater Boys and Iz, and learning to boogie board. But I lived in North

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 2 Wow, lots of questions to be answered...

  

  recommendation; should I tell him to postmark it by Nov.1, or can he send it in ... call whether or not to send in the essay. But I can say don't be ... quota for number of students)? Or that any students who want to be in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  There’s More to Life Than Tooling You can, for example, write your mechanical engineering thesis and an original musical. At the…

  

  to 4-6 shows for each production period. Anyone who has been in an MTG show in the past year can come, and cast his or her vote. There are four ... storyline, in case you're curious - a freshman comes to MIT, keen to get

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 9, 2011
• Blog / Events

  1 / How to MIT again?! An expat returning home to the 'Tute

  

  new perspective. Overall, I just want to enjoy it, take it all in. I want to be deliberate in the opportunities to which I say yes, or no, and ... want to do with my life. Should I MEng? Or work full-time? And if so, in

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

  

  draw in my sketchbook for no particular reason, or listen to music and ... button, drink tea, realign your chakra or your qi or whatever you want to ... in places, some of you have plans for gap years or work or a year at

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I Never Thought I Would Join a Sorority ...but here I am?

  

  anything remotely close to "greek life", or in my case, a sorority, in ... to rely on them no matter what condition I’m in, sick or stressed or ... To all of you who are wondering how in the world you will navigate

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  to do. In simple terms, we want students to pursue the things that ... that are educationally sound for them to best prepare them to succeed in ... in the areas that are most interesting to them. We want students to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Chocolate Tasting Nuts, olives, and 99% cocoa

  

  In honor of some holiday, MIT's Laboratory for Chocolate Science hosted chocolate tasting last night. I went to a similar event in IAP 2004 ... in Sideways, we worked hard to find unusual flavors in the chocolate

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  my year in music, volume 2 just another excuse for me to talk about how much i love music tracking software

  

  new music tracking software to complement my spotify experience. in the ... year, and i've loved them ever since. in october, they came to boston on ... songs; I just knew that they were significant to my freshman year in some

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  's a question) if you could tell me how easy it is to double major in two ... literature but I'm concerned that it will be too tough to try to get degrees in ... . In order to double-major, you need 270 units beyond the GIRs. So in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  that in years past~) Believe it or not, though I have been to Ethiopia ... I’m traveling to a country that has none of my family members in it ... aunts on my father’s side, Aster, used to live in Italy, and we visited

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  blind spots on privilege

  

  opportunities to pursue the things I was interested in, I feel very grateful to be ... attendance to professional or academic conferences for undergraduate students ... everyone else. This, in itself, is an odd thing to say given that there is

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 4, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Alia Whitney-Johnson: Making a Difference in Sri Lanka Alia Whitney-Johnson, a Junior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent three weeks teaching the art…

  

  teaching the art of jewelry making to eighteen Sri Lankan young mothers in a ... , organization, hope, and autonomy. Emerge would continue to support them in ... -Sevana artist by donating $50 in cash or beads per quarter for at least a year. In

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Generally Unrelated to General Relativity In which I am not a graduate student.

  

  fresh corpse lying in a puddle of caramel gore. (Despite my attempt to ... This semester, I'm taking a graduate class in General Relativity that conflicts with lunchtime in pretty much every single reference frame. Let me

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 15, 2010