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• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  things as seemingly objective as motion or time are influenced by how one ... 're stationary with respect to the plane. But it goes without saying that, relative to some fixed point on Earth, you're all moving - and fast. It's all

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  defense the other bloggers didn’t believe i could write a post about basketball

  

  correct. basketball is a complicated sport and there are many exceptions to ... are way too many kinds of defense for me to be able to cover them all in this post, so i won’t try to. instead i’ll just say that the most common

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 20, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Accepting criticism please criticize this blog post

  

  my work to my lack of self-esteem, because at least that, I know how to ... one criticizes me for them. No one goes up to me and says, well, the ... move it to a different file. No one says, this is a very personal blog

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 31, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 2

  

  answered, but how do we send in our replies to get it in by May 1? Can we fax ... , "How are 2~3 B's in non-math/science classes seen as to an admissions ... here. Anonymous also wrote, "How does self-studying AP's look like to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Spring Line-Up, Part 1: Classes Learning Middle English, sketching constellations, holding meteorites

  

  hope to become an astronomer (or a physicist) without knowing how to code ... to read and pronounce Middle English, writing pieces on radio astronomy for my Science Writing class, taking field trips to MIT's Wallace

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  , or how "neat and interesting" the solution was to that physics problem ... -overdue things. I found an entry that Mikey wrote for me that I had intended to publish this past spring. The summer snuck up on me before I had a chance to

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  A Tribute to the people of South Africa

  

  be filled with all kinds of sights and experiences that I would want to ... week that I didn’t find the time (or the energy) to step away from it all to write things down. Fully immersing myself in every single moment

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 17, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  May we offer you a drink of water? Because you're just so thirsty for what I have to say and all.

  

  't know how I had time to bake brownies, but I fit in somehow! They were oh ... Go back to December 16, 2010. It was just another Thursday night ... . (Only 23 hundredths of a year for the same time to come around already

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Reporting from… Doha! 🐫🐫 ft: the first time I ever rode on a camel

  

  't socially acceptable to wear there, so I can only imagine how hard it would be ... Labs, a program that gives MIT students the chance to teach students in ... decided to visit Doha, Qatar, with Jade B '26, a friend also going to

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • January 18, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  tired and busy and tired and busy and tired and busy and

  

  because of how busy I am. I am so grateful to the [annotation note ... machine. How I no longer have important or interesting things to tell people ... how to be human again, but in the meantime, I will try my best.  

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 15, 2022
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  'll come with questions about how to solve a specific type of question that ... rigorous proofs and no more knowledge on how to solve the question. Some ... 're late night psetting that question will shift to "How much of this problem

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Moment with A Minister kevin rustagi '11 on MIT and entrepreneurship

  

  . I asked Kevin to share some of his thoughts on his MIT journey: how it began, how he spent his time here, and now what he is continuing to do ... ? And how’s the building structurally supported?” Evidently, I went to MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools My week.

  

  Us," another friend and I had to learn how to play Tichu, a Chinese ... discussion about the Mystery Hunt. Unfortunately, no one had any idea how to ... basic aseptic techniques, I've also learned all about how to properly care

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  the classes among us reflections and too many flashbacks on classes ft. ESG

  

  Personally, I have always found it ironic how universities tout their student: faculty ratio. For freshmen and prospective students, how ... , taking a class surrounded by countless other students. Similar to the

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  you also follow instructions from the admissions office about how to ... questions from students. Feel free to ask us about the classes we took, how we ... the Educational Council but think it would be helpful for you to hear

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  Valley with a population over 4,000 students. How did you get to MIT? I ... you don’t know how to cook, that’s not a problem because we pair you ... officer, I think that I would have had fun trying to be a journalist. I like

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CP* restored my faith in the universe i read...My Immortal...with prefrosh

  

  ! These couple of days have been a testament to how amazing the MIT ... crunches."]not being able to do crunches[/annotation] or figuring out how ... involved when you're clicking between Zoom meetings, but students are able to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 18, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Music Scene by a non-musician

  

  along too much to figure out how to do calculus, which is a real problem ... electrifying enough to make me forget about how stressed out I was just hours ... When it comes to Boston’s music scene, it certainly isn’t lacking

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 23, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  More on balance Some parameters for self-improvement

  

  character Gogol and also, to some extent (and not without shame), the character Moushumi. If you've read this book, please feel free to send me an ... evaluating myself lately. Feel free to just skim the bullet points because the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 1: Quito Old Town The hostel, the basilica, and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #2

  

  speaks Spanish. "How do you say, 'we would like to sit outside?'" The ... shouldn't have been a big surprise, but I'm having trouble reconciling how I ... outside. He flew in late last night (way after Raphael and I went to sleep

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014