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  This is the end I couldn‘t decide whether to put "They‘re beautiful, aren‘t they? The stars" here, or to…

  

  entry. It's amazing to compare how I act and write now with some of my ... , everything was completely new, and there was a lot. At MIT I learned how to machine, prototype, design, sketch, how to do mechanics and select materials

  • by Snively '11
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  needs legs to stand up right? No s***, I thought. But how can I even ... experience showed me once again how easy it is to get lost in the production of ... to how well you do; so when you do receive criticism, it’s always your

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Didn’t You Graduate? I refuse to accept my new label...kind of.

  

  learning how to cook and clean and all of the other skills required of ... things is this blog. I can't tell you how many people told me not to apply ... trip to get fruit snacks from the vending machine. Bryan runs into friend

  • by Bryan
  • August 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Productive, yes. Appropriately productive, no. You would think that my activities the weekend before finals might include studying.

  

  ! how exciting). Adam and I went out to dinner, shopped on Newbury Street ... I sold several old textbooks back to the Coop, sold a few more on Amazon Marketplace, and got stopped next to the Stata Center to take a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center

  

  different ideas about how to do that. We went with our hallway idea for two ... dilemma involved figuring out which aspect to illustrate and how. Our first ... a storyline, a living legacy.   How long did it take to paint

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nonlinearity My conjecture on finding my way through four years at MIT.

  

  you're presented with so many opportunities that you don't know how to ... excitement is. I realize a lot of college is about learning how not to make mistakes a second time and learning how to take control of your life. So

  • by Bryan
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: And That’s A Wrap! tracing back three months

  

  reading my posts? How were they responding to it? Was the post successful ... it getting chaotic? How do I make sure that there is variety to the ... about to get incredibly busy again (and after three months of relative

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 7, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  uncertain about the process of identifying schools and how to apply to college ... conversations about how to select the final school that she will actually attend ... , do you feel better about how to think about your decision? D: I feel

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  nobody went to her office hours and how she sat around and ate a sandwich ... could take a plane to 77 Massachusetts Avenue in August and call myself a student if I wanted to. (I am, of course, blatantly ignoring the huge mass

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  CMU / Parallel Universe i am not a clown

  

  to me how many MIT and Harvard undergrads know a lot about how the ... 's because we all want to imagine how things would've turned out, in the ... 't know how to drive, I relayed the instructions at all the wrong times, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  My freshman year is almost over honest thoughts on it

  

  ="Introduction to Solid State Chemistry. Satisfies the Chemistry GIR."]3 ... outcome. I don’t think I did enough, despite knowing that I pushed myself to the furthest limits that I’ve ever taken myself to. Looking back, I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 16, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Life Changing Classes at MIT ft. ec-discuss

  

  a life in the tech industry." "MAS.863 - how to make almost anything! Really taught me how to actually make most anything. Expect to spend a lot ... and voice and how you can use these as tools to create a persona or

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 20, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Back From Vacation Tales of swing sets and answers to the various questions in my inbox.

  

  the deadline to accept MIT's offer of admission? You need to return our form by May 1 (postmark date) if you intend to enroll at MIT. How much ... I'm back! Here are the answers to some common questions that have

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In Just a quick note to say hi from the depths of reading.

  

  fairly normally before we'd even left the ER. It's hard to describe how ... Just a quick note to say hi from the depths of reading. :-) I know there are a lot of questions in the comments and I'll definitely get to

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  "competitive," how we make decisions on which students to admit. We'll provide ... This week, MIT admissions officers will begin to travel across the United States to conduct information sessions. This week, there will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Beard, The Name, The Response, and EC Why does it say E.Jones on my door when I am B.Jones, and why is…

  

  questions. How To Respond To Your Offer Of Admission. I hear from the folks ... residents yesterday. I feel compelled to note here how AWESOME EC is. If I ... 'm getting kindof hairy, much to the chagrin of my wife. There's a story behind

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Craziest of Weeks I had one.

  

  ) senior capstone class, which is essentially a course on "How To Make Stuff ... how to - literally - solve the world's problems. This day and the ... remember playing the MITSO concert to a sold-out Kresge. Figure 13. How I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  in me being asked to take a year off. If I came back, I had no idea how ... what course you take, MIT teaches you life lessons like how to learn and how to persevere in the face of overwhelming odds and how to find self

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  , I thought I knew how to handle life. In fact, I had a clear vision in ... new paths. It’s horrifying sometimes to think how much knowledge there ... students to know how I felt, how marvelously physics displays itself in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  you have put in to letting us know how much you love MIT. We know you ... : every year we hope to take students from our waitlist, and we are excited that we are able to admit 28 students this year. Today, at 5PM Eastern

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 15, 2014