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  Cognitive Processes or: i take a personality test again

  

  introduced her to the old YouTubers I watched like The Try Guys, Dan and Phil ... quiz three years ago and was told he was an INFJ. He wanted to do this ... about it, he was going to do a slight analog of the quiz called the Keys 2

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 2, 2020
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  cruel summer ok it's actually, like, fine i guess

  

  Note to anyone who is confused: Cruel Summer is a Taylor Swift song. I've been listening to a lot of Lover lately 😛 There is also a ... ; we're moving from one world to a new, very different one. My routine is

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  *Independent* Activities Period Part 2 our second IAP apart!

  

  opportunity that connects current MIT students to do work at companies that MIT alumni work at! There is a huge list of companies to choose from, and since this program is only open to MIT students, the application pool to these

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Into the Unknown with bravery

  

  The precipice of change is an unsettling place to be. We were there ... of you are there now. We find ourselves here again, trying to figure out what to do after we graduate.  It’s scary.  For the past couple of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  to scream. In a single moment, shaking under a stream of hot water, an ... home. I’d come out to my parents. I’d failed my first MIT exam. Looking ... , anything that reminded me of the things I’d decided to leave behind. As I

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  unquantifiable growth progress that can't be measured

  

  I like to quantify. I like magnitudes and metrics. It's incredibly easy to measure my life at MIT by courseload units, GPA, hours slept ... is fine, but in the last few months, I've been trying to step away from

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 5, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Green Building Challenge hex wins third place!

  

  Ideas Weekend. From 9 PM to 1 AM, a total of 86 students representing 11 teams competed to see who could climb up the 18-story Green Building the ... -competition. Antonio wore a Garmin watch, which he used to record his heart rate for all

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 31, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Integration no, not the math one

  

  , religions, backgrounds, you name it. It’s an exciting environment to be in ... ’s easy to take for granted the haven that is created Under the Dome, where ... weeks, the fact that such a renowned place as MIT decided to fling open

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • November 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  productive." Indeed. MIT is a weird place where people feel inferior to their ... imposter syndrome feeling. I've tried to shift my focus from what grades I get relative to my peers onto whether or not I'm taking full advantage

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  to worry about “getting it wrong” -- don’t stress! What is it? The MIT ... students (including those admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the applicant. This form serves two purposes: to share your

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 17, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Life Rationing Problem how do you save a life

  

  , paradoxically, become a rather depressing pastime of mine. Sometimes, it's fun to vanish into a world somewhat tangential to reality, somewhat well ... being rationed) and will argue for how to resolve the life allocation

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  's letter to the community on November 9, the day after the election, he wrote ... , including (but not limited to) those who are registered for Deferred Action ... prospective undocumented students about whether they can still apply to and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  weather and stuff a Californian’s first experience of fall and also other things on my mind

  

  I do not own any fall clothes. It seems that this is going to be a ... class one day to see that Claire has received a big box of “fall clothing ... long sleeve layers, but according to Claire and to wikihow, this is not

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • October 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Note of Hope for Freshmen at Career Fair Yes, freshmen can find jobs!

  

  . People are lining up in Lobby 10 to collect their booklets and nametags ... campus to dispense food and swag to interested students. We even have a ... you don’t know what business casual means, much less how to find a job

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  ’t need to worry about “getting it wrong” -- don’t stress ... Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the applicant. This form serves two purposes: to share your newest grades, and give you an

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday a detailed documentation

  

  10:30 → Wake up. Panic. No time for real breakfast. It’s too early to ... percolates through the autumn leaves in the Yard. I’m listening to Stevie ... logic but not the reaction. The author is trying to be offensive on

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Syllabus in Retrospect goals, guidelines, reading list

  

  , reading assignments, projects, and permission not to follow through with any ... progress you made iii) how that progress contributes to your overall ... and journal and plan read a little bit, daydream a little get to work

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 1, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  ’t need to worry about “getting it wrong” -- don’t stress ... Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the applicant. This form serves two purposes: to share your newest grades, and give you an

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  Redmond, WA And what are you up to? Product mechanical engineer intern at ... ; knit a scarf I wish I knew how to knit. Anything else you want to say or share? Work is super fun! And I'm trying to figure out… life, aka what I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville [by Xenia '13] Art Scholars go to the Met!

  

  boorish man took the heroine to see a Wagner opera. Being a frilly type of ... and could only think about the lovely things that he could afford to give to her. It sounded fairly interesting at the time though (I paid

  • by ARTalk
  • March 20, 2012