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  On Greek history, and this strange end-of-semester sprint  tl;dr nerding out over a final essay

  

  /no record, ie I can afford to take the time away from studying for my physics ... of Ancient Greece, which is my [annotation note= "CI-H/CI-M classes ... revisions for my writing class to do Wednesday, and on Thursday I had to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 11, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Designing dead ends A look into the "misc." folder on my desktop

  

  In August I celebrated my four year [annotation note ... times, the only other set of eyes that see my projects are Kellen ... see what I was working on from my obnoxiously large monitor. For the

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 24, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  Resources firehose.guide [image_grid images="56074,56078" caption="my chaotic ... or years. CourseRoad [image_grid images="56082,56084" caption="my ... trajectories of my life at MIT. My CourseRoad shows at least 25 saved roads

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Friends, Part 1 a cross-registration love story

  

  't for cross registration, I might never have met some of my best friends. I wrote this blog to capture the memories I made last summer with my ... (in my case, neuroscience). I clearly remember [annotation note

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  spring! semester! so apparently i'm doing a lot of random shit

  

  We're well into Quarter 3 and my first midterms are quickly approaching, so to procrastinate for them, I’m going to talk about my spring ... ever since.   This class definitely meets my expectations. I haven

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  into my head when I was twelve, that it wasn’t safe, that it was ... . It was far less scary and far less complicated than it was in my head ... buildings[/annotation]. Part of my role involved confronting people, terse

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  the inline skate community, one of my first images of a “rollerblader ... until I got to MIT my freshman year. I got a pair for $25 with kneepads ... seemed very friendly and flat with bike lanes. My first attempt ended with

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Regret… less-than-optimal decisions I've made in college

  

  which (especially the second one) had the overall effect of lowering my ... an electronics class, or simply gotten ahead in my requirements to graduate for my Mech. E degree. I probably would have had a better academic

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 4, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  The Gender Problem Reflections on a year of Silicon Valley upheavals and confused HR departments.

  

  In middle school, my first foray into robotics was with the FIRST ... at my high school, so I joined my friend and only other female teammate ... . As I have progressed through my career development as an engineer, the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life during IAP i dump my brain a little

  

  enjoyed the class and think it was well worth it for getting my feet wet ... realized that I would actually be quite bored there. My Japanese language-learning frenzy the weeks before had paid off, and I sent an email to my professor

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Night Off Campus and some dancing

  

  soul-consuming. Still, on October 10 at 6pm, I can feel my brain starting to unspool from the rest of my body. I need a break, and luckily, I can ... 'm already aware of my miscalculation. I need at least three similar jackets

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 21, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  to 34 hours (source). In this post, I’ll describe my (also wildly ... range from 3 to 15+. My schedule this semester consists of 5 classes and ... Parenthood. Content-wise, my work is close to the opposite of the general MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  given, is at least common enough. I hoped my intellect and my abilities ... on some level, which feels a bit strange. I guess, for most of my life ... balance. I wish to conduct myself in a mature manner at my workplace, for

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  decision invaded my mind. The rational side of my mind was trying to convince ... doubt. My heart felt like I needed to go on the bike trip. It was a feeling that emerged from beneath the rational part of my brain. Therefore

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  satisfied enough to embark on the eight-hour grind. I realized the error in my ... in a more open way. Sound good? I’ll start. I remember starting my applications in September of my senior year after I’d gone to Cambridge for a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  my experience I found that people found a fraternity on the first day ... solution. I spent all of my time at a particular fraternity in hopes of ... my friends all got calls inviting them to a steak and lobster dinner. I

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living Off Campus I moved off campus last year and rented a house with some friends who were…

  

  Campus dorm during my freshman and sophomore years, but when some friends ... lose that part of my community I most enjoyed. Of course, since MIT ... obligation to leave my dorm. But when my friends started looking at houses and

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  'm happy to be getting lots and lots of sleep in my FULL SIZE (!) bed at home. Almost all of my grades are in and I'm also happy to report that I did much ... . I walked out of my room one day to discover a huge mess. Well, it may

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Replying to questions and comments

  

  't be afraid to speak up! Lena says, in reference to my previous entry ... 'm trying to connect it to my own experience. so we have two teachers for ap physics in my hs, mr. faraday (who teaches my class), and mrs. einstein (who

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Application advice Read this. Now. It's important. Promise.

  

  [Productivity! This is my second entry of the day. Be sure to check ... is no big deal in my book, and we enjoyed our milkshakes without major ... ), so I'm going to skip right along to my next piece of advice. 1

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005