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  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  Chinese at MIT. Other than English, Chinese is my most fluent language. It ... Shout out to the MIT VPN for helping me climb the Great Firewall ... ) was MIT’s graduation and I was looking at all the pictures on Facebook

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  Expectation: There is no way I’m getting into MIT, let alone becoming ... something? Nothing is stopping me. I want to do something? Nothing is stopping me. College, man! Expectation: MIT doesn’t get hard until classes

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Events

  dogg number there is no one better to be than myself!

  

  Spotify artist's "Dogg Number". That's the header for our HackMIT project ... [annotation note="an annual hackathon hosted at mit where you try to code a project in 24 hours"]HackMIT[/annotation] this year just to see what it was

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals away from finals Recharging on the other coast

  

  exhibitions, and the fact that a 6-hour flight is 6 hours too long (and ... past year I've been comforted by the fact that Boston is beautiful and I ... at MIT, here at my fraternity, here at the Skating Club of Boston

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • June 7, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wide-Eyed meet the therapist hanging above my bed.

  

  there is the general firehose that is MIT. When the professor throws ten ... wonderfully well is when I got to the boathouse for rowing practice, the daily

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 4, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  ******* and welcome them to MIT with open arms. It was nice knowing you ... is not the greatest idea, especially if I plan on getting any sleep ... never have to use, but nonetheless, its presence is comforting

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  I Can Save You Possibly.

  

  home, bound for MIT. Yes, I am known for my impeccable sense of timing ... how much that would be appreciated, though... The EMT class is much ... , practicing life-preserving skills, and riding with style on the MIT ambulance

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Ben’s Farewell The conclusion to the Ben tribute entries, and a little advice.

  

  college, but my point is this: don't stress out about picking the correct ... to the person who is supposed to give it to you, even if you spend all ... celebrate his last day as a MIT employee. Nance (who was invited as well for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 28, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Last Minute Rehearsal music in the time of corona

  

  covered, MIT, understandably, made all undergraduate students leave campus ... (choreographer), and Marty Marks (MIT Faculty in Music), and the amazing cast! It was a true representation of the resilience and innovation of MIT

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 18, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  list of things that refill my will to live things to do when i don't want to do anything

  

  entree celeste, but not actually playing celeste (although that is fun ... talking to a friend with more sense than me, which, as it happens, is most ... experience of waiting and frustration and enlightenment is, thankfully

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 9, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  of Admissions at MIT, wrote a short book called College Admissions and ... more than 50 years ago. What I love about CAPI (as it's called) is the ... serve as a force for the betterment of society. The key for Thresher is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s May 2nd. Have you replied to your colleges yet? The music has stopped -- the last dance is over.

  

  return, is that you please let us know. Log in to your MyMIT account, and ... The college admissions process is often compared to dating. It's a ... is stressful, try waiting for 1,419 replies.) The deadline has come

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  YO! -yo. Learning how to make more toys!!

  

  real. Of course, this is MIT, where we believe the best way to learn is ... semester. 2.008 is a Design for Manufacturing class offered to Mechanical ... engineer, this is really important because ultimately everything we design

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anyone else OCD about saving space?? This blog is about things on my computer.

  

  told is actually bad for the computer, but whatever - Ineedtobeliterallyandfigurativelypluggedin (typing without spaces is another idiosyncracy). My left [shift ... . AND ONE THING I REALLY HATE IS USING SPACE ON MY COMPUTER - via you know

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  matter how dedicated you think you are, at MIT, odds are someone else is just as committed than you are. I think this is actually a good thing, in ... ) and dissecting yeast spores. Pouring agar plates is about as exciting

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There Are No Uninteresting Things I'm taking classes. If you ask nicely, I might tell you about them.

  

  this term, which is a pretty normal load. Those of you that wanted a ... like how MOSFETs work and signal filters. I can already tell that this is ... electrical engineering than computer science, but this class is supposed to be

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Rapids My last day at work was bittersweet. And if there's one thing I've learned from…

  

  to know what the place actually looks like. Right. So here it is, Runaway Rapids Waterpark: This is the kiddie section. It's full of ... bucket when it drops. That thing is brutal. Oh, it's also not too much fun

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  months after getting sent home only increased my frustration with MIT's response and the new reality of being an MIT student during COVID-19. At ... mind, but after many more weeks passed with no official news from MIT

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get by with a lot of help from my friends Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song! You just might walk out…

  

  ." Asking for help (or advice) is one bitter pill for an MIT student to ... . College, on the other hand, is all about change. I have to laugh at myself a ... willing to forgo this summer so I can get to MIT as soon as possible. I can

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)

  

  actually are. Also, summer is sort of nebulously defined for me as an MIT ... my hallmates is an officer for the MIT Radio Society, and a lot of ... that the best I can do now is hope that all the summers I spend as an MIT

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 17, 2018