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  Take a Load Off Quoting The Band's "The Weight" should make the wait bearable

  

  in. But part of being human means acknowledging some limitations. For ... time, all just to see MIT's decision, makes for a dramatic story, but it doesn't make you an altogether sane person for that time, or an altogether

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 1, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  On identity f(x) = x

  

  . I have these kinds of conversations all the time, every day. But these ... impoverished. It bothers me because, for the longest time, I defined myself using ... get to know them. Two Once upon a time, my defining feature was being

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Reading aka inhaling all the books i can before school starts

  

  majority of my free time (as it does), and during the year, the time that I ... schedule have yielded a reasonable amount of free time for me to explore some ... an 8-part serial. I might have remembered it better if I had read it as

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The end of a chapter

  

  England. It feels somewhat surreal how time flew by so quickly! I am now a ... all times! It’s supposedly really similar to MIT’s 7.20J Human ... , every time someone sneezes, coughs, has an abrasion or even just talks of

  • by Linh V. '13
  • July 8, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  my sign and see what parts I do or do not relate to. Plus, I ... that applying to college is a time where you need to focus on yourself! Be a good friend and support your community through tough times, but

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last First Day Some musings from my last first day of classes

  

  lol) as a real-time reflection of four years at MIT.  Today is hectic ... familiar with. Today is hectic in part because my mind is still racing ... , but part of me feels like it’s a cop-out, as I’ve already taken a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 8, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] How to Build a Three Story Fort by Zack I. '27

  

  ="the Eastside Party"]a big party[/annotation] on it as part of [annotation note ... completely the correct dimension, but at the time [annotation note="which led ... taking place during the times when the most people were onsite. This meant

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 1, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Essay: Yogurt Edition! You like froyo? I like froyo! ^___^V

  

  part of myself," 3) "Having been through so many things and having all of ... -butterscotch-blueberry-oreo-mango-pineapple-waffle? Not cute. Consider the following examples: "At times, it appeared that ... ) or a tie-back to your beginning narrative (the second part of the story

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Super Blood Moon Eclipse bonnie tyler would be proud

  

  “Isn’t it crazy how we’re all a part of this?” my friend says to me while I stare up at the sky. I break out of my reverie and I cant help but ... Killing Time. Sitting by the Charles watching the moon do its thing was

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  To whom much is given… ...you know the rest!

  

  Much is expected. I can't tell you how many times I have heard, thought or uttered some portion of that phrase over the course of the past ... analysis is a big part of trying to process the outcome of a journey that a

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  “You know what would be cool?” some pizza would be a start...

  

  've spent hours at a time like this, discussing topics ranging from Computer ... the more unsung parts of MIT: People here are very clever. You see

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 8, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  read this. Perhaps you've been having a rough time dealing with the wait. Or perhaps it's passed and now you're having a rough time dealing with ... hardships. But in times like this when we go through hardships, no matter how

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to date at an American college Things we never talk about

  

  exclusive to the 2+ people involved. This is not, for the most part ... now need to decide what you want. Obviously, the hard part is only if ... ; it's the in-between, multiple interaction, is-this-dating-or-wut part

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  i made furry art for Caltech i have art powers and choose to use them for chaos

  

  aiming for here. On the last day before Caltech left, as a parting gift ... and ready to vectorize it. By the time I slid open the door and was ... Caltech student’s suitcase just in time for their (probably agonizing) 8

  • by Anika H. '26
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Esse quam videri To be, rather than to seem

  

  New York Times about the college admissions process, it is hard for me ... good along the way.  However, much of the time, students fail to connect ... because those experiences were a big part of who she had become. The

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  fact, that at times it will irrefutably convince you that it is not ... comprehensive visual guide to your report. This is the fun part, so give yourself ... critical reading skills, it’s time to move on to the artsy design skills you

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  HOW TO FORGE A DRAGON SWORD and other skills picked up in 3.096

  

  element of ironwork to iterate 5 times in an exploratory project. I decided ... from last year"]more times[/annotation] than I had opened a bottle, it was time to pivot to the final project:   dragon sword!!!! I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 7, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Coping With Anxiety What is anxiety? What is panic? Definitions? Confusion? FINALS?! Cats.

  

  feeling of adrenaline pumping through your body. It can be a part of the ... feelings all the time. Here are a few! 1. Breathing This is the number one ... this as many times as you can until you start to feel better and more in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT And/As Marathon doing things that are hard

  

  you and other runners leaving at your time will sort of swirl, in a ... third time I have tried to write this blog post sharing what MIT taught me ... my thesis. I kept doing that, a few hours at a time, every day that I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Have Never Been to Beijing A (loose) translation of the previous post written in Chinese

  

  our relatives’ home. I only have one, clear memory from that time: once ... to play with. At that time, I felt there were only these two types, and ... childhood trips to China, and the memories I had there. One time, we lived in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2016