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  The Deep Breath Before the Plunge THIS IS . . . wait, this isn't Sparta. Wha-? Aw, shoot, I took a…

  

  Committee on Student Life is proud to present to you a new initiative ... plotting. Please feel free to follow the game's progress, it should last for ... : Dear Undergraduates, Have you ever wanted to make a difference? Have you

  • by Snively '11
  • March 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  and pseting, I get an email reminding me to sign up for Career Fair and ... , study for the exam, and/or go to Career Fair. "Is it worth?" I ask ... brother, a senior at UC Berkeley, and ask for help. As I wait for him to

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…

  

  me to want to dive in and think about what "work" will mean for future ... whose central goal is to address the question: "How can people and ... , People Talk About What They do All Day and How They Feel About What they Do

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / How to Money

  ew taxes the new zealand government owes me money

  

  returns for up to five years after the original deadline), this money could ... March 2018. From September 2017 to August 2018, I lived in Auckland, New ... taxes, or save part of your paycheck for the government overlords. In New

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 13, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Complementary in Kinetic Typography Posted with permission from the author. Meet Rishi '14!

  

  my talents together to make a presentation to the Admissions committee ... When I saw this video back in late April, it was instantly copied to a ton of MIT internal email lists that I am on. I proceeded to get

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coffee Talk Random things I love about MIT #1

  

  -Set for the day is: how much transparent concrete would I need to safely ... -imagining, too. Professors Ulm and Vandamme have shown how to slow concrete creep ... findings, creep could be reduced to the point where concrete could last for

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  stereotypes have at least a grain of something resembling truth to them -- for ... that made them strong candidates for admission. Well, you don't have to ... "r"; many girls do like to talk about their feelings, and many white

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Vindicated! And the summer of FREEdom begins. (Pictures added)

  

  , when you don't have psets, you go to concerts right? How about free ... I'm in Boston until the end of next week for some meetings for the ... did not play my favorite song =[) Awesome, right? EDIT: I'm going to do

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  what are we to do? we are not helpless in the face of injustice.

  

  talked at the table. we talked about how to build community and care for our neighbors. we talked about how to be good allies to our siblings ... who is only here for the summer, who talked about how shocked he was at

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This one goes out to the parent Fire! (she's comin' down on her own, now)

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The city of Portland, Oregon was named for Portland ... seen the MIT homepage today when you were like, "ARRRRRGHUS!! I NEED TO KNOW IF I GOT IN TO MIT!! MAYBE THEY SPONTANEOUSLY DECIDED TO POST THEIR

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Countdown to Burnout the clock is ticking

  

  for the metaphor, life isn’t exactly analogous to a marathon, where all you have to do is reach the end and rest your legs for a while. For an ... side of the road for free water in paper cups then getting right back to

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  skimming through the glossary of my current edition of How to Get Around MIT (alternatively "How To GAMIT" or "HoToGAMIT"). Since you're reading blogs of MIT ... sometimes use (a small selection from How To GAMIT's glossary)...  

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  In response to my last entry, Drew asked: "So, how important is it, then, for us to know what dorm we want to be our temp?" Omar '10 answered: "Drew, it is important for you to know which dorm do you want to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup, with Sam Altman hard tech is hard(er).

  

  .  Here's the main lessons I took away from his talk: How to know when to ... in 3 months? The answer is to shorten your cycle time by aiming for ... forces you to build for a real customer; when you have deadlines every few

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summers spending three at home

  

  /interviewed for. So far, this summer has been great! Our project is to add ... , so applying to internships or looking for summer UROPs just wasn ... that is not the case for everyone), so we didn’t feel any pressure to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  There are always many questions about our testing requirements. For those of you applying this year and for whom English is your primary ... more questions, here is a quick FAQ to provide some more answers. I hope

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  51 Things I Want to Say to 2022s one senior's autumn thoughts

  

  foremost resource on “how to MIT.” Actually get to know us—first impressions ... something to offer and something to learn—it’s how every class year gets built ... , brace yourself for lift-off or landing. Get to know your professors and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Driving On The Infinite One of my biggest pet peeves is people who do not understand how to drive…

  

  I don't have many pet peeves when it comes to MIT, but one of the biggest is people who do not understand how to drive on the Infinite ... each direction. Of these two, the one closest to the wall is the lane for

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  they want to see you fail managing others' envy

  

  ’ve never really known how to deal with others’ envy, and it feels weird to ... unrelated to math. In retrospect, I’m not entirely sure how I should ... people in general. I’m not sure how to avoid this flavor of ire. I’m not

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Math = Broken Whatchu know about math?

  

  figured out how to do it though." Me: "How?" Jon: "Here, look what I did ... This OFFICIAL MIT blog is probably not designed for late ... ). Here's when you know it's time to go to bed. Roommate Jon: "Did you get

  • by Snively '11
  • February 22, 2008