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  50 Things (That MIT Made) LISTS

  

  Rebecca Black. And yes, that is our former Communications Director Ben Jones ... the site and my brain is a bit melty. So, as a bit of a break, in the spirit (but without the inspiration) of Ben's big lists, and following up

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thank you for reading A rigorous study of 26-year-olds (n=1) showed that getting older is positively correlated to the…

  

  themselves (and are all probably making way more money than I do, since I'm in med school and make negative $30,000 a year). While it doesn't seem like ... so very real to me, has afforded me a clarity and a perspective on life

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 8, 2014
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  Choice and the MIT lifestyle ...because "MIT" and "student life" aren't mutually exclusive.

  

  amazing (and actually I'm not sure it would have been possible even if I did happen to be amazing). Monday and Wednesday nights are usually dedicated 5 ... , less frustrating, and more fun. But I don't know that many people in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The MIT Major Arcana a collaborative art project

  

  to real-world architecture in and around campus. The obvious references ... skip 13, 19, and 23. The registrar lists CMS as XXI-CMS, and STS has no ... and Environmental Engineering to 24: Linguistics and Philosophy. There

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2023
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  3 weeks in northern Italy Global Teaching Labs and MISTI-Italy

  

  I spent the last three weeks in Italy through GTL, and the two before ... wood, and I woke up every morning to the voices of my family and the smell and sizzling of hot breakfast, and coffee made for me as consolation

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 2, 2016
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  “You know what would be cool?” some pizza would be a start...

  

  Science to Student Life, the best way to get free food and every tangent in ... 's 0400 Saturday morning, and my roommate and I sit listening to whatever Pandora has queued up for us, sipping homemade sweet tea and tossing ideas

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 8, 2009
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  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  about her depression experience at MIT, and I truly think that she ... me, and that you enjoy the read. ---------------------- It was a rare ... Center holding my name badge and a newly earned certificate and dragged my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  some warmth on a cold decisiony day "there have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long / but now…

  

  high, decisions are coming soon, and everyone is hella stressed. (In case ... Saturday at 12.15 pm.) Last year, this was me -- and funnily enough, although ... rejection letters so that I would be able to recognize mine immediately and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018
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  Colorful a response to “how’s MIT?”

  

  something like “exhausting and overwhelming, but fun.” I don’t think that’s a ... recruit frosh"]Frat rush[/annotation] is happening as I write this, and one ... upperclassman approached me and asked if I wanted some of a smoothie he was making

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 5, 2019
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  A Fireside Chat with President Sally Kornbluth get to know our president!

  

  endeavors. She is proud of MIT and how it can provide real solutions to ... MIT’s other schools and the college. MITHIC will include seed money for ... Chorallaries? Did you know that she is a foodie and loves to try new restaurants

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 13, 2024
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  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  not a single mistake was made in terms of lines, time, and schedules, we ... my sorority has ended up being one of the one of the best and most ... and learn more about the process! Intro to Panhel What is Panhel? MIT

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
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  EC Gothic/Screaming (“I don’t want to work on psets”) Apparently a work order has been fulfilled. But whose?

  

  : That was East Campus, video by and courtesy of Eric Lujan ‘19, screaming ... EC Gothic, authored by East Campus, the residents and the mailing list ... decipher these, and to distinguish the truth from the fiction. Maybe you

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

  each other every night with Vegan, Vegetarian, and gluten-free options ... , Economics, and Data Science) But the most important thing that I take with me ... team of capable people who will support, surprise and inspire each other

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 6, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  What I Did in High School in the actual sense of the phrase

  

  US paper money and who seems to be up to some interesting stuff now re ... about her job and life. She also told me that her family calls money with ... public science and engineering magnet high school that runs an annual

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 20, 2015
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  Why I wasn’t sad to leave MIT On shedding.

  

  hours in the day. To my surprise, I felt lighter and more free to pursue ... and then I’ll swing by to give an update on life from the other side. It’s more of an “I now live a post-MIT life and therefore my weekly updates do

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 31, 2014
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  On Teaching and Learning Minimum requirement: read the last few sentences of this post. They're important.

  

  don't get cellphone signal here? GPS doesn't know where it is, and ... country during IAP, to try and make a difference in communities that need it ... host teaches Algebra I, Algebra II, and Pre-Calculus. The high school is

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 20, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Let’s Go Fly A Kite Up to decision night!

  

  thousand of you have applied. You’ve poured hours and hours into your application, stressing and laboring over tiny details. If you’re like me, you ... : maybe you’re accepted, and you envision yourself instantly getting a job

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 11, 2014
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  sellout’s conundrum i am a lost child

  

  possibility. Opportunity. Another future opened itself to me, sparkly and ... into a restaurant and order without looking at menu prices. Behind us, a rinse of noise: groans and a burst of bright, asynchronous beeps. Somebody

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 21, 2019
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  All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (and at MIT)

  

  and consider my own flesh and blood, is very bright but has always hated ... , he posited that many talented kids would be better off (and might ... the confined walls of a university and its limiting course requirements

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 24, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  : [insert motivational clips here] And best of luck from me, too. Feel free ... Frank video about dealing with rejection. He has a very soothing voice and ... might lift your spirits: An Open Letter to MIT Applicants and Life is Like

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014