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

  

  like I got a taste of the power of academia. Nowhere else can you be truly unlimited in your pursuit of knowledge, and nowhere else can you ... the course is to get away from fully actuated systems, where every

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

  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  colleges. This network is brand new this academic year. “Where do you want ... big cities alike. As you can probably tell by the fact that I’m writing ... enough to cover a Dunkin’ run, but I can get seats to a baseball game for

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things Charles Has Made fare thee well, rocket powered roller skates

  

  : An annotated timeline of everything he's ever made at MIT! You can see ... ://www.etotheipiplusone.net/, where he's posted careful documentation, models, and other stuff so you can even follow along at home should you be so inclined

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We Should Take This Final and Push It Somewhere Else you'll need a lot of mOXie

  

  class of choice, you can get that final excused, whether it’s a paper or a ... was, and you can’t get credit for the class, as if you had never even ... you get something like this to happen? Final exams and projects are

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 14, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  WHY? for people who don't like "no"

  

  typographic markers of significance. From that length of that sentence, you can ... ."]WHY.[/annotation] You can see WHYs in every stage of admissions grief: Denial: WHY ... expect a decent response. NO you can't eat that crayon. WHY? It isn't food

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 21, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  No Chance Why "chance" sites like AdmissionSplash are Bad Things.

  

  , not even me, can give you an accurate chance at MIT! What I said then ... forum, not even me, can give you a meaningful chance at MIT. Why ... can take chancing quite seriously, that it can affect where they apply

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  get the idea. If you don’t, there’s probably nothing else that I can say. ... admissions staff thinks that you can hack it, you're in. How can they do that ... the courtroom, and you can argue your way in. It doesn’t. In fact, the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Muti Water Project ...is finished!!!

  

  in Ethiopia in 2016. (You can get the full story in those two blog ... included) need oxygen, and you can’t find much oxygen as you progress lower ... “table” (you can think of it as a line of water under the soil) is not

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  question. "can you?" i asked. "the short answer," john replied, "is that you can't." two. in my continued adventures with the american ... you when we get on the boat," said john. "since this is your first time

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Miss the South Musings on a secret Instagram account

  

  Muji and get a fresh notebook just so I can fill it with more writing ... you have before. [embed]http://youtu.be/JJMYZUh1PRQ[/embed] A week ago ... thoughts at the end of each day. It’s gotten to the point where I walk across

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I know you’re bad at something And here's what you should do about it. Hint: NOT "do something else"

  

  extreme lengths to avoid embarrassing themselves - and you can achieve great ... The brass drops off, and suddenly you're alone with the rhythm section. All eyes are on you, as you lift your instrument to your mouth

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  getting a job is not fun, and can cause you to get pretty behind on ... college apps, you would be sadly mistaken. Once you get to college, you ... word makes you look as good to an employer as possible. You guys can

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Really Just Cannot Write Anymore of My Thesis I wish I can bang out essays like blog entries.

  

  junior/senior PDF (you can designate two classes during your junior and ... ever seen. There is no getting around it, and you might as well be ... you feel worse with each step that gets you closer to the finish line

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dragons A blog post for deferred students (and everybody else waiting on decisions).

  

  are for getting to where you are now. MIT is a pretty cool sword, but it ... MIT, and if you are able to get in from crafting “the perfect ... the rest. You will not be treated differently for not getting in during

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 14, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  start. FSR is over the span of four days, where you get the opportunity to ... . Note that a “party” is where you get to meet and chat with a new sorority ... help you get through these long days – they’ll have fanny packs stuffed

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  señoritis navigating work/life balance - and spring break photos

  

  being and fall down. you can't cheat sleep. it will find you and make you ... trying. this will take care of the "work" part. 5) you can always spare an ... loops of extracurricular activity is especially taxing when you plunge

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 28, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  context, obstacles, and critical periods Why don’t you just get over it?

  

  think of you. What people think of you can determine whether you get a job ... potentially excelled in. You can’t shoot for the stars if you can’t even see ... you’re a prospective applicant, you can be here too even if many people

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some More Pi Day Facts and Advice You thought all that was over, didn't you?

  

  , no matter where you are going. This is a video for pre-frosh in general, not just for MIT. College is a weird place, so I hope you can gain some ... you will all enjoy it! It is a bit belated, but all the footage was

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 23, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Flux and Flow Thermodynamics as therapeutic analogy; or, the longest way I've ever said, "I'm still figuring things…

  

  likening my next four years to learning to swim: You can cling for dear life ... 'll never know what you can accomplish until you push yourself. I also found ... you struggle and get too tense, you sink -- so just float and stay

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what work is bite-sized senior spring

  

  not so good at and that i can usually get away with neglecting. this is work that i do not expect to get paid for or graded on; it's work that i'm doing so i can get back to the place where i approach the days of my life

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2018