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Fig. 6: Eigenverantwortung
They're not kidding when they say the Swiss are some of the most On-Top-Of-It people in the World. During the exchange orientation session at ETH, the word Eigenverantwortung popped up during one of...
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Labor Day, literally
Today was moving-in day, where I moved all of my stuff out of storage and back into my dorm room. Moving-in day is my second-least-favorite day of the year, after moving-out day (which additionally...
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The 9-to-5 grind
What really happens during a 9-to-5 job? Is it possible that people really just sit in front of a computer for 8 hours a day? Do you work on the same code all day? All questions that concerned me and...
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Today is my first day of school as a PhD student at MIT. Today is also Dr. Abe’s memorial service. Today would have been his 99th birthday. Dr. Abe was my “American grandfather” since I was 16,...
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8,726,400 SOS: And That’s A Wrap!
It’s been four days since the beginning of sophomore year. That means a few different things in my already congested brain. One, things are about to get incredibly busy again (and after three months...
View ArticleOpen Thread: The Final Countdown
As you probably remember, we are launching the new MITAdmissions.org soon! As in: this Thursday, midmorning. Right now, we are finishing up migrating over 5,491 old blog posts. Also, our venerable...
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East Campus REX Events!
To all the prefrosh who are about to arrive / on their way here / already here: Welcome to MIT! All of us, no matter our class year or living group, are excited to have you here We at East Campus are...
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Applying to Grad School
One of this year’s admits asked me how MIT sets you up for grad school admissions. Now, you do NOT need to be worrying about grad school as a teenager. But since it’s been a while since anyone’s...
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8,726,400 SOS: What do those ROTC kids do during summer…?
…Don't they have bootcamp or something? *written by Karen C. '20 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest post series* Everyone knows the deal – MIT is a constant whirlwind of PSETs, exams,...
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Fig. 6: Eigenverantwortung
They're not kidding when they say the Swiss are some of the most On-Top-Of-It people in the World. During the exchange orientation session at ETH, the word Eigenverantwortung popped up during one of...
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Labor Day, literally
Today was moving-in day, where I moved all of my stuff out of storage and back into my dorm room. Moving-in day is my second-least-favorite day of the year, after moving-out day (which additionally...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 9-to-5 grind
What really happens during a 9-to-5 job? Is it possible that people really just sit in front of a computer for 8 hours a day? Do you work on the same code all day? All questions that concerned me and...
View ArticleEnjoy Life
Today is my first day of school as a PhD student at MIT. Today is also Dr. Abe’s memorial service. Today would have been his 99th birthday. Dr. Abe was my “American grandfather” since I was 16, without...
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8,726,400 SOS: And That’s A Wrap!
It’s been four days since the beginning of sophomore year. That means a few different things in my already congested brain. One, things are about to get incredibly busy again (and after three months of...
View ArticleOpen Thread: The Final Countdown
As you probably remember, we are launching the new MITAdmissions.org soon! As in: this Thursday, midmorning. Right now, we are finishing up migrating over 5,491 old blog posts. Also, our venerable...
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Welcome Back!
I hope you like what we’ve done with the place. Seven years ago, I welcomed people to the “new” MITAdmissions.org, the one you would have seen had you come here an hour ago, or indeed at any point...
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East Campus Hall Rush: 1E
Hi friends! I’m Jamie and I’m a new blogger. I’m a senior in 2A-4, (flexible mechanical engineering with a concentration in design/architecture). I live on the first floor of the east parallel of East...
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I’m going to be a blogger!
As I write this we are just east of Buffalo. My mom is driving; my dad is in the front seat; I’m in the back, sharing space with enough bags to make our car dip just a little bit. To my left in the...
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New Beginnings
It was a hot, humid Friday afternoon when I touched down in Logan after a 20-hour flight, badly jetlagged and starving (plane food is not the best). Things have been looking up since then, and being...
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500 Days of Summer
[a brief hiatus from the baby bloggers’ intro posts – don’t worry, there are more to come!] The title of this post is obviously a lie. There aren’t 500 days of summer, but I was too lazy to count how...
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