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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes and Casting and Birthdays, oh my! What are "Things That Wake Me Up at 9am"?

  

  (General Institute Requirements) and while there isn't much leeway in what classes are taken, it's important to discuss what those random string of numbers we rattle off mean. Here's a great explanation by a class of '13 about how the

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 29, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  , because for many of these institutions, they couldn't find a strong ... educational institutions offered by a residential education, whether that's at ...  podcast hosted by our friends at Art of Problem Solving (AoPS). The title

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are GIRs?

  All MIT undergraduates must complete General Institute Requirements (GIRs). Basically, you must take two semesters of math, two semesters of physics, a semester of biology, a semester of chemistry, and a selection of courses from
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #1-5 Concerning the half I spent at home

  

  look through a rather long list of names, degrees, and job titles ... cloud of the 7.03 final was fraying my nerves. I’m sure the actual weather ... settled into the comfort of a familiar bed (cuddling cat named Stoopy

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Coming Into My Own ft. an exciting semester and an exciting job lined up + making positive changes to…

  

  excited for everything that I have lined up! This sort of breaks down into ... for the rest of my MIT career, honestly) because I'm finally done with ... 'm ecstatic about, because I didn't particularly enjoy many of the required

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 16, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Pythagorean Triple of Awesome Otherwise known as the weekend of the 4th of July. Just another long weekend in…

  

  , by the way, offers free delivery for orders of two drinks or more ... Boston this summer in my sorority house with a kickass river view of Boston, I’m UROPing in the Doyle lab in the basement of building 66 (which is

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • July 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Off six months of things being just a little weird

  

  I'm approaching the end of the first month of my internship at a ... adjusted to the lack of actionable emails. My new thing is going to work and ... the mechanical routine of a [annotation note="closer to a 9:45ish-to-5

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 23, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  do things other than science, technology, or engineering. I personally ... huge one of those things is reading. I love books. I used to be one of ... (usually fantasy) until one of my parents found me and, for the millionth

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Mid-May Update Q&A: Athena tips and hints

  

  week of rain. :- But... I bet by now, all you '10 folks have your Athena ... installed) to download a licensed copy of Eudora. Also available at that software site is a fully-licensed copy of Windows XP Professional -- I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  On the hallowed grounds of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... forge enduring relationships and learn to acquire the tools of both his ... girls, and at first found kinship in the physical similarities of age

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not in Kansas anymore A brief look at your third '15 blogger

  

  've already had a fair amount of interaction with the Institute. Actually, I ... third freshman blogger, class of '15, and I thought I would take a second ... and left for the States at the ripe young age of 1. From there I enjoyed

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  women at the Institute (MITRA NOTE: I have pictures of this, and will ... 's Women's Week. Check out the variety of events that are going on. Women's Week 2005 November 5th-10th "To promote a model of femininity that

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is just a tribute I wrote a really long, funny entry. And then my browser window reloaded.

  

  were getting a master's degree by the end of your undergrad studies and ... annoyed. Shout out To Tommy, who was one of the leads in Pickerington HS ... both the single and dual moguls portions of Sunday River's Bust 'n' Burn

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the Last but at least, I'm trying not to

  

  morning. All I do, is read her the first line of my offer letter. "Dear Paige, On behalf of the Admissions Committee, it is my pleasure to offer ... EST. I sigh a breath of relief and think to myself "maybe-- now that I

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 22, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Meeting Michel Gondry Six MIT students and one Academy-award winning director have dinner in New York, and none…

  

  , headed off into New York to grab food. Thus began probably one of the most ... with each addition of enjoyment. This bucket probably exists somewhere under the tunnels of MIT, and when it fills up past its capacity it tips

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  with a degree. There are also a number of subquests for the main quest ... , sleep (pick two). Right now I have all three - a wonderful group of friends I hang out with regularly, decent grades, and 8+ hours of sleep per

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Less Than Perfect Bottle Rockets, Crossword Puzzles, and Half-Marathons

  

  and of varying degrees of tired or not, walking forward at a welcomingly ... . I had expected something worse, or at the very least, some degree of ... Part One: On the last Friday of April, a stubby little rocket made

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 10, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  *john mulaney voice* Cause we’re delta airlines, and life is— My delta flight this IAP, a couple of weeks late oops

  

  ! This is a bit of a stretch but does anyone know anyone living in New York ... of the “arrives late to the airport; makes it on the plane anyway” person.[annotation note="Is that a type of person? I don't actually know

  • by ana~
  • January 18, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  feeling pretty stressed and mentally out of it for a few weeks so I’m hoping ... trips to Denmark and the UK, when she encountered lots of people who made ... as I imagined for water a few degrees off freezing. We stay in the

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  My Freshman Backpack Or: How to bend the fabric of spacetime to your will

  

  .) (Or, actually, since last week, when a friend of mine from Tufts said I ... more productive. For those of you who can't conceive of inventing time travel, this might be the next best thing to help keep yourself abreast of

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2011