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  Regrade Request Analysis points, please?

  

  student notices a question was graded wrong, they can hit the "Request Regrade" button and a little text box appears where they can write a note to the grader. The grader can then resolve the request by awarding the full

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Online Learning Ecology in The United Kingdom An xTalk on Amazing Programs and FREE Resources

  

  ,000 academic staff and tutors influences retention. Assessment can be ... the cost of only about $8,100 per year and from the comfort of your own ... this possible, you may be wondering? Visitors from the United Kingdom

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  . MIT was my dream. Between the being able to make whatever you want and ... the letter would drop (I lived on the west coast), brushed my teeth, and ... that I wouldn’t be too disappointed when it came true.   “Shut the

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] 8.13 Junior Lab feat. aidan chambers '23

  

  experiments, analyzing data, and preparing my results. With all of this on the ... and material you’ll be using throughout the class… but also you only ... take care of and be on top of A few miniature experiments including

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  neighbors, and focus on only the fruit tart and molten chocolate lava cake, then I can avoid the stomach ache and actually enjoy what I’ve eaten ... …it can get pretty overwhelming. I’ve found myself having less and less free

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  (Hawaii has the BEST food and I will fight you on that). I've also re ... best friends with my roommate, I’d be missing out on a core part of the ... matter. I can now fall asleep in ten minutes with the lights on, people

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students

  

  puzzle lead (Sophia) and the art director had worked on Haunt the year ... , so they ended up being just the producers and puzzle team. At this ... . So then it’s a matter of triaging and deciding what things can be

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  318 memorial drive a historical rabbit hole

  

  Hospital, for example, [annotation note='as can also be seen on this 1950 ... Back in November, after our adventure visiting every stop on the MBTA ... and obscure lore about the history of the T. This is not that post

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nemo Found the effects of cabin fever

  

  The blizzard helped me and Liz run out of things to do incredibly quickly. On Friday we watched the first half hour of half a dozen movies ... on the dot with the blast of a vuvuzela. Thanks to Facebook and the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  We have nice things on the walls And I have pictures.

  

  (called the Bermuda Triangle, because people get stuck there talking and can ... towers in New House), and the top floor of House 5. There are around 27 +/- 3 beds (too sleepy to think harder about it); two are doubles, and the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 10, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Brass Rat 2017 revealing our class's Brass Rat at the 2017 Ring Premiere

  

  ; Raivo and I were the first to come up, giving a quick talk on the history ... culture and traditions, it was an honor to be able to contribute to the ... . The beaver sits on a dam made from eight ivy leaves and a pinecone. In

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  being the time when the semester really grinds down on us, this is also ... to blog. Here's a quick summary of my last two-and-a-bit weeks to prove ... event on the fifth floor). I only wish I'd had more time to spend at my

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Moms We stand on the shoulders of giants....!!

  

  is still the smartest person I know, and who I wouldn’t be here without ... ”/“victory” and “quick”/“rapid” (I was born prematurely which was the inspiration ... I know. You inspire me to be more and do more. I wear all the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  DO on the weekends?” *defined here as me. Disclaimer: I may not be the ... paste on setting: Friday. After 4 hours, at 11:59, quickly sprinkle in the ... to gracefully flail on the ice rink, while dressed up as your favorite

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Fryday on Sunday If you're looking for more apples, do not click this.

  

  and the other of which has a hefty supply of MIT students stocking up on ... probably clutching your intestines in fright and wondering if Draino can be ... oil will be like the Earth's atmosphere and the batter will be like the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2018 Diaries what the weekend was like for me

  

  the system this year by stating on the hosting form that I can host up ... was loving it. Back on hall, my friends and I worked and talked in the ... comments on the blogs has been declining lately, and we’ve even lost our

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 17, 2018
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I’m waiting for my green card?

  portal or email and your status will be updated immediately, right up until ... All applicants are requested to fill out the application with their ... 're considered an international applicant if you're not a United States citizen or
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  ’t worry so much! You’ll be happy wherever you end up!”, and so on. Okay ... perfect applicant—you are not, and you do not need to be. Rather, essays can shed light on how you think about the world and how you grapple with

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing Amino: Desktop Bioengineering for Everyone an MIT alumna makes a counter-top sized biolab that enables anyone to grow living cells…

  

  , and taught at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. In June ... and continuous culturing." Here is the abstract from her thesis: With ... material -- sets out not simply to educate but to also be part of the early

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  last term, and the term before that, and also everything that’s happened ... totally lost in that class for weeks. The current plan is to work on it with ... will not cut it for today. It’s a pretty quick meal, and I run into a few

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025