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  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  performances, or to write lyrics that use Boo as a pronoun.) Do not use words ... giggles. Do not quote Holden Caufield in your essay. (It's a good way to ... , do not list the following: Being a great boyfriend/girlfriend; 20 hours

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Year of the HASS thoughts on single-tasking, cheese slicers, and the tyranny of the mind

  

  classes. I do, but in moderation. In fact, I’m a huge fan of my one ... ."][/annotation] I think this concept also applies on a semester scale. When I’m doing ... supposed to take is less than the actual number of units, although it’s a bit

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  employed by writing new blog posts, and I hope to do about one a week from ... doing well enough" sentiments kick in. However... ...I learned about a ... In just the past few hours, I've realized a few things, mostly about

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  You construct intricate rituals function loses form and form loses function

  

  communities do you most value being a part of?" But often, discussion strays ... be doing the exact same thing, but doing it over a Zoom call changes ... ourselves in a room and doing puzzles, to staring at a spreadsheet talking to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A reading list for a week at MIT All my classes have required reading this semester!?

  

  lecture notes, do a pset, repeat. This semester, none of my classes have regular psets, but almost all of my classes have assigned reading! A week's worth of reading...even in technical classes! :O Recently a big chunk of

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 27, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview (the EC edition!) in which you receive advice and an alum surreptitiously gets to blog again

  

  to relax in #1, it does help if you do a bit of pondering before your ... minutes late. The only thing that I'd add is that I do think it's a nice ... Jones informing me that I was selected to be a blogger...BUT every once in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  week to do a pset (or two weeks, in classes like 7.01x (Intro Bio)). But ... toned down significantly from a pset (of course, since you're now doing it ... off an A - nor will you be able to do every single problem on a given

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful for Thanksgiving Breaaaaaaaaakkkkkkk!!!!!!

  

  through break. Do I have a physics project too? Not at all :) I'm spending ... 'm notoriously awful at doing my laundry on a regular basis. I basically wait until ... all to me - so now, I understand it in a kind-of-not-really sort of way

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  it is helpful to you. Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT? A. We ... do not have a preference. You should take the tests for which you ... my testing options? A. You have two options. You may do the SAT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Killing Time…Not Really guest post by Sheila B.'21

  

  Else Fails, UROP." Good news--I did find things to do. I applied for a ... *written by Sheila B. '21 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest post series* Lesson learned--you should always have a backup

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  ... Nervous Systems jewelry and accessories began with a very common story. Boy ... accessories. OK, so maybe it′s not that common of a story. Regardless, what began as flirtations in an MIT dorm has turned into a profitable company

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Thanksgiving on First East – Team Bemis makes hand turkeys!! (For justice and the greater common good.)

  

  we do not have a dining hall. By the end of this entry you won't want a ... attractive and well-mannered members of Team Bemis spent Saturday night a ... , the steps involved in making a hand turkey are as follows: 1.) Stock up

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  serious do students take their work? 2. Location I'm a coast kind of guy ... where there was a lot to do outside of just being at school. Sample ... do when I want a break? While academics were of utmost importance to me

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  O hai A reintroduction

  

  . Do you need a tissue to mop up the tears of joy you have shed from ... I Do, in a nutshell. Helping scientists and engineers talk about ... Institute by working here. We have a lot of catching up to do and lots of new

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vacation = Relaxation, right? What I do over vacation...

  

  Apparently this is not the case in England. They do things differently over there. Namely, instead of 2 or 3 tests a term and then a final ... counts for pretty much your whole grade. While this is not such a big deal

  • by Cambridge
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Laundry Lists And other things. Okay, so just the list.

  

  Things I have been doing since my last post: -Moving up a floor to a larger room with people I've been hanging out and doing work with since ... :30 twice a week (for 24.900 - Intro to Linguistics - which is at 9:30 on

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Testing the Waters There comes a time in every man's life when he has to make a choice.…

  

  particularly good for freshmen because there's always someone doing a problem set ... 's doing with her life better than being hosted by a starry-eyed nervous ... was written by my professor), wrote a short paper on emerging diseases

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  arts. The best way to do this is to send us a CD with some of your works ... and do I need a transcript from Carnegie Mellon University?" Hmm ... , living on a U.S. military installation. Do you remember me from RSI 2005

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Day 1: Going North Leaving the light pollution bubble to go to class?

  

  out to New Hampshire to do this? Wouldn’t it have been a lot warmer and ... itself goes will be another story, but I do like looking up at a clear ... picture (sorry it's blurry, I'll have a better quality one next time I

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW rawr.

  

  't worry - you WILL have a host and a place to stay once you get here. We ... 't gotten back to him/her yet, do so ASAP so you can work out living arrangements, a meeting time/place, and everything!) Anyways, in addition to

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 7, 2010