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  Kickoff! and away we go...

  

  No, this entry is not about Kelly Clarkson. It's about FIRST Robotics ... application season will not go perfectly. No matter how good of a student you are, no matter how polished your application, some irreconcilable

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  teacher and by no one else. If you attend school outside the United States ... . Please note that there is no online recommendation system for MIT ... who has taught you in an academic class in high school (i.e. no middle

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen AKA, the "Magic Pen"

  

  absolutely no commitments. Last year I was overzealous and did the typical MIT ... semester! AHHHHHH!" No, this IAP I'm very much not busy, and it is wonderful ... ! $100! One of my charms is that I have absolutely no responsibility when

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mikey’s Meta TV Post ...In which you find out about the good, bad, and really bad shows I love…

  

  , I assume) - so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE no spoilers in the comments! If ... mine: Shows I Used to Watch, but Am No Longer Watching (in no particular ... Time (in no particular order) - The Daily Show - Comedy Central - The

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  . Pass/No Record is not an excuse to slack off and not learn the basics ... interview with Eric Lander last year. The worst they can do is say no, and ... you forget to just enjoy the moment? Call your parents. No, really

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  entries is because I'm no longer a freshman, meaning all of my admissions ... . I always feel guilty putting up an entry with no pictures, so randomly ... . Now, in an ideal world, there would be no PSET due the week of a test

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  21: The Movie Night From the Bay Area to Boston, Seattle to the Florida Keys, Houston to Chicago, the…

  

  dealer: In the movie, Ben's major is "pre-med." Of course, there's no pre ... ? Well, as others have already noted, there is no class called 2.09 at MIT ... .09, though, 2.007 is an individual competition, and there's no judging -- only

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  months seemed to pass by in no time at all. Between studying, traveling ... quickly here at MIT is no matter what you think, you still get 24 hours in a ... to fly by for no reason at all - but I also know people that run like a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got answers strewn amidst an explosion of other stuff.

  

  ages. even though i saw half of you today. wait, what? who said that? no ... much, then how can we say no? So seven of us met at the T stop in Kendall ... power being out for two weeks), along with 176 other girls. (I've no idea

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Lovin’ Had me a blast. Or, the last post I'll write from home!

  

  yeah, THE CAKE. So no, I can't actually make you a white chocolate ... all the astroturf rubber in the house. Poker. I'm no Timur '10, but I ... card King; I'm no Ace at this game but I'm not bluffing - We'd make a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ten Things I Hate About Europe Well, not really. More like, Ten Things I Like About MIT. You've got to accentuate…

  

  things about MIT that you still can't replicate, no matter how many MIT ... open him. Sadly, there was no room for him in my luggage. 5. Cooking ... them. So, join marching band next year. No experience necessary. No

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summerteeth Are you afraid of the dark reaction?

  

  's Sam." Lynn: "SPAM? SPAM? Did you say your name is SPAM?" Sam: "No, I ... to do, and as a result I realized that there is no way in Hell that I ... apparently not. I digress. Oh no! I looked over and saw that the meanest

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers to some questions

  

  around the kitchen all the time, so no worries there. There's a small ... -opt her question :p, NO. Frosh don't even declare a major right away, there's no overarching organization to administer hazing-type activities to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  [/annotation]are harder to motivate for oneself when there is no clear rewarding outcome. It ... often, as a first year, you know no one new when you get here. Why is this a bad thing? Because if the relationship goes sideways, which no one

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Simple Harmonic Motivation a time progression through the semester

  

  for the midterm, I realized that there’s really no way around it. The ... primal panic I used to experience and more of a logical “oh no, the ... better than the former. I’m not sure if this is a problem or not, but I no

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 8, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  well, well look who's inside again

  

  effect on my life, so it's no surprise that I spiraled into a disarray of ... whatever. Dancing, singing, playing games. In a way, it's no surprise that I ... position. I am just a small blogger for some random school. I am no Elliot

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 11, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  ! And no, the building numbers do not correspond to majors. I have not yet ... enough, but there is definitely a lot I still do not know. Pass/No Record and A/B/C/No Record First-years in their first semester at MIT are put

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Failing” at MIT for the record, this isn't

  

  ’t fully answer a single one. There are no formulas, numbers, or memorized ... just as much as they are. As far as they can tell, no one is. Or maybe ... ’s just pass/no record, another girl thinks to herself after getting her

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advanced Standing Exams: know your stuff, get out of a semester-long class! You should really consider taking them.

  

  , the answer is no. MIT gives really remarkably, disappointingly horrible ... there’s no way to wiggle out of your eight HASS subjects.) This is all ... if you’re a freshman on Pass/No Record, ASEs taken during orientation

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 24, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  My name is Anna Ho, and I am a student at – No, no. That’s not the ... piece of nondefense discretionary pie, and we are one of them. No ... limited (or no) academic experience with, picking out the salient points

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014