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  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  residents can only apply for early action at MIT but not International ... complete, with 4-6 years being the norm, at least among my friends. For ... your journey. No one can really predict your chances at MIT or for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  The Fringe that Stole Christmas hair @ MIT, and several hair-raising puns

  

  school boys on campus for a UROV competition in June of 2010. At this time ... at a hair doctor and they told me there was nothing they could do for ... letting my hair do it for me. Here’s a photo of me at nerd camp, with one of

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes: Junior Spring Edition + notes on MIT academics in general

  

  It is another fascinating semester here at the Institute, and I would ... summary: I am taking 6 classes for a total of 69 units of credit (courses ... phenomenon, which is common at MIT: 6.00 lectures introduce basic concepts (e

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 25, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo and physics and math, oh my 57 units of academic fun fun fun. Now with humanities!

  

  professors stick around for at least a few minutes to answer any one ... point that wasn't raised at all during class, or maybe even asking for a ... career so far was simply planning my class schedule for this semester. For

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  branches was it easy to let go?

  

  frontend developer for the same place i worked at last summer, for they ... search for truth or objective reality or illusion or whatever. two ... everything everywhere all at once, the rock scene was apparently inspired by

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2021 another year another book post

  

  I made. UPDATE: Here's the 2022 post. Things I read for class I took ... ). Content warning for domestic violence. This isn't a short story, but I think ... (3381 words). Content warning for violence. This one's cheating because

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  THE FINAL FANTASY 7 REMAKE IS OUT since 6/15/15, i have literally lived for this moment

  

  Those of you who have been following me on the blogs for a while - or ... qualify what exactly about it has stuck with me for ~40% of my life - the game is [annotation note="it was released in 1997 for the playstation 1

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  hard for me to accept because it just... doesn't happen at macroscopic ... the way I look at the world. Experiment after experiment has confirmed that quantum phenomena, as absurd as they seem, are real. And for once, I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2022 (ok, i didn't enjoy all of it)

  

  . Things I read for class These are all taken from 21W.765 Interactive Narrative. Going for a Beer (1100 words). Content warning: domestic abuse ... drinking a beer at about the same time that he began to think about going

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 21, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Best of the Ben Blogs Looking back at Ben's four years on the blogs.

  

  reader who will summarize it at length for the committee. Then a second ... what works best for you. At least a few times in your college career ... On today, Ben Jones's last day at MIT (no!), let's take a look back

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  My First Week as an EMT It was quite an experience

  

  hours for me to fall asleep and it is really hard to stay asleep. At 1am ... go to sleep for 45 minutes, there was another knock at my door. It was ... . You can also call 617-253-4481 at any time for medical advice. As always

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 7, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  my favorite professors I've had at MIT. He managed to take something ... great lecturer that he was one of two people ON THIS PLANET (or at least ... about every teaching award that MIT gives (including the Baker Award for

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m doing this IAP i guess i need to be more specific

  

  and spend more time at home, or travelling. Some of my friends are doing an externship, which is the term for an internship that happens over ... to teach high school students. I applied for externships and GTL, but

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  21M.712: Choreography — Making Dances theater arts classes >>>

  

  everyone coming from a different background, it makes for a really ... performer from Brooklyn. since she has a kid at home, she literally flies up from New York on Tuesdays and Thursdays for class. I'm really glad she

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 22, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Accepting criticism please criticize this blog post

  

  look at my work's flaws and see them for what they are, or at least admit ... something with my friends for fun. When I'm writing for the admissions blogs ... one criticizes me for them. No one goes up to me and says, well, the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 31, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  [Guest Post] One Year Later Some things changed, some things didn’t

  

  takes a long time for sediment to collect at the bottom of a liquid ... be the only way to make living at home bearable for me before I went ... for many emotions, questions, suspicions, memories, fears, doubts, air

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 11, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dreams How MIT has helped me keep a life long promise

  

  you want to do for, potentially, the rest of your life. Even here at MIT ... For many people, the idea of "what do I want to be when I grow up" is ... , president, etc.), but as the time comes for us to truly decide what we are

  • by Ben O. '19
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.

  

  , for one thing. MIT finals, for another (AHHHH). Deadlines for regular decision applications to college, and, for many of my senior friends ... resolved to spend every waking hour of my weekend either studying for my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Stomp the Yard, MIT style The Divine 9 and NALFO organizations on campus

  

  at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The inspiration for ... umbrella organization for the nine historically black fraternities and sororities. Similarly, NALFO is the umbrella organization for 23 historically

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • January 26, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Living Meaningfully and all the things that has entailed

  

  for more than a few weeks at a time. I don’t know if I ever felt like I ... , educational, and can change lives for the better. The malaise that haunted me at ... ??? Should I be posting words when I have to actually be writing words for my

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 26, 2025