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• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  Well, look at that, the dawn of a new Monday. Light is gracing the ... ] There are leaves all over the courtyard, various shades of green to yellow to reddish something-or-other. You can't even make out the sidewalks

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  exciting is getting an email from the head of the physics department about ... tested out of physics but not calc, I wasn't eligible to take the class in the first place. (Oops. My advisor and I both messed up on that one

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  do sit-ups in the mornings. About a month ago, I got the crazy idea to take my healthy lifestyle to the next level and train for the Boston Marathon. Granted, the marathon isn't until April, but I have my work cut out

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Every square is a rectangle A brief look at every student activity at MIT.

  

  . For the past month or so, she's worked about 50 hours of UROP every week ... a dorm, the position of desk captain requires actual work, with the ... . And then on Wednesday night, she stayed up with the rooming committee

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hurricane Katrina Trying to help, to the extent that we can.

  

  affected in the Gulf Coast in our minds and in our hearts. It's an emotional time for everyone; I've been at the verge of tears over this awful, awful situation. The feeling of anguish and helplessness can be overwhelming. Life

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  optical illusions don't try this at home kids. use the crosswalk whenever possible.

  

  So one of the perks involved with being an MIT student is the ability to get into the Museum Of Science for free. A few weeks back, Diana, Evelyn, and I went to check out some of the exhibits. Now probably one of

  • by Bryan
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  the benefit of the doubt. Eric (MIT Class of 2009) helped out first by writing, "Anon -- MIT is probably one of the most gay-friendly schools I ... politics, but right now perhaps the biggest hot-button issue is gay marriage

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  AOs write the “What do you do for fun?” essay Ever wondered what admissions officers do when they're not reading applications?

  

  which are required of you. Tell us about something you do for the pleasure ... the MIT application, you’ve likely encountered our short answer essay questions, including the one written above. Rather than asking applicants to

  • by Jeremy W.
  • July 9, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  by itself was really boring. The challenge of winning a bunch of stuff made the whole experience more bearable. But I wasn’t always a perfectionist, not until the past several years. Perfectionism and high

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  the semester am-I-right?”, then I will happily listen and give the ... time of the semester when [insert vague statement about being hosed].” I ... talk. If the small talk evolves into the classic yet conversationally

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer a list of verbs

  

  in Women's Independent Living Group (WILG).  These past few days, the ... dryer. The ends of my hair have withered and splintered, and my face has ... , and while the weather leaves much to be desired, there is still a lot of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 25, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  my first spring break!!! 13 MIT students take San Diego

  

  weeks before spreak due to the pandemic, and i've had no opportunities for ... /Portugal, and San Diego. my passport had expired, so Europe was off the table for ... us commit to going there. I wanted to go to the music festival Ultra

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  creative lockdown: low points of a virtual fall Part 2 of a fall semester recap

  

  In my last blog, I mentioned that since the spring semester hadn ... the spring semester has begun, I am quite late on this piece, but I ... this post and moving on to the 5000 other topics on my to-do list, but I

  • by Waly N. '24
  • February 27, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  next to normal on mental health

  

  ;   i recently listened to the soundtrack of next to normal, this 2008 musical about a mother who struggles with bipolar disorder. one of the more ... the area, and then having a better experience, which is great. but some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  musings on duty and purpose brought to you by slow ambles through lobby 10 at twilight

  

  Thanks to Petey and Kathleen for giving me the idea to blog about ... were “easy” ones: how do I register for classes? If I use the last of the toilet paper in the hall bathroom, should I replace it and how? What’s the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  , college applications were at the forefront of my mind. I scrapped essays relentlessly and questioned everything about myself, whether the things I liked ... year, I stressed about grades, especially during the first quarter. I

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Senior Spring ... I'm almost done?

  

  The month of January felt like a whirlwind this year – it was filled ... activities rather than taking the month to rest. But it was a good busy, a ... to take advantage of the fact that New York is a cheap bus ride away

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  [Editor’s note in 2023: This post contains outdated information. The Midyear Grade Report is intended for students who have indicated on the ... how to submit their latest grades.]     Hi Everyone, The

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m sitting at work right now Seems like as good a time as any to bang out a quick blog post

  

  , from all over the place: BU, University of Kansas, UVA, Macalester College. They're all rising seniors in physics or astronomy; I'm the baby here. The name plate on our door has four slots, taken up by AWESOME

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  I’m typing this entry as I’m over 10,000 feet in the air, flying over what I think is either Indiana or Illinois. By the time you read this, I ... . But in the last month, since coming back to MIT from Thanksgiving break

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011