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  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  classes that have nothing to do with your major(s), purely for the fun of it ... . The MIT name on your resume won't mean much if that's the only thing on your resume. As a student here, you will have access to a variety of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Reading aka inhaling all the books i can before school starts

  

  , though. (Bonus thought: would you have to report genetic editing on your ... float in and out of your list of movies to watch, but you never quite get ... writing phase in middle and high school. I eventually moved on to RPG video

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] You Have a 50/50 Chance a guest post from my mama

  

  allowing her to go to concerts. (Yes, even on a school night.) We would line ... concert that was not going to start until 8 PM that night. (Don't get me started on BTS. We waited in line more than [annotation note="40 hours to be

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Search of Answers Seeking recommendations, rather than providing them...

  

  enrollment of each outstanding new class. While I don't want to minimize my ... parents face. For me to weigh in on the merits of an individual applicant ... want to be, what experiences you need to have to help you get there, and

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The MIT Major Arcana a collaborative art project

  

  . Finally, I'd like to credit my friend Lucas Ospina '26 on the card as he ... class and present your work to thousands of people. Artist: Anika H. '26 ... game theory class I took on listener. I especially made sure to add a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Am I Smart Enough for MIT? On second thought...don't answer that.

  

  , things have been crazy busy. (Perhaps at some point, I'll eventually get to ... 'll struggle to get good grades (I know grades aren't everything, but I'd like to get decent enough grades to apply for graduate school) or find research

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  stops later, I get out facing Harvard Hall. There, on the second floor, I ... full class). You get graded according to MIT policies and receive credit at no extra monetary cost. Plus, you get a novel view on college

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  you when we get on the boat," said john. "since this is your first time ... . "you have to adjust based on how the wind is blowing," said john. "and so ... their intake process to get an initial appointment. i had my meeting with

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  REX at Random Hall Pancakes, LN2 ice cream, board games, game theory, math, raves, staying up entirely too late,…

  

  home on 2 am trips to Wal-Mart through empty dark streets in my pick ... missed. We’re furiously unpacking the dorm and getting excited to see you ... International House of Pancakes, and you don't have to drive to get here. See how

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i dissected a roach *cronch* *slurp*

  

  . On Tetazoo, we had a small streak where someone’s room seemed to become ... to kill, and being one of the most annoying household pests to get rid ... to get by with just the knife and the tweezers, but when I went to cut

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 28, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s Not Me, It’s You How to kiss goodbye to a school that rejected you

  

  army is a lot like getting rejected from your favorite college. That ... about your college applications. You can study like Hermione Granger to get good grades and SAT scores, you can pour your heart into your

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 29, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Guest Entry: Christina Bognet Supplemental materials to help you through the next few days.

  

  the very same Colin who was accepted to MIT on the day I was deferred ... how it ever got to the point where I put so much emphasis on a place ... okay. It's going to be better than okay. However, if you're anything

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 8, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  continuing to those not admitted, waitlisted, or still waiting

  

  have received on Sunday. We all say that it will get better, that you ... “no”, wishing that something had gone differently, sad that you’re on ... of what cards you’ll be dealt, and to carry on from there. And that is

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 16, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Axes of Confusion ????

  

  in. We initially chose 21E to get a taste of both CMS and 6 to try to figure out where on this diagram we want to fall. But now, with a year into ... dedicate all our efforts into trying to get a storyboarding job, or another

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 21, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Boomeranging The day before classes start is Registration Day. It’s also the day we welcome readmitted…

  

  returners, “You may get addicted to going on leave.” He explains: the world ... to a place enough times, all your visits start to blur together. This ... on out) that it’s going to be okay. Everyone likes to hear that. Some

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  What I wish I’d known, and what I’m glad I knew Before coming to MIT.

  

  "make sure I had a solid foundation" before moving on. It's obvious to me ... , and that I left campus to visit them every now and then. I went on a few ... think it's important to know that your college's way of doing things isn

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 17, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MEng (Masters of Engineering) Learn about the masters plans of Phil '05 and Laura '06.

  

  website for Course 6 academic programs (not just limited to MEng): http://www.eecs.mit.edu/ug/index ... good to see what other professors are working on, see a new part of the ... Interested in different paths you can take to get a masters degree

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Solar Catsby Turning my little ray of sunshine into a solar cell

  

  all kinds of high-tech research, from paper-thin loudspeakers to new ... , so naturally, the MIT.nano staff want students to get excited about it too. To that end, undergraduates like me get to take classes where we

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 2, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My blogger bio over time what does it take to get to know someone?

  

  graduate. September 2019 What does it take to get to know someone? I could ... blues painted on the Boston skyline. And sometimes it gets quiet enough ... 2020 What does it take to get to know someone? I could tell you that I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Underwater Dreams (from a distance) A reflection on immigration, student activism, and civic engagement at MIT.

  

  'll hear a new story and remember it, find new hope and latch on to it ... have so many opportunities. You can hand them off to your children. I’m a ... to college [because of your undocumented status]. Some teachers didn

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2014