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• Blog / Admissions

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  at MIT by a series of student suicides. Students "want to do everything ... , thinks 18-year-olds ought to be doing. Not many sleep eight hours a night ... officials have been slower to see it as a problem -- though, finally, that may

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  nice moments on campus things are okay, actually

  

  I love water, and I love living close to a river - I think it's a ... regularly, I would take a path by the river. The views here are amazing, and ... want to get back on running, but honestly even just seeing the Charles on

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 10, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  . So don't judge a book by it's cover, and take a chance to try something ... , I still had a blast; so, regardless of weather, get ready for the most ... ;-) Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule #0

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Yes, This Actually Happened wwydfcfa - what would you do for chick fil a

  

  Chick Fil A had built up to the point where, when I awoke on that fateful ... into a Lyft, embarking on our 40 minute journey to this mysterious Dedham ... cow you say cow and it adds to your farm but every time you see a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  's drinking song is being proudly sung by a pack of ever so slightly inebriated ... have led me to a different perspective. It's not all cranky tradition on this side of the pond, and Cambridge has a few tricks of its own to share

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  mom in a frenzy exclaiming that I'm not going to get into any of the schools I want to get into. I was in your spot once, and I'm there once ... not to stress. If you do find yourself getting stressed, take a step

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Speaking of mu…

  

  I love MIT, because starting a sentence with "Speaking of mu..." doesn't get you looked at funny. A quick rundown of tonight's activities ... of applications to read, followed by an MIT Club of Boston ice hockey

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / People & Identities

  in wonderland hello from the number side

  

  built a thing! 74% This number is getting inflated by my UROP and my lab ... (thing is true) but why? I go to MIT 100% (or so I've been told) I get these moments — maybe about three times a week? — where I have to convince myself

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 16, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Regular-ing Or: Over-justifying how much I eat out

  

  some people, but it means a lot to me. Back home, I was a "regular" at a few establishments: a coffee shop by my house, another one right on Lake ... to get this one waitress when we went out for breakfast, and I

  • by Powers '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Recap (Guest Entry) "a perfect introduction to MIT"

  

  up to give a talk, and embarrassed a couple kids by bringing them up to ... some parties, I went to sleep around midnight in hope of getting a good ... . :)So, I officially arrived at MIT on Thursday, only to be greeted by my

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Social Enterprise Conference with a virtual reality demo that showed me the communities of Nairobi

  

  closer in the future. I decided right then and there I was going to get a ... VR. If you guys want to get involved as well, I suggest buying a pair ... to go but I had a pset due on Saturday and plans to hang out with

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 11, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  Two Years and how it's changed me

  

  the first place, I decided to stay. I lived in East Campus for a year ... like an artificial race to get the most experience you can as early as ... , and there's this indirect but constant pressure for you to get some form

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  to those questions, and there are times when you'll get a "mediocre ... (which was very exciting, by the way - I have never been in a country with ... school assignments (you might just get 5 problems, with a) b) c) d) e) f

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  to Mother, Mother a lot. Perhaps TikTok is to blame, snippets of their ... tears and my nose a horrid, stark red. "You seem to put on a brave face a ... sad, sad things, like you're trying to maintain control." I felt a hot

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  too early too. But now that I'm a sophomore, I get to start taking ... Office get a sense of what your passions are and how you have explored them ... DNA. This situation means that a strain unable to grow on glycerol could

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Impressions of a Harvard Class I’m taking Irish Folklore and a writing seminar on fairy tales!

  

  get from my Irish folklore class to a MechE class at MIT. I’m going to ... Latinx studies, to a literature class on dystopian novels. However, looking ... writing seminar with a focus on re-telling fairy tales. Want to cross

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 12, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  a student was unable to complete a course by the end of the semester ... entire grade) and get a final grade based on that, or choose to get an ... Spiral of Doom? Never fear! It’s similar to what a lot of us used in high

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Jeux sans frontieres Who knows how to have fun better than I do? Oh, nobody.

  

  , the other team chooses a player to get up and convey as many phrases as ... 't ready for this to be a new year already, but it is. I rang in this new ... try at suggesting a party game ("Allison can go from Harrisburg to, um

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  valuable way to learn relevant skills for your field while getting rich at a ... physics major who accidentally took enough theoretical math classes to get a ... Today I neglected to bring a jacket to class. As the afternoon waned

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  AHHH CPW!! Goal: Do ALL the things!

  

  live in East Campus. Who knows, maybe you will even get to pet a cat :O ... , and try to talk to as many upperclassmen as you can to get a feel for ... to be her host prior to Friday, most people were matched by admissions

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2013