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• 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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

  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 / 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
• Blog / Events

  Takin’ My Time I've got to keep on chasin' a dream...

  

  time, and I can't wait to see the issue come out in just a few weeks ... refers to the final day that MIT students can "drop" a class (remove it ... their dorm onto the "testing site" below. According to Matt - who, as a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 29, 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 / MIT Life

  Construction Thoughts on a major.

  

  getting by on a netbook since, an Eee PC does not make for a good primary ... things, and I thought that led me to being a mechanical engineer. Fast ... I wanted to have a bike for when I came to campus in the fall. I didn

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 26, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Under the Dome A full day of free fun at MIT

  

  creations. There isn”t much left I can get my teenagers to do with me on a ... seem to have a thing already for free events at MIT. I'll cut to the ... -off event to the Cambridge Science Festival) What kind of free things you ask

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out

  

  AM so we could get to the parking lot by 6:45 to ensure a spot because ... AND get a full time job offer and have to choose between the two. I ... my trip to Switzerland, and it was a whole year ago. The Highline

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 7, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  that make me happy. (Props to you if you get all the references. A couple ... process to being on campus, when you are starstruck. Starstruck by the ... the slight urge to huddle under a blanket with a warm cup of tea and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013