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  Busy times

  

  entry, I'll be going home to relax tonight. Things are starting to get ... quite busy here in Admissions lately. In addition to the requisite 4 ... 's latest post, followed by some planning for Campus Preview Weekend, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  to get involved with the radio station and have my very own show ... [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true. Believe it or not, MIT has its very own radio station, run by the students for the students (and

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  see if I wanted to go to math graduate school. By that point, no math ... to get my license.  How it’s going so far: I failed my driving test at ... ? I sometimes get so anxious over whether they actually want to hang out

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Massachusetts to Michigan guest post by Liz O.'21

  

  major upsides No Rent - I get to live at my parents’ house for exactly ... company email. Pull up the spec that I need to work on. 8:40 AM- I get lost ... figuring out how exactly to word the spec I’m writing. It’s easy to get in

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 6, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  with time, but, regardless, this is a good tool to employ. Get a ... -person to get my identity verified and photo taken, and ta-da: out popped a ... list. Drop by one of their meetings. What do you have to lose? See if it

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  When it Rains It Pours

  

  worked it out such that I'll get a new hard drive mailed to me, completely ... computer. I'll have to get Microsoft Office and Mathematica shipped to me ... the "Oh the memories, it went by so fast, if only I had more time" crap

  • by Snively '11
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  for high school. Sometimes it's possible to get extensions or have ... Boston has to offer. Get started soon. Sometimes, you should just T it ... - whether it's because you have a question about lecture, you're hoping to get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  a very intimate setting and an extraordinary opportunity to really get ... soiree. Not only did I get to consume dozens of scrumptious chocolate ... set-up booths in our athletic facility to try to recruit MIT students

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  does it work? Don't I have to let other colleges know by May 1? Is it ethical? You do need to let other colleges know by May 1, and you should ... require a deposit to secure your spot. If you get into MIT later in May, and

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  making space in my schedule to go to the maker space and 100 other things I was bad at this semester

  

  not had the energy to do so this semester! Let's get right into it ... by teaching us how to use Adobe Illustrator, which is one of the many ... , making it impossible to get out. We spent a lot of time troubleshooting, to

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Changes that I’m making this semester wow it's already March isn't that crazy or what

  

  Opportunities Program. Undergrads get to work with actual research, and can get ... reasons why I like Rotch, except that I have to walk more to get there ... Paper notes I hate taking notes with my iPad, so I went back to good

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Holidays with the Huangs a nondenominational celebration of capitalism and duck

  

  refuse to wear anything else.) I've slowly been getting myself back to good ... meaning to get around to. Here's one to try if you have a DSLR. If you don ... goodness of Barbeque Lay's (okay, so maybe to mediocre health). And I can

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 26, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  71 More Things to Do Before You Graduate the 101 things expansion pack

  

  typical) but as someone (maybe a child) who knows how to get places ... ="I stand by cutting through Briggs Field."]Discover a shortcut that gets you ... . Experience the weight of knowledge. Get frustrated at having to ascend or

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How hard is it, really? Let down

  

  diagnostic when you first get to campus. The results of the diagnostic help you ... returned to us. People around my table of nine began getting their quizzes ... is doing its job. If you get to a class and find yourself extremely

  • by Snively '11
  • April 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall term is already a nightmare Today I went to my second day of classes.

  

  you recall was a miracle for me to get into, followed by 8.09. A solid ... registered for the course getting really excited to be there only to find out that about 30% of us were going to be kicked out of the class by the end

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  microspheres that can potentially be used to develop a cancer vaccine. Genetic vaccines work by inducing an immune response to a protein that is produced by inserting beneficial DNA into the nucleus of a cell. The tough part is getting

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Opening doors How being an MIT cheerleader can help you get a job.

  

  to do it in high school, but I was afraid I'd get homesick and wasn ... the deadline (anyone who didn't get a job offer by the deadline didn ... A few entries back, I was asked by amino21 how I got hooked up with

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy: Continued This time, the title even makes sense.

  

  pick up my vehicle, cash in hand. Since I'd been itching to get in some ... handled by the *state*. If you get towed on a state road, then after you pay ... have to somehow get over there on foot, before 4PM -- as if you don

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 22, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  News for Admitted Students Some next steps for those who received the good news.

  

  securely with your future classmates, and to get emails and screennames to be ... , please let us know), but be sure to let us know by May 2. Overnight Program ... : Facebook is a great place to meet your future classmates and get questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.

  

  that it stayed! Ghassan G, who stopped by earlier to take some pictures ... .) On Sunday when I heard there was going to be yet another snow storm ... courtyard, and most importantly lots of snow! By the time I woke up the next

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2008