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  Top Blog Posts of 2015 widely viewed and capturing the essence of 2015

  

  Ana V. '15 May 2015 A Hard MIT Class by Vincent A. '17 How to ... want you to know by Allan K. '17 The 'How to College' Masterpost by ... [Not] by Phoebe C. '18 I never want to finish my P.E. requirement by

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus & Fierce Forever More questions answered, with a few words about yesterday's Fierce Forever 6.

  

  answers are brief, but I hope that by publishing answers to all of your ... test scores, when do the scores need to be received by MIT? I just ... that takes 2 days (at $26..). Do I need to get the official score reports

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  i [don’t] have covid?? in conclusion, i am the absolute worst at managing stress

  

  with a sore throat. I didn't think much of it—I get colds quite often, it ... four hours straight with my friends to 2010s bangers, which was the most ... aches. My legs were so sore that I didn't get out of bed for the rest of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  bumpers a revelation i had while bowling

  

  went to work and was besieged by many work-related tasks, most of which ... eventually get better? Also yes. I learned how to time my throws more ... following: I never had to get better at bowling before, because I always used

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  -related topics to write about. Today's entry was requested by Anonymous (come on ... discovered a post by an incoming frosh who was temped on my hall and wanted to ... then... Anyway, by now you get my point, and hopefully enjoyed those

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Burchard Scholars Program (old time stamp: 11-21-09) - this entry is five months late >___

  

  arranged by Professor Lindgren of the Music Faculty for us to all attend a Yo ... there was a massive photo flurry. I didn't get to be in the pictures since ... , Burchard Scholars Program Coordinator. I've been meaning to write about

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finally Finished (for now) Saying goodbye and good riddance to a few things

  

  ’ve been spoiled by the vast array of options available to me in California and by the home cooking that I’ve come to miss exponentially so, but for ... the thought that by being forced to write or fail, we would inevitably

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • June 2, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  . I’m a teaching assistant. To get funding, most MEngs have to TA or RA ... ’t randomly hit up someone on my floor to go get boba. Plus, many of my closest ... undergraduate experience was cut short by COVID-19, and this was a good way to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  forbidden gatorade cell media looks tasty...

  

  give you water poisoning. Other notes: Don’t try to make tea by heating ... lenses into some, to which my supervisor asked if I were trying to get him ... with “Try not to drink the media.” This really just implies that cell

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  my first year, in slices ft. ruminations on the freshmen friend group

  

  DND.  In one last attempt to get a hold of her, seeing her Find My ... .”    “Omg yes. When we get to the door just say you’re a Course 6 ... ; phrases i’d never used until MIT:    “I would go, but I’d have to get

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 18, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  was able to get by without actually having to do work. At the time, it ... 've ever wanted to get out of the wind more in my life. While my thick, wooly ... knew what I was getting myself into. MIT is, well, MIT, right? After

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Oh the Places You’ll Go! Did you know Dr. Seuss was a SigEp?

  

  managed to get one percent higher than what I needed to get an A for the ... outmaneuver any NYC taxi. The Motherland. I woke up last morning to the slow ... gaps in the blinds. I rolled over, and realized - to my delight - that I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Blast from the Past

  

  unfortunate, since it meant I stayed out until after 2 AM and had to get my butt ... sweet. Kinda want to get the idea of the layout of this dorm ... because ... - anyone who passed by was forced to blow up a balloon or two or 75. We

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  get to network with professionals through networking lunches ... the entry number?) Now to the meat of the story, get pumped! After he ... goal of this program is to teach leadership and work-place dynamics to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  actually get two diplomas to show off at graduation (and to hang ... being pedantic. A "double-major" generally means that one gets a single ... two subjects (stats are here, but I happen to know they're not complete

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  you have to get some initial equipment/tools and potentially travel far ... tragedy. I need to go to an airport, catch a flight, and get from the ... hour-ish each way to high school every day.    Sometimes, by sheer

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  get used to. Eventually, I made the decision to attend MIT—how could I ... and took a gap year. The story of how I decided to take a gap year is ... prodding my siblings ever-so-often to end their summer vacation and return to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  forces me to get up in the mornings, but I think (with dedication) I can ... yourself that you’re positive this is the semester where you’re going to ... to access your rational, “outside view” shoulder-devil to remember the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Now and Then and Maybe Later Tying up loose ends and weathering the calm before the storm we call "Fall Semester"

  

  be able to get a UROP?” Thankfully, there is already an excellent guide to getting your first UROP that I unfortunately overlooked my first time around: https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/how_to_get

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 30, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  definitely by the end of February. You may also want to keep us up-to-date with ... , you'll be getting ready to take a holiday break from some really amazing ... ." Your application will once again be considered by the committee during

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007