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  A Day of IAP 3 Classes and Soup

  

  weekly PSet for my two courses. I try to get at least a problem done while ... overshot the :35 that I was going for, and I was too impatient to go back and ... get ready for the day. My time over on campus goes from about 10

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Emily Levesque- How megastars evolve Emily spent the summer of 2004 conducting astronomy research at the Kitt Peak National Observatory…

  

  participates in the concert choir. Finally, in the future, Emily plans to get a ... impressive) bearing my name. I frequently exploit this factoid to arouse ... to be in attendance. Emily's connection to outer space is not the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  glory of Tuesdays, in which I get up at 7 to bus over to Harvard for a ... BACK over to Harvard for Chem 27 section. By Tuesday night I can usually ... waiting for the professor to announce, "By the way, you remember that

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Airplane boy strikes again Adam writes about his UROP.

  

  . Intrigued by the potential to get paid to play with airplanes, I asked Carl ... through junior high and high school. By the time I got to MIT, it was pretty ... was on the software required to get the aircraft working together, and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  how to meet curious people

  

  direction, I would have to continue going to boring meetings surrounded by ... (and free food), but I don’t try to get involved with them at any deeper ... to company sponsors for thousands of dollars, then disburse that money

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership @ MIT (from a froshy perspective)

  

  ; people often stick around for a few years after graduating, whether to get ... . Life is hard; get used to it. And then I came to MIT, and I realized ... MIT, freshmen get to do things! Freshmen get to be the president of

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  stands for Independent Activities Period. From January 8th to February 2nd, MIT students get the chance to enjoy everything that MIT has to offer ... dizzying number of activities to choose from. For example, I could

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Amazin’ The Mets clinched the NL East. *happy dance*

  

  by itself, but it becomes a lot cooler when set next to the "I forgot to indent the condition of my else command." So there. And now, for ... . Basically 2.001 teaches you the stuff you need to know to figure out that

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  hope was lost. I thought I would graduate and never get to lay eyes on ... explore this new grocery store, so here I am, a week or so later, ready to ... through every single aisle and getting our bearings, we decided to start

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Killer Mike, Lupe Fiasco, and the Dancing Body of the State five gatherings of many people

  

  'm not here to get you to buy a CD. I don't care if you come to my next ... response to a question asking what new technology he would have MIT students ... exists to get people in a circle? I believe in the power of human

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 27, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students

  

  mostly for me to get information on the role rather than anything on their ... very helpful for build. However, we needed more people to help to get ... staff members reply back to my request for a behind-the-scenes guest post

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  matter what your major is, you have to get credit for 8.01 (Physics 1), 8 ... literature but I'm concerned that it will be too tough to try to get degrees in ... are different options you can follow to study multiple fields. For two

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  5 days until Mystery Hunt

  

  "Restistance is Fuschia"... Getting close to solving another puzzle (maybe "X ... a few more of my favorite puzzles of yore. But now, I must get back to ... and others team up to solve lots of puzzles, with the ultimate goal of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stealing from the Class of 2016 And you'll have to work to get it back

  

  lists. It's impossible to avoid getting added to many MANY mailing lists ... mailing lists that only see use for a semester, others that get used for a ... allow people to contact a large number of other people whom all have a

  • by Snively '11
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  onto his website to watch his mailbox for the arrival of a big, beautiful ... . Check out JKim’s blog for tips on what to do while waiting. Speaking from ... motivated and diligent for even reading these blogs to find out more about MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  but first we are getting ready for Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) which ... to offer some tips about how you can get the most of your time on ... their own thing” and know that it's good for you to do the same. It’s the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rush, rush Why you should live on my floor, with special guest star Paula Abdul.

  

  first week of orientation, you get to go around and visit all the dorms ... there (not just from a viewbook or description). After that, you get to ... Burton-Conner tonight trying to get all the cool freshman to live on Conner

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Day Eve Making your decision by May 1.

  

  Common Reply Date. The day by which you need to let your colleges know your ... 're making the best choice for yourself), or to request a deferral/gap year ... said NO to MIT: First: thank you. It's been a real pleasure getting to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spoiled Milk I wrote an entry so long overdue my milk has spoiled in the process. So…

  

  was past the 'Sell By' date, Dad!" My dad then proceeded to explain ... to you for my dad's desire to keep expired milk in the world a little ... brought to you by the letter E! EEEE!") In a perfectly formed and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision Day Eve Your questions as the May 1 deadline approaches.

  

  've already said NO to MIT: Thank you for having applied; it was great getting ... the day by which admitted students need to let colleges know their ... 's okay, we know you're making the best choice for yourself), or to request

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2013