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  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  , but also in the knowledge tested on exams.  You can't expect to skate by ... things.  Useful bit of Google-fu: searching for "title of book filetype:pdf" (without the quotes) limits results to PDF files.  For example: hyperloop

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  A Year at MIT, by the Numbers quantifying my MIT experience

  

  hours a week during IAP to prepare for our annual show...those hours stack ... "]REX[/annotation] events in my Google Calendar. I actually went to 4 of these; the rest were ... workshops, which are super chill opportunities for people to try

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  For applicants affected by natural disasters

  

  want is for college applications to add to that stress. We know that some ... because of delays caused by these events. We try to be as flexible as ... same criteria to evaluate applications for both EA and RA. Take the time

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  -up to my first post about trying new things, and looking for adventure ... I'm currently on the MedLinks retreat; it feels good to get out of ... completely new - seemed to last forever, but once I settled into a rhythm days

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  letter to my 2023 self from: 2024 janet

  

  and fast-paced-ness and wild stories we’ll tell for years to come. What ... time it takes to thaw another set of cells for new experiments. Changing ... experiences growing this cilantro and apply it to care for yourself in the same

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 2, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  classes im taking this semester! the classic

  

  I’m glad to be getting the foundational knowledge needed for some ... help, in addition to regular traditional office hours that are meant for ... lab comes from your checkoff, which you can complete by going to an open

  • by Angie F. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flame War A play-by-play of the Class of 2012's first flame war.

  

  sent a link to a Google Docs spreadsheet where we were supposed to fill ... it was something to the effect of “You should have used a Google Form instead of a Google Spreadsheet.” This was immediately deleted by someone

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  to get a little more bang for your MIT buck, based on things that I ... get quite a lot of things, if you know where to look. Like... Free food ... groups or one of MIT's many offices should be enough to get you started

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Breaks, Apple Pies, and Formal Halls

  

  first few weeks went by really fast and now that work's been piling up ... different colleges and are taking different classes, it's nice to have get ... to come to Caius College for a formal next week. So stay tune. I

  • by Cambridge
  • November 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Testimony from an ’11 By: Debbie, '11

  

  . He was single. The other one decided to stay for CPW, even though he ... pancakes and French toast for breakfast, accompanied by delicious smoothies ... . Anyways, we then headed over the McCormick to eat some good takeout food for

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  Thanks to the agrarian principles our society was founded upon, a new ... (here are a couple). And every new year, I find his musings to be just as ... didn’t refine my short answers for hours or give them to a second party

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  hope springs eternal a warm feeling

  

  help but be buoyed by the thought of meeting (or at least seeing) new people in the hallways. It will be hard for us to recover after such a ... to rage, and in a place where most students are only here for four

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 8, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy New Year! And so two thousand nine begins...

  

  -in-law's new house, enjoying the snow and festivities. (By the way, for those who ... zone! :) ) I've made my new year's resolution to try and work out more this year - what's your new year's resolution? Best wishes for a safe

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT ... 't want to go to MIT, despite the nice scholarship thrown in for good ... great, but not right for Kevin. By following his culinary gifts, he has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest blog: “Me, Marvel, and MIT” Jade's experience working on a SHASS UROP for me

  

  new trails to follow. For each reference, I made a new entry in the ... gremlin brain was endlessly fascinated by it. I dragged my family to see the ... place for me to embrace my interests with others who seemed to be just as

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  geographic traits to New Orleans, Venice. A quick Google news search produced a recent New York Times article as well: Bras says sensor technologies for ... " O.C. on September 28th). My visit to Orlando, by the numbers

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  and learned how to use fast fabrication methods.  And I built a pair of ... and intensity, and it's intimidating to be told that by the end of this ... "Spatula Bot") that tries to climb the steep hill by keeping my center of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

  

  me introduce to you our new bloggers! Class of 2015:  ... Roulette by leaving custom business cards in local stores, and she'd like to ... his loathsome liking for cheese-curd fries, we're happy to have him

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You should get this bundle right now definitely clickbait

  

  game bundle to tell you that you should buy it. Here's a list of some of the games I've enjoyed from it that'll hopefully convince you to get it ... play as Ordell, a twenty-something bookworm who moved to a new city and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 8, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  days like this it doesn't look all that bad. Welcome to New Vassar! Tim ... security desk is the piece "I DON’T WANT TO SEE MYSELF WITHOUT YOU" by artist Jeffery Gibson. This work was specially commissioned by MIT for its

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021