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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  to buckle down and get seriously serious about my education. When ... . Hahahahaha. That plan worked for a while. But by the second week of classes, a ... myself to concentrate for hours on end. I would not recommend trying this

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  towards Christians hoping to strengthen their faith by overcoming these ... Chaplain. This inspired a letter to the editor of the Tech by someone who ... , it gets heated pretty fast. My personal opinion is that the original

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  are out there. For those students who are really attracted to MIT ... applications, and knowing that one year from now, you'll be getting ready to take ... over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  seven scenes from Paris a simple story

  

  saw were working on a new rendition of its elegant figure to stack onto ... ’d have to draw, or if they saw their home in a new light, with sharper ... exchanged and the coffee poured into a ceramic cup for me to sip at the window

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  Montreal a.k.a my awesome birthday blog a.k.a the end of IAP Photo's! Adventure! It's like a comic book, but real!

  

  everyone in the car to only listen to "500 miles" by The Proclaimers for the ... institute of technology went back to class for reals on February 3rd. Before ... :Montreal (It's an inside joke, but we'll get to that) So the day we

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferring Thoughts before 12/14 12:14pm to after 3/14 1:59pm

  

  write about getting deferred for this blog and planned to talk about this ... we're proud of you for getting to this point in a tough year. And with ... would be absolutely amazing to be at for 4 years. Overall, I had a very

  • by Waly N. '24
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  who didn't get into MIT but went on to thrive elsewhere (like this, and ... who are seeking to make a decision about your MIT future by May 1, and ... . Everything below the line she wrote, unedited by me.  playlist i. i want to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  first week class reflections i am home

  

  regret. i've been trying to tackle my classes with a new perspective: learn for love of knowledge. and it's been working. i've come to terms with the fact that i need to build new foundations. i'm currently taking

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 11, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  The Art of Scheduling breaking and forming habits

  

  average amount of time, and enough discipline to get my work done, but not ... free summer for the first time since high school, I knew things had to be ... , in half hour blocks. On every day, Get Out of Bed is scheduled in for

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 5, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  if you're looking for a new one you can probably find one. Oh and by ... impacted you though, and following a recent trip (we'll get to that) I ... of fun. (SPOILER: It was). Fast forward to the end of the PE class

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  chugging along a week in my life

  

  community on a regular (enough) basis. but i have to leave early for an event ... bed, exhausted. i get myself up around 9 pm to shower. around 11:30 pm ... nicer to myself for needing to take things at a slower pace sometimes. i

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 22, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A new semester but if I give you my daily schedule here, what will I fill my Facebook…

  

  schedule this term so lets get to it. (classes are arranged chronologically ... physics, grade a few papers, and in exchange I get to say I helped teach a ... semester at MIT, so I'm happy to get to work with him teaching his class. 6

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  i am overwhelmed. what happens when a pandemic, recession, racial reckoning and recruitment season join forces?

  

  graduate by getting an internship at a firm that would be likely to extend a ... set the world on fire- I’m just trying to get by. I can’t afford to slip ... interested in getting to know me- personally- other than my resume, or my

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  there and look at everything you pass by. And you can get to downtown ... Shout out to the MIT VPN for helping me climb the Great Firewall. Facebook and google are banned, but for some reason Facebook Messenger still

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  'll finally get to meet you in person. For those of you coming to CPW - be ... I'll get to see the rest of you soon! Get pumpedddd for CPW 2011. ... 't getting anywhere with my biochem studying, I decided to take a break and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  An American in Copenhagen but my luggage went to Amsterdam

  

  ; two pairs of jeans; just enough socks, shirts, and underwear to get by ... my two suitcases. I’m going to be in Europe for the same amount of time ... bags to my place tomorrow. My Molchat Doma shirt had been worn for over

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 14, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  nowadays we adults are just trying to get you to relax for a second. Sheesh ... respectful, thoughtful, and in many cases difficult to answer. Especially for someone like me who is new to this business. When I think about it though

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  . I googled "how to write an ode" but then got distracted by one of my ... you can also use CopyTech to get papers bound such as for making a ... (-cough- google), I have discovered that you can also go to CopyTech for

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life during IAP i dump my brain a little

  

  Japanese textbook for beginners. My goal is to finish Genki II by the end of ... enjoyed the class and think it was well worth it for getting my feet wet ... course catalog for IAP. Every Tuesday and Thursday night at 5pm, you get on

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  totally lost in that class for weeks. The current plan is to work on it with ... Dabney House and doomscroll on LinkedIn while waiting for dinner to start ... microdosing sleep by taking 1 to 2 hours naps several times a day. On the other

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025