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• Blog / Academics & Research

  First term freshman year A horror story, I guess... but one with a happy ending

  

  class, it gets recorded on your transcript merely as a "P". If you get a D or an F, the class doesn't get recorded on your transcript -- it's as ... people tend to get lower grades first term at MIT than they've ever gotten

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: Sign up for SAT Subject Tests SAT Subject Test registration deadline is April 28.

  

  . This way, you get to take the test while the material -- especially for ... advice to the underclassmen! The SAT Subject Tests will be administered for ... registering is April 28th. We suggest that when you register, you list MIT to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bubbles and UROPs OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question, because I…

  

  - that's what's being reflected back to your eye. If something is white ... than or equal to $5,500 per year) towards your own tutition. You should ... you may not to get exactly the position you want, but you should be able

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] give us your words you have words. we want your words.

  

  Alan: Hi! You have words— Fatima: and we want your words— Alan: for ... constraints are fairly lax but the form is long and repetitive, forcing you to return to a topic over and over again. It is a form whose flexibility

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Funny pictures of me I wear a New Year's party hat. That's funny, right?

  

  You want to know the hardest part about this job? Entry titles. It's like impossible to think of some clever 4 word phrase to encapsulate your ... year occurs tomorrow, when I get knocked out to have all four of my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  rice cooker cooking or, how to cook for yourself with zero skill

  

  to get your own, you don't need much. Consider: Grimgrains, a blog ... thing I did when I came to MacGregor? Get a rice cooker, because I haven't had a rice cooker in forever. And oh man was it a great decision to get

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 19, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  , MI, SC, GA, TX, MO, WA (just to name a few) and getting to know your ... time exploring other college campuses (though, you're not allowed to have ... about where to spend the next four years of your life. But there

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  I hate going to the hospital. Yes, hospitals help people. Most nurses and doctors are nice and have your best interest in mind. But hospitals ... Wednesday. It is driving me crazy. I started talking to my squishible monster

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  -offs. He is a man with fashion sense to rival your own. He gets his work done ... auction to benefit a scholarship fund in Louisiana. One of my friends, Mike ... kindly. However, soon after, I began to worry about what my auction price

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Notes A quick update.

  

  meaning to get to, and found out that Ben had just answered her question ... Thanks to reader Timur, who sent the bloggers some "holiday ... holidays. Over the last few days, we've been trying to catch up on all the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride

  One of the coolest parts of my job is that I actually get to spend a ... calls) getting to know staff members who work at MIT in different roles ... these topics. Check your CP* guide for the link! This year, to show off

  • by DJ Rock
  • April 14, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Pachyderm Photography I'll try to avoid elephant jokes. There might be one or two, though, just for…

  

  (Answers to your questions are coming next entry; keep on sending ... circus comes to town, and the only way to get the elephants from the train ... else I know just emailed me to tell me that. EVERYONE I KNOW: That's not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am dumb

  

  Well, it's pouring rain outside, and I managed to get myself up at 8 ... something clean, you're gonna have to clean it yourself. I occasionally go on ... magazines to look at the pictures... 3. Don't get scurvy! It's not a good idea

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  . Even if your level of Wikipedia-involvement is limited to searching for ... that make me happy. (Props to you if you get all the references. A couple ... asleep in the lounge. All your typical Kodak moments.   3) Talk to People

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  started to get healthier, I finally accepted that there was no feasible way ... definitely reinforced what I learned in 3.012. I am excited, however, to get ... of East Campus to help people get through finals! Associate Advising

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  closer you get to receiving your admissions decisions, the easier it ... . Regardless of your admissions decision, you will continue to be the good ... , and your primary responsibility is to enjoy every remaining minute of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  far behind my classmates and I'll struggle to get good grades (I know grades aren't everything, but I'd like to get decent enough grades to apply ... " is what I seriously told myself. And I totally get your "poet" vs

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  updates i'm still here.

  

  means for me; trying to get seven hours of sleep, eat at least two healthy ... It’s been a hot second since I last blogged- about ten weeks, to be ... disappearance, drawn from the same set of valid reasons I give to my friends or

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • January 20, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Musings of My High School Senior Self bring your best cringe face

  

  doesn’t  change is the strange feeling you get when you’re about to leave ... the air. I didn't know how to get around campus, I didn't understand the ... ashamed. Two, if you're really determined to overwork something, at least by

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 16, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2015! TAKE THE PLUNGE

  

  lecture, or planning stuff for REX, or UROPing, or deciding how to pick your ... . The day-to-day experience of your life at MIT is a perspective only you ... basically variations of "where to buy industrial sized vats of SPF 50

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 14, 2015