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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  If you go to MIT, the odds are good that you'll get a B at some point ... capabilities. If you're new to how MIT shows off your grades, then I should tell ... the sophomore version of pass/no record. More specifically, you get to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Beat the heat in the Z Center Pictures of the MIT gym

  

  school year and you're likely to have gym classes here, so why not get ... filled up, to avoid being spotted and identified as the creepy girl who is ... 't have to wait for a machine. A view from outside (it's distorted

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Antics! The title is pretty self-explanatory, isn't it?

  

  , we decided to get the hell out of there. Soon after this, we were told ... tunnels to get from Building 54 to the main academic buildings without going ... getting ready to go outside and play in the snow with Sarah when the 223

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 11, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  You should use your current, legal first and last name when filling out those fields on the application. This is important so that your application matches your financial aid records. We will also ask you what you
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application now available Apply now at MyMIT.

  

  for freshman admission to MIT. Your MyMIT page includes interview ... ability to track the different parts of your application. On your My ... contact your EC as soon as your are ready to schedule the interview, but

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  I wasn’t about to let anything get in the way of my Acadia trip ... excuses, and this Thanksgiving trip was the catalyst I needed to get started ... driving experience, I still needed to get a learner's permit before doing my

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  There are a lot of awesome things named ‘Kaiser’ This post mainly consists of drawings of my professor, sentence fragments, and my over-use of…

  

  note: if you’re ever in an exam and you don’t know the answer to a ... ’m planning on a video blog for next time (try to contain your excitement). Post ... and congratulations to our new provost - Professor Chris Kaiser. You can

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  student, you sort of get used to being one of the youngest. Everyone else is ... no matter what age you are, you can do what you set your mind to. These ... hoodies to wristbands to hats. Anything for your school, team, fraternity

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  guys, if you get into MIT there's a high likelihood that you'll get to ... 's going to walk in, kick open your stall door, plop down on your lap and ... polite and everybody gets along alright. You may not be used to having to

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Samuel Maurer’s Day Off MIT moves pretty fast.

  

  about that last blank entry. I'm looking for the "rebuild" button to get rid of it from all your displays, but I can't really find it and it's 2 ... dishes and head off to bed. If you're coming to CPW, check out the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  The Art of Juggling please take away my balls

  

  between urgent reminders to please for god's sake do your psets you dirty ... 'm getting to a point where I'm content with the amount of effort I'm doing ... many responsibilities. I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you're

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week in the Life Hello, Google Calendar.

  

    Hi. Meet my Google Calendar, the metronome to which my life ... semester, and I'm going to explain my classes and how I spent my first week ... recruiters (seen: online platform to coordinate housing programs, 3D

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  rage, as explained by thermodynamics I had a bad day and soon a thermo exam

  

  endless of what you're gonna get. I think that's why Tuesday hit me like a ... -minute I'm debating how I'll get everything done and what I'll do next to ... now to get everything done on time, or I will not follow the schedule

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 25, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  recommended pressure and were almost ready to get back on the highway before ... need, but neither of us had the strength to get the lugnuts off the tire ... still get our gift and she decided to spare us. i picked out first band on

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Three things I didn’t learn from class behold, the listicle

  

  , but you don’t know who your teammates are. You’re trying to figure out ... to give hints on what your word is. The hints should be subtle enough ... people you care about. How to get around MIT I guess I’ll end the post with

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 26, 2019
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2017 Graduates from MIT

  

  . one reason is so that, when i get up every morning, and get ready to go ... shibboleth. when you go to turn your rat around today, please, take a moment ... forward to you turning your rat around, and turning your eyes to the world

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduled time my classes this semester, and how engineering and sociology go hand in hand

  

  idea that you have to get out of the building and really understand ... to include the people you're trying to help in the design process ... 's important to remember that being an engineer doesn't preclude your ability (or

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  East Campus courtyard and I am left to decide what happened to my weekend. Most everyone resolved to get some work done on these couple of days, but ... activity with nowhere to go. Sure, so maybe you're facing different math

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  the pnr mindset vs. the grindset mindset pnr shall be missed

  

  , to get a jumpstart on the curriculum, to finally fix their less ... Banana Lounge with my fellow 18.02 students only to get caught at the ... discipline on yourself is the only way to really get anything done. Some days I

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • January 15, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  thoughts on math@MIT! math month post

  

  take a while, and it can feel like you’re getting nowhere. This seems to ... get the impression that success as a math major must mean being able to ... one of the hardest things to get right in math pedagogy? [annotation

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 24, 2024