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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snow On working in a winter wonderland.

  

  . I can't wait to get back up north and start skiing with my family at ... that number isn't actually that high by comparison to the coastal cities ... winter. You have to know how to dress for the cold. A few simple rules

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a freshman Getting a P+ isn't just for frosh anymore.

  

  contemplating the prospect of having a class on Junior/Senior P/D/F. You get to do ... DID YOU KNOW? Prussian Monarch Frederick William used to kidnap ... royal guard. Like a freshman? Haha, no, you aren't allowed to do that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Nightlife, Part II ABC, easy as duct tape, zip ties, Athena headers and packing tape.

  

  - answers to all your questions. Promise. (I say that a lot, don't I?) ... Email lists can be the burden of my existence sometimes. I get all ... -line university (....hello, why would you send that to an at mit dot edu email

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  this, “I consider myself to belong to the following ethnic group(s) (check all that apply)”. At least for myself, this is an easy question to ... mark it and move on to the next part of the application. For some though

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  . But to each his own! Whatever floats your boat! Insert other clichés ... be more or less dangerous than it sounds, depending on your imagination ... 's something to be said for watching people do really random, stupid, amusing

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• FAQ / International applicants

  Do application materials have to be in English?

  professional service or a teacher in your school complete the translation, but you can't translate the material yourself. If your teacher translates any documents, please ask him/her to sign and date the translation
• Blog / MIT Life

  leaving home, coming home I jump from the train, I ride off alone // help me hold onto you

  

  , then your phone is gonna crash. Oops. So I've been using the break to ... different academically; you're still figuring everything out; you have to ... , but if you're in a frosh double, you have to vacate it for next year

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 25, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  get paid for your work! I'm really lucky in that I get paid to have fun ... swimming on my stomach, I'm getting there. I won't have to worry about ... ability, and really you can do anything you set your mind to! Emma

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work I Ruth and I paint our rooms. First in a seven-part miniseries directed by Ken Burns.

  

  sending your kids to a city college in Boston--apparently, MIT has hired ... . Maybe it was their first day. Ruth laughed heartily. I managed to get a ... to break your heart again. Oh dear, now this is turning into a bad

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  outside. Yes, you might not be able to feel your face or fingers. But you ... think it's important to let the people in your life know that you ... hussling it took to get out of the house. Everything worked out fine. I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  The Marks of a Student or, let's catch up

  

  didn't get to go last year but I really wanted to go this year. But the ... to Boston, I've been able to get a handle on things. Kind of. My mental ... /NR (meaning if you get lower than a C, it doesn't show up on your transcript

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 4, 2020
• Blog / Events

  (Paint)Ballin’ Hey, if you're already hosed, you might as well have a good reason for it

  

  to run up until the Friday of that week. So basically, you're learning ... realize that your schedules may look like this (click 'em to make them ... , decompressed, and ready to get going again. And that's how you resurrect

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 19, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  Your school counselor (or equivalent) should submit the Secondary ... recommendation and a School Profile, describing your school's curriculum and community. Many international schools don't have a school profile. If your
• Blog / Advice

  21 i don't know about you but i'm feeling 21...

  

  the hard way that proving you're right rarely ever proves anything to ... should, carry your valuables with you, and bring a phone to bathrooms for ... ’t try to work in a fog. I know how to say “May I pet your dog?” in 5

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 17, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  recently, to get a small phone to use while in Nigeria. It always pulses with ... judgmental about trivializing worries about what to make of your life, how to ... you hold on to the light, to the dreams you’re proud to have, and the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds It's crunch time for college decisions.

  

  With 10 days to go until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to the students who ... would you like to know about MIT? What are your lingering concerns? Etc.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a semester in glass! i made a lot of things :D

  

  learning about safety in the lab, since you're going to be working with glass ... long sticks that you put glass on the end of, but we'll get to the ... learned how to take the glass back off the end of the pipe when you're done

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 28, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Ina Garten Da Vida, Baby Can't you tell that I love you?

  

  well in advance and just toss it together when your guests get there. Sometimes she has to go get some flowers or something from her friends, so she ... just testing to make sure that your camera still works?" "Oh, I just want

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  to the idea of carpe diem, seize the day, chase your dreams, and other ... you’ve always wanted to try, to experiment with your likes, dislikes ... career path. You’re supposed to be “finding yourself” (congrats if you

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  writing process was like for me since I get a lot of questions as to how to ... have contributed to your community, whether in your family, the classroom ... satisfied with your sentences. Then move on to Step 6. I actually did

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019