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• Blog / Classes

  bucket lists, grocery lists, and a li(s)tany of other things this is actually just an excuse to make people list-en to me talk about minecraft

  

  recorded as a P on your transcript, and a fail is sent to the backrooms ... I hope to use the vinyl cutters to make laptop stickers, the 3D printers to make a sorting station for wires, the power tools to… feel cool

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • November 3, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  quite nice when MIT rounds your GPA to one decimal place. In addition to ... -term freshman to nth-year grad students) in August on one or more pieces of your ... , this can turn out to be a great deal for you if you're committed to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  swatches of MIT collected like paint chips

  

  remember distinctly thinking I did not want a school to make me. I didn ... I am going to put this together haphazardly, work on it in drips and ... . This place is hard, in all senses of the word. It cuts you to the quick

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2022
• Blog / Events

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

  

  at asklaura at mit dot edu. I will reply to your email, but I can make ... everyone who sent in blog entry ideas in response to my last entry: you're ... IAP, as you might have heard, is a fun and exciting time to be at MIT

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Arma virumque cano: a guest post by Quynh N. ‘15 Why you should take Old English at MIT

  

  weird form of torture to make kids who would rather think about equations ... adds so much value to your education and to your sanity at this place. I ... about to leave MIT in less than a month. I want to thank Connie for

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 11, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Let’s see those cell phones up in the air” cause every little thing's gonna be alright

  

  Lifehouse is performing for free across the river. I decide to take an ... as we got on the bridge towards Boston, I knew it was going to be a ... random Bostonians. (Sorry the video is so shaky but hey, he told me to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MY college essay 498 words of angst.

  

  Responses to comments: Sam said: Laura, I can't make my lab printer ... TV and fridge, sure- you're welcome to put whatever you'd like into ... have to tell the truth. Your room doesn't look like a 'I could be an

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 12, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an unnecessarily long post on how much i like spotify why did i ever think iTunes was good

  

  description is “a playlist to make me cry” “im having a classical day” - i ... down memory lane and I hope to keep making a playlist for every year that ... /running/scootering to fencing practice to make myself go faster :P The Man Who Sold the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Finals Blog but not the final blog unless something terrible happens to me in the next 48…

  

  to the other side of the street. December 18th, thus far, has been a ... delivered to me a message from a high school friend, querying how much I liked MIT. I started to write a real answer but then realized that my laundry

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  Since everyone seems to have Olympic fever these days (Michael Phelps ... likely to be in the Science Olympiad or the International Math Olympiad ... traveled to Europe from the US by steamship Times in running events were

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: MacGregor House Because really, sometimes you just need your own space.

  

  anything. But if brushing your teeth next to a guy creeps you out, there are ... having philosophical arguments until dawn. If you're assigned to Mac ... close to the people in your entry, and often you rarely interact with

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16

  

  effectiveness of your teammates. I’ve found it’s a lot easier to put in my best ... pool, but I wanted to continue my involvement in sports at MIT. I felt it was important to stay in shape and to keep my mind off school for some

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 26, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Seminar Advising There is nothing funny about this entry...but please read anyway.

  

  your advisor every semester to talk mano-a-mano about which classes to ... meetings. It's a great way to start off the week. How are your Mondays? Mine ... Alright, folks. Let's get down to business. Buying cookies and

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  Currently, I'm in the middle of a week-long Admissions trip to Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico to talk about MIT with students, parents, and other interesting folks. This trip follows another recent trip to Northern California

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Alternative Transportation Fast ride in a short machine

  

  , check. Ability to make R2D2 whirring noises and generate smoke by friction ... pedal and accelerated the motorized shopping cart from 0 to (approx.) 25 mph in the gaspingly brief time required to scream barely the first two

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  No scissors allowed: OrigaMIT You never know what cool stuff is going on around the Institute.

  

  ; today Jason taught everyone how to make an origami butterfly: Brian ... . For instance, two weeks ago, I opened the door to room 3-343 expecting to attend 5.13 (Organic Chemistry II) office hours, but instead I found

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  21: The Movie Afterthought: You probably have to had seen the movie to understand this entry fully. =/

  

  makes enough money to cover his medical tuition and then some more, he ... (especially med school), they will recalculate your GPA to fit into a 4.0 scale anyway, so I don't think this is such a big error as people make it out to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Judd Logan is my homeboy He's amazing, so amazing

  

  graduate school. Click on the video icon to watch the story from 2 On Your ... Every time I give a presentation about MIT, I always try to emphasize ... addition to this wonderful community. I really love this place. It's all

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Blog: Humanitarian Work At MIT My name is Ali Wyne, and I'll be this year's host for the new Humanitarian…

  

  , since my favorite thing to do is talk to and learn about people. What are your ... Humanitarian Blog. I wanted mitadmissions.org to have an area devoted to the many people at MIT who are working to change the plight of the world

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Taking at MIT The beauty of The Cheat Sheet

  

  bleed, making it harder to write in tight spaces) and write in neat ... .310, we were allowed to fill one 8.5” X 11 sheet of paper, front and back ... order to maximize the amount of information that I am able to distill into

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 3, 2015