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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Passing Out ...of classes. Or in class. We'll see.

  

  , bring your notes to school, and you can take the advanced standing exam ... classes you're allowed to take. If you have a 5 on both, you can get 9 units ... free time to take more classes that could help you figure out your major

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  21st Century Education? Food for thought.

  

  out of the 20th century. So putting this in the context of your ... to develop the most in college? 2. What are the most important classes you think you will take? 3. What do you want to learn or know that you

  • by Bryan
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Poaching Imagination Just a few more hours.

  

  dreaming about big envelopes the way you used to dream about reindeer. You're just going to know. ... click of a mouse button. Many childhoods of anticipation will come to an

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question Part 2 An extension of the previous thread, which grew quite long.

  

  Quoting Prashant from the last thread, "Number of ways to compare two ... 't need to win the USAMO to know that's a lot of ways. What a lively ... those of us who are using slower connections... If you're just joining

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Christmas with the McGanns

  

  from my house (according to Yahoo! Maps) is the famous Big Duck, which always gets all gussied up for the holidays. It's great to be able to ... advantage of your holiday time with family, too. Happy holidays! =)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2004
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there really a swim test?

  even earn your Pirate's License! (Enter "pirate" into the search field to ... education courses for undergraduate students to complete the swim requirement ... requirement can be met by completing a beginner swim course or electing to test
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How does one attain a Pirate License?

  arrrrrrr! Come to MIT and earn your Pirate Certificate. All MIT undergraduates must complete eight points of physical education classes to graduate ... they’re a challenge to complete.’’ So you best be careful whilst
• Blog / Challenges

  speculation also a post about touching grass

  

  questions is to just go with your initial instinct instead of trying to ... to theorize about what you would do in certain situations or how your body works or how you respond to specific emotions, but most of your

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the threek post! my lovely lovely year on maseeh three

  

  system that allows you to request to swap from your temp dorm into another ... think of is when we dressed up for a dinner we cooked ourselves to make it ... looking for opportunities to sidequest and ways to make every day fun

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 27, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done with the b.s. 4 years of mit by the numbers

  

  each one to be really enjoyable and make me have an existential crisis ... cost-neutral meaning I got a stipend (to eat and live), flights covered, and housing. While doing MISTI, I’ve taken two personal side trips: 1 to

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  90-something days of summer (Part 1) MIT people around the world

  

  swim to make it my own. The mental preparation beforehand really helped ... Europe (which I WILL DEFINITELY blog about later!), I have to go straight to exam revision (yes, over here people say revision, not review

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2012
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Letters from the 2023 decisions threads

  

  . Your waitlist decision gives you exactly that: the opportunity to be on ... threads for applicants to celebrate or commiserate about this decisions ... journey in the time since. I wanted to blog some wise words shared by prior

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Whew! A brief interlude before I go back to studying.

  

  a harsh mistress. But I'd like to use this post to get back into the ... . After my abysmal performance in ICE back in the fall, I decided to put my ... grade hasn't posted to WebSIS yet, but I'm pretty sure it's an A. I can

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  Almost three years ago, I wrote an entry which was very special to me ... : James "Big Jimmy" Roberts and Howard Brown. My annual donation to MIT ever ... this: Mr. Jackson [was] a father figure to generations of young men in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I never want to finish my P.E. requirement MIT PE might be the best thing that's happened in my whole (short) athletic history

  

  Kevin does them. That just goes to show you that at MIT, your classmates ... PE classes in high school tend to follow one of two models. Either ... class by “stretching”—aka sitting on the floor pointing at your feet, or

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choose My Senior Spring Classes for Me pre-registration is open and i will let you decide

  

  a college student having to choose your classes. I'll talk more about ... allow me to make or learn music is some fashion or manner writing ... have imposed. This gives you 33 units of room to work with, but to make

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  My new job @ admissions like nick saban, but for nerds

  

  focus on these cohorts, my overall mission is still to make MITAdmissions ... update in five years - to reflect my new role and responsibilities in the ... most we take on here at MIT, it's a easy one to solve. As many of you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 9, 2014