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• Blog / Advice

  Lies in MIT, lies about MIT these are the lies that i tell myself at night

  

  you want it to be. That most people don't actually take six classes a ... to drop a class, don't worry." I did not. I took six classes, and I ... a class to listener; I am auditing the class now. Three. Now, it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Pay it forward I used to have a guilt complex.

  

  able to do a single problem on my psets without him. I didn't even know ... little freshman psetting group) are stuck on a problem. Options? (1) Keep ... up until 3 or 4am on a regular basis; you check, and sure enough, the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2011
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  learn a lot, and we're going to think that when you come to MIT you'll learn even more. So it's always a good thing to push yourself academically ... MIT doesn't require applicants to take advanced courses beyond what
• Blog / MIT Life

  Congrats Jenn Lai ‘11, Rhodes Scholar This blog entry does not contain video of Jenn playing "Rhapsody in Blue" with the…

  

  with a support organization for HIV-positive individuals. She plans to do ... did a lot of legwork to try to get the performance videotaped, so we could show the video to people like you on occasions like this... Sadly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Valentine’s Day Eve Day. What? Also. BEN FOLDS.

  

  formally Alpha Chi Omega, by the dubs, shortened to A Chi O); and Greek Week ... the different a cappella groups on campus (plus the fabulous, never ... selling serenades- for a mere 10 to 20 dollars, you could chose from a list

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Events

  In Prison Literally

  

  subway system, translating to a rife chance to get lost. And lost I was. It took a few extra minutes of talking to Madison on the phone, and ... a strength to go on every day. From one of them: “I was a mess when I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 5, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  First Midterm of The Semester Here I go...

  

  nervous MIT students. I'll probably put on my head phones and listen to some upbeat music to get hyped up on my march over. Pray for me. Thanks. ... just finished gulping down a breakfast burrito. Back in high school, I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions: Thursday 12/16, 9pm EST On Thursday evening, our admissions decisions will be online.

  

  before logging in to decisions.mit.edu. To ensure that you will receive a ... . Simply visit my.mit.edu and click on the lost password link. There is a ... MIT Admissions plans to make Early Action decisions available online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Decisions: Wednesday 12/16 Decisions will be available online; be sure to verify your MyMIT username and password.

  

  before logging in to decisions.mit.edu. To ensure that you will receive a ... . Simply visit my.mit.edu and click on the lost password link. There is a ... MIT Admissions plans to make Early Action decisions available online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  you can care about things revisiting stoicism

  

  friend. i was pretty confused, so i asked on twitter:  “a dilemma I ... out of your control, so it doesn’t make sense to put too much weight on ... like this and you’ll see: Not ‘some way to sleep with her’ - but a way to

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • July 18, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  danger!awesome firin' mah lazers...at basically any(every)thing

  

  went to danger!awesome. danger!awesome is a laser engraving and cutting ... working on his own project, which appeared to be some elaborate three ... this dude Matt that I wanted some engravings done on a wooden box. I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  Practice Safe Hacking No, there are no LEDs

  

  . Hackers deploying any hack always subscribe to a strict code of ethics. This ... to advertise the party of the same name put on by the Burton Third ... let MIT use a forklift to remove it. This is one of those cases when

  • by Snively '11
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out

  

  AM so we could get to the parking lot by 6:45 to ensure a spot because ... my trip to Switzerland, and it was a whole year ago. The Highline ... Garden Wall Trail - that takes you up to a ridge to look out over Grinnell

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 7, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  decisions, we utilize a wide range of sources to help confirm and validate our ... that it frequently seems to be part of a continuous feedback loop. Allow me to explain. In a selective, competitive, holistic, merit

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Senior Haus "find where you thrive"

  

  head of house really shines a light on what made Senior Haus something to ... a particularly shocking corner for me. I used to walk along Memorial Drive to the Kendall T stop a lot (back in my PNR daze) and this sign was

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do you live in Zambia? Malawi? Ghana? If you could send me some African dirt, that would be amazing! (And illegal. But…

  

  On the most excellent advice of my blog-readers, I have added D-Lab to my schedule. This involved dropping a few other activities of minor ... to make a strong brick using pressure instead of heat. Also, the bricks

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP

  

  ! Beyond these valuable life lessons, I've also been lucky enough to take a ... to possessing one or more of these qualities: being a simple story ... a bit of a different spin, bringing in guest speakers every class to

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 21, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Makes Taiwanese Talk Show! All the way across the world

  

  't solve a problem, they would rely on someone else to solve it for them. And ... ...etc. etc.). Back in May, they invited MIT to appear on the show, and they ... ;_>) PART ONE: 1:00 to 1:30: That guy is a pretty famous internet comic

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / People & Identities

  butterfly season the very tired caterpillar

  

  home—back to Iowa. June was spent in a transitory state. Slowly packing ... . Iowa became a distant memory as I talked to my old friends less and less ... 'd have more time to talk. And then I graduated, and I went back to a house

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • July 31, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  packs strapped to my face. Lovely. Since then, I've been on a ... SPRING BREAK. This is a nice introduction to what I have going on this ... class hosts a different lecturer every week, to present on topics ranging

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012