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  FINAL TERM ATTACK Like a black light attack, only it's not like that at all.

  

  On Monday, I managed to trip and fall down half a flight of stairs while running down to the Senior Haus lobby to pick up the Indian food I ... may comprise more than 20% of the whole. Try to assemble your "text

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Schools of dreams

  

  have given me a good opportunity to catch up on some work-related reading ... York at Stony Brook on Long Island, NY. I chose this to be the first ... ), which I'm currently reading. So, I sit here on Amtrak with the book, and I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising and freshman formalities

  

  of Tuesday on a bus from Montana to Washington state. - Last night, my ... three or four times this year, and it's a good way to get to know your ... today, we had to hold mock interviews with a classroom camarade on the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  enormous pile of folders they have waiting to go out. So here's what I can tell you... 1) They're going to start mailing them in the next few days and will continue to do so over the next week or two. By the middle of

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Circle Professor Anna

  

  I’m sitting on the floor of my living room in Ithaca, New York. It ... the back of a stranger’s car at the crack of dawn on New Year’s Day. We ... the external examiner (“extern”) for a PhD Viva, and now I’m trying to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  , which to date has included topics on global warming and a unit on public ... out and find a new place to live. With the help of his well ... It’s hard to believe the first month of sophomore year is already

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Current State of Mind ewoufbwu iyfh[things I must do]w39478ry3927rhiwf83tr

  

  all that is metaphorical, it's safe to say that I've updated you on my ... wooh, way to go man!) He's still working on it, fyi. https ... you'll have time in the fall (your first week here) to register for

  • by Ana V. '15
  • May 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  past, present, future reflections and plans

  

  . As it happens, they turned out to be right. Listen to your elders, kids ... extension from S^3 when you’re literally too hosed to function. There are ... MIT students have a lot on their plate, and are very willing to give you

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 11, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Why I haven’t posted in forever In picture form, no less.

  

  another one. But I've run out of actual lines on the sheet, and had to ... . (hosed = MIT slang for being so busy that your to-do list takes up an ... I am taking 5 minutes out of my life just to let you all know why I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Decisions, Decisions decisions!

  

  : Whenever you’re called on to make up your mind, and you ... you're worried that you should be attempting to change your mind, I ... ; the relevant one is How To Actually Change Your Mind but I don't

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • April 26, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Unremarkable things are you "jaded" yet?

  

  The other day I was talking to someone new, and he asked me what year ... a couple of people that my “new semester resolution” is to be a bit ... people start to become super jaded. Have you gotten to that point yet?” I

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 25, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update We plan to release Early Action decisions on Monday, 12/15.

  

  applicants an email on how to access the decisions online; I will also post a ... days to come; thanks for your patience. In related news, I can announce ... We plan to post Early Action admissions decisions online at 9pm EST

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Back Bay 5K Cool running... so cool that my legs were numb. (11 pictures)

  

  As I wrote in a previous entry, I signed up to run the Back Bay 5K last Saturday. Results here. I very intelligently chose to walk across ... "freaking." While Sam '07 pins on his bib, I warm up my hands... ...so I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester II: v. hosed tl;dr: *loud screaming*

  

  You know you’re hosed when it takes you a week after classes start to ... ’t going to attend any of my Monday classes) Sophomore Standing If you’re scratching your head and wondering how exactly MIT is allowing me to take this

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 14, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Defying Gravity

  

  hour of the decision release. Many of you will be glued to your computer on Wednesday or do things to distract yourself from your computer. I ... you for working hard on your applications. I really hope that everyone

  • by Linh V. '13
  • March 12, 2012
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is Interphase Edge?

  academic year to help ease the transition to MIT and to build community among new students. Any enrolling first-year student may apply for the program.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 1) De Madrid, ¡saludos!

  

  condensed-semester IAP language courses on campus (German I takes you to ... complete sentences rolling off your tongue, and soon, you're starting to make ... want to find out more, you're welcome to read our class blog! Each

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  40 Hours Left! The time is 0500 EST, 12/15. I am studying for finals. You are waiting for…

  

  that hour sublime On the Subway Express. Now isn't that an amazing way to ... . Proceedings, Third IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture ... They Transformed New York. John Hopkins University Press, 1995. A 1907

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  Continuing on the thread began yesterday... With 10 days to go until ... we help you make your decision? What more would you like to know about ... studies to an extreme. Connotes over-concentration on problem sets

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  have known me for a few weeks]. Who should I ask to write letters on my ... the last one: "Who should I ask to write letters on my behalf? And the ... below, nor should you feel compelled to defend your choice as much as to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021