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  A Night at the Office A bit longer than I expected.

  

  for quite some time, so people know when to show up in the office, no ... ten times normal size. We blame our technology director, Quentin '10. 2:48 ... . Granted, this is no blizzard – just a light covering on grassy areas – but

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Being “qualified” for MIT Let me show you how it's done.

  

  administered in English. There are no minimums, because, ironically, the ... story. I said, in effect, there there's no such thing as being "qualified ... company for de-stressing purposes. I turned the corner towards the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  unrelatable. It's certainly no 50 Things, which you should definitely read if ... say no. There are hundreds of activities, hundreds of friend groups that ... collaborative pset party late into the night. No strategy is objectively better

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  how to change policies at mit [joint post with Rona W.] our CUP of tea

  

  , not a norm or expectation. 48 units is an appropriate load for most ... , there are no credit restrictions. MIT will no longer offer Early ... are “good” for everyone, whatever that means. Of course, no singular

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 28, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  No Chance Why "chance" sites like AdmissionSplash are Bad Things.

  

  admission. So last summer, I posted a thread on CC entitled Reminder: No one ... , of CC chance threads, is true now of AdmissionSplash: No one on this ... from you than they themselves say they need. While I have no reason to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Classes I Won’t Be Able to Take also "What Is Pre-Registration?"

  

  only have a year left at MIT, and there's no way I'm going to get to take ... Brain and Its Interface with the Body 9.46: Neuroscience of Morality 9.48 ... [annotation note="stroke order and direction and no prior knowledge of Chinese

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 23, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  dormspam-the-game (Part 3) parting remarks from no-longer-anonymous gamemasters

  

  Paolo’s nickname is. No cheating, of course. -w"]My nickname shall go ... help run cool events, including the Baker Foundation and the de Florez ... had closed, but de Florez was still offering up to [annotation note

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Siete Ciudades de España A very busy IAP

  

  :) Mi billete de metro...no está en español Cuando llegué en Valencia, miré mi billete de metro y descubrí a mi sorpresa que no podía leerlo ... —¿porque no hay churros así en los Estados Unidos? Los churros de España son

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My Gap Year Part One: The good, the great, and the very, very dumb.

  

  sure no headlights were following me. Nowhere seemed “good,” but finally I decided that one cul-de-sac was no riskier than the others, so I ... ’m lucky."] murdered.[/annotation] I’m no expert, but maybe you’ll learn from

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Maybe it’s okay to be this way The return of Dumbledore, and a new professor friend

  

  research and outreach at a planetarium, like Neil deGrasse Tyson. I could be ... rehearse for the musical, because no one would be able to hear me) and phoned ... door. Me: Err...hi. Sorry to barge in like this. Josh Winn: No problem

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 3, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Brief History of Cars on Fire at MIT You didn't think I would miss an anniversary, did you?

  

  somehow a mere 48 hours away. There will be a plethora of events and food

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] a space for women at mit by Nandini Choudhury (WXGS Assistant Director)

  

  's admitted students was comprised of 48% women.  [annotation note='recently, I ... members will be notified and will give you access in 24-48 hours.  We hope

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • August 12, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  There Is No Formula A formula would take the human component out of our process, which is perhaps the…

  

  This whole “is there a formula to get into MIT” thing that’s been dominating College Confidential and the blog comments makes me sad. I understand that people want answers and…

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  150 years of MIT course catalogs the mit history you want to know

  

  Boston to take the exam and have no guarantee of admission? The exams ... 2="61026" /] Methods of Instruction. Still no class descriptions, but ... Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, but it's otherwise the same. No

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 15, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  5 Historical MIT Videos looking back on what we left behind

  

  grading first-years on "Pass/No Record," for which I am very grateful. The ... student body has been increasing. (1:48) Just like this student from 1969, I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 4, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  EC Gothic/Screaming (“I don’t want to work on psets”) Apparently a work order has been fulfilled. But whose?

  

  . You scramble to find a pencil. You can no longer remember the answer ... knob and your body is pressed against yet another door. There is no knob ... have no mouth but you must scream for ice cream Jake I. ‘16 It is the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 6, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [joint post] we visited every station on the MBTA and the Logan Airport Rental Car Center

  

  then converts to taking CharlieCards only. There is no MBTA Service ... post. Alan: No promises. The SL5 comes first, but it’s full and there ... : probably, but not by a lot. Alan: North Station. 11:48 AM. We are now over

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 29, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty people later ✈✈✈ (pronounced whoosh) ✈✈✈ (pronounced nyeowww)

  

  intend to see it through, no matter how ridiculous the titles end up being ... Rats featured this little fella named Zappy, who's served as the de facto ... , and that would be fun. Final thoughts Monday: Wrapup I wake up, no

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 22, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The end of a chapter

  

  was in desperate need of some de-stressing) then came back to Cambridge ... Madrid), my mind was blown away by Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo

  • by Linh V. '13
  • July 8, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  SHASS Hack feminist hacktivism

  

  , Eric J. Goldberg, Wiebke Denecke, Keeril Makan, Michael De

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 4, 2023