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  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  performance?" A 720 is fine! Don't give it another thought. Remember that ... admissions committee? I don't want to put down clubs I belong to that only meet once a week or honor organizations that don't do anything." To us, it

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!! and also my major and also indecision

  

  everyone that I was going to major in (astro)physics, which I don't ... : Mechanics and quickly realized that [annotation note="I actually don't despise ... biology that isn't [annotation note="okay maybe I still don't know a lot

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 20, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Comments on A Boring Friday lItErArY aNaLySiS

  

  you read most of the text. Choices that aren't listed don't matter ... first → "Oof, I don't think I can come" → Do some TA work Go to sleep ... better one? One play: You're not sure. You don't think you'll ever find

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  , Autumn is slowly creeping in. You don't notice her at first - but there ... /her experience there. There's no way to fail (see point 7), and you don't lose ... finally meet up with your EC, don't regard him or her as a foe. The MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  it is okay to not know a note for hs seniors (and others, too <3)

  

  responding. If you go back through my post history, you’ll notice that I don’t ... . But blogs are primarily a [annotation note="they don’t have to be though ... don’t need to know all of these answers now. You don't need to optimize

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  When Friends Become Family How MIT has become my home (with some beautiful pics to accompany)

  

  groups: My dorm family and my new brotherhood. For you guys that don’t ... graduating from MIT. Think about it for a sec….. It makes sense just don’t ... there I don’t know you that well” façade. In addition, there is still a

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  freshmen guys are members of fraternities. The statistics don't say that ... . In fact, if you don't do any Rush as a freshman then YOU'RE DOING IT ... don't get bids. These are the ones you don't often hear about. What

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  anyway, so I don't think this is such a big error as people make it out to ... ("this is my stop") is Quincy Center, on the Red Line. (I don't know why Jill would have to get off at South Boston...generally, I don't think MIT

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

  You oughta know Answers to many, many questions.

  

  first term senior year. Incidentally, I don't think you should make a class plan before coming to MIT. You just don't know enough about which ... programs and a blank Excel spreadsheet, but I don't know if it will do you

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 2

  

  an audible file." I don't know of a transcript of his talk, but there ... decision;" I don't know about bob's question; I don't have any application ... do research without paying thousands of dollars, and that I don't have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  this subject and don't want to spend a semester learning it -- This is ... either way. Is it worth your summer studying something you don't like ... and get started on senior-level classes ASAP -- Don't. While ASEs seem

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  on anger understanding and learning and navigating

  

  call out people on their behavior or on something I don't like. I asked ... people don't like. And that's just how we are." She then went on to tell ... think sometime after that someone had asked my teacher, "Why don't you

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 12, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  at least i’m not as sad as i used to be i don’t keep friends, i keep acquainted

  

  one So I left, that is it That's my life, nothing is sacred I don't ... to. “supposed to”, i guess, i don’t know what that even means. when i ... is the anger and grief of recent events, that i just don’t have any

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Let me introduce myself. Alternatively titled: Whomst'd've?

  

  the past month I've been here. "I am smart and capable and ready." I don't ... don't know what to do." "They seem to be doing something right, maybe ... the class average? Maybe it's not that the class is hard, but I don't

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  51 Things I Want to Say to 2022s one senior's autumn thoughts

  

  semester. Don’t panic, don’t procrastinate—I believe in you. The cut ... class. Don’t panic when you first see your grade. And rewire your brain to ... don’t feel like there is a right choice. For example, practice exams

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining As it stands now

  

  , realistically, don't eat that much food. You essentially have to eat in the dining ... not eating in your own home, surrounded by people you don't know ... unnecessary division of funds unless you really don't trust yourself to allot

  • by Snively '11
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choosing a Major I hope this is helpful to you at some point

  

  harder than others and omg my friend says this class is impossible and don't ... around, maybe 13 out of 50 for the course 8 folks. I don't have any idea of ... sleep at all? I don't sleep much: maybe 5-7 hrs on weekdays and 7-9 on

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  am i boring or just overstimulated?

  

  [annotation note="While I do think MIT has its unique pressures, I don't think ... [/annotation] create an inescapable mindset that if I don't take all of them, I am not ... just eat at the dining hall for free? (This means I don't go to Boston

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 5, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  that I found helpful while applying: Don’t over-edit your application ... imagine what story you would tell to StoryCorps. Don’t exaggerate on your ... only so many hours in a week. Everyone needs down time. Don’t compromise

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Collections Simple

  

  sense. I don't feel as concerned about anything. I don't feel the pressure I once did. I don't think as deeply about the opinions of the people ... than I ever have, whatever that means. It just gets easier. I don't know

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 23, 2023