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  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  you either have a date for your visa interview soon or have already had ... different requirements for tests and vaccinations for different countries so check those out for your own country and get vaccinated and tested

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  For a while now, I’ve had this realization that I tend to overthink a ... predictions for outcomes. But every time you consider more details, you do more ... touch with reality and lives in a world of illusions.”    For me, I

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things I Know to Be True: Addendum One A post I hate, and some truths from my first year at MIT

  

  sentimental. It reads poorly. It clambers around in naivety, sending any ... because it means I am a different person than I was in September. For many ... page. For most MIT bloggers, that change is documented, like dozens of

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iap: this year vs. last

  

  choreographing 4-5 hours a day for the entire month in preparation for Mocha Show ... , go back to my dorm for a couple of hours, and then spend my night ... incredible experiences of my life and I cannot WAIT for the next one. [caption

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 10, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s happening on campus tl;dr packing up & freaking out

  

  will see again. There's barely any time for real goodbyes, for send-off parties, for thank-you cards, for savouring the moment... Even at the best ... I think I speak for every undergraduate when I say: holy fuck.  The

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 11, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  unquantifiable growth progress that can't be measured

  

  with quantifiable successes—exam scores, for example. And sometimes this ... to be honest: The reading journals were difficult for me because they ... patterns for function. Similarly, this cover letter is difficult for me to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 5, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF, BAMF, and other west coast adventures planning my next two weeks

  

  to San Francisco. I'll be spending two weeks on the left coast for a ... kinds of trips retrospectively but figured I'd lead on the front end for ... blogs for the rest of the month, b) alert Californians to some interesting

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  My favorite room on MIT’s campus a personal room of requirement

  

  . Something feels different for me—among the usual buzz of activity, reconnection to friends, and eagerness for a fresh academic term is a permeating ... fair happenings. But I’m not going this year. Tomorrow I’m off for an

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 24, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  to pack extra pants. When I went home for my birthday, I remembered my ... that reminds you of home. Your dorm is your new home for the next eight ...  tree. Giant Googly Eyes for your fridge. Just have something that lets people

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  ” for effort! A smiley sticker chart? Or is it a Downward Logarithmic ... report is slightly different from your transcript. The grade report is for ... /listener subjects, academic warnings that do not show up in the transcript you send

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recycle, Reuse, (Map) Reduce? Jackpot, baby!

  

  that grease, dust, and oil be added to that list, at least for those of ... 've asked for old computers and furniture from a number of such entities ... 're getting rid of. Most companies end up sending piles and piles of perfectly

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time Because that really is what we are here for

  

  ) { // So at the beginning of every semester Matt sends out an email to the ... for Course 1C (civil engineering) majors, but there are lots of people ... focus for this class is infrastructure projects, the keystone of civil

  • by Becca H. '12
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Inside/Outside words/pictures; I really don't know what to put here... haha

  

  Wow so …….... I’ve been MIA for a whiiile. In the past 2 months ... move on from here. -- To me, summer has always been the time for some ... to share another project I have for the summer; I bought it as a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 5, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  This week has been a battle for all of us – I just finished my Multivariable final this morning; let us waddle in the Aftermath for a little bit ... , looking for answers – why you were rejected, deferred, or accepted, how you

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Where WAS I? Honestly? I still don't know.

  

  I am starting to run out of excuses for when I disappear for long ... reason for why I haven't posted in over twelve decades ("I was sick", "I ... for why in the time it has taken me to write this new blog entry I have

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Acting, Writing, and Roleplaying: A Match Made in Heaven [by Susan Shepherd '11] Guild members have infiltrated the KGB, made first contact with aliens,…

  

  hobbies of all kinds – acting in the Musical Theater Guild, for ... stories for Rune, MIT's student-written and published literary magazine ... in order to create something fun and new. For example, painting skills

  • by ARTalk
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Interview Deadline Approaching! It's time for applicants to contact their local MIT representative.

  

  Next Saturday, October 20th, is the deadline for Early Action applicants to contact their interviewer (and, if you're applying for regular action, you may want to set that interview up pretty soon as well). For MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea [of deferring admission for a year or two]. While cautioning that a "gap year" between high school and college isn't for everyone -- and that just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea [of deferring admission for a year or two]. While cautioning that a "gap year" between high school and college isn't for everyone -- and that just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  [Joint Post] A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 1) vomiting in Venice and other Italian adventures

  

  advertisement for MIT Spokes that caught my interest. Every year, Spokes gathers a ... coast, and that I wanted to do it over IAP. Why wait? Intro [Kano] As for ... Science and Technology Initiatives) runs global travel experiences for MIT

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2023