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  Classes! Classes! Classes! Classes!

  

  . Yes, I did (do...) have a lot to make up, but it's not too bad because I ... study this absurdly hard language and have a great time doing it. It ... allowed to say that on here?) I do, however, care whether YOU win or lose

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  ,602 outstanding undergraduates who already call MIT home. Though they all do ... chess — they are united by a shared standard of rigorous academics, high character, and a strong match with MIT's mission to use science, technology

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  past, present, future reflections and plans

  

  me that I was pulling a “freshman spring” and taking too many classes ... he’s a verifiable icon in the MIT community. I wish I had checked how ... for. Most MIT students take an average of 1 or 2 finals a semester (and

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 11, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  they all do different things — biology and bhangra, physics and feminism, rowing and robotics — they are united by a shared standard of rigorous academics, high character, and a strong match with MIT's global

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT Goes To Senegal Like Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, except with fewer filibusters and more dancing.

  

  'm doing it. As an undergrad I played with a drumming group called Rambax ... version of Nutella: In sum: there are a lot of things you can do at MIT ... 's taught as a co-curricular class (21M.460) you can take at any point during

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admission Interview Tick tock!

  

  mention school and real life), I do need to mention one vital part of the application process that should be at the top of your To Do list: the interview ... home town – or someplace close – in an informal setting like a coffee

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Decisions Details for retrieving your EA admissions decision on Monday evening.

  

  decision.  If you do not currently have a MyMIT account and you wish to ... . Q. What is the process for receiving my admissions decision? A. When ... . To ensure that you will receive a decision online, please visit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Number Game A few words of advice before applying to college.

  

  So I had a little free time this morning so I paid a little visit to ... were along the lines of "Chances at MIT." I guess I was just a little ... , and got H A's in my entire life. I applied and got into MIT. Someone

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  I jumped into the river ...black-haired Asians swam with me.

  

  , but more EXTREME! You even see a bunch of people swimming in it all the ... a spare pair of underwear packed discreetly in my back pocket, I ... journeying, you go toward a dam, which prevents you from going over a waterfall

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising @ MIT The little question that could.

  

  programs and freshman advising/seminars? When do you choose your classes?" I ... where you can pick up a poster of the LSC schedule. As for freshmen, when ... Orientation, but then second term, you join the rest of the world and do things

  • by Bryan
  • June 3, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Psets from hell Sometimes learning can be painful

  

  math majors do it. ***Story time!!!*** Once upon a time, I was really ... ); they can give you a pamphlet with suggestions of fun things to see and do ... apologies. =( So here it is, a long overdue update about everyone's favorite

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pervnert This entry is not suitable for children under 7 or finite-volume, compressible vapors.

  

  soon. But I was thinking today, as I sometimes do, when I am not doing ... after Professor Merritt Roe Smith very nearly demonstrated a bone saw on ... Honors Chemistry. It was a video about VSEPR and gas laws produced by the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Glimpses Of My Messy World I know, I know - all of you are concerned with your Early Action status,…

  

  status, and I'm just sending pictures of my office. Matt and Ben are doing a far better job than I could of keeping the masses in the know about the EA process. So consider my blog, for now, to be a bit of counter

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Energized Watching the sun rise signals that it's time for bed.

  

  projects, do those last minute problem sets, and perhaps design a wind ... design project for one of my classes, 2.005, where we had to design a floating buoy-like structure to support a 700,000 kilo tower and rotor combo

  • by Bryan
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  P(Happy Chanukah)

  

  essay still entirely optional? By that I mean do you see a trend where you ... This morning, a productive time reading 8 (mostly excellent) applications. This afternoon, a less productive time dealing with bureaucracy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: A Smile Worth 1,550 Words guest post by Mariam D. '20

  

  Syria were either well-off or doing okay but now had nothing but a few ... experiences and people I need to figure out what I want to do and to grow a ... *written by Mariam D. '20 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  . "can we do anything for you? like buy you a coffee or something?" he ... the weight of. there's a distinct lack of permanence when it comes to ... collecting vinyl for a while, but i've only ever bought one record. it was

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  In the South for prospective students; in the mail for incoming students Travel & email.

  

  applications. Do you really want a future employer to know you as smrty_88? Also ... a high school nickname -- nothing to do with anger (definition 1 ... Hello from Georgia! We had a fantastic meeting last night in Atlanta

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Look as good you will not Some summer reading for the nerds out there. Which means all of you.

  

  do you mean, 'good morning'? Do you mean that it is a good morning for you, or do you wish me a good morning, although it is obvious I'm not ... DID YOU KNOW? The Tick was created as a mascot for the newsletter of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what makes fear worth it musical theater and anxiety

  

  thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that ... Despite being a brief and shallow fan of Hamilton in middle school, I ... , to me, existed as a series of songs someone had compiled in a You

  • by Kai V. '25
  • February 27, 2025