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• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  was so impossible for me to get a double major? Maybe it has to do with imposter syndrome. But actually it has to do with me claiming that my GPA ... -three weeks if I get it! I hope I do. As I said in my double major late letter

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  The Stars Look Very Different Today Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing we can do

  

  Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do." When I was seventeen ... ! You Pretty Things" during a set. (Or 2009? 2011? I've been doing this a ... just take the time to do that right now. I'll wait. On this evening

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing is difficult みんな、がんばってね!

  

  to DO things, but writing is difficult. So, I have decided to write ... , I do always say that. Isn't that why you always try do physically ... became worse." Though I do admit to spending a few seconds wanting to write

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • July 31, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  ^ how not to do it.   "Help! I'm from [Los Angeles/Orlando/other perpetually sunny place].  What do I need to survive an East Coast winter ... learn to love winter (I do!) and its beauty: ^ I visited Ouray, CO over

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  to maneuver his phone and did not need a giant robot arm to do it for ... technology has to do with finding a solution that really, truly works for at least one client. scalable assistive technology has less to do with

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What’s cool about Nick’s room artsy people, walls, and East Side living

  

  beforehand. I.e, more freedom to just do whatever. And that’s exactly what we do. Nick H. '18, a friend on my floor, moved into a mostly-white room ... quickly evolving as he adds more layers (and invites friends to do the same

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  complete life’s greatest project. So relax, but do write your college essay ... requirement or odd propensity towards excessive learning; doing activities you ... little to do with your merits as a learner and a person. I discovered this

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Q&A I asked current freshmen about the things they wish they knew for their CPW!

  

  questions you have in the comments section below, and I will do my best to answer them as soon as possible! How do you decide which events to attend ... of every second of CPW by meeting your prospective classmates and doing

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  and heat/mass systems. That all being said, I do really enjoy the ... class is infamous for taking a lot of time to do the work (but like I said ... students at MIT. It's a big job, but someone's got to do it. I'm planning on

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Results of My Summer cookies, web usability, and painting

  

  term impact on my well being? Did I do anything meaningful other than ... questions is yes. Okay, so I actually did do something -- more than just ... get to make them! But what do I actually do? I've been learning a lot

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Way We Live Saunas make me think

  

  Do you ever feel like you can't do just one thing at a time? These ... 't read or sometimes even sleep without doing "errands around the web" every ... . I've never paid to go somewhere to relax, sweat, and frankly, do

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  .) What should I do now? Should I send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you do is complete the Midyear Report, which will be ... ? No. You do not need to "improve" your application, or redo

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  : shave on October 31st do not shave again until December 1st see what ... actually do have hair on my face, and beneath my nose. It's just blond, even blonder than the hair on my head. I do not know why this happens, but my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  floundering in the amount of work you have to do The word itself comes from the ... always had time to do X and Y and then pile on Z. But, MIT has so many ... order to recognize the small victories: 1. Break down to-do items into

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT, Part VII in which I realize that I am less wise in person, and also a senior

  

  to do a thesis...also, I'm not ready to be a real person right now. I ... Fridays, and you're going to spend the rest of the day doing anything you ... doing that will make it easier for you to get jobs." 6.854 - Advanced

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2011! how to be a blogger

  

  hot. And I do mean very warm. As you all know we are in a heat wave ... demonstrate your (in)ability to do this. We would prefer it to be a blog ... more easily than do those for whom the experience is entirely foreign

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 22, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  Boston. There’s a list of “101 things to do before you graduate” that ... ? Oh that's right, the Chihuly exhibit is in town. These photos don't do ... is doing and what its future may hold. The room is filled with MIT

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  There’s More to Life Than Tooling You can, for example, write your mechanical engineering thesis and an original musical. At the…

  

  ?" followed shortly by "Wait...we could actually do this." These words are ... you decide to do that, I will totally write music for you." *Cue lots of joking around* *Pause.* "Wait...we could actually do this." And it was

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 9, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Bulletin – RA News, EA Results bang it here for the latest updates and stats

  

  will have space to do so here. This is the best place to update the ... updates (if you must). First of all, you do not need to send us anything ... - the best way to do it is via fax. Saves on postage, trees, and carrier

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  ago, and thinking, 'Oh, what can we do about this?' - to now, having ... . They've been doing a heck of a job. Abigail told me that attendance at ... major, believes this is because there's still a lot to do. "Even within

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010