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  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  Arts and Sciences freshman program. I've saved the best for last. Why is this post called "The Holy Grail of Classes"? Because I've done it, I ... . Playsentations I've already talked about. The meeting with the vice president of

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hello, Ma Sheng Li Gong A journey of four years begins with a single blog.

  

  , so you might have noticed that I've been commenting on the MIT blogs as ... general - especially if I've been through something and there's no need for you to repeat the same mistakes that I've made. I probably would not

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Return of the Frog Queen Okay, it snowed this morning, end of story.

  

  theoretical nonsense that you've spent the past four years learning and apply it ... , and I usually only dream when I've been sleeping for a really long time ... classes are graded on attendance only, but you can only miss one per quarter--I've

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  the past three years (there are no freshman at IMSA), I've been trying ... and start telling us about how magnet schools aren't everything. I've ... resources available to you at a magnet school will help you so long as you've

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  you know. :) We've got five cats at present -- Dr. Popular, Harley ... , pathologically afraid cat I've ever seen. Harley never comes out from under Hannah ... haven't caught up to him yet. * Dr. Popular is the cutest cat you've ever

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  having to train MIT grads. That seems completely opposite to anything I've ... about twice the overall acceptance rate. If anything, I've heard that an ... could you pour salt in the wound like that? You've posted your test

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just some potpourri Zoo! New computer! Cooking! Books! Spine-crushingly tedious work at the lab!

  

  Monkeyluv last week, and I am currently in the middle of a book I've been ... width of each spine in the regions I've defined. The program automatically ... through each picture. I've analyzed about 45 pictures so far, and I have

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the terror of knowing Ten dollars for my thoughts on grad school.

  

  Shankar. So I've got a photographic record of picturesque Barcelona, but I ... based on grad students I've talked to, but I'm sure there are other ... , but we'll see what I think when I wake up tomorrow. For now, I've been

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  . However, I feel like I've been so delinquent in responding to comments on ... Drew: "So I haven't done calc in awhile, and I'm worried that I've ... again in college, just to unlearn every idiotic wrong thing I've learned

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Psets from hell Sometimes learning can be painful

  

  subject- homework! As I've mentioned before, this semester I'm taking both ... . You might think it's kind of hard to review things you've never even ... . I'm still sad that I've lost my old love for it, and really need to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Answering my own questions My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.

  

  work hard? This is the question I've been asking of every graduate ... UROP would do!) I believe most of the aspiring mathematicians I've known ... the same lab I interviewed with in August 2003! I've since found that it

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  surprised too find how much accurate knowledge about the human body I've ... those who did EA: best of luck! Hi Laura: I've been reading your posts for ... supplement. Of course, if you're satisfied with what you've already sent in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  library that I've used the most, as a Political Science major. Not only is ... . I've got a paper for 11.015 Riots Strikes and Conspriracies in ... 'm at Rotch, and I've milked Barton for books already. Then I milk Vera

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  talk about transportation challenges around the Boston area. We've ... from decades past, and we've all compared the levels of public transit ... per week on his or her job. That's probably a suitable amount if you've

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  chipotle." I've never had Chipotle, so I'll go with mudfud on this one. just ... questions, First, "I've got into MIT early and I have also applied to Harvard ... , Confused in Chicago writes, "I've heard from friends that MIT is pretty much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  anonymous here. (Edit - one thing I should mention, as I've already received a ... . She says pretty much what I've said in earlier entries - there ... idea. I've been planning that for awhile and just haven't gotten around

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  of “American” when I’ve also grown up in a [annotation note="Look up a ... major…"]anymore[/annotation]. Maybe this identity I’ve been building is a fraud, or a costume I’ve been zipping myself into every day.  Is it? Is

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Take Me *Home* to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25

  

  Of all the things to happen in college, I never expected baseball to become the antidote to my homesickness. I’ve always been a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals—it was practically a requirement to live in the small town

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  [/annotation] might’ve looked like! [caption id="attachment_116872" align ... you’ve got a frat parking spot. Otherwise, parking is expensive and ... “lab.” It’s more of an ideas space? I’ve met some really cool grad

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / Travel

  [liveblog] morbing at the airport the flight is delayed for several hours because of toilet issues

  

  on the plane to amsterdam. i've already missed the connecting flight to ... past hour, and i've passed several groups of people discussing whether ... surprised by was the very large, very soft cockroach. i think i’ve learned a

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 1, 2025