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• Blog / How to Human

  looking at old journals gap year chronicles, ft thoughts on science, art, and moving through the world

  

  -engineer my focus. I'm starting to get scared of giving up — not tonight, nor ... couldn’t get gelato until I submitted to some number of agents. And I did ... typed out the entries that seemed interesting to me. This IAP I trimmed

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Write an Original Song (ex?)-emo kid gone rogue

  

  freestyle though, because sometimes you manage to get a line, or a verse, or a ... post. I just had a laptop, phone, and the microphone on some earbuds to ... , ranging from absolute flaming garbage to (at least in your opinion) pretty

  • by Powers '23
  • June 14, 2020
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does pass/no record work?

  Here's something else to love about MIT! The first semester at MIT is graded on a pass/no record basis: if you pass the class you get a ... second semester is similar, except that if you pass, you get a letter grade
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  also don’t get to randomly see students I know in the hall. I also miss ... occasion when I get to a story that has special significance to me. I believe ... well share my advice here for those who won’t get to hear it in the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  that the interview is not only a way for us to get to know you better, but also a way for you to get to know us better. Show up on time ... interviews has changed (though Stu's advice on how to prepare for it remains

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Who will have access to my application information?

  At MIT, we hope to get to know you better through the application process and want you to be able to express yourself authentically. We understand that some information you may choose to share with us is information
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  call an Uber to get to the bus station, and get stuck in traffic. Rush ... miss the bus at this point. It takes 35 minutes to get to South Station, a 3.5 mile drive from campus. I sprint to get on the bus 3 minutes

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Activities, humanities, question-ities Will you have time to be in an extracurricular at MIT? Yes, you will.

  

  into them if you really want to. If you don't get your first choice HASS ... . Also, how did you manage to get your experimental procedures done within ... in a few ways. First, I've been known to come in before class to get

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  in an effort to be whole again recovery

  

  to just trying to find time to rest but really not...getting any. This ... get extremley red and I would scratch it to the point where my skin ... overwhelmed me. He thankfully was able to get me an exception for my 18

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  to stop doing, which I'll get to in a bit). One thing I've learned ... likes to say, your get-up-and-go has got-up-and-went. The last time I ... cynicism related to one's job; and c) reduced professional efficacy. Burn

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / Study Abroad

  From One Cambridge To The Other A year away from the Institute

  

  did this mean getting to spend some time in Europe but it also meant a ... From EC to Trinity Hall Last year First East was graced with a ... enthusiastic 6-1 major with a propensity to semi-conductor electronics, Rob was

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 12, 2013
• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  am your spider. Don’t get me wrong, I’m also ridiculously excited to ... upmost faith that we’ll be able to not only get through it together, but ... "]CPW[/annotation] 2020, except it isn’t. It’s the first day of CP*, a virtual answer to

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  best places to sleep on campus for when your bed is far far away

  

  to you maybe you are learning through osmosis? 2. Your empty ... follow societal norms.  desktops get more and more comfortable as the ... ="x = any integer from 1-24, not to be mistaken for the ChemE Bunker

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is going to pump you up! A bit about a cool new fitness program called getfit@mit

  

  to the gym!” and when that doesn’t work, “Get to the gym… seriously ... Have any of you read “The Idea Factory: Learning to Think at MIT”? If ... long bike rides to clear your mind and “ah-ha” moments while chatting

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Parent’s Guide to CPW ...it's not just for Prefrosh!!

  

  're getting ready to welcome the prefrosh and their parents to four days of ... the tip of the iceberg...to get a head start on your plans check out our ... At this point, the admission website must appear to be "all about CPW

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / Events

  How to have dinner with your Professor and have it paid for by the UA!

  

  and 2-5 friends can ask any of your professors out for a feast, to any ... invite him/her out to an evening banquet. Register online and have all guests confirm. Choose a date and enjoy! "BUT I'M NERVOUS..." Get

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events That You Should Come To! totally biased, but hey, it's my blog

  

  maintain a balance between the two groups. The best way to get to know us is ... , you'll get to interact with a sampling of the most active groups on ... 's student groups, as compared to the Welcome Festival on Thursday. COME! Get

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos

  

  uncertain when you hold them too close. Still, I add to the list. Markers of ... and uncontrollable, I return to the list. I remind myself of what I know to be true. Some truths are easy. For example, the addition of peanut

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • September 29, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Been Up To No, not back around finals week - still not thinking about it... DURING IAP! When…

  

  a month ago, and I couldn't get myself to edit it. But now - I ... get your groceries and sit down to have lunch at like the same place! I ... FREEZING. I finally got a chance to warm up and get food when I went through

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • February 9, 2010
• 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…

  

  storyline, in case you're curious - a freshman comes to MIT, keen to get ... To Life Than Tooling): "There's more to 8.01 Than getting p-sets done ... tour guide) for this statistic So, if you get the chance to be around

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 9, 2011