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• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  East Campus courtyard and I am left to decide what happened to my weekend. Most everyone resolved to get some work done on these couple of days, but ... activity with nowhere to go. Sure, so maybe you're facing different math

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More quick answers Finaid questions, etc.

  

  bottom line is, get your financial aid materials in as soon as possible ... Answers to some more of the common questions ... be submitted/postmarked by today: Wednesday, March 1

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXachusetts Institute of Technology your guide to the daily confusion

  

  where you're going to live, REX is the perfect time to explore MIT’s dorms ... years and upperclassmen, and get a feel for everything MIT has to offer ... . According to MIT's Dormitory Council: Residence Exploration, or REX, is a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT Mini Maker Faire Celebrating STEAM and creativity

  

  seemed to showcase this idea of demonstrating your artistic creativity with ... according to MIT News) it was a huge success! My photography skills are less ... written already, even by people at Make Magazine, and I’m not sure I can do

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  try and get things done to graduate in June (eeep! real world! yikes ... people are excited by that, because the cold, bleak winter is a tough time ... to handle. The cold though, especially up in the mountains, is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Watch a Webcast! get ya popcorn ready

  

  during our travels, we get to meet amazing students and talk to them in person about what it's like to be a part of MIT. But even MIT hasn ... personal side to your knowledge that might make it even more interesting

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  oh no the future obligatory “i am old” post with pretentious morbing

  

  catch up to it and I’ll have to get a new one. Maybe by then I will be ... holed myself up in Radio Society to avoid getting distracted, and yet here ... lied to my entire life? You’re telling me I must sit here now and accept

  • by Anika H. '26
  • October 23, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  air and getting all over your shirt, I found it oddly relaxing. Live ... Twirl and having to remember that you and your partner are called centers ... Four Ladies Chain is called and you’re moving to another spot, and then

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  I love going to the MIT Media Lab. Being part of the MAS Freshman ... class (MAS.110) or for just getting "lost" in the many halls of the labs, looking at every project I can find. But today, I was there to attend the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  doing this: I'm working really hard to get better. And just by ... had to apply to them with all the terms of getting a second major. So ... , oh, you're graduating this semester. You need to write an essay." Turns

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

  water wars, lovecrafting, and 361 other REX events your annotated guide to everything currently unfolding on campus

  

  time filled with tons of events that will help you get to know the ... decided where you're going to live, REX is a great opportunity to find out about the different parts of campus that you otherwise might not get to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  ! - Wenhao Sun As far as late Beethoven goes, I'd really like to get into him ... experience to say nothing else. Oh! I'm getting so excited about this concert ... quite nice when MIT rounds your GPA to one decimal place. In addition to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  for the first time. You know, if you're a girl and you didn't get your ears pierced by your parents when you were a baby, or before 7 years old ... ). I'm now sitting at home, trying to relax but not quite, because there

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Taking a Step Back Using Avatar: the Last Airbender to talk about my feelings

  

  he’s been asked to be by his family and his nation, the parasite. While ... get to choose whether or not they’re going to be the person they are, or the person they were taught to be by their family, their friends, their

  • by Powers '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Graduation Some commencement pictures.

  

  and the court gets all muddy and before you know it your pants are wet ... , helpful things to guests. As I walked by the security tent at the foot of ... of the world", but really, it was more akin to, "Ponchos". We awoke to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 6, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  War, according to his bio on the GEL website. Diane, who supervises ... . Thanks to those of you who read and commented! I then realized I shouldn ... last November. According to this survey, 85 percent of freshmen said

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doing What You Love it's both priceless and utilitarian

  

  probably are if you want to apply to MIT), you're good at things, and that ... . And getting paid any reasonable amount to do what you love is basically ... your job is really, really conducive to doing it very well. It's pretty

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rethinking the Paris Metro I'm taking an awesome grad class that includes spring break in Paris. (Yeah, they're paying.)

  

  year." 11.5 hours a year saved? But what happens when you get to the end of the trottoir and have to wait a minute for your train, or for ... One of my five classes this term is sponsored by RATP, the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  past, present, future reflections and plans

  

  . As it happens, they turned out to be right. Listen to your elders, kids ... that all my psets got done, and I learned that it’s okay to get an extension from S^3 when you’re literally too hosed to function. There are

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

  Work in Progress So. I decided that I needed a new banner.

  

  lockers. All MIT students get Athena accounts, which allow you to have your ... as your Athena locker. So Ben sent me a link with info about how to ... looked at my page, but I have no one around to help me make a new banner

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 13, 2005