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• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  grading systems. We want you to know that we accept whatever grades your school can make available to us and consider them in the context of your ... help us get a better understanding of your mastery in a subject. We
• Blog / Challenges

  4 / Just *breathe* Everything is going to be all right

  

  ; Each year, fall semester seems to pass by much quicker. Maybe coming off ... . To get some headspace, and reflect on the semester and year. To have ... the holiday decorations, and explore a part of the city I rarely get to

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 2, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Antics! The title is pretty self-explanatory, isn't it?

  

  , we decided to get the hell out of there. Soon after this, we were told to quiet down by the night security guard, only the night security ... tunnels to get from Building 54 to the main academic buildings without going

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Analogies “Fill yourself up with musical lighter fluid and ignite your inner match.”

  

  analogies, and are certainly not limited to expressions such as “Release your ... Kresge Auditorium almost rolling in laughter, listening to arguably some of ... director, giving us musical direction, ideas of what feeling to evoke while

  • by Ana V. '15
  • April 1, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  team to finish in a combo beating the other team (ex: your team wins if ... , the sailing team goes to the College of Charleston in South Carolina for ... greatness. We reported to the sailing pavilion at 5:30 am on Saturday

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  miserable and magical oh, to feel moved

  

  overshadowed by the question of whether i am entitled to feel sad, whether i have ... the rest of your life goes and it is valid to want financial security ... jump out of your nightmare to dawn’s peace, resting on wounds like dew on

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Smaller than the eye can see but with the potential to change the world: nanotech!

  

  -related classes and research experiences. Just to whet your appetite, MIT has some ... that could lead to substantial energy savings by allowing more efficient ... professor Ned Thomas. Hopefully you get the picture…the list above is by no

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  We Were Deferred

  

  /not sleep deprived we were to run the 10-minute-walk to our bus stop to get ... almost finished, so really try your best to end the quarter, semester, term ... , you will take your talents and passions to a different school that will

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 30, 2017
• Blog / Uncategorized

  i became british for a summer featuring an internship at bristol robotics lab

  

  abroad program. I figured this could be fun, getting to work somewhere cool ... the more I hung around, the more I wanted to get to know them better ... [/caption] We went out to the pub together a few times to hang out and get drinks

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 18, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  She works hard for the money So hard for it, honey.

  

  have to go to work, you have to think twice about turning off your alarm ... good at faking sick to your boss. I think that first-term freshmen ... hours a day. You're probably used to being in class seven or eight hours a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 20, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Radio Nerd Shenanigans i wrote this in october and forgot to post it oops

  

  sure you need to give your real call sign” “That’s totally a real call ... to figure out how to get to the club room. Walker wasn’t the most ... wanted to print the current W1MX logo on a PCB, but the best he could get

  • by Anika H. '26
  • February 25, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 3) notes from the third day

  

  ended deciding to get up and wander Union Station. I have come to the ... ="84400" /] Out of a mild fear of getting lost or left behind, I attached myself to an old lady who was also getting up to stretch her legs; we had a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 13, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Kevin’s reflections after an IAP externship at a start-up company Kevin '08 takes a step back and re-evaluates his goals after an IAP externship at…

  

  can opener—you just can’t get anywhere with it! “Well duh,” you say. You’re ... , who I'll get to later. So clearly, you can tell Adam’s been ... rather how to solve "problems caused by the language". Sorry, that was too

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 7, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Because one story just isn’t enough My tale of being admitted. Laugh. Cry. Both. Neither. All of the above?

  

  would be fun to read. Be warned - I may (read: will) overdramatize a good ... day tubes made it to South Florida, Neha '10 (that's Mr. Neha to you and ... came, so she drove to school to give her the tube. Kris '10 and I were in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Things to do before you graduate

  

  on it are rather boring ("Get your picture taken with Tim the Beaver"), touristy ("Have your parents take you to the North End"), or non ... on top of the Great Dome 13. Contribute to How to Get Around MIT 14

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Our favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers If this title bothers you - or more importantly, if it doesn't - you should…

  

  's perfect). But when there get to be a lot of errors, we start to question how ... to proofread and double-check your spelling - and don't just rely on ... applications. Last year, it was 17,909 to be exact. And we don't just see them

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek

  

  with your interviewer to send us an extra (first?) copy of your interview ... interviews are very helpful pieces to your admissions case? Well, it's probably ... I almost forgot: for you regular action folks, the deadline to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  there is no time left musings on death and the future

  

  probably the first ones to go when your brain begins to deteriorate. i wonder ... humanity desperately needs to attempt. that way, you can live with your ... something i really want to get around to doing during my lifetime then i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 22, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  What I Did on Registration Day I registered.

  

  sincerely apologize if she wasn't able to sign your forms after I skipped out ... in fear of getting belittled by my peers for repetitive word choice ... than Halley's Comet. Tomorrow, I will (1) wake up, (2) attempt to get a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exercises in Style with apologies to queneau

  

  compensate. On your way to your destination you will pass by many people ... get the cart up into the office, and I reckoned it'd be best to avoid ... , we were assigned to read Raymond Queneau's classic Exercises in Style

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 20, 2022