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  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  totally lost in that class for weeks. The current plan is to work on it with ... will not cut it for today. It’s a pretty quick meal, and I run into a few ... ’t know what half the variables mean. 1:00 — I go to economics class. It’s

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  be for pansies, but you can afford to do it at least once this weekend ... -CPW-rant that the previous item became, it's important enough to be repeated here ... many kinds of awesome, your grade is going to be 1/4 of it for 4 years

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  On Supplemental Materials Further information about application supplements.

  

  activities/accomplishments can be useful, particularly if it is an usual ... bring to this process and your talents can be considered with your other ... are something unique that you bring to this process and your talents can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What has carcinogenic chemicals, alum bloggers, and ~art~? embracing my inner hipster

  

  in a very mural-happy dorm, I can't paint to save my life. But I do like to photograph a lot, and in fact I've done quite a lot of it in the ... aficionado, Walter, to develop my first roll of film ever. (amusingly, I used

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  That wasn’t skiing, that was falling with style! Guest post by Katy Kem '16

  

  , we have Independent Activities Period (IAP). During IAP students can ... , or to put it another way, a total wuss. I avoid compromising situations, whether it be going to a party where I don’t know many people, or refusing

  • by Joel G. '18
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Personal Projects

  things i’ve made and/or consumed art, movies, shows, and more

  

  (you can see this in the right). It was just so annoying to work with ... to correct after someone pointed it out. Maybe you can see it a little ... ’s nothing I can say to fully express its brilliance. I’m glad that I watched

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 28, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  I walked on water* IAP? no...you're AP.

  

  from Anna’s. It’s good to be back. Anyways, it’s IAP (Independent ... taking the class - it'll give you universal shop access to many shops on ... can take months), and it'll get you acquainted with the Pappalardo shop

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Teach ‘til you drop, then draw the Mona Lisa while blindfolded. 573 students, 10 hours.

  

  can sign up to teach >= 1 sessions of any class 1330 hours of ... surreal to lecture where Eric Lander lectures. It was also totally surreal ... ) and then it was already five minutes into my class so I had to give up

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] How to Revise a Paper in 5 Easy Steps Claire H. '20's urop experience TM

  

  my notifications. “Nope,” I thought to myself as I flicked it away – I ... , which was me scrambling to finish my summer project and making slides it ... back to me, it was nearing the middle of Week 3, and I was on my way to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 9, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  ...I honestly don't know enough neuronscience to be able to explain it, I just do ... domain wall motion in magnetic nanowires using finite element method. This ... for the summer that can (but doesn't have to) be related to your

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  In the South for prospective students; in the mail for incoming students Travel & email.

  

  ://www.mit.edu/~yourusername. A username can also get you an MIT certificate, giving you access to ... cannot change it. Do you really want to answer to "hotdog88" in three years ... the username... back when I matriculated, you picked it when you got to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  tries to do it by using words like, "utility." How many units of utility ... someone like me who is new to this business. When I think about it though ... to decisions, can be answered by two things: having a little zen, and a

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Events

  I’m still here. Promise.

  

  Whew. It's been awhile. Um...so what I've come to realize is that IAP ... 'll give you all a few days to work on it, then I'll tell you the funny story ... . It took us about 15 man-hours to solve. Finally, this puzzle was the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / Events

  What can I say, it grew on me . . . (Guest Entry) Now I'm a beaver believer!

  

  Jack returned us to Baker House, our feet were all tired, but it was well ... to worse, I can just take the Athena chairs down the ramp a couple ... Office: My friend Feldman '11 walked me to The East Campus, where I was

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time Because that really is what we are here for

  

  are others. It is basically an introduction to programming in Java. I’m enjoying it so far, and I have to admit that it is a good feeling when your ... quite right. I’m not sure I will use Java in my future, but I suppose it

  • by Becca H. '12
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not your stereotypical sorority girl Tonight is the first night of sorority recruitment!

  

  sorority life at MIT (http://web.mit.edu/panhel/www/index.htm). Want to test ... are nothing like what the media portrays. I'll try to dispel some ... clarify exactly what a sorority is. According to the Panhel website

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  And it’s all beginning…

  

  . I want to see it work the way it's supposed to, so, if you're an ... 've found something you like so quickly, and maybe it is the best place for you, but it's important to make an informed decision about it. An

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Yeah, I’m turning twenty, it’s terrifying one year of mit

  

  , five months. I've gotten used to moving quickly. I've gotten used to ... quickly. The other thing I've gotten used to is living alone. Up until the ... address, takes the next printed sticker, puts it on a tube, and hands it to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 1 Never be afraid to go straight to the top.

  

  awesome little class that I like to call Toy Design. Also, if you can wrack ... . Hasbro is awesome, they care a lot about what they do, and it was fun to ... Fair 2008." WHAT'S TOY FAIR!? I quickly did some Google searches I found

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

  those entries. Instead, I want to focus on something much more grandiose, much more important––and much MUCH geekier. It all started, as most nerd ... poll on Doonesbury.com asking readers where Alex should go to college. As

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011