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  getting back in the groove 🎵groovy groovy🎵

  

  sophomore year is the worst, but it's also kinda the year class-wise, at least ... excitement is just first-week delusion or the start of a new chapter in my MIT ... thinking "This will all make sense one day" is trippppppy. Judging the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 3, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  ”, with pride. This is not to say that everyone in the US approves of the ... homeland. The reason for the commentary is a proposal to clamp down on binge ... age is 18. You can read about it here, but the basic story is: Proposals

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biological Engineering at MIT My thoughts, feelings, and opinions (and slight ranting) about biology both at MIT and in…

  

  ) which is always a surprise to students at MIT course 20 and not. On the ... problems in industry is the fact that cures are simply not profitable. The ... MIT is, at the very least, interesting when it comes to biology. You

  • by Ben O. '19
  • November 20, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  rate this year is the lowest in MIT's 151 years; we had to turn away ... , but it is not awesome because of some immanent force radiating from ... MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2016 are now

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  HP and MP. The min-maxxer: This strategy is not recommended unless you ... behind. Social life is also important: This will not be the case for ... night, but that's because the triangle is an oversimplification of sorts

  • by Anika H. '26
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  on the walls. The story is bizarre and not terribly positive, but it ... other things going on which I will not bother to ennumerate here. The ... 've lived (my stepdad and stepbrother have, but not the rest of us), like some

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Eighth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 5PM on 01/24/06.

  

  of the day, a person's success is not determined by which school he or ... perfection is not a means to an end but the end itself? You should consider ... . ------------------------------------- Henry wrote: "What! My result is still not yet out can you plz mail the

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Former MIT Students on TV Two in a flattering way, one in a potentially embarassing way.

  

  knows 180 digits, not bad). One thing they don't tell you on the show is ... former MIT students on the tube. This month, PBS is having competition ... up for a full run. One of the shows, WIRED Science, is co-hosted by an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / People & Identities

  requiem for the desert as temperatures rise higher

  

  overnight. It is not yet close to the summers I’m used to, the August I used ... don’t seem to like where the heat is at already — for the past three ... am from the desert. This is the sort of learning he’s talking about

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 30, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  How to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall an international introduction to computational thinking

  

  participants, including ~15k in the United States last year. Bebras USA is led ... in the midwest and mountain states, which have not historically been as ... assistance. Plus, Bebras' mascot is the beaver, just like (and for the same

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  Number Münchners Eaten by a Trogglus Nicoise.

  

  Riviera is that the beaches are all made of rocks, not sand. This has ... it for three months! This is like the time Tony Randall died and I didn ... fun of me. So, in your opinion, what is the most important world news

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mondays and Tuesdays and the Spaces Between A few days in my words and a break in someone else’s.

  

  argument. The final parting of the course staff is bittersweet and not as ... thought that. If it is, then it’s not on whatever part of the river I ... minutes late, but I am probably not 10 minutes late. I call my mom on the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 27, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  If I'm not mistaken this is the time of year when you begin in ... . Why do we send you all of that stuff? Good question. The answer is that ... attending. Rules of Engagement Do not let the cost of tuition dictate

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  is clean and neat, I, personally, do not care if the student is wearing ... college interview is not the best place to try out a 'new look.' It's good ... just wondering. for the interview...is that too unprofessional? the nose

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2009 Within the next few days, we plan to make waitlist offers to complete the Class…

  

  students that they will not be admitted from the waitlist, and wishing them ... For the fourth consecutive year, we will admit students from our waitlist. Within the next few days, we plan to admit approximately 60

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (2)… [Mathematics] Studying math at Cambridge and MIT.

  

  say that research definitely is not the focus of the undergraduate ... -year MPhil. So basically research is not the focus early on because instead you ... thus the pace is certainly more intense for a given semester at MIT

  • by Cambridge
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My 7 Favorite Places to P-Set! Eat, Work, Repeat.

  

  the noise of the ground below. There is normally not much going on up ... classes and UROPs, the homework piles up throughout the week. Also, there is ... seven places to P-Set: 1. Quincy Market, Upstairs by the GAP This is

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  -grade oils. Anyway, the problem is that in addition to getting oil from the ... of symmetry, seared meat is delicious for the exact reason that Changing World Technologies is having trouble turning carcasses into oil--the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is fixed! The deadline for EA has been extended to November 5 due to the recent MyMIT…

  

  The site is back online and peace has been restored to my world. :-) The last two days have been somewhat insane, but I'm glad everything has ... ... As you may have noticed, the deadline for EA has been extended to

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2004
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is NEET?

  NEET is a collaborative and project-based academic program from the School of Engineering. The program aims to educate young engineers to build the new machines that will address societal needs by preparing them to