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  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  lab doing research. "So you’re the new urop?" 3. n the work assigned by your urop (see definition 1). “Sorry, I would, but I’ve gotta do my urop ... is 2A-X, X being your concentration. It can be department you can argue

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  how to adult spoiler alert: no one knows

  

  when you're eleven, you're also ten, and nine, and eight, and seven, and ... eleven, not until you're almost twelve. That's the way it is.” working on ... . but as kellen told me, you’re a writer if you write. so here i am

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  freshman year with our first-year advisors; once you declare your major, you ... that at MIT, unlike some other schools, you're required to meet with your advisor at the beginning of the semester and have them approve your course

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  after they ask me things. potential good friend: Hey! You're looking pretty tan! How was your summer? me: Good. I went to the beach. pgf: Oh ... you're supposed to ask them how about their summer. Unfortunately, as is

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2018 Graduates from MIT

  

  shibboleth. when you go to turn your rat around today, please, take a moment ... less when you're out there in it. because that's really all any of us can ... everyone else in your worlds to do that, by helping them to learn and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning a hackathon for students and instructors connecting technology with education

  

  interest, you can snip the relevant quotes, tag them in relationship to your ... can write your paper right in the desktop app, with your knowledge map and quotes list right by your side. An added bonus: Snipmap

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 17, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  to know the other freshmen in your program. Most (all?) departments ...  InsideTracker. InsideTracker pulls the results from your recent blood tests and analyzes your specific key biochemical and physiological markers. After a while it

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Music Scene by a non-musician

  

  that music is one of the most relaxing things, ever. Whether you’re ... or whether you’re just listening to keep the silence at bay. Whether it ... can happen if you just feel it in your bones. I for one see shapes that

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Inside vs. Outside How MIT changed for me after being admited

  

  nevertheless every piece of your life seems to fit into the right spot. You tripped over your foot and successfully landed a perfect front flip recovery, your girlfriend exists (lol), and you walked into your AP Physics test

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Killer Mike, Lupe Fiasco, and the Dancing Body of the State five gatherings of many people

  

  you--look to the left and the right like you in black church--your life, your circle of friends should look like this. They should not all look ... show. If you're not interacting with and befriending people who don

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Classes (or, Gettin’ Classy) I made a series of Biology videos about blood and learned about digital education!

  

  when cool people like the thing you made even if you're equal parts proud ... video series intended to debunk the myth that blood is red in your arteries and blue in your veins. It's akin to a "choose your own adventure

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 31, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Studying At Cambridge 101 An Expert's Guide To Tackling The Revision Process

  

  your knowledge. At Cambridge there is significantly less graded ... your benefit and doesn't contribute to your final grade. With that said ... ) Also have to orally defend your code in a short code interrogation. E

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  books from ancient collections of many hundreds. You're probably wondering how you're expected to sleep for grief, so I'll try to comfort you with ... for a buckle lost from your first shoe, or for your lesson book which

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  makes you a lot more attractive to graduate institutions -- and, once you're there, it takes some of the financial burden off of your department. Here ... for what you're going to do with the grant money (a very important part

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Friend the Parasitic Scientist A Random Hall alumnus on reality television!

  

  control your sleep schedule? We were never off camera. They were filming us ... do in your free time? I spent most of my time making things in the ... your favorite thing about being on the show? I think the whole experience

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 26, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing an essay using thumb tacks and arousing the suspicions of a snarky Nobel laureate

  

  your description of your interests." Wilczek's reads: "theoretical ... got a little bolder. "Your interests are very broad." He laughed. "It ... fun fact about the CTP (Center for Theoretical Physics), in case you're

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 5, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  some of you overachievers) to figure out your hobbies and interests. Many ... ’ve spent your whole life being told to try new things and find what you like ... had to choose which hobbies to focus your time on and there just weren

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  sentiments: *dislike* for not recognizing your own awesomeness, but *like ... , experts say, is making accurate, realistic assessments of your performance. Perhaps equally important: knowing you're not alone. Abigail thinks that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Dark Side of the Moon Mi vida. Nada m√°s.

  

  HURT. Do so at your own risk. Parental discretion advised. Mmmm. Anywhoo ... MIT). I taught "The Art of Money" (money - yes, money in your pockets ... Splash happening a month from now! if you're a high school/middle school

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  other that's just happenstance. The first reason you're seeing fewer ... kitchen. In turn, freshmen bloggers, I need your help. Please blog ... days I mean the night before. Until 2 or 3 AM. If you're a lightweight

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008