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• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  every roulette wheel spin is INDEPENDENT, your chances of hitting 28 are ... hit." The first law is true, the second is a construct of your imagination. How this relates to admissions: Some kid says, "I saw that your

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  snapshot diary an image a day keeps the psets away

  

  quite sure why. It can be 6:01, and I'm like well, you clearly missed your ... swipes and send out an email with a sheet to put your name if you wished to go. These forms filled out lightning fast, so you needed fast fingers

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 3, 2022
• Blog / Events

  1 / How to MIT again?! An expat returning home to the 'Tute

  

  you may undergo a process of re-adjustment in your place of origin ... move last minute on Labor Day. Classes started out fast, but I managed ... everything is thrown at you at once, even if you're intentionally about finding

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 29, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ramen this is a ramen post.

  

  immediately to your left, and go-go curry straight ahead. all around are tv ... curry and donkatsu fills your nose and you smile. are you going to get donkatsu today? nope. you've decided to give all the ramen places you're

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  MIT is like that—the journey is long, and it's not about going as fast ... building up the stamina and mental capacity and just plodding your way down ... that the walk taught me the importance of "knowing your limits" and

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Sophomore Fall Goals So you can bully me when I write a post saying they didn't work out

  

  floating around somewhere that if you write down your goals, they manifest ... hang dry some things. Stop Leaving Lectures Confused. Edit: Go to Your ... to hold your hand through multiple examples. If you don't know that

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 11, 2022
• Blog / Summer

  The 9-to-5 grind (or the 9-to-6:30 because that's when the free dinner is, and a girl's gotta eat)

  

  down during 95º nights. Pro-tip: if you want to build up savings fast ... of bed and into your desk early. Here’s an example plate: Lox on a ... , however, your code, or your team’s code, or someone’s code halfway across

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  . Your heart starts to beat fast, you start looking around frantically for ... you ever had that feeling where you have so much going through your head ... 10500000 things to say but your mouth and brain are like, "Sorry homie, we

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  of where you are on your spiritual journey, come and pose your hard ... declaring your faith. So you end up with a lot of people who say they ... , it gets heated pretty fast. My personal opinion is that the original

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  ?] Yeah, there’s this cheap “yay!” sound effect and that’s your score. If ... was pretty fast for small numbers, but when you get to the higher and ... Tetris, if you’re thinking just in terms of natural progression with this

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Questions What questions can I help answer about the application process?

  

  up the comments to your questions, and then tried to answer them (this ... ." As for your questions, ask them below in the comments.  I'll

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senioritis We'd fight for a cure if we weren't so lazy.

  

  breaks? No, IAP tuition and housing is included in your payment for the ... way to meet some of your new classmates. What's the deal with the meal plan? You or someone with money puts money into your TechCash account

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 2, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Intertwined Relationships — for me — have always been about choices.

  

  don’t throw up. If you keep doing that you’re going to throw up. Don ... , but instead I plugged in my earbuds and listened to “Fast Car” and cried ... themselves. And will you want my imprint on you, the same way I carry yours? I

  • by ana~
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

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

  

  , just look at me shred. Rule #1: Look good. Rule #2: Ski Fast. Rule #3 ... proud of myself. If you want to get better at something fast, do it six ... as possible. Make sure if you’re in New Hampshire you check out Jake

  • by Joel G. '18
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  -10 humanities classes in your concentration and 6 science/engineering classes ... income. What are your thoughts on 21E? I noticed a complete change in my ... and I'm so glad I finally made the leap. What have been your favorite

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  air and getting all over your shirt, I found it oddly relaxing. Live ... out i sit on the floor. It was so fast I didn’t even see who they were ... Twirl and having to remember that you and your partner are called centers

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

  ABCs of Senior Year friends, jobz, cats, "eight-oh-two"... + AMA!

  

  , finish your Gauss’ Law pset, attend an info session, apply to those 2 job ... dining etiquette. K: the typed affirmation you get when you and your friend have planned an awesome get-together. You’re getting burgers

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 23, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  your advisor. Please use him as a resource for helping you make the most of your time at MIT, and for working towards completion of your Physics degree. Please do stop by and see your advisor on registration day." and I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  capabilities. If you're new to how MIT shows off your grades, then I should tell ... straightforward, so I might as well treat myself. Fast forward to the final exam. I ... choose one class per term as a sophomore; if you get a grade you're not

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More thoughts on classes However, I did not find Matt's stuff (see blog post below this one).

  

  - I prefer my classes the way I prefer local fire departments: fast ... integral over infinity only after converting your basis vectors into Cartesian. Also, while you're solving easy problems using the hardest method

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 11, 2009