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• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that

  

  observed that "your last name* maps to a rare earth element whose compounds ... Maison Française," "MIT Classes," and "MIT Extracurrics" are now all in a folder called "Old." Eek. In "Old," I found a folder named after my high

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2014
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  American Heritage Dictionary and is included as a unit of measure in Google ... creativity, cleverness, and difficulty of execution. A 1958 prank in which the ... unique sense of humor, as expressed in the arena of hacking. Hacks at the
• Blog / Personal Projects

  The Oreo Post i tried them all* !

  

  In July 2018, in my application to be a blogger, I left a note at the ... a rare occurrence during this project. (I proceeded to get very hosed ... to a lack of new Oreo flavors in my life. I did try two, though

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 29, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m doing this IAP i guess i need to be more specific

  

  material necessary to get started. web.lab is a pretty intense class. We ... , but using bacteria to make pictures. We did it in a room called the Bio ... got exercise in the week, and it was a way to catch up with other

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year in laptop stickers RIP my laptop 7/19/20

  

  , which is a large room in my dorm, Burton Conner, so all i have to do to be ... note="tech & repair shop located right next to Trader Joe's in West ... . losing the files on my laptop and having to pay a good amount of money for

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 21, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  you get to campus. I did not follow this advice when I was a freshman ... to be waiting for your grades for a week or so.) I've fulfilled all my ... housing lottery, it's a good idea to pack a suitcase with about a week

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  forward to another great one. Tune in next time for a post about IAP, all of ... . With Pass/No Record in place to make the transition easier, first semester is a time to make that daily fire hose drinking session a little bit

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  When Disaster Strikes About how we'll be flexible with applications, and a couple of benefit events.

  

  things happen, like when your school is shut down by a hurricane, your home ... your application if something awful happens to you. Each circumstance is ... willing to work with you. If you need to work out a flexible solution for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Well, you just cost me money.” Best. Desk Call. EVER.

  

  automatically assume that you're some crazy child genius and an expert in anything ... forwarded me this in the meantime and I had to share. ---------- Forwarded ... : can you connect me to the science department? me: this is a dorm, I don

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing…Stan! Passing the blogger torch

  

  Arizona doesn’t have those things, it just takes a lot longer to get there ... pretty cool people. If you want to see engineering in action, just take a ... ground. I seem to be one of the few people in GEL that’s majoring in a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 24, 2012
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  MIT is one of the best places in the world to be a student ... able to do everything on your own, so you'll find (or make) a few friends in the class and go work together to get it done. We do this because
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a freshman Getting a P+ isn't just for frosh anymore.

  

  contemplating the prospect of having a class on Junior/Senior P/D/F. You get to do ... royal guard. Like a freshman? Haha, no, you aren't allowed to do that ... eventually turned out to need about two and a half hours of touching) when I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exploring the newest innovations in dessert technology A trip filled with enough desserts to satisfy anyone's sweet tooth!

  

  decided to find out, while celebrating a 21st birthday. We had three stops ... custard right before your eyes. The custard recipe was discovered in Japan ... pastries just waiting to be injected with ice cream! They opened the store in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  An Experiment in Independence: PART TWO.

  

  carried away there. Time flies when you're talking to a camera, I guess ... /suggestions/lifehacks/ways-to-not-be-clueless-in-a-kitchen, leave those below in ... schedule here, working a nine-to-five job, and learning a lot--I definitely

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  hopes to find a coin hidden somewhere on MIT's campus typically over the ... created by the entire team every so often for you all to try, and then a ... Greek A + Roman V Thirteenth in Mr Tumnus Eighth in Ugachaka Law Case

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  , almost directly beneath the Citgo sign. A brownie in a mug! I'll have to ... to brush up on my French in order to take a French class in the fall. I ... the side, preparing to play Werner Heisenberg in Copenhagen, a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  New York, New York

  

  I'm in New York City now, staying in a hotel a stone's throw from the ... section. In March, Les Perelman attended a national college writing conference and sat in on a panel on the new SAT writing test. Dr. Perelman is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 3 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Techiya and Beyond.

  

  ’s the third). All I knew was I wanted to be in an a capella group ... enough to get in the first time, you’ll improve by participating in other groups. If your dream is to be a Chorallary someday, just keep

  • by ARTalk
  • May 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is live we're ready for you to begin

  

  for freshman admission to MIT. Many of you may have received a shiny ... process and it’s not too early to start. You’ll want to do a few ... personalized teacher recommendation forms. In your packet, and on your My

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Feel Old Senior year? Already? #indenial.

  

  getting through a little bit of my "Things To Do Before I Graduate" list ... 9 months to do all of the following: get through the list of 101 ... for STS (it's been sitting in my backpack for weeks now) get into

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 10, 2012