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• Blog / IAP

  incoming how i’ve been spending my iap yes get ready for like 8 of these in a row

  

  'm ridiculously close to NR'ing it. For the past semester and a half, I've been meticulously calculating each of my grades to see what I need on each assignment ... 've blocked out times on my schedule to dedicate time to it, however, this has

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  student to pursue his or her degree without any obligation on the part of ... for what you're going to do with the grant money (a very important part ... example, you want to discuss the broader impacts of your work on society and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  To go along with Chris' entry about excitement for the unveiling of ... 's first decision was whether to use the beaver or the Great Dome on the ring ... MIT officially gathers three times -- once, at the beginning, for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  strategy to choose (should I go for the humanities balls? should I make use ... directly for his humanities ball, in the meantime using my robot to block his ... friends vouched for me (as in, fought with the judges to let me try again

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  fierce the cultures of MIT dorms can be. Also, for reference, this post on ... of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” “While we may ... nothing can change our commitment to tackling big, important problems for

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Lazy Day Today is one of them

  

  just play it by ear and do whatever you like for a while. So, to the ... consciousness to turn it off, knowing that I won't need it after getting up so early. I turn a little bit in my bed before...contemplating going back to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  Thursday: Medlinks auction So on Thursday, the Medlinks had a dating auction to benefit a scholarship fund in Louisiana. One of my friends, Mike '07, asked me if I wouldn't mind going up for auction, and I obliged

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Return of QBert Whack-a-mole, a piano player, and a whole lot of fun. All in 24 hours or…

  

  describing to you the journey would be a faux-pas on my part, so here it begins ... headed over to the cabins where everyone was staying for the weekend to ... video games I had not played for years. I was also able to take out some

  • by Bryan
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  ) I have to do for the office. My silly notion that when I blog, it ... time writing/researching. So, from here on out, I'll try to post more ... regardless of where you end up for school, you'll be able to get a great

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding Time for you know, things that aren't psets.

  

  the pace of the content that was being fed to me. Turns out, (for me ... studying and go to sleep. Getting all your work done is for sure a priority ... . I'm pretty good. (Thanks to my friend Chantal for this photo~) - FIlm

  • by Joe B. '18
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  how not to be a mathematician on taking time & not running away

  

  math UROP for the first 2.5 years of MIT, I went to office hours less ... .  In the summer, I went back to Chicago, where I had been for the summer ... main goal for this summer was to become slightly more fluent in my mentor

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 15, 2024
• Blog / Residential Life

  I Miss You, Random Hall my love letter to the dorm i got kicked out of too soon

  

  -shaped, unsuspecting brick building on the side of Mass Ave next to a shady gas station. I miss coming back to an actual home. I miss plopping down on the ... frosh, taking us out for ice cream or staying up until 3 in the morning to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 9, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  -related material on the side in order to “not lose interest in economics.” Personally ... 12-15 page essays on assigned topics. The seminar is open to graduate ... each theory were true. Essentially, we would have to decide for ourselves

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  I am lethally bored in the airport boooooo

  

  for summer jobs Listen to Charli XCX Act like you're gonna work on your UROP Debate paying for more Shake Shack Check to see if any more ... of the airport near ticketing for 40 minutes while waiting for it to

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • May 22, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  than usual. I’m reigniting my IAP resolution to cook dinner for myself ... ’ve come to understand that the Lloyd clan has its own vernacular. For ... on Toyota Production System's operations Needless to say, it was an

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Freedom costs a buck-oh-five Question: What are two broke twenty-somethings to do on a pristine summer day in Boston?Answer:…

  

  too cool for this sort of thing. When you get to MIT for orientation ... study for a 7.20 (Human Physiology) test on the liver when the World ... like to go to Haymarket on Saturday mornings and make a nice cheap

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  [context for the non-MIT folks out there: a pset, or problem set, is ... your best to crush my soul. You've made eight hours of sleep an alien ... -long question might turn out to be an hour-long mindbender. An innocent negative

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  dorms he imagined for MIT on Vassar Street; Simmons is the second from the left. Originally, MIT tried to build the dorm on the right (the zig ... be viewed on MITWorld... look for it there in a few weeks. I'm signing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  excerpts

  

  -person graduation got canceled, 10 friends and I instead went on a road trip to ... night in Las Vegas, then… Pass through Valley of Fire on our way to ... … Pass through Las Vegas (again) on our way to… One day in Joshua Tree

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  hope springs eternal a warm feeling

  

  to genuinely care for one another, and on that front, I have little ... people in the hallways. It will be hard for us to recover after such a ... to rage, and in a place where most students are only here for four

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 8, 2021