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  Fig. 6: Eigenverantwortung The time of my life. What responsibilities?

  

  manager will be okay with that. Figure out how to get the exam proctored ... fail, so scramble to visit the nearest Bank of America to have it done in ... going to do, you waited until the last minute and don't want to be

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • August 28, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  was determined to not be embedded into this blog post, but you can ... . But, unfortunately, the position is not year-round—I needed to find ... . It’s built to be part time, it’s right up the street (I tend to do

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Great Wifi Outage of 2007 Burton-Conner's wifi went out two days ago; Evan will tell you more by the end…

  

  , not the Claymation videos.) The only similar event I can recall would be ... like to be in a class where I don't know everyone's name, and not ... blows up to the point that if you skip class, nobody will notice except

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty years later cms major who

  

  turtle not be part of the choir? Creative goods Maybe the solution to the ... this is the key to understanding why: it's not the puzzles or puzzlehunts ... meant that solvers' progress couldn't be the plot driver; the story had to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 29, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Took A Gap Year some things you just can't predict

  

  will find that you do have the strength to keep living, that you will be where you need to be, and that you will thrive. Don’t overanalyze the ... -branded tape from what appeared to be a thick file. The file was from the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • March 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  HERE LIES P/NR September 2018-December 2018

  

  , to ‘hit the ground running.’ The painful struggle to get through the coursework, the realization that I had to drop a class, and the good sense to drop the right one. The feeling of failure that comes when you’re used to

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 16, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  that the school can see why someone like you would be great to have on ... 'll listen to, but you're also choosing the atmosphere you will live in and the ... to be a part of, and I have never regretted the decision. 2. Freshman

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.08: Intro to EECS via Interconnected Embedded Systems aka: the class that convinced me i belong at mit

  

  generated phrase will be displayed on the LCD. In order to turn off the alarm ... about not being able to get the web app working, and I didn't know how ... will be pretty long! It'll be an explanation of the class, my experiences

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Wanna Be a Doctor? Premed @ MIT

  

  have in the comments about being premed and I will get back to you. :) ... II and III. Part of the reason why I'm reluctant to say I'm premed ... 's not worth your time or energy." I came to MIT wanting to be a chemical

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  trying to trim the tree of possible paths an Aristotelean inquiry

  

  conversation: A: Why do you want to take less classes? Me: I would not be as overwhelmed. A: Why do you not want to be as overwhelmed? Me: It would make me ... already know what they want to do, the sense that they will be miles ahead

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 3, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  150 years of MIT course catalogs the mit history you want to know

  

  just completed by the time this catalog was written. Not to be confused ... Technology". The school was explicitly for people who wanted to be mechanical ... elements studied in groups. To be fair, Mendeleev's version of the periodic

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 15, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  get in or will / will not be accepted because they are a woman / a ... so forth - can we conclude that you are prepared to handle the material ... , when the student fails out. Not the student, when they could have

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parents, Please Read Prefrosh and students, read this too, and make sure to have a discussion with your…

  

  the book that was going to be covered in lecture, go through online ... lives more difficult than they need to be. I failed that test and it ... to have failed. Not letting something get to you is important at MIT

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If man is five Then most people are six, and if most people are six then pre-meds are seven.

  

  just to be in the same room for a minute and catch a glimpse of his well ... the quantum level, whether they'll kill you or not and WHY WHY WHY WHY ... recommendation would be to get a UROP or two and see what you're more interested in--the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [joint post] we visited every station on the MBTA and the Logan Airport Rental Car Center

  

  the top half of the Red Line. A map might be useful to follow along. CJ ... machine. Our first stop would be Ashmont, then taking the trolley to ... high-speed. CJ: To be fair, it was faster than the Green Line. Alan

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 29, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Ten days of live-action roleplaying no joke, there i was…

  

  ? Neville was supposed to be good at combat. I started the game with 5 HP ... future, that I can come back and continue to be a member of the Guild. In ... many of my friends to sign up as I could. The pandemic's been rough for

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why My 5.13 Problem Set Took All Day Moral of the story: Don't procrastinate, or I'll never talk to you again.

  

  : Wonder vaguely why anyone would be awake now, especially to put sugar in ... the hospital." "You had to be there; it was AWESOME."). 9:14 PM ... walking later," to my second-grade phase of "Why learn to tie my shoes now

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  “You know what would be cool?” some pizza would be a start...

  

  Science to Student Life, the best way to get free food and every tangent in ... universities that you can go to for your education. It's not like MIT teaches ... 's like to be here (as a sidenote, I recently learned that going for 35

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 8, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  major takeaways: from every semester of mit

  

  , you get the point. Freshman fall is meant to be a reality check for ... poured into my classes, I still failed to grasp the concept. It was as ... 's very easy to get caught up in the daily metronome of life, especially

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 28, 2023