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• Blog / Classes

  reviewing my classes this semester but unthoroughly

  

  , because there’s no way one computer can handle that much search traffic ... constraints (needing to get all my units in so I can graduate)!! Some stats ... This semester, due to a [annotation note="decided I could finish both

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 17, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roman Life A.k.a. not-Greek life.

  

  very much once you get here. Everybody needs the occasional vacation from ... particularly exciting once we got to the beach; it was just relaxing, which was ... 't line up properly; your workload is far more than you're used to or should

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  't offered at my school. Does that eliminate my chances of being accepted to ... to me? Does it accurately reflect me? Does it convey everything ... . So, I thought I'd post a few up here. To spare you the trouble of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  For Deferred Students Some advice and answers.

  

  send in a whole new version of my application? No. You do not need to ... reason" why you were deferred, or "what needs to be improved," simply ... 's nothing that I see to be lacking or needing improvement -- most of our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  notes on hope despite despite despite

  

  report on ross gay's poems once, in 21.487, and he actually came here to ... it. But even if we need to understand the wreckage to survive it, it ... it's amazing how much help and good will is available to you if you

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 25, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  i will miss learning and dressing up everyday happy last first week of classes to me and seniors of the world

  

  on my pre-registration. I only need to take three classes–biology, a ... in rotation. Is the decision of what to wear that much of a burden to ... . If you care too much about what you look like, what does that say about

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  decision? Does this student have the emotional and social maturity to be a ... equipped to handle. Rather, the ease and the excitement with which they ... "special case" questions I get is about younger students looking to apply

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  One Month of Baby Steps my feet hurt

  

  much longer. Time doesn’t flow at its normal rate when everything around me is saturated with newness. I’m still adjusting to making new friends, taking new classes, and handling the new responsibilities that come with

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 26, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday (in Snaps) and my longest Snapchat story ever

  

  :54. Time to eat dinner. Back again at Masseh. 21:05: Not too much time to ... :10: Arrive at Johnson Arena, next to the Z-Center for skating practice. During ... , drops by to take some pictures for her photography class project. 10

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  there and back, which does not feel like much, but can be up to 15 minutes ... admission. Once I got through them it would be much easier and more fun. I ... the web. This was very bad for me. The pressure of needing to pass

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  needs to be improved," simply because things are much more complex than ... do not need to "improve" your application, or redo/edit/modify part or ... deferred applicant, there's nothing that I see to be lacking or needing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  need to "improve" your application, or redo/edit/modify part or all of ... reason" why you were deferred, or "what needs to be improved," simply ... 's nothing that I see to be lacking or needing improvement -- most of our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  some adjustment. For example, you need to dishabituate to saying “excuse ... . Not much of a story, but I had to share it because it highlights the ... life and give advice to people in the difficult times we were once in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  transferring student culture online virtual rush? it's more likely than you'd think

  

  emotionally taxing. From August 23rd to the 30th, dorms hosted events to introduce frosh to their culture and subcommunities, which was the equivalent ... happens in the week first-years get to happens"]REX.[/annotation]Then, frosh

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  back to bite me more than once. In the quantum sequence, in astrophysics ... for the next 4 years? How much do I want to learn? What would I give up ... statement to go unchallenged. It's not that it's untrue, there are certainly

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  ” mechanical engineering track), I need to submit a plan for the requirements and electives I plan to take. It needs to be approved by a specific faculty member ... projects are all happening at once, and lots of people are pretty hosed

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Being Sick at the Institute the firth law of therbodydabics *sniff*

  

  to be much more productive than just panicking. I’m not gonna lie ... why it’s important to ask for help when you need it. Today is not the ... sick. What a joy it has been to experience illness during the first two

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  Finally, I Wrote a Post about Grad School "grad's cool"

  

  college. While they pushed me to pursue college, I did not get much guidance ... need to go somewhere that will give you a scholarship. I'm going to ... anyway if I needed her to."]reservations[/annotation] about not being able

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 30, 2020
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT provide any academic or athletic scholarships?

  MIT provides financial aid on the basis of financial need only. We ... , artistic, or anything else. However, we refer to the money given directly by ... solely on financial need. If you have further questions on financial aid
• Blog / About Decisions

  Culture, not the bacterial kind Some questions you should be asking about all the schools to which you're applying.

  

  need to figure out in order to decide on a program, therefore, is which ... into a department once they've declared it? How easy is it to go about ... does the academic calendar look like? How easy is it to get a research

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 4, 2006