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  Internet Nostalgia Internostalgia!

  

  up a heaping dose of pain in the form of academic expectations. If you ever want to know the surface area of a golf ball with radius 3cm covered ... , like the ability to tell someone their video on YouTube of a baby hamster

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Flies And I lose track of it

  

  random leaves ended up in this picture. It’s really cool to see the wind ... The Oatmeal argues that we should call it Bartolomé Day instead, because ... up on work/sleep/fun/etc. Personally, I seized the opportunity to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 26, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Major, Course 6-9 computation and cognition

  

  major crept closer.[/annotation] I wanted to know if the major would be ... Fee to discuss the situation. He assured me that in just a few weeks, a ... officially become a 6-9. I was definitely one of the first to officially be a

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? We're still processing many, many documents. Don't worry, be thankful.

  

  all of the fee waiver requests (which we're happy to grant). The day ... all of the documents therein are yours, that it is ready to be evaluated ... documents, and I hope you can understand why. Please be patient. If the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  print “Hello, World!\n”; Everything you ever needed to know about me

  

  me to be for the three or four hours when school was over and work wasn ... everywhere. You might have seen me if you walk down the Infinite at the right ... salaries and some help from the government, was just enough to buy half a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  custard" (from the drinks menu, which turned out to be just a bowl of corn ... pouring outside. I didn't want to walk in the rain or call an Uber, so I ... If you asked me before spring break where I like to eat around MIT, I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  have the amazing opportunity to be a panelist for MIT Admissions! On ... own final projects to present at the end. I applied to be a Code ... really nervous when I heard Rachel announce we'd be moving on to the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Distractions For you.

  

  advantage of the sunny, 55 degree weather to catch up on all the vitamin D I failed to absorb in wintry days past. In celebration of this meteorological grace, my writing professor agreed to move the location of today's class

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advanced Standing Exams: know your stuff, get out of a semester-long class! You should really consider taking them.

  

  , you can take something cool instead! If you know that you’re going to be ... the end to see if I would pass. I also bought the (old) textbook ... AP credit—the worst out of any school I researched when applying. If

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to miss deadlines at MIT Policies for late assignments, and ways to keep your grades afloat when life inevitably happens

  

  just be a free pass to throw an assignment out the window if you ... can't tell if I love or hate. I’ll be working on the problem sets and ... the evening. If I force myself to stay up longer than that, though, I

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • October 12, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  beauty is overrated

  

  “beautiful” would be to erase all of the nuances of what we’ve built over the ... never failed to be astonished by lush foliage and volcanic mountaintops ... crossposted on Substack here. I've never really wanted to be

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  to MIT if/when his racing career faltered. The (Santa Rosa) Press ... You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT ... was the first applicant from his school to MIT in a long time, perhaps

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  ." There are a variety of ways to take these courses. Each of the science ... . Many students will join Freshman Learning Communities to take much of the ... your choice to form your HASS concentration Unlike the science core, you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  old east campus working through feelings caused by news

  

  called it old east campus. it was going to be made ada compliant and the kitchens would be enlarged and the gra apartments were going to get upgrades ... details. on the renovations itself: ec needs to be renovated. it's no

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT Goes To Senegal Like Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, except with fewer filibusters and more dancing.

  

  ; one of them happens to be learning about the incredible West African ... to still take advantage of the incredible opportunities MIT has to ... ") ensemble, and this January we had the amazing option to actually go to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  four semesters in music and food just some lists and reminisces

  

  lot. (You can call my parents if you want to fact-check me, but be ready ... long gone. I was reflecting on this the other day as I happened to be ... I choose to cook has come to be as defining, for me, as the music I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 28, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  the Medical Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book ... screennames to be in touch with fellow MIT 2015s! The MIT Reply Form: As soon ... required for your financial aid to be packaged. If your financial aid

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  A Three-part IAP sababa* in more than one way

  

  tried Mystery Hunt for the first time, but epically failed to help the ... campus, it was time to leave again. I decided that this winter would be the ... be very difficult, if not impossible to not float (some guys in my

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Document Deadline Extended to Wednesday

  

  email the document if the fax option has repeatedly failed for you. Faxing ... .687.9184 Fax is the most reliable way to get us a document. It is automagically ... , or where the breakdown is occurring, but if this glitch is affecting

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  to be happy and successful but I am a little insecure with the high ... . I have read countless times that MIT wants you, the applicant, to "be ... communicated with the soccer coach here at MIT. To be sure though, I'd ask Matt

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006