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• Blog / Classes

  day one, six out of eight am i doing too much?

  

  -booking. whilst 6.905 is 14:00 to 15:00, i signed up for another class that was 14 ... ." "got a long day ahead. mondays are stacked for me." after 99 seconds, i ... is the lecture for 6.UAT oral communication. this is an unusual class

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Calculus in Context 18.01 feels like an art history class

  

  this class did not start out well for me as all I had from high school ... that scary mathematical jargon for the first time. The fact that I have ... lectures, my professor brings up some interesting facts about the early

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 14, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  'm pretty sure she was joking, for some reason the idea stuck with me. Over ... the list, though, I do have a few quick things to say. For starters, I ... not me, nor should you be! What I found worked for me may not be ideal

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  will at least consider, just for a moment, taking a gap year (read on for ... 3-108 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 We will grant a deferral for almost any reason. Come up with somewhat of a plan, and you'll probably be fine. Some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My 2023 Libby Wrapped I have a problem with audiobooks

  

  Wrapped is unfortunately a little underwhelming, since I use Spotify for < ... ’ve put an amazing effort into ~keeping up with the times~ by building digital collections! You can borrow almost any audiobook you want for 2

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an album a day the only new year's resolution i've ever completed

  

  listening to music: looking for new songs/albums, actually listening to them ... . having rediscovered my love for reading, I decided to embark on the ... read, I see a lot that I remember vividly and still love: The Wind-Up

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21M.285: The Beatles the most enjoyable class i've taken at MIT

  

  had written "Come Together" as a campaign song for Leary! Getting sucked ... fascinating, so when I was looking for a [annotation note="the art requirement ... I ended up rearranging my schedule so I could take it. The class is

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 3, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  the last twenty days burning out before the semester even starts

  

  blogger, I was [annotation note="REX stands for Residence EXploration, where ... "]REX[/annotation] chair for Next House. This was a stressful time—along with a co-chair and ... decided, would have to be easier. I had a twelve-week internship secured for

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  not for anyone who participated. That hurt for a couple of days—"If I ... stayed up in my life (with the exception of New Year’s Eve in Ukraine and ... appreciate the breadth of MIT offerings for athletes and beyond. The main

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  probably best saved for another blog post; the important thing is that I did ... ? Eternal freedom. No homework. Staying up past midnight every night. The ... this unusual freedom were rife with extravagant eating, curling up in

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  September and I’m not at MIT registering for classes and trying to squeeze in ... science in K-12, but for a number of reasons (including the architecture department’s minimalist but colorful website), I decided to apply. And for a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome Home Like what we've done with the place?

  

  couch, and put my feet up on his desk. The downside, I guess, is that I ... communications industry. We've been proud, and grateful, to call it our home for ... yourself to risk playing the alchemist and trying to cook things up to make

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Totally awesome Incoming GEL students win big in the OnStar Student Developer Challenge

  

  This is an entry I’ve been meaning to write for about a month because ... made sticky notes,” said Marie, who added that the premise for the ... possible responses from users. In the end, they came up with 173 categories

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 21, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Why I’m Baking Cookies Tonight. IAP is a beautiful time to do lots of something or lots of nothing. Or…

  

  , but 6 weeks is enough to get people excited for classes to start up ... help design my class ring, and have a UROP, and blog for admissions ... Conner, work a few hours at night calling alumni and asking for money, and

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 15, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pottermania hits MIT Excitement for the release of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

  

  up for the release of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. [Please ... The campus -- and, indeed, the world -- is abuzz with excitement for ... arrived in New Orleans, I was interviewed on camera by a producer for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what’s the point? on impact, art, external validation, and remembering to be kind

  

  in three days as an emergency back-up for[annotation note="every year ... that I just don't believe. If you think about it for a few more moments ... in sophomore spring, that for me the meaning of life, in essence, is

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 21, 2024
• Blog / How to MIT

  How I Made the MIT Orientation Trading Card Game The Insatiable Urge to Collect Continues...

  

  encourage student attendance. The incoming class of twelve-hundred is split up ... Orientation Trading Card Game was born! I had a LOT of ideas for how the game could go. I've dreamed for years of making real board games that people

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 30, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear prefrosh, a letter to you

  

  encouraging environment unlike any other that makes up for those moments of ... on the fence, I hope this cleared some stuff up for you! My DMs are ... on Discord would one day come in handy for something as important as

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 25, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  friends for each trip. I also ended up getting a ton of photos ... of disappointing. Since Kylee and Oris were still up for more walking ... Riverway and the Back Bay Fens, near the Fenway[annotation note="T stands for

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hodge-Podge Random things from a random guy.

  

  . Smelling good can make up for a lot of shortcomings, as shallow as this ... five hours of sleep last night, but for some reason I'm awake and feeling ... previews for movies that are coming out soon. Two of these movies probably

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2008