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  Affirmations not unnecessary

  

  “My name is Paige, and I'm a bit of an optimist. Or at least, I try ... , approved my classes, and (essentially) said Give it your best. At the end of ... least could be,  Good at math. That wasn’t easy to find, but "faking it

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  , along with Bryan! May 17 (today!): Round of 64 At this point, half of the ... about the contest description on Bryan's blog. The four years at MIT are ... humanities, and only one graduate ball represents the coveted MIT diploma

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  us managed to receive our diplomas after 3.5 straight hours of pouring ... Architecture seniors at graduation and awesome USB wristbands from ... don’t think “being an alum” will hit me until it’s the first week of

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

  How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)

  

  degree increments?” [annotation note="The question was originally proposed ... hand”. You see, I’d spent way too much of my free time last summer holed up in my room playing the new Legend of Zelda game instead of exploring

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 29, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  it isn't representative of a typical weekend at MIT. It is true that ... while you're at other events. Again, that's not to hide this aspect of MIT ... Since nearly two-thirds of the admitted students are attending Campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Last Look Back 201920192019

  

  , I've been able to fall back into the routine of life at home. In ... contributing member of society) dauntingly feels at hands reach. The unknowns are ... to do thus far at MIT. 35) Drank lots of Boba (i'm scared to check

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  My First Semester at MIT a thicc recap and a look into our conversation

  

  As the final hours of my first semester at MIT come to a close, I ... that, at the end of a shitty day or test, I can always just see one of ... and emotional at the mere idea of even having the privilege to write

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  really answer it. At the end of the day, you really just need to trust your ... enroll at MIT, just appropriate evidence of academic preparation. Sounds ... on multiple choice and standardized tests. I am at the top of my math

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  them for most of the weekend. (Pictures are at the bottom of the entry ... (+) years of hard work in the classroom, and months of filling out applications and studying for APs/SATs, have finally paid off. At Campus Preview

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  me three classes away from a chem degree. Regardless of what anyone may ... intention of pursuing a dual degree said this: "Were you insane?" Maybe I am ... anything new. I bought the camera to celebrate the end of my dual degree

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  Montreal a.k.a my awesome birthday blog a.k.a the end of IAP Photo's! Adventure! It's like a comic book, but real!

  

  all this, (or at the same time if you're Dr. Manhattan) the graph of ... . Scanned from the Texas History textbook After stuffing myself full of BBQ ... gear. If you truly have no idea what I mean, we here at the ONLY

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT after SFFA technology and the dream, deferred

  

  Lower East Side of Manhattan, speaking Greek and Ladino at home — did not ... thirteen more, and still compete annually at the Head of the Charles ... .50 in late fees at the public library.” But of course —  and as Damon

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • August 21, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  't representative of a typical weekend at MIT. It is true that CPW isn't a typical ... underrepresents the importance of undergraduate research at MIT. Similarly, you may ... Since nearly two-thirds of the admitted students are attending Campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  And so it is… Just like the blogosphere said it would be.

  

  follow along on my six weeks of adventures in Michigan, Texas, Seattle, and ... . The next day, we slept in, and went to a late brunch at one of my ... . Anyways, there's a brief synopsis of my adventures "up north" while at home

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 14, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  train at one of the suburban stops, you weren’t getting on at all; there ... looked fake, but, my, children can be gullible. Some of those screams were ... : do be sure that if you have a flight at Logan at 6:45pm that you leave

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  greta gerwig’s barbie and insecurity aka moving to college

  

  homework at my desk. Somehow, I’ll have to swap the idea of MIT for what is ... ) demoralized at my inability to solve problems with the grace or speed of my ... disappointed at the end of the movie. She created the world everyone else wanted

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  As some of you know, I got my master's degree from the Comparative ... , engineering, or another field of study at MIT. This major includes a three ... taking a course load of nearly all writing classes, four or five at a time

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the (New) Bloggers! CONTENT COMING IN HOT

  

  , Anastassia, Natasha, and I met and we picked five of them to be new bloggers ... . And I love the creative process of writing, which has been part of my ... of ways, MIT is my adventure. I hope to share it with you :)  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  awesome. Meeting so many of you over the course of this weekend at random ... offer. A lot of people are wary of the statement that "CPW is fake - you ... myself this weekend, courtesy of you guys: 1. I apparently do not look like

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Sexy MIT Engineers My

  

  last rule helps break out of that stress. Every weekend, I take at least ... my life. My family wasn’t at all “sportsy or outdoorsy”. But on a whim ... . Two weeks later, I was at my first ever ultimate frisbee tournament. I

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • October 19, 2014