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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Parliamo Italiano! And some other languages too.

  

  . At the same time, this makes it difficult: because a lot of things are ... whole selection of other materials in each of the languages offerred, can ... ....it's MIT, and languages don't involve math and all. First of all, I can

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  dorm. I joined a fraternity, but I live at iHouse, a specialized dorm of ... as many freshmen as possible. At the end of every night, all the ... year. At least for us (and I know at least of a couple more fraternities

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  A last-minute barbecue for hundreds of people New House: mobilize.

  

  anticipated) I had a list of names and numbers of people who had offered to help ... one of the volunteers. My VP took a nap. FINALLY, at something like 8am ... cart and go meet it at the end of the street. That day (Wednesday

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  -King's Programme at the University of Cambridge, taking courses in "The Behavioural ... More flavors of an MIT student summer. *    *    * Xiaoyue X. '15 (majoring in Course 2: Mechanical Engineering) Geez, we have a lot of Course 2

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Monkey Dance

  

  Mira Nair came to speak last year and kind of offered my friend a role in ... Julie Mallozzi to do a screening of her film at your school. It's a great ... Your Mystery Hunt puzzle of the day: Dead and Gone I finished up

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from another college ... waitlist. Students who accept this offer will "unenroll" at the first college and enroll at the second. This shifting can lead to a second round of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Entry: MIT Cycling Team Training Camp Hundreds of miles of riding and thousands of kilojoules spent.

  

  downhill at 8% grade with sweeping views of the desert playa at nearly every ... Engineering) at 340 watts, followed by a series of intervals up Montezuma grade ... the silent smile of the Yeta at Ranchita Store kept us in good spirits

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Happily ever after I don't believe in fairy tales, but real life isn't bad either.

  

  do pick a lab at the beginning of the summer, my choices will basically ... people (moms) who like to look at this sort of thing. The ceremony will be ... science-filled reception at the Museum of Science. And then we'll go on our

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  gently down the stream whitewater rafting might be easier than driving on mass ave

  

  countryside is gorgeous at this time of year, with all of the rolling hills ... "]fifty-five degree weather[/annotation], I felt the consequences of my actions ... , illuminating rain coming down furiously at a forty-five degree angle. I got the

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • October 16, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  A Part of Me or apart of me?

  

  while at MIT, it’s how to deal with a competitive spirit. 2. Part of Me ... things can happen at the drop of a hat. I can fly to a state I’ve never ... ’s one of my favorite platformers. But there are spoilers. So. If that

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 22, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  the offer of admission from another college before May 1, even if it ... offer will "unenroll" at the first college and enroll at the ... I know that students on the waitlist have lots of questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  learning community that offers all of the core classes in smaller classes. It ... promise I haven't fallen off the earth! Coming off of pass/no record, though, is taking a little bit of adjustment. Speaking of adjustment.. This

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  highlights of a hellish semester it's OVER. IT'S FINALLY OVER GOSDAIUOSDSOIJD

  

  playing games at pretty much every waking hour of the day. shoutout to Wii ... each of the first two psets so i didn't stress about it until i saw my ... grade...or the stress of finding a job amidst all this academic pressure

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 28, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  that MIT has to offer? He's the kind of person will read Marcus Aurelius ... idea of at least what direction you're going, but, if you have one, don ... , how far can you go? At the end of the day, no one gets out alive.” New

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  , polarization). Of course, at the time I'd only had up to 8.03 and was attempting ... What's up? Yeah, it's the end of term, and we're all hosed. The week ... finals (8.04 and 8.044) standing between me and two MIT degrees. I don

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  it is true to a certain degree. Life is full of opportunity costs ... The beginning of a new term is always accompanied by a mix of anxiety ... time because I’ve become involved in a lot of activities that are a huge

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  unless they are in my dinner.) Luckily, I don't think the test will be of ... rocked the GRE general test, will be graduating with two degrees, have a good GPA, and (most importantly) have a lot of research experience

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  things that made me happy lately from the first week of classes

  

  listening in on breakfast conversations. “The curse of this degree is that now ... of forty people at dinner. But mornings feel cold and quiet and serene ... It was the morning of the second or third day of classes and I had

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  a Course 20 degree, only one of them is, strictly speaking, Course 20 ... part of bioengineering here at MIT, where so many fantastic discoveries ... As you hopefully already know, I am a sophomore in Course 20 here at

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  online from my hotel in Salt Lake City, hosted by the folks at The Art of ... Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Utah are MIT ECs (!). I ... missing a lot of fun stuff back at MIT -- a talk by Steve Wozniak, an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006