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• Blog / Challenges

  in search of a reset day just out of reach

  

  later on in my high school It seemed to me a little cruel How the right ... learned in class to the “mini-quizzes” at the end of some lectures; Tuesday ... ) where instead, whenever the reset day is about to come, there suddenly

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 20, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Of MUN and Academia What is Course X in Chinese?

  

  , when I went to UPMUNC in November. One of the most common questions the ... Sometime in the last month, I was forwarded a request to blog about ... is easy. Generally, you just sign on to the MIT MUN mailing list, and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  early and take my free Monday off to get ahead. And so I did. Cue the fun ... where most of the action took place. Surgeon General's Warning: This musical is not for the weak stomached. It involves mild acts of cannibalism

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Syzygy, basically. uh, what?

  

  considering Thanksgiving is usually just the three of us in a big empty house ... telling me to look up. The moon, jupiter, and venus in a right triangle ... should just relax. (The link is to my final transcript - complete with cues

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 9, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  reason. First semester is on pass/no record (P/NR) in order to give ... all; I learned the subjects much better and 18.03 is so super, super ... better than people who have much more experience in the subject. And that

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Last Times waving goodbye to my MIT experience

  

  to the last times in my life, especially because I've realized recently ... Campus party I went to was, nor what the last meal that I cooked in my hall ... strategize to get the buy one get one free deals, and somebody would a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 22, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  in remembrance of the body affirming the mind–body connection

  

  . in days like these the body feels like an inconvenience. i have to tend ... 're asked to pay attention to how our feet are in contact with the ground, to ... in nine separate occasions. by the end of the class, i'm expecting to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  great choice to fall in love with, so that no matter what happens with the ... should not do: Fly to campus to make the case in person. Send us ridiculous ... other. It is in your best interest to complete your financial aid

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Noise and time chaos and peace in a silver package

  

  exciting College Adventures™. I had to slump over in the Maseeh 3 bathroom at ... . What I didn’t realize was that, in the process, I forgot to do things for ... . MIT is a very exciting place. For most of the things you'll be

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • October 15, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  the ROTC program - for many students, this is a great way to make MIT ... opinion it is generally easier to make friends with someone you know in ... for science courses or are they thought to be there to fill seats in the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Driving On The Infinite One of my biggest pet peeves is people who do not understand how to drive…

  

  biggest is people who do not understand how to drive on the Infinite Corridor. The Infinite is essentially a 4-lane road with 2 lanes going in each direction. Of these two, the one closest to the wall is the lane for

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Experiment… featuring Emily '22, Felix '23, and Alison '23

  

  work in admissions last July, and by mid-July I was part of the team to ... to be a blogger and coming up with this piece the day before the ... ’t allowed inside. The best way to describe it was super detailed stick figure

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  why i chose mit the paths not traveled

  

  always knew I was going to choose MIT. Bluntly put, it was the most ... wouldn't carry out the rest of my career in the same manner. I want to work ... is, an engineer without interests in the wider world, working a cushy

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Don’t Waste Daylight; Don’t Lose Sleep I've almost survived a whole semester.

  

  everyone at MIT does (according to the fantastic pressure survey in the Tech ... in December for me to wear shorts three days in a row, and when the ... is rising, the semester's winding up. I'm trying to wind down (not that

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Stories from High School you wouldn't want to be caught with MMS

  

  Master, the most exciting thing to happen in weeks, but not exciting as a ... drag you out naked). Unlike most other boarding schools in the country ... point—had to find a way to cook the ramen in the absence of kettles. We

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Q&A I asked current freshmen about the things they wish they knew for their CPW!

  

  questions you have in the comments section below, and I will do my best to ... during the weekend, there is a huge support system here at MIT to help you ... for if you fit in well with the culture there. Talk to different

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  first impressions of LA the struggles of moving cross-country for an internship

  

  are no trees and the sky is so big. i've lived in new england for the ... "] among the best in the industry [/annotation] and i'm excited to learn from ... was not made for walking >:( i'm used to walking almost everywhere in

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 31, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Semester of poetry

  

  –     that shepherd I want to become that hears in the bleating ... 've been meaning to write about poetry. I'm taking the 21W.771 Advanced ... enjoying the class and like how it kind of naturally allows me to set time

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • November 24, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  that, you know, it’s 3AM in the morning, you just don’t want to touch ... entrenched in the bubble, it’s easy to take them for granted, but if you stop ... next semester is going to be a lot more challenging. It’s the end of Pass

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  effort to update me on the project via Skype when I was in England and has ... and freshman year is the time to build your foundational research skills ... most of the coding). That was Chelsea right there next to the robot

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012