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  I Miss College Application Season The Good, The Bad, and the Casey Jones

  

  I couldn’t get myself to write.  I miss signing up for college campus ... class so interactive and free, but he did, and I am thankful to him for ... while reading this blog, this isn't entirely true, and I just want to make

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  I've been promising an entry specifically for homeschooled applicants and other interested parties for a long time now; this is an early ... from our applicants. At MIT, we do not have separate requirements for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  lookin’ at the blur of this semester and ahead at the next one!

  

  concept for a new story! I’m not sure I’ll be able to do this every semester ... somethin’), kinda hard for those new to coding; and 2.003, Dynamics, less ... for a semester.  The ‘25s are really nice, and I got to spend time

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Recap: SHASS Lightning Talks @ CPW some projects in the social sciences and humanities at MIT

  

  ? how to design human interactions with technical systems? the electoral ... Lightning Talks" for our admitted students and parents. Nine faculty members ... new admits at a reception to discuss classes and undergraduate research

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hello, world

  

  turned out to have everything I was looking for: in addition to the awesome ... job, I am frequently asked to tell various chapters of my life story ... , Our Lady of the Hamptons. I then made the big leap to the public high

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Seven Back and Busy for Semester 2

  

  chemistry for the most part, is going to be brand new information for me ... Wednesday as well, I will be going to orientation for a job I got as a ... infinite corridor is total chaos as tourists and students battle for

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  for all the dorm bathrooms (which I'll leave to blog readers to describe ... , if you manage to do rooming right (but we'll save that for a later ... differ from bathroom to bathroom, but these are the rules for our suite. 1

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  Places to Sit at MIT and study

  

  I came to MIT with an ambitious goal: to sit everywhere on campus. Oh yeah, and to get an MIT degree. After four years, I've completed neither goal. Never fear, I'm taking another semester in the fall to finish my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fangirl Moment kinda silly, kinda wholesome

  

  was for grad students/postdocs/researchers/profs to nEtwORk, but I was too tired to cook and just went anyway. The allure of free food is ... for the following realization to hit.  WAIT THAT IS ACTUALLY THE

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Four September 13th shall henceforth be known as National Gauss Appreciation Day.

  

  whole class was just waiting at one point for someone to say they were ... units; Four regular courses and one half semester class to reach the credit limit. To give you a glimpse of what a week of my life looks like

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Augmented Reality in Action one step before holograms

  

  MIT Media Lab that I got to try out an augmented reality headset for the ... Augmented reality is technology that enables you to overlay digital ... Earth floating in the room, spinning it around and stopping it to look at

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 26, 2017
• Blog / Events

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  as for those who may have never given a second thought to issues of ... You know, it’s not every day that a person chooses to move to a ... stories. “Not every day” for me was a few weeks ago when I landed in this

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?

  

  , take it in and experience it for the time that you need to. Then go on ... nine long months to birth with a lot of snarling and kicking around. On ... profile. My parents and siblings know all too well that when waiting for

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Hack Punt Tool: The Musical Now, the music can be yours.

  

  they wanted to write a musical, so they did. It was named for three words ... simply to not do an assignment, or not study for a test. One might do that ... . WHY? Because the soundtrack to Hack Punt Tool, a musical about MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 30, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FASAP [by Maggie Liu ‘12] T-ride + thought-provoking art piece + yummy free dinner afterwards.

  

  it would be a great way to continue my love for art in a, well, tech ... ominously thick package that included everything from housing lottery to ... regular 2-hour weekly meetings during the Fall term. Compared to Traditional

  • by ARTalk
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  class seriously. I’ve wanted to get back into music for a long time (I ... advice on how to succeed here.” I still feel that way. But I didn’t blog ... opportunity cost. Everything you decide to do will keep you from doing something

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Drinking from the Firehose By: Teresa, '11

  

  it was finally time to pack it up for the flight home, I wished I could ... education to a drink from a firehose? There is so much more than water at MIT ... ’Hare airport was delayed, and it took over fourteen hours to get to

  • by Bryan
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  15.27182 – Lecture Anatomy 101 Prereq: None, Units: 1-0-1, Lecture: M EVE (11 PM-midnight) (iHouse), NO FINAL

  

  Practical introduction to the theory of lecture seating. Revolves ... applications to demonstrate the concepts. Emphasizes applicational examples, such as 18.02, 7.03, 14.01, 5.12, 7.012, and numerous others. Restricted to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Appetizer Prelude to an entry

  

  Real entry to come soon (within a week), this is just to get you ready/anxious. Click here

  • by Snively '11
  • November 21, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  In The City That Never Sleeps NEEEEEEEEW YORK CIIIIIIIIITY

  

  , I applied to two different UROPs for this IAP and spring: A Marvel ... This IAP, I was originally supposed to take an MIT class called ... ever beautiful Madrid, Spain. However, obviously, due to omicron, I am

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 17, 2022