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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  her for life outside of the MIT bubble. I love hearing other students ... graduation. For most of my time at the Institute, I fully believed them, using ... for preparing you for the technical challenges you will face in industry

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  ’ve been here for two years. At real college, not imaginary internet college ... allowed for tomorrow”. Now, I have to check the weather every morning to decide how many layers to wear, whether to bring an umbrella, etc. For

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s the word for

  

  was in your calendar the scent of rain the act of looking for ... conversation for no reason opening a fridge immediately after closing it ... passive, detached manner the point after which it is too late to ask for

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are We Waiting For answer: FPOPs to begin!

  

  Freshman orientation for the Class of 2018 officially begins in two weeks. Next week, however, some students will begin arriving on campus to participate in one of 22 Freshman Pre-Orientation Programs (FPOPs), which offer

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  . Six years went by - six years of staying as far away from singing for an ... is around, I shoot for the high notes without worrying about damaging ... think I'm crazy. I only auditioned for Little Orphan Annie because my best

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  This post is for the MIT students about to embark on finals week ... 's okay for you to struggle as well. Head to gym after your first final and ... is tomorrow morning. But go for a quick jog. Call up a friend or a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  data justice for senior house

  

  the admissions blogs have always been a platform for students to speak ... ): Jenkins says that for years MIT administrators told him it was a problem ... ,000 students, 40% above the average for college students.) For his entire tenure

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 17, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Not Admitted Students I just wanted to tell you a story. It has a moral, but you don't…

  

  the next step. (and for those that think I'm too verbose, please just ... I mean good for all of you and I'm not being trite or superficial. I ... several places. Many people expected him to give up; instead, he asked for

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Tips for the EA deferred send us your FUN form by February 15th

  

  On Thursday, December 15th, we released decisions for Early Action (EA) applicants. There was a definitive resolution for those students ... advantage nor disadvantage for having been deferred in EA. I can't give you a

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Home(sick) for the Holidays winter break was weird: time capsule 2

  

  of my friends live!"]Next[/annotation] to hang out for a while. Around 10, I left to pack for my flight home, but instead ended up walking out ... character for just a bit. After about an hour, I trudged back into my dorm to

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 24, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  On Wednesday, December 16th, we released decisions for Early Action (EA) applicants. There was a definitive resolution for those students ... committees for RA next spring. You are at no advantage nor disadvantage for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice for the Incoming Froshies You've accepted your offer to MIT! Now what?

  

  . Meanwhile, all your other friends are picking out their schedule for the fall ... -Orientation Program (FPOP) The applications are due June 15th! SIGN UP FOR AN FPOP ... picture for you - FPOPs are a great opportunity for you to do things outside

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 13, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  [JOINT POST] Travelling as a black female "Alexa, play Brown Skin Girl..."

  

  to me for my order, and no one thought that to be weird. I was ... mantra for me. Don’t be fooled, accepting that all was well and would ... up with. I bought my tickets and headed toward the entrance to wait for

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 3, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  classes now, I need to take classes that genuinely interest me in order for ... 6.042 - Mathematics for Computer Science For all of IAP, I've been ... realized that the classes were far too advanced for my feeble mind and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline-time Questions Omnibus Answering all of your questions. See you in 2007!

  

  report for MIT? And should I order rush reporting or the regular kind? It ... ... ------------------------------------- ola wrote, "I was wondering whether the 'creation' for the optional ... design for a spring musical along with a designer's statement? Or should I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Where is Andorra? and other FAQs about my IAP Teaching abroad in a quadrilingual country

  

  addition to 7 local governments, one for each of the 7 parishes. I got to ... parliament is responsible for making the laws of the country. The parliament ... Barcelona) that is regularly agitating for independence. Andorra borders

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 5, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Ranking Every Class I Took at MIT it's that time

  

  time (hence why it's first, yes order matters.) I've already written an ... Peterson) This is actually tied for second with the rap class. I loved this ... the way in which I consumed media. For example, we'd look at The Batman

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Becoming a better programmer and why i'm excited about software engineering

  

  , ready for change, and safe from bugs.[/annotation] I knew I lacked ... . For example, in our codebase we use Redux Toolkit. To understand the ... website is all the data it has. The state for Twitter's website includes the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 24, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  January Questions Omnibus 1 Some questions answered.

  

  in the archives if you look for titles that start with "Meet the ... Students? Thats because the form said that it was for US. students only. Or ... Mid-Year Report or some sort of supplement for it?" SyRx wrote, "I'm an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Joint Blog] What It’s Like Studying Design at MIT Recounted by two seniors

  

  . For example, in order to learn about studios you can take, which ... body, so we hope that this blog can be a thorough resource for ... course number for design is 4-B, and it exists as more of a sibling of

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • February 4, 2026