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• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  get a B- in 8.01. I have no clue how that happened; I am guessing that ... first semester at MIT was pass or no record, I was in real danger of failing. I had done ok in the semester, failing or barely passing most tests

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Essay-M A representative collection of an MIT student's best writing samples.

  

  remember how to write in cursive anymore, and don't know how I managed it ... applying to MIT this year. In this vein, I thought I'd post some of my old ... rediscovered all of them in my closet. So, here goes. I wrote this first one in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  June Questions Omnibus 1 Bigfoot asked a few weeks back, "Will you be posting an omnibus soon, Matt?" Yes,…

  

  the AP and asked if I can join Intel in my junior year and he replied no ... applying to MIT in the fall and was wondering how many SAT II tests I must ... forgot to bring it in and now school's out. I can get a hold of my guidance

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions? Answers. A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.

  

  rancher. This distresses me. I own no cattle.) Tucked away in the American ... prototypes (a.k.a. parents). I was in attendance to take pictures of food- I ... great export: How accessible is campus dining? In my realm of discussion

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Under the Dome A full day of free fun at MIT

  

  Ok, so you know how Chris is always talking about free food? Well, I ... creations. There isn”t much left I can get my teenagers to do with me on a ... very cool mom, how about that huh?’... “Please?’ “Oh come on, I”ll also

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s like a bag of sand! I go on a quest to legally obtain music and movies.

  

  essential things in life, like sleeping (I HAVE TO BE AT BREAKFAST BY 7 AM ... keep capitalizing the "Very Important" descriptor. Back in December, I ... month when he gave it to me. Fine. I can just use it online, right? After

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 29, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  SnowDays while you're waiting for decisions

  

  this. I first played with the website in 2009, when it used Flash. It ... website, you can see other people's comments, and write a comment yourself ... sit in the front page of SnowDays, you can watch the most recent

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2023
• Blog / Events

  I’m still here. Promise.

  

  the Mystery Hunt Website, you can check out all of the puzzles ... most fun: Denial. Keep in mind that this is just a sampling. I slept a ... featured puzzles were just some of my personal favorites. In a few days I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Seasons of Spam Next up: a Nostalgic entry about my frosh year. After Finals. Maybe.

  

  -hours How do you measure, MIT time? In psets, in physics In midnights, in cans of Red Bull. In tooling, in frats, in lectures, in hacks. In ten ... frosh year? How about spam? How about spam? How about spam? Measure in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  i should buy a plastic wastebin to wash my bulky wool sweaters in. (i ... , no matter how confusing things get, i know we'll always be in each ... unboxing was literal -- i visited my family's place in vancouver over winter

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  in "Professors Get Low Marks," I don't buy it for a second. I ... applying? Can I send any?" Yes. We're happy to accept extra materials if you ... explaining a special circumstance in your case. anonymous wrote, "I am a high

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  week. Responses to Comments: Jalpan Dave asked: Is there any way I can get a copy of the detailed syllabus for the GIRs so I can start preparing in the summer hols. I am doing AP Calculus BC and AP Physics C

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  , interviews were in frequency of about two per week, and I was focusing more on ... post as a reflection of how I regretfully spent some of my time during ... than I did now that I can look back on and think about the different ways

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  dearly. My own history with whiteboards, how I use them in my life, and ... make [annotation note="i can teach anyone to make dotted lines in 20 ... ? There’s many guides on the internet for how to do this that you can look

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  We bring the sketch to you! The internet is full of weirdness!

  

  I don't know if you've heard of this website, but there's a new ... , they had a friend that was just accepted to MIT EA. I'm not sure how much ... chat-room-esque in nature, except it's a 1 on 1 conversation, and it

  • by Snively '11
  • February 4, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Silent Dance Party If we had the chance, we'd ask the world to dance.

  

  living in a double), it does have its perks (I can drink juice from the ... MIT - it's been a crazy few weeks, but I'm finally settled in and ready ... number, size, and volume, to the point that people in China can almost no

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘How to College’ Masterpost A comprehensive guide for frosh, from all corners of the interwebz.

  

  , etc. I feel that it’s important to have knowledge on how to be safe in ... ; Academics   How to Study (well, how I study...) Putting the Organs in Organization (how I organize) Organizing Your Notes  (you will have tons) The

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  zero knowledge ^ not you after reading this post!

  

  formulation is that any statement in np can be proven). you can imagine how ... undergrad; you can read more about the group on their website. my project is ... them the option to either swap the balls or keep them in place. then i re

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 25, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week in the Life Hello, Google Calendar.

  

  run across the street to turn in homework, but I do appreciate how new ... semester, and I'm going to explain my classes and how I spent my first week ... , so I can't say too much about the course, but so far I've enjoyed the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living Like A Native Or living like a boss. Your choice.

  

  (read: I got buried in p-sets for about a month), let me take a few ... : Yes, right there, in all of his British glory.You can also take a bus to ... beginning of the school year for dinner. (As I checked out their website, I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010