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  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 / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 3) Thailand and Israel and Columbia, oh my!

  

  will take someday. In addition, I am coding the website and software ... I haven’t worked in a lab at MIT, I can assure you that it’ ... project makes me realize just how much I've learned in one year here and

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 8, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Entrepreneur’s Story How billionaire entrepreneur Pat McGovern '59 got his start.

  

  MIT. I'm always interested in how such successful people get their start ... , "How much?" I said, "$25,000." This was back in 1964. He said: "Oh, no ... insights into patterns in raw data. The idea excited me so much I took my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 22, 2006
• 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 / Miscellaneous

  girls just wanna have fun when u gonna live ur life right?

  

  : Where can I start and how do I know? I've tried my hand in media studies ... websites and I want to learn how to make apps. But...that's really it. I ... creation and lead the team in very cool directions. But I don't know how? Or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 24, 2021
• 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 / 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

  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 / Challenges

  MIT Medical: A Freshman’s Story Worth sharing.Worth reading.

  

  . Long ago I spent a year at MIT (my “junior year abroad” in Boston) so I thought I knew how the place worked (not quite, Dad!). Our family has a comprehensive medical plan that I buy through my employer, who negotiates with

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  . Course Picker: here, you can log in to save and edit your schedule for the ... how many you can actually handle. Waste time happily on a late night or ... taking 4 technical classes in your first semester to avoid burn-out. I made

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• 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 / IAP

  GTL Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 [IAP 2025] A January I won't forget

  

  . While I didn’t enjoy the flavor, Colin drank his entire bowl in one gulp ... clapping when somebody dropped a plate in the dining hall. [annotation note="I ... shoqan[/caption] Something I really appreciated about Shoqan was how

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #1-5 Concerning the half I spent at home

  

  friends. Being lazy can be oddly draining in an unexpected way so I always ... know, though I am majoring in biological engineering, I am also a pre ... Connections which is MIT’s alumni association website, via which students can

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 17, 2015
• 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 / 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 History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  ' bedroom door and tried to hear what they were saying). In second grade, I ... treasure. We didn't. I haven't eavesdropped on my parents in recent memory. Now, instead of using fitted sheets as capes, I buy fabric from the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 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 / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  I haven’t blogged much at all this year. I remember how happy I was when I found out I’d been selected. I thought “Wow, I can share my experiences with untold numbers of people. Maybe I can even give them some

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ABCs of Senior Year friends, jobz, cats, "eight-oh-two"... + AMA!

  

  Ageing: for all the all-nighters I can no longer pull off, and all ... mostly-freshman GIR (General Institute Requirement) I can no longer ... (plus, I can attend pset parties again!). Frosh (of First East): for the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 23, 2017