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  Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…

  

  problem sets, but as long as it's not full, you can change it online. In ... 've been trying to decide whether or not to switch into 5.112. I'm in it for ... with classes every day at 3, which is great because I don't learn well in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  the world is blooming! and so am i?

  

  ’m realizing how many similarly slow ways I myself have grown. In the day ... 've learned how to take notes in lectures, I've learned how to shop for ... , and I am disappointed in my time management 😅😭

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 17, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Hello, Ma Sheng Li Gong A journey of four years begins with a single blog.

  

  learning English, and now - ten years later - I can't imagine how I would ... tossing around a Frisbee in front of Killian Court at dusk. I still remember ... course, I still remember the chirping crosswalk in front of 77 Mass Ave

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Computer Timesharing in the 1960’s an extremely influential solution to computer bottlenecks

  

  infrastructure in their own homes. That's how Google serves it's hundreds of millions of users. That's how people can start their own websites without ... support staff, were funded in part by IBM, How is timeshare computing

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  difficult difficult lemon difficult the end of senior fall

  

  [annotation note='I am writing this down in class-equivalents; MIT has a ... , I bravely forged ahead, conscious of increased workload in other areas ... Chairman, Ben S. Bernanke—I ended up beginning to write in earnest just three

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 29, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  can only be content in the woods for so long. I want to contribute. Not ... I can`t wait to start writing more about life at MIT, but since I ... hike. I was in a strange mood. I`m a student at one of the most

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  attend but just want to see if they can get in). How do I know if I should ... intention of this process. There is a big difference between "I can't afford ... schools and I can't afford MIT's application fee I need the new 160-gig i

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / Summer

  bay area parties well, two of them

  

  in the last two weeks, i've been invited to two parties in the bay ... , sure. more variance in age, with what i'm pretty sure were prefrosh and ... was what people talked about. the conversations i had in this "sf party

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 1 Yay, power tools! A look at places to find them around campus.

  

  In response to a request from a current applicant, I'm proud to ... for you, I've been taking photos for my lab reports in 2.671. This ... the class are required to create a website about it- you can check out

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  I've been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn ... with color. I'm not a great photographer, but I hope some of the below

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is This All? how do i live without regret?

  

  ? How much of a role does money really play in my life? I've been ... sitting in the admissions website, crying out for me to finish them, but I ... Scott and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, I feel a discernible ache in my chest

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 3, 2022
• 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 / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 2

  

  answered, but how do we send in our replies to get it in by May 1? Can we fax ... your Part 1 early, but it need not be in summer. Yali wrote, "I'm still in the college choosing and I am thinking if we can set up sth like a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  getting into. I had a few ideas about how I thought college would go—in some ... I first stepped onto MIT’s campus in the summer of my junior year ... like. I didn’t visit many colleges outside of my local area in high

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  finding good what i look forward to

  

  . How I felt in those moments. How I talked myself out of it. Etc. Etc ... that well in 6.145. Sure, I got an A, but how much of that did I really ... I can continue to learn more. In addition to that, I've accepted a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 4, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Infinite Magazine [joint post with Kidist A.]

  

  . I wanted to explore how my hair sometimes swallows me both in volume ... in a less intimidating way, which I feel like email can be. I also ... mine 'NYC critters,' and I still have it tucked away in my bookshelf at

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 27, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  , explicitly foregrounds these concerns in discussing how the MIT education, and ... MIT is like, I always talk about how it's decentralized, even ... While reading Whitney Zhang's article in the Tech on the history of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  paragraphs in this Economist interview: “I don’t want or need to disrupt ... Minerva has higher standards then Harvard, then how is a student who can ... prestigious private school I was in love with. I didn't get in. I went to a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  might also know, as I gave away some spoilers. Brought to you just in ... process was Not Fun. I can certainly agree with that when looking at the ... -- just the other day, I was talking with Matt in the admissions office

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Spending the F.A.T. with Arthur Ganson A missed opportunity to build kinetic sculptures with artist Arthur Ganson.

  

  Friday, Nov. 24.” I can’t believe I missed an opportunity to build ... ://www.ebaumsworld.com/tags/arthur-ganson/. His website has a lot of great pictures as well. I’d encourage all of ... News flash: Thanksgiving vacation is over. I spent my three days at

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2006