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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Because Racecar Guest post by Kevin C. '17 on the MIT Formula SAE team!

  

  US competition in Lincoln, NE each June. I’ve worked on five of our ... always something you can do better next year. In Europe, where the electric ... in different countries. While I could wax poetic for days about all the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 2, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Circus but like a nerd circus. So you know, less elephants and more calculus. Just as…

  

  -oriented and less "how many hours are you in the office" based, so I can work ... of the hilights reel. To start things off, I'm working in the new ... , what can I possibly do when I'm not working? The answer is all the stuff

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Liveblog] MARC 2025 A sciencey science conference, feature Anika '26 and me

  

  English words, I can describe things in a non-caveman-like way this year ... . Anyway, after all that excitement, we got to the hotel and checked in. I'm currently sitting in the lobby writing this post while I wait for the opening

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  7 Rings actually just one but ya know

  

  You guessed it, I'm finally: And because there are literally so many ... rat, the ring design and what happens at ring delivery, I'm going to skip past that. As surreal as it feels, I've finished half of my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 23, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Process of Psetting And the technicals of technicals

  

  am particularly emotional, in which case I will resort to “PSET” or ... -and-check? Can’t you just plug in all the permutations of the variables and get the ... difficulty of the class. Since I have limited experience in anything except

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2015! Happy New Year

  

  I’m in my Uncle’s home in Virginia, typing the word ‘word’. And now ... during the semester can be hard. Early into the semester, I made a ... resolutions from last year…and um, see how many of them I actually kept

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting en route to North Carolina Sectionals vs. Midterms

  

  . Can't really take it while I'm skating in North Carolina? Here's a ... I left for the 2017 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships in ... Snapchat story), so here we go. The day before I left, I had to squeeze in

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best (Work-Related) All-Nighter Ever Stressfully fun times at the Institvte.

  

  and consecutive nine hours of sleep in a long time, I learned how to ... admission letters to your hearts in a sleepless fervor of joy, I've been ... instruments I was arranging for would sound like in real life. Twelve non

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Throwback I'm gonna throw this out there. If you don't like it, you can throw it…

  

  of clothes in a pile being sold at a dollar fifty a pound - and I think ... say it was kind of a weird time in my life - I'd just moved to a new ... surrounded by new people and a new dorm; in a lot of ways I was starting all

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  's recent entry, Sam is in fact an engineer, and I am queen of the humanities ... Lewis Music Library. People sleep in them all the time. I don't, because I ... . I've got a paper for 11.015 Riots Strikes and Conspriracies in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  closest-to-perfect space here at MIT. P.S.: I may remember more in a ... . Exhilarating! Remember that scientific discovery you always wanted to discuss in ... “Essential Services” according to MIT Housing can be found here. Visit all 11

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  the process and beyond. The best advice I can give you for the interview ... regular action? Well, the deadline isn't until December 1, but I recommend ... , while you're thinking of it. And I certainly recommend contacting your EC

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  bipolar.) The real turning point in my illness took place on Friday, when I ... I think at that point I was pretty much speaking like Yoda. In fact, I ... wasn't going to make it very far. So I called in and talked to the dean

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  in the sciences at the same rate as the boys? Have to ask. While I can ... to ask! If I can't answer them, I'll tell you so! Drew asked: "Could ... contributions for their families). How can a student of extremely limited

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Miscellany In which I talk about my life and Fancy sportsball DNA folk songs

  

  collaborative. But I can definitely see how the same desire could draw engineers ... feel like: So I just made a vlog to get back in the rhythm of filming ... from the bottom. And because I didn't talk about anything MIT-related in

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

   grade in the class; if you do poorly you can simply take the class and the ... 've already mastered introductory coursework at MIT, then you can take an ASE to
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  This summer, I decided to take an internship overseas. Where in the ... cardstock that entitle me to a non-reserved seat on what I can best describe ... across the main island. In my typical fashion I arrived at the train

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  Wandering through the Infinite 3.5ish years of wandering MIT, squeezed into like one month

  

  in the Stud, I realized that there were a lot of cool things on the walls of the Infinite that I hadn't actually bothered to stop and read. In a regular semester, I was always in such a rush to get to wherever I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 22, 2020
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  cycle using your QuestBridge application, you can do so, but must let us know in advance. Learn more about this process here. If you applied for
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I am home. Small thanks to the Airlines. In a surprising turn of events, Christmas travel is Not Much Fun.

  

  . While many of them have surely let their pilots' licenses lapse, I can ... how you have those little oxygen masks that pop down from the ceiling in ... My first reaction to the ridiculously ridiculous airline adventure I

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 24, 2008